diff --git a/homestead.asd b/homestead.asd
index 5a24937..42ddacd 100644
--- a/homestead.asd
+++ b/homestead.asd
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   :depends-on (#:cl-markdown)
   :components ((:module "src"
                 :components
-                ((:file "main")
-                 (:file "templates")
-                 (:file "util"))))
+                ((:file "util")
+                 (:file "templates" :depends-on ("util"))
+                 (:file "main" :depends-on ("util" "templates")))))
   :description "A static website generator"
   :in-order-to ((test-op (test-op "homestead/tests"))))
 
diff --git a/resources/site/index.html b/resources/site/index.html
index 6384908..4baa05f 100644
--- a/resources/site/index.html
+++ b/resources/site/index.html
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 <p>This is a test for the site homepage.</p>
 <hr />
 <p>This should get rendered in the middle of a layout.</p>
+<p>{{ (include "footer.html") }}</p>
+<p>Copyright 2024!</p>
diff --git a/src/main.lisp b/src/main.lisp
index 7dda95d..4eab69b 100644
--- a/src/main.lisp
+++ b/src/main.lisp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 (defpackage homestead
-  (:use #:cl)
-  (:local-nicknames (#:util #:homestead/util)))
+  (:use #:cl))
 (in-package :homestead)
 
 (defparameter *allowed-extensions* '("html" "md"))
@@ -13,10 +12,11 @@
 
 (defun load-content-file (full-permalink)
   "Load the contents of the file at FULL-PERMALINK and return as string"
-  "test")
+  full-permalink)
 
 (defun get-template (node)
-  "Get the appropriate template to render the NODE")
+  "Get the appropriate template to render the NODE"
+  (first node))
 
 (defun process-metadata-node (node children full-permalink)
   (let* ((attributes (cadr node))
diff --git a/src/templates.lisp b/src/templates.lisp
index 8bd7f1c..0a9bd11 100644
--- a/src/templates.lisp
+++ b/src/templates.lisp
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 (defpackage homestead/templates
-  (:use #:cl))
+  (:use #:cl)
+  (:export #:render #:include))
 (in-package :homestead/templates)
 
 ;;; Templates are rendered in a html file as such:
 ;;;
 ;;; <div>
-;;;   <%= (include "footer") %>
+;;;   {{ (include "footer") }}
 ;;; </div>
 ;;;
 ;;; This will look in the _includes directory for a file named footer.html or
 ;;; footer.md (or any allowed extension.)
 
-(defun render ()
-  "Render a full or partial template")
+(defun render (template)
+  "Render a full or partial template"
+  template)
 
-(defun include ()
-  "Include a partial template at the location of the call")
+(defun include (filename)
+  "Include a partial template at the location of the call"
+  filename)
diff --git a/src/util.lisp b/src/util.lisp
index 97c6ecc..25fbde5 100644
--- a/src/util.lisp
+++ b/src/util.lisp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 (defpackage homestead/util
+  (:nicknames #:util)
   (:use #:cl)
   (:export #:join))
+
 (in-package :homestead/util)
 
 (defun join (list &optional (separator ", "))