Big Events on the Homestead

Hey everyone! I hope everyone is having a great summer. There’s been a lot going on around the homestead.

As of last week, I officially left my job in corporate America to be home and full-time homestead! This was a huge leap of faith, but as a family, we all agreed that this is where we felt I was being led. This bring to mind a Bible verse that has been in my mind a lot lately. Proberbs 16:9 says “We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps”. Deciding to homestead full-time was not an easy decision, and there are still a lot of questions that haven’t been answered for us, but God is leading our steps. He has led us to this moment and this time, and this is what I was led to do. And with that, my work days have gotten longer and harder. HAHA! I am truly enjoying it though, getting outside and getting my hands dirty, building things, taking care of the animals, tending the garden….It is my happy place for sure! God rewards those who work hard, and that comes in a variety of ways, but if you are working as if for the LORD, then you will be fruitful. Psalms 128:2 “You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you”. Amen to that!!

With deciding to homestead full-time, we took the opportunity to get our signs hung up! The log sign was taken out of a section of tree that we fell ourselves here on the homestead. I was excited to be able to use a section of it to make a sign!

With the long holiday weekend, I enlisted the help of Luke and the kids, and we were able to get some other projects done around the homestead as well. The weeds all got pulled (but it’s a never ending job, and could probably be done again already), Ella and I worked on putting in a path to the duck house…but ran out of time and materials to get the chicken path done (we need to tear apart the stack of pallets to get some more boards), the girls and I cleaned out our shed, and Luke and I started the construction of our chicken tractor for the meat chickens. We are notorious for “over-building”, and this project is no different. I will post pictures of the finished product once its completed.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Independence Day!! We had a wonderful time in Hilliard, Ohio attending a Dylan Scott concert! We were also able to participate in the “meet and greet” and got our picture with him!!! Then, we ended the night with one of the most amazing firework displays I think I have ever seen!

It was a crazy busy weekend, full of late nights, but it was wonderful!!

Now back to the work week, and I will just say that I am super thankful for the thunderstorm last night! Yes, it woke me up at 5 am, but I don’t have to worry about watering my garden for a couple days! Halleluiah!!!

Hope everyone has a great week!!! To see who reads my blog…..let’s do a fun question. What is your favorite side dish at a BBQ? (To post an answer, on your computer select the blog title on the right of the screen and go to the bottom of the post…on your mobile device, scroll to the bottom and click on the blog post). Take care and God bless!!!