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Many years have come and gone since we bought this old farmhouse, and we always envisioned a small farm with children. Each year we worked and worked fixing up the house, and yard. Then we were blessed with two children, and adding farm animals to the place just seemed like it would be too much work. We have finally jumped in. Now we have a dog, numerous cats, a bunny, and 7 chickens, and hope to get two goats. There might be a bit more work, but it has really added so much to our lives. It has become a lifestyle. The kids are involved in taking care and nurturing them, and it is something they look forward to. When we get goats they will provide milk for our family, and the chickens will provide our eggs. The kids will be involved in all of this. We have a routine now that is teaching them resposibility, when each morning we head out to do our "farm chores".
Gardens...this year my now 17 yr old son has decided to plant a garden. He grew up for the first 11 years of his life in an orphanage where tending a large garden was a way of life in his country of russia. You don't see lawns in russia. All of the land a person owns is taken up by anything they can possibly plant to live off of. There is no extra space for grass. They use every inch they can. He was so surprised to see how americans spend so much time and attention on a lawn. His hands look like that of a much older person. He has spent so many hours doing this type of work. He used to hear "no work, no food" and that was enough to keep him out tending the gardens for hours upon hours. He didn't want anything to do with gardens until this year. He wants to grow this garden not only for us, but to share with our friends, which is a big motivation for it this year. He has such a good heart.
I also spent time in my flower garden this morning and planted a hanging basket for my husband. He loves flowers and has purchased all of the flowers this year, but hasn't had time to plant them yet. He just built a planter box that will hang on the outside of our porch.
Well, it has been a pretty productive day so far, but there is so much more to do! I feel so blessed today. My children are making me laugh and we are just enjoying our time at home as we thank God for planting us here on this little peice of land in our corner of the world.
Michelle |
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