For wanting to change the course of my life...of my family's life...
I think I am just crazy enough to do it...
Following dreams are scary right? Stepping off the edge is scary too? But what I have come to realize lately that staying in the same place and not moving is even scarier... Living a life stuck in fear is not who we are called to be by God..
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control... 2 Timothy 1:7 ESV
Fear comes in many forms within our lives such as fear of snakes or spiders (I really do not like spiders...Yuck!) or fear of living alone or with someone or it could be the fear of failure that stops us from moving forward.
I have had many time in my life where I have had a little fear like a huntsman just chilling on my wall catching bugs, yes my heart skips a beat or two and a few choice words my escape my lips but then I move to find the fly spray so I can deal with it, but then there are those times when I have been completely paralyzed with fear unsure of how to deal with it.
One of those times has been slowly building over the last few years especially now that my daughter has just turned 18, I am now at a crossroad of what now? I have home schooled her for the last 10-11 years and she is just finishing up so I am closing that chapter of my life so what now? Do I step back on the treadmill of working 9-5 or is there something more?
Here is where I have been stuck.. Do I want to be like the others around me, where wealth and big houses and new cars are the normal...or do I chose something different?
Do I want to keep up with the Jones's or do I want to be crazy and step off in a new direction?
To be honest when I have really chosen to be normal
I am a Christian
I home schooled my daughter
I am a single mother
I am a university student at the age of 39
After a long time of prayer I have decided to bring back my blog so I can document my journey into...
URBAN HOMESTEADING!!!!
For now I'm not moving because I cant afford it but I also want to build up my skills in many areas such soap making, candle making, cooking and growing my own food.
So I am beginning my journey into homesteading by learning to cook many things from scratch because my daughter has just been told she has to strictly eat Gluten Free but currently today is the second day of SPRING so I am going to begin weeding and starting my vegetable garden.
Next step I want to begin is ... CHICKENS!! Yay I am so excited to set up a pen and a home for them!
I am lucky that my parents own a few acres with fruit trees and a vegetable garden too so I do have room to expand over there too.. maybe into meat chicken in the future.
But for now I just need to begin with small steps...inside and outside my home....I really need to declutter as well.
MANY CHANGES COME SOON.....
Not only in my life but also on the blog
SAY TUNED!!!!
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