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Living a Simple Life with a Back Porch View

Living a Simple Life with a Back Porch View

By: Julie @ The Farm Wife
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Grab a glass of lemonade and settle in for a visit! Listen to stories designed to encourage, uplift, and help you Live a Simple Life with a Back Porch View. Find out what that means, and how to shift your own lifestyle. Then relax and enjoy while learning the different aspects of a Simple Life - from following your dreams and passions to handcrafting, cooking, tending to the home and garden, and more. And from time to time, there will even be a recipe and freebie or two!

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Episodes
  • Building the Village – Making Others Feel They Belong
    Mar 23 2026

    Every small town, every cul-de-sac, every neighborhood has its own heartbeat. You can feel it when you take an early morning walk and see someone waving from their porch. But sometimes, when life gets busy or people start keeping to themselves, that heartbeat starts to fade a little. Listen in and find out how you can build that rhythm back up and be the one to steady the heartbeat of your little corner of the world, one friendly wave or one invitation at a time.

    Do you need a little help becoming The Hero Next Door? Be sure to get your eWorkbook – it may help you ‘fly higher’ in your efforts to become someone’s hero. Find the link in the show notes!

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    Podcast Workbooks

    Great Products by The Farm Wife:

    The Simple Life Workbook
    Simple Life Home Finance Bundle
    The Art of Homemaking

    Find other helpful Simple Life Products in
    The Farm Wife Shop

    Do you want to learn more about living a simple life? Then a great place to start is with the books in my Simple Life Series!

    Living a Simple Life on the Farm (my story)

    The Search for a Simple Life

    How to Cook a Possum: Yesterday’s Skills & Frugal Tips for a Simple Life (don’t worry – this isn’t a cookbook!)

    Faith & a Simple Life

    FICTION

    The Strangers Room

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    12 mins
  • Supporting the Forgotten
    Mar 16 2026

    Sometimes, the people who need us most are the ones we barely notice anymore. They’re tucked into the corners of our neighborhoods and communities — the quiet ones. They’re not forgotten because we don’t care. More often, it’s because life just moves so fast that we forget to slow down long enough to see them. Maybe it’s time to become aware enough to pause, look around, and see who might be missing from the everyday rhythm of your world.

    Do you need a little help becoming The Hero Next Door? Be sure to get your eWorkbook – it may help you ‘fly higher’ in your efforts to become someone’s hero. Find the link in the show notes!

    Send a text

    Support the show

    The Farm Wife (website)

    Let's Visit! (email)

    Amazon Shop Page

    Podcast Workbooks

    Great Products by The Farm Wife:

    The Simple Life Workbook
    Simple Life Home Finance Bundle
    The Art of Homemaking

    Find other helpful Simple Life Products in
    The Farm Wife Shop

    Do you want to learn more about living a simple life? Then a great place to start is with the books in my Simple Life Series!

    Living a Simple Life on the Farm (my story)

    The Search for a Simple Life

    How to Cook a Possum: Yesterday’s Skills & Frugal Tips for a Simple Life (don’t worry – this isn’t a cookbook!)

    Faith & a Simple Life

    FICTION

    The Strangers Room

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    11 mins
  • The Ministry of a Meal, a Visit, or a Smile
    Mar 9 2026

    It’s funny how often we overcomplicate kindness. Somewhere along the line, we started to think it had to come wrapped in ribbons, require a committee, or have a hashtag attached to it. But really, most of the time, kindness doesn’t need a grand plan. Sometimes, it just needs a pie plate, an extra chair, or a smile that reaches your eyes. Learn more on how to be The Hero Next Door in this week’s episode, ‘The Ministry of a Meal, a Visit, or a Smile’.

    Do you need a little encouragement in becoming The Hero Next Door? Be sure to get the March eWorkbook – it may help you ‘fly higher’ in your efforts to become someone’s hero. Find the link in the show notes!

    Send a text

    Support the show

    The Farm Wife (website)

    Let's Visit! (email)

    Amazon Shop Page

    Podcast Workbooks

    Great Products by The Farm Wife:

    The Simple Life Workbook
    Simple Life Home Finance Bundle
    The Art of Homemaking

    Find other helpful Simple Life Products in
    The Farm Wife Shop

    Do you want to learn more about living a simple life? Then a great place to start is with the books in my Simple Life Series!

    Living a Simple Life on the Farm (my story)

    The Search for a Simple Life

    How to Cook a Possum: Yesterday’s Skills & Frugal Tips for a Simple Life (don’t worry – this isn’t a cookbook!)

    Faith & a Simple Life

    FICTION

    The Strangers Room

    Show more Show less
    13 mins
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