Chestnut Living Blog

Welcome y’all

So glad you stopped by! This space is like a view from our front porch. You never know what you may find us doing. We most likely will be building something with power tools and making it farmhouse friendly. You will also find us cooking, playing with our chickens, cats, and dogs, and running a business all while living the life we love.

Nature vs Nurture

Nature vs Nurture

As Spring makes a (fabulous) reappearance to my life, I pull up the project I've been eyeing since before we even finished building our house… a garden! I need my plants as much as they need me, like more children, you may even call them plant babies. But nature will...

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Welcome back y’all!

Welcome back y’all!

Oh the things that have happened since my last blog post!   We’ve moved out of our old house, lived in a camper, wrapped up homeschooling, I now have a middle schooler and high schooler, and we’ve built a new house! It’s absolutely crazy to see how God has taken...

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Help Chestnut Living Support Missions

Help Chestnut Living Support Missions

He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." -Mark 16:15 Here at Chestnut Living, we are passionate about missions and giving back! When Harrison and his girlfriend Anna told us they were raising support to go to Bangkok this summer...

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Spring Market Shopping Event

Spring Market Shopping Event

Chestnut Living Set to Open Their Modern Farmhouse Home to Community for Spring Market Shopping Event Jon and Brandi Ward, Greenville, SC natives, announce a three-day shopping event at their home on Hawkins Road in March.   Greenville, SC:  The Upstate’s fastest...

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Sit for a spell Darlin’ {a little bit about us}

Sit for a spell Darlin’ {a little bit about us}

Well hey there ya’ll!  Welcome to our new venture!  As our friends know, when you follow us, you never know what you will find us doing.  We are a southern family of 4 who live on the city/suburb line and have a “mini farm” complete with chickens, a green house, and a...

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