Thursday, October 22, 2009

Perfect place on earth

My husband & I have been discussing our dreams a lot lately. Farming, living off grid, living a more simple life is such a strong desire for both of us. We have been discussing options of where our dreams might take us. The perfect place, as far as I'm concerned would be some where that:

  • has no tornadoes
  • has no earthquakes
  • has no hurricanes
  • has a longer growing season (longer than the 2 or 3 months we get here)
  • has no poisonous snakes or spiders
  • is home school friendly
  • has no building codes
  • has grass
God does say to be specific when we pray LOL

There are things we'll compromise on but some things we won't. Either way, I just can't wait to see where we land. We plan on building an earth oven. I can almost smell all the bread & pizza dough we'll make that for. I can see cob structures on the land too. I just get so excited when I think of all the possibilities! We've talked about this journey for years & we've taken small steps toward that direction but come Spring, we'll jump in.

Our children are really looking forward to jumping in as well. This year was our first garden & each picked a veggie to care for ... from getting the garden started to sowing seed to harvesting to preparing/freezing/canning they stayed very excited & willing to help. They took their "jobs" very seriously. The looks on their faces as their veggie grew was such a blessing. They learned first hand that hard work pays off. There's not much (if anything) better than growing your own food!

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