Welcome to our first blog!

Despite being town dwellers for most of our adult lives, we had both enjoyed childhoods in the countryside (of Slovakia and Canada) and increasingly felt the pull to a simpler life.

The lockdowns put it all in perspective for us - and although we couldn't do much, they didn't stop us from getting backyard chickens (and designing and building our own coop), getting married or getting a puppy!

Three years was all it took for our lives to change completely- from living in a town center apartment with no garden (although that didn't stop us putting a chicken coop and run on the grass verge...) to living in the countryside, with bees, chickens, pigs, dogs, babies and a whole lot of house renovation we're doing ourselves.

When we look back, it isn't so surprising that our search for a simpler and more traditional life would lead us back to faith and to simpler and more traditional roles as husband and wife. This part of the journey has often been the most challenging, but has also been the most enriching. It wouldn't be possible to start so many projects and take risks without working well as a team, and building on our own strengths to bring our young family a better life.

Our journey of faith and embracing traditional gender roles is still in it's early years, but we're excited to share our experiences with you in this blog.

You can expect to see blog posts about:
-how men and women can compliment one another
-the importance of a shared vision in your marriage
-faith and community
-traditional masculinity
-traditional femininity
-how we divide chores and tasks

We're always happy to answer your questions about keeping your marriage strong, exploring faith, being brave enough to 'go your own way' in our secular society and anything else you might want to know about how we make this life work (and how you could do). Please drop us a line below or message us on instagram.