Meadow Lake Homestead

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Founded by author Camille Jones, Meadow Lake Homestead blends handcrafted bath and home goods with heartfelt storytelling to champion intentional living rooted in authenticity, simplicity, and joy.

It’s finally here.The Goat Who Knew, book three in the Millie Makes Magic series, is now available.This story has lived ...
05/08/2026

It’s finally here.

The Goat Who Knew, book three in the Millie Makes Magic series, is now available.

This story has lived quietly in our home for a long time through early mornings, late nights, rewrites, illustrations, formatting, and so many small details that slowly became something whole.

At its heart, this book is about learning to trust quiet instincts, finding courage in uncertainty, and realizing that not everyone communicates or understands the world in the same way. It’s a gentle mystery wrapped in warmth, wonder, and a little homestead magic.

There’s also a special bonus tucked inside, along with a small glimpse of what’s coming next in book four.

Thank you to everyone who has encouraged this series, shared it, read it with your children, or simply followed along as these stories came to life. It means more than I can explain.

Millie, Lila, and Juniper are ready for new readers now.

You can find the book here: https://meadowlakehomestead.com/product/millie-makes-magic-the-goat-who-knew/

Or major retailers such as Amazon or Barnes&Noble

A small glimpse of what’s coming next.Book three in the Millie Makes Magic series is nearly ready, and this moment has b...
05/02/2026

A small glimpse of what’s coming next.

Book three in the Millie Makes Magic series is nearly ready, and this moment has been sitting at the heart of it.

A gentle mystery. A quiet kind of courage. Learning to trust what you sense, even when you can’t fully explain it yet.

This story leans into noticing. Into slowing down enough to see what others might miss.

Just a few more days until it’s ready to be held in someone else’s hands.

I absolutely love spring!Baby lilac bushes in bloom.Ducks waddling around the property.And the crisp mornings with sunsh...
04/29/2026

I absolutely love spring!

Baby lilac bushes in bloom.
Ducks waddling around the property.
And the crisp mornings with sunshine peeking through.

To me spring means renewal, fresh starts, and optimism.

This screen doesn’t really show it.All these pages and all these words don't quite capture the time, the starts and stop...
04/28/2026

This screen doesn’t really show it.

All these pages and all these words don't quite capture the time, the starts and stops, the rewriting, the sitting with a story until it feels right.

Book three in the Millie Makes Magic series is almost ready.

The hard part is done. Now it’s just formatting, finalizing, and sending it out into the world.

This one holds a gentle mystery. Trusting your instincts. Courage in uncertainty. Learning to pay attention, to notice, to understand each other a little better.

There’s a small bonus tucked in too, and a quiet peek at what’s coming next.

Just a few more days.

It’s been a quiet season around here.Warm afternoons getting the garden beds ready, and then freeze warnings at night. T...
04/27/2026

It’s been a quiet season around here.

Warm afternoons getting the garden beds ready, and then freeze warnings at night.
The potting bench is set, the garden beds will be filled soon, we’re waiting just a little longer.

We took a family vacation at the end of winter, and since coming home it’s been a mix of spring cleaning, rearranging, and preparing for what’s ahead.

Work has been busy as the school year begins to wrap up. Some changes are expected for our family. We are keeping those close for now, but they have been shaping our days in quiet, important ways.

This has been a quiet, full, and important season worth tending to.

Coffee brewed.Manuscript open.Building isn’t always lumber and nails. Sometimes it's words.Happy Sunday from Meadow Lake...
03/01/2026

Coffee brewed.
Manuscript open.

Building isn’t always lumber and nails.
Sometimes it's words.

Happy Sunday from Meadow Lake.

Good morning from Meadow Lake.He was up before the sun. Cleaned the kitchen, made me coffee, and headed to the lumber ya...
03/01/2026

Good morning from Meadow Lake.

He was up before the sun. Cleaned the kitchen, made me coffee, and headed to the lumber yard all before I made my way downstairs.

Grateful for a husband who builds things quietly.
And for slow Sundays like this.

What does your Sunday morning look like?

Spring prep is underway.Last of the beds being put together, and I’ve got a feathered assistant making sure no worm goes...
03/01/2026

Spring prep is underway.

Last of the beds being put together, and I’ve got a feathered assistant making sure no worm goes unnoticed.

What does your spring prep look like?

There is something sacred about caring for something small.In Millie Makes Magic: Eleanor Smiles, Millie discovers that ...
02/24/2026

There is something sacred about caring for something small.

In Millie Makes Magic: Eleanor Smiles, Millie discovers that tending a sourdough starter is more than flour and water. It is patience. It is curiosity. It is the courage to keep going when nothing seems to be happening yet.

The magic in this story is not loud. It is quiet and steady. It grows in the daily tending. In the noticing. In the choosing to care.

As Millie learns to nurture Eleanor, she begins to understand that growth often happens beneath the surface. That small efforts matter. That responsibility can feel both heavy and beautiful.

This is a story that is perfect to be read together. For the parent who wants to talk about patience. For the grandparent who remembers waiting for bread to rise. For the teacher helping children see that feelings, like dough, sometimes need time.

In the back of the book, you will even find a simple recipe to begin your own sourdough starter, along with gentle reflection questions about empathy, perseverance, and caring for something entrusted to you.

Because sometimes the bravest thing we can do is tend what we love… and trust it will grow.
If you have a little one who loves baking, animals, homestead life, or quiet stories that feel like home, this one was written for you.

There was no big plan to start a soap business. Just a simple need in our home and a question I could not ignore.What ar...
02/21/2026

There was no big plan to start a soap business. Just a simple need in our home and a question I could not ignore.

What are we putting on our skin every day?

I started small with oils on the counter, and a notebook open. Careful measuring, learning, adjusting, and trying again and again. It was a slow and messy process at first.

Somewhere along the way, it stopped being just about soap and became about stewardship. About choosing what we bring into our home and creating something useful with my own hands.

I wrote more about that beginning and what it taught me. If you feel pulled toward slower rhythms, you might enjoy reading it.

https://meadowlakehomestead.com/2026/02/17/why-i-started-making-handmade-soap/

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