Safely Home

I finished the book, "Safely Home", by Tom Eldredge and it is the best thing that I have read in many years. What an amazing little book. Even though it is small, it takes a while to read, because you keep going back over every part to read it again!
Hope you check it out. You'll be blessed.
Nancy

Journey To Simplify-Part Nine

The house wasn't in nearly as bad a shape as the previous one, but it did need a new roof, septic system, lots of cleaning, and new paint. We had many many wonderful times there, also. We had laying hens, meat chickens, steers for beef, turkeys, goats, and a large garden. Our lives were full of joy and, because the plant had closed, Jack was home all day and we felt like we were finally getting to where we wanted to be. We started raising quail for falconers, as falconry was very big in the area. We all came to love doing this and planned to keep on with it. We were able to spend much time with Jack's dad which became even more important when he passed away two-and-a-half years later. Not knowing what the future held we planned to continue on with what we had been doing. We had no way of knowing that we were about to enter a time of very deep trouble.
To be continued.....

Farm Help

Our children and grandchildren that live fairly close all came last weekend to help with several things. The guys set the posts for the new milking parlor (this is very exciting! We have been milking outside for over two years!), repaired a lot of fencing, reinforced the bucks' pen (so they can't get to the does!), helped with chores, and I'm sure things that I'm not listing. Two of my grandsons built a pen for the little chicks that we hatched out and did a wonderful job. It is so cute! And the chicks are very happy. It was so wonderful to have their company!
I hope you are enjoying your day and everything that God has blessed you with!
Nancy