Laundry room prayer

Well I have been meaning to start writing about this for some time: our dream of having a homestead. And today is not the day to dive into it, but let it be a short beginning.

Daniel and I dream of having land someday. The thought of growing our own food, having chickens, and maybe even a dairy and meat source all on our land is the desire of our hearts. And it hasn't always been like this, but the pull on our hearts has increased and we find ourselves reading about and dreaming of and planning for this part of our future lives.

One thing we can do now, in preparation for that dream, is save. And a major way to do that: move out of DuPont. We have absolutely loved this house and this neighborhood and we could not have asked for anything better during this season of our lives (speaking of season... 1 year ago today, we were spending our last day together as a family before deployment began...). But, it is incredibly expensive to live here and we need to find another home so we can begin to save.

We put this house up for rent with a feeling of apprehension: how would the timing all work out? Moving out, finding a place, moving in... But The Lord has amazed us in ways beyond measure. Truly. We found a place after several weeks of looking on Craigslist and this place is perfect for us. 2 acres, fruit trees, a shed and a horse stall, chicken coop included and a huge place for the garden. The most amazing part? The owners allowed us to simply pay the last months rent to hold it until the DuPont house rented out and we could move in. They even let us put in our garden last weekend!

Let's see, so I guess it has been about 2 weeks now since we have decided on this property and have begun to paint the backdrop of this new season in our lives. But we still didn't know when the DuPont home was going to rent. Tomorrow? Or maybe not for several more months. But this morning, over a pile of laundry, I asked The Lord that the home would go today. At that exact moment, I received a text from Daniel saying we had a showing today at 130! And... The house was rented!!! Glory!!

So, thus begins our next move, this time: DIY. And so begins our first steps in homesteading. So much more to come...

So this is to be our new garden plot!  Huge, right?!  Daniel has worked so hard and it is looking so good!  That little shed to the right of him. . . perhaps a new home for goats??

On Friday we spent all morning moving these 2 raised beds from the middle of the garden plot, to the corner.  This one is for herbs: oregano, sage,  chives, lavender, parsley, and then room for basil

And this is where we sowed our spring mix of lettuces.  Hopeful for them to come up in the next few days