A Little Closer...

We had another meeting with the dear, sweet people that own our farm today...

And we are this much closer to seeing our dream come true...It actually feels like everything is working out so well that I should be expecting something terrible to happen at any moment. However, I'm trusting in the Lord fully that if this is the next step for our family, He will make the path clear to us. It may not be easy at times (in fact, we are promised that it won't) but He will make it clear.

Anywho, it had been a couple weeks since the last (first) time we had been to see the farm...despite my urges to drive out there every single time I passed the road that leads to it...and everything is in full springtime bloom. It looks even more beautiful than I remembered. I snapped a few pictures...but this view has to be my favorite view of all. This will be our view from our kitchen window as we eat every meal for the next fifty years (I'm hoping).

I will save the pictures of the home until we actually own it...it will definitely be a fun project for us. Our city house was basically move-in-ready when we bought it so I haven't had the chance to do many DIYs there. I'm excited to get my hands dirty with this one.

Until then, we are still diligently working on our current house to get it buyer-ready. I spent the entire day yesterday painting porch railings and my hand is set in a permanent claw position today...small price to pay though.

 

Life As We Know It...

Nelson Mandela once said "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

Sounds appropriate for the crossroad in which I find myself at the current moment...the fear is real.

Justin and I have found the perfect property for our future farming endeavours. 105 acres. Secluded. Picturesque. Quiet. House and 2 barns ready to go...just add the willing farmers. Oh, the fear is real people.

It sounds easy enough on paper. We know its what we we want to do, the life we want for ourselves and the life we want to give our girls. We're just finding the courage at the moment, the courage to conquer the fear.

It's our chance to make a beautiful life...to experience everything God has given us to enjoy, and to leave behind the things we don't want to be a part of any longer.

We have an old fashioned "sit-down" scheduled next week to talk with the owners and figure out the logistics of buying the place...I can hardly sit still thinking about it. I don't know if I can wait that long...that's what is telling me this is a good thing.

Until then, it's time for me us to get our "city house" ready for the market and hope that it will sell quickly and give us what we need to get started in the new place.

The journey starts now.

Lord, please help me...