Well we kinda have moved.We have the basics at the farm and are slowly moving the rest over.We have been so happy since moving here.The property is great,so peaceful.You can sit on the deck and watch the lighting bugs in the field,listen to the frogs.
The house even though small is great.There is a song that says something about"love grows best in little houses with few walls to separate" and I believe it is true.We will build once we re-build our funds up,but for now we are happy .
We have added to our "family" we now have 31 chickens 24 Aruacanas,6 Barred Rock and 5 Guineas as well as 2 billy goats.The goats are 2 1/2 months old and are a boer/pigmy mix.Roscoe is brown and white and Cheava is white.They need more handling to get them tame but we will work on it.We are going to start tieing them out in the pasture to help eat it down.We can not wait to get some cows , pigs, and horses.I think we will be complete then.
I also am looking for some fruit trees to plant so that we will have fresh fruit.I can not wait until next year when we can have a garden.Our neighbor has been great he has given us tomatoes,green onions,squash and the biggest heads of cabbage I have ever seen!! They are bigger than Samuel(our any child that age) head!! We are cooking them for dinner tomorrow with sausage.
I cannot wait until we no longer have to go to the store for our food.It will be so nice eating things that you know are fresh and are not genetically modified or pumped full of hormones.
I will post pics soon(as soon as I find my usb cord)
Our life,our family led by GOD!Becoming a homesteading family,living off the land and with GOD.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Our new farm!!!
Well GOD has his plans for us and sometimes we are not sure what they are ,BUT he provided a 10 ac. piece of land for us.It has a trailer on it and it will be more like camping out at least until we get the house built.There is already a foundation there to start building on,so again we are very lucky,very blessed!
There is barn there and corral fencing as well as a hog/cow pasture,a pond and a creek in the very back of it.
We are so happy.We are picking up our first set of chickens in the morning and calling about some goats we saw on craigslist.
I can not wait to be out there completely.We have spent the last 2 days out there mowing and still have another 2-3 days to go.The grass is very high and very thick,so we are having to go over it 2-3 times to get it short enough.
My husband starting to mow by the pond
Monday, May 16, 2011
Homemade Butter
Well we bought some heavy cream,got out 2 mason jars and shook and shook and shook!!! Well it turned into butter!!! So we did it.We made our own butter.It taste so good.I can not wait to but it on fresh bread tomorrow.
Other than that we are waiting on the house still.We went back out there today and I still love it just as much as I did day one.The realtor told us that we are still the only ones who have put an offer in.He has shown it to many people but no one can afford to make an offer with the repairs it needs as well as most banks wont lend on one that needs a new roof.So we are still praying that they come down to our price soon,we really want o get started working on it.
Barry is coming up next week to stay for a while.He is hoping we can get closed on the house while he is here to help Fred work on the roof.
Please pray for us to get this house soon.
Other than that we are waiting on the house still.We went back out there today and I still love it just as much as I did day one.The realtor told us that we are still the only ones who have put an offer in.He has shown it to many people but no one can afford to make an offer with the repairs it needs as well as most banks wont lend on one that needs a new roof.So we are still praying that they come down to our price soon,we really want o get started working on it.
Barry is coming up next week to stay for a while.He is hoping we can get closed on the house while he is here to help Fred work on the roof.
Please pray for us to get this house soon.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Missing a garden
I am really missing a garden this year. We did not plant anything because we really thought we would be in our "OWN" home by now.But GOD has other plans for us. We are waiting on the home we would like to come down.I see other post about gardens and chickens and such and I so miss mine!!! I know that all good things comes to those that wait,but the LORD knows I am NOT good at waiting.Maybe that is what he is trying to teach me,more patients. lol
I know next year we will be able to grow our own food. I also know that as long as we get in the house before winter we will be able to get our chickens and have fresh eggs.
I know next year we will be able to grow our own food. I also know that as long as we get in the house before winter we will be able to get our chickens and have fresh eggs.
Monday, May 2, 2011
We found a house
Yes we found a house we love!!! It is not in Montana as we thought it would be, it is not 20 ac. like we thought it would be.It is however a really pretty house on almost 5 ac. has a creek in the back. We do love Kentucky and think this is where we will be staying for a long time!
We are now in the offer game with the bank as this is a foreclosure home. We know what we are willing to go up to and we know they will come down it is just a matter of waiting them out.I am not good at waiting!!!! So this is a test for me I am sure.
We already know where we are going to put the chickens and a goat.The kids can not wait to get out there. I so hope that we can close before June. SO please pray that we can get it all worked out!
We are now in the offer game with the bank as this is a foreclosure home. We know what we are willing to go up to and we know they will come down it is just a matter of waiting them out.I am not good at waiting!!!! So this is a test for me I am sure.
We already know where we are going to put the chickens and a goat.The kids can not wait to get out there. I so hope that we can close before June. SO please pray that we can get it all worked out!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Birthday
Well yesterday we Hilliary's birthday. She would have been 19. I see my nieces,my friends girls who all around her age and they are getting married,having babies,finshing school.I cant help but be alittle jealous.I wonder what she woudl have been like,I wonder how she woulb be. But she is in a better place.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Wow! I need to post more.
Well we have been so busy.We are looking for property and it is taking forever! We really want to get our homestead up and growing.I know it is not in our time but HIS. We hope and pray that we will find a place by the end of May.We are looking in three different states,Kentucky (where we live now) Missouri and Montana. We really love Montana and I think that is where GOD is leading us.We look at all the listings for all three states and always end up at the Montana ones.We just feel so much peace when we look at them. I know it will be a lot of learning involved but I think we are up to the challenge! Please just pray for us,that we are able to hear HIS will .
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