This will be my first post, the first of many, as I make my way down the road to becoming the proud owner of a Homestead Farm in the country and fulfilling a childhood dream. My farms name, 'Patch Of Heaven'.
I've been told to not to pursue my dreams of starting a self-reliant life for my son and myself on a homestead farm in Texas. That it's not for me. I say otherwise. I want to be free of the city, the noise, the pollution, the trash littered streets, and the crime. I want to wake each morning and hear the rooster crow, to gather fresh eggs and let the goats out to pasture. I want to breathe in the scent of the earth after a long rain and remember the days of my childhood; planting and harvesting the garden with my mom and sister each summer. And, the tomatoes. Oh, those big juicy red tomatoes! I haven't eaten a tomato that tastes like the tomatoes of old for so long that I've almost forgotten the flavor.
I turned 40 in March this year and due to circumstances, out of my control, I have nothing to show for the almost 20 years of adulthood I have lived. I own almost nothing. And, I have no place to call 'Home'. The one thing that I have that I can say that has any meaning, any purpose, is my son, Andrew. He saved me from a life of sorrow and grief. He gave me hope for the future and the desire to reach for a better life. For him, I will always be grateful to God. He is truly a gift from heaven above. He was what I needed in this life and I want provide him with the best life I possibly can. I want him to have space to run and play and to learn what it means to live off the land as God intended us to. With my homestead farm I plan to do just that. Happy Blogging!
(Updates and Progress Reports will be documented here on my blog).
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