The Dream

It started as a dream. We talked about where we really wanted to be, my husband and I. We spent afternoons driving country roads, looking at beautiful property and wondering aloud what our life might be if the owner would be willing to part with just a piece of it. We talked about building a house, about a homestead life for our growning, homeschooling family, away from the small city where we lived. We dreamed of walking out our door for our weekly hikes instead of driving to the local nature preserves. We dreamed of a larger garden than our small backyard one, of chickens, goats, orchards, preserving our food, living off of our land and our labor. We talked, and we dreamed. But my husband, his dreams soar big, and he didn't stop there. He knew that there were creative ways to dig into the homesteading life that didn't take finding a bank, purchasing some land, then somehow saving the money to build that dream house that we've always wanted.

One of those days those big, soaring dreams of his took him past a piece of property that was obviously uninhabited. An old farmhouse, and a barn that had obviously been worked on, sitting across a creek from him.

And on that day, instead of dreaming about what it would be like to live there, he acted. He called me and said, "I've found it. I've found our homestead." He found the land owner by stopping at a local business and asking questions, and over the next several months had countless meetings with him and his family. We talked and talked of possible scenarios, and finally came up with one that worked for everyone. Contracts were formed and signed, and we are now on a journey. A year and a half ago we began this journey, and we are now closing in on finally living on our homestead. And here, in this space, I plan to share with you this journey. There will be stories from the past, life in the present, and dreams and plans for the future. All told, you will share in our Adventure Homestead, as we plow through this land and this new life to find a little more of who we are all supposed to be as individuals and as a family.

I hope you will visit often, and share in this adventure with me. Come share as this barn becomes a home, as our five children grow into who they are to become through their experiences here on our homestead, and as we learn and grow our small homestead farm. There is so much to do, so much to learn, and I am thankful to have a space to share it with you all.