So, I sit here at the kitchen table in a VERY quite house, all the animals....including Jordan lol, are asleep, As I sit here paying bills and looking over paperwork I cant help but reflect how much God has changed life around here in the past few years.
A lot of people have asked "what in the world has happened to you? you have changed completely" Well I guess you can say, lay a 5 year plan out and watch God laugh. For those of you who have wondered about our 5 year plan it all started in 2011. We decided we wanted to become less dependant on the world and its system. The whole first year was completely about learning EVERYTHING I could, I bought so many books and spent so much time on the internet and talking to those who knew what they were doing. We wanted to try to be 50 percent self sustained off our property within 5 years :-), well...... God took off with our plan and has provided everything we need and then some. I have worked harder in the past 2 years than all the others in my life lol, and last year the first year to do a BIG garden, we had the worst drought ever in my lifetime.....but I didn't give up and I worked that garden all the way to fall. We now have 15 full size chickens , 2 cats, 2 dogs, a goat , a cow and 9 baby chicks we just got this past weekend. we will also be starting our own seeds in greenhouse this spring . My wonderful husband has spent every spare second that he has at home building coops and shelters and so on. Not only have we learned so much about farming (as much as can be done on 3 acres lol ) but our children(as well as us) are learning the value of hard work outside your paying job. very little time has been spent watching tv, except the kids nightly "leave it to beaver" and everyday at least an hour is spent outside doing work, rain , snow, don't matter still has to be done. we have enjoyed the winter by the fireplace and the rewards of how hours of hauling and stacking wood, with a firelit house. God has also led us to a great church family and a great program for the kids. He has poured his word into our families minds and hearts . Lots of decisions have had to be made along the way and as we are starting year 3 God is presenting us with so many options...... I cant wait to see what he is preparing us for and what he has in store for our family. He truly is an amazing God we serve and what better than to watch his plans unfold.
Until next time..... God bless from our homestead to yours :-)
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