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Hear, O Yisra’ĕl: יהוה our Elohim, יהוה is one!
{Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Mark 12:28-30}
 

Hello! I’m Stephanie. I’m happily married to David, my best friend and Army veteran, for 23 years. Together we are raising our tribe, teaching and training our seven children: Victoria (23), Gregory (18), Rebekah (16), Irelyne (14), Dalton (13), Moriyah (8), Elisheva (6).

Being the wife and mother that I was created to be is my heart and deepest passion along with teaching our girls to embrace the same calling and training our boys to be men of virtue, a characteristic that is lacking in our culture these days. Our boys are blessed to be surrounded and growing up with their sisters and to see and experience what biblical womanhood should look like for their future wives.

My children and I are blessed to have such a loving and devoted husband and father. David is a retired Army Ranger Officer. He spends every free moment with us and is careful to give quality time to each of us. We each benefit from his understanding of Scripture, leadership, outdoor survival skills and knowledge, intelligence, and great cooking/baking abilities. He loves the LORD YaHWeH with all his heart.

Through the years as our family has grown we have always served our creator. Over the last 12 years, our family has discovered the Hebrew Roots of our faith and our eyes have been opened to the truth of what that means. We now study the scriptures from a Hebraic perspective verses the greek mindset that is completely opposite. I talk a lot about that here and how we are applying these truths to our lives by living out our faith through a lifestyle of learning not so much in a classroom setting but in the setting of real life! Our family ministry is one of being “watchmen” to the lost tribes of Israel and to awaken the hearts of those that are asleep to the truth!

We spent nearly 5 years living on our 40 foot RV traveling with David’s job and were blessed with this amazing opportunity. We are sharing truth along the way, learning, serving and loving one another!

The late newspaper columnist and humorist, Erma Bombeck once said this about family. “We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another’s desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.” However, we have not waited to figure out the common thread that bonds us together, yes we are a family but we see our family as part of the bigger picture of the family of Yahweh.

Our desire is to raise up children who walk with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob serving him with their whole heart. After all, the heart is what the Father sees, not the outward appearance (1Sam. 16:7), hence the name of our website. We believe worship is a lifestyle. We have daily family worship in our home and believe this will lay the foundation for multigenerational faithfulness. Therefore we also homeschool so that Deut. 6 is being lived out daily and we are talking of the ways of Yahweh morning noon and night and we can meditate on the Word all day long.(Psalm 1)

Yes, we share toothpaste and diseases, inflict pain and kissing to heal it in the same instance, we laugh, love, and pray. Far from perfect, we are making our way on this journey together,  though not in the mainstream of society; it is where Yahweh would have us, on the set-apart path, sold out for HIM! May HE alone receive ALL the glory!

We are happy to share in our journey with you. Please let us know you were here! May our Father richly bless you!

 

“Great is YHWH, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.”
(Psalm 145:3-4)

“There will be a day when watchmen cry out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Come, let us go up to Zion, to YHWH our Elohim.’”
Jeremiah 31:6

 

 

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Hey Ya'll! I'm Stephanie married to my Veteran husband for 23 years, homeschooling and raising our tribe of 7 blessings. After living and traveling the country for almost 5 years in our RV we are enjoying this new season here on our beautiful homestead in rural Alabama. I have a passion for home and family.

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Instagram post 2190321769528079578_7948945 Our baby boy turned 13 today!  Dalton Grayson was born at home and our biggest baby weighing in at over 11 pounds. He took his sweet time and came when he was good and ready 2 weeks past my due date. He’s still that way stopping to smell the roses along the way. He’s got a sweet spot for everything vintage to include music, movies, and memorabilia. He loves his family and is so kind to children and animals ❤️ He’s sensitive , thoughtful, and loving.

May Abba continue to mold him into a mighty man of valor. We are excited about planning his Bar Mitzvah this year! Love you Dalty! "May wisdom enter your heart and knowledge to your being. Discretion will guard you, understanding will watch over you and guard you from evil. Walk in the way of goodness and guard the path of righteousness. For the upright shall dwell in the earth." #wholeheartedhomestead #raisingarrows #jasperalabama
Instagram post 2189791404166204072_7948945 Our table last year all decorated for Hanukkah.  Our family celebrates Hanukkah, the Feast of Re-Dedication, the Festival of Lights, each year since 2006. For us, Hanukkah is a time of rededication and inward reflection. To rekindle our lights to shine, to cleanse the alters of our hearts. To lay down our lives just as Messiah did and be intentional about our wholehearted zealousness for the coming Kingdom.

If you lived back in 1611 you would be very familiar with the story of the Maccabees because it was in the Scriptures then. You would have knowledge of their miraculous battle and of their deliverance from pagan sun-god worship and the restoration of Torah observant communities. Over the next few weeks we will be reading in First and Second Maccabees to refresh ourselves and recall the miraculous victory. May we all embrace the challenge to become modern day Maccabees standing for truth and shining our light, the hope within us, in an evergrowing dark world.

Yeshua Jesus adds meaning to Hanukkah, “the Festival of Lights.” It was at the time of the “Feast of Dedication,” when all of Jerusalem was illuminated with the light of the Hanukkah lamps that Yeshua spoke from the Temple courts: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)

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Instagram post 2162771922428351895_7948945 My favorite night of the week! Shabbat is finally here again. I love to create a beautiful table and place to gather with my precious family. We enjoy opening our home and table to share in the goodness of our God. I’m thankful that our home is well ordered and for a faithful and loving husband that has allowed me to flourish in this high calling of motherhood in the heart of our home. Our children are truly as olive plants around the table producing good fruit to the glory of God. One of our olive plants is currently serving in Jerusalem! 🇮🇱 He is missed around our table and yet we are so grateful to have a consistent presence in the City of the Great King! 
My prayer and heart is for families to come back to the table where discipleship and amazing things happen! Shabbat Shalom from our table to yours.

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Instagram post 2154627203105855463_7948945 Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has granted us life, sustained us and enabled us to reach this occasion.

Our favorite time of year has finally come! This is the time of our rejoicing! It’s the first time we’ve built a sukkah at home. For about ten years we’ve either been at a campground or in Israel for the Feast of Tabernacles. This one is set up on our deck. We will be eating our meals here and a few of us will camp out in tents. I’ll save the sukkah that David made out in the front for another post.

We are looking forward to this special week of rejoicing before Yahweh as commanded and look forward to the second coming of Messiah when he will dwell among us forever. The Bible likens it to a wedding feast and calls it the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (Rev. 19:6) during Sukkot of course!

You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month. You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native children of Israel shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.- Leviticus 23

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell [tabernacle] in your midst, declares the Lord. And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.” Zech 2:10-11

And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth. -John‬ ‭1:14‬

Chag Sameach! Happy Holydays 🍋🍎🍇🍷🥖
Blessings from our sukkah and homestead

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Instagram post 2148832950085954265_7948945 Bring us back, our Father, to your Torah, and bring us near, our King, to your service, and influence us to return in perfect repentance before you. Blessed are you, Adonai, who desires repentance.

Forgive us, our Father, for we have erred: pardon us, our King, for we have willfully sinned; for you are the good and forgiving God. Blessed are you, Adonai, the gracious One who pardons abundantly.

And to Jerusalem, Your city, May you return in compassion, and may you rest within it, as You have spoken. May you rebuild it soon and in our days as an eternal structure, and may you speedily establish the throne of your servant David within it. Amen.

In preparation for Yom Kippur in a few days I ask for forgiveness in any area that I have hurt or offended you my friends and family.  I’ve gone to those personally that the Spirit revealed wrongdoing and I’m repenting openly.

Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement is the holiest day on the Biblical calendar. This day provides prophetic insight regarding the second coming of Messiah.  Yom Kippur was the only day that the High Priest could enter the Holy of Holies to call upon the name Yahweh to offer blood sacrifice for the sins of the people.  This Day of Atonement points to the greatest atonement of all: the sacrifice of Messiah himself. Yeshua’s role as High Priest gives us access to God and we can now come boldly before the throne of grace to seek mercy. HalleluYah!

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Instagram post 2144594005923805328_7948945 | There is no more beautiful sight than a young woman who glows with the light of the spirit who is confident and courageous because she is virtuous. Her price is far above rubies. | One of the most beautiful things a woman can do is to walk in virtue; gracefully reflecting the purpose for which she was created, thus bringing glory to God |

While it’s true I’m the Mom trying to teach them about life, they are actually the ones teaching me about life (as with all of our children). Each in a different season and each uniquely gifted, strong and extraordinary. I’m thankful for their friendships and tender hearts turned to God and family.

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Instagram post 2143835223430164037_7948945 The new moon was sighted in Israel which means the Biblical Holy Days have begun. These Fall Feasts of the LORD are prophetic shadows of Messiah’s return.

This is a season of repentance, introspection and seeking forgiveness. A time to crown God as King in our lives.

Blessed are those who know that joyful Teruah.” Psalm 89:15
(teruah: a shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy)

This shofar blast is calling us to return and repent. Sound the alarm!  Shout with voices crying out as we awaken and return to the Holy One.

Blessed are You, LORD, our God, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with your commandments and has instructed us to hear the shofar, Who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season.

The family meal table is as a family altar where we come together to praise, pray, recall and give thanks. Discipleship begins at home and around our tables. 
This was our table last year all fancied up to celebrate Rosh Hashanah/Yom Teruah. I love teaching our children and learning more of our Fathers ways. It’s traditional  to dip apples in honey and eat pomegranates to signify renewal for a sweet year ahead full of blessing and good deeds.

As we hear the shofar blast and turn inwardly to reflect over the next ten days of awe leading to Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Hebrew calendar, and on to Sukkot, the season of rejoicing,  I pray your hearts are stirred to know Him more through the Biblically Appointed Days.
Blessings from our home to yours.
L’shanah Tovah 🍎 
#yomteruah #wholeheartedhomestead #ourwholeheartedfamily #leviticus23:23

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