Quick Update

 This is a short post.  Sorry for my absence around these parts.  The last week or so has had me in a high anxiety.  I was in the ER and have been through a lot of medical tests to figure things out.  While the physical answers haven't been found, the spiritual have.  I am sharing my post from Facebook and that will be it for now.  The homestead is slowly getting into the swing of things, but there will be many changes.  Love you all!

Humility.

It is something we all can learn even when we think we don't struggle with pride.

As a homesteader, I feel like I can do anything I put my mind to. The power you feel when you grow your own meat and produce is a great feeling.

Until that day you realize Elohim has to burst your prideful bubble that says "I can do it all" and tells you, "No, it is I who give you everything."

This last week of anxiety has had me hearing these ever small whispering voices - "Focus on your family." "Downsize and have faith."

This is hard to hear. Trust me. It breaks my heart, yet it gives me a feeling of freedom.

We live in a world that seems to be crumbling and this fear-mongering that spreads rampantly on homesteading Youtube channels that say "prepare and work toward sufficiency" while saying "it isn't about fear", they put a huge piece of anxiety on the over burdened homesteader.

We run through all the what if's and forget to listen to Elohim's spirit within that tells us to have faith. Trust He will provide.

So while we aren't quitting, it has been decided we are scaling down in order to focus on what is truly important.

Family - Faith - and Well Being