tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post1558393345696468834..comments2023-10-25T04:44:22.605-05:00Comments on Homesteading and Homekeeping at Whisper Wind Farm: Four Years AgoKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932224189710732528noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post-64362322694204694622011-02-11T07:18:22.363-06:002011-02-11T07:18:22.363-06:00Thanks Chris. Yes, pray and if it is God's wil...Thanks Chris. Yes, pray and if it is God's will for your family then He will make the way and bring your husband along for the ride. Your hubby might be more receptive than you think. Mine thought me a bit nutty at first but quickly jumped on board. Blessings from the farm, KatKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932224189710732528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post-30676643763547628892011-02-10T21:30:31.118-06:002011-02-10T21:30:31.118-06:00Wow Kat! That was so inspirational. I have dreamed...Wow Kat! That was so inspirational. I have dreamed for years of having a farm or farmette. Growing my own veggies, having chickens, and basically being a self sustained family. I need to pray hard about following this desire and seeing if my husband will come along for the ride with me. Thanks so much for sharing.<br />ChrisChris Riellonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post-29832057531736983422011-02-08T07:24:17.874-06:002011-02-08T07:24:17.874-06:00Kate, don't worry about being insane. One of t...Kate, don't worry about being insane. One of the reasons I started this blog was that all of my family thought I had gone crazy. I was even asked if I need to see a psychiatrist because it seemed as if I was becoming a little radical and obsessive. Then another family member asked if I was planning on becoming Amish. So I started this blog in hopes that there were other crazy folks somewhere out there like me. And guess what....there are a whole bunch of us. But in all seriousness, yes self reliance is freedom and each step will bring you closer to that freedom and also lift a tremendous amount of worry and fear from your heart and mind. And well, your neighbors are just very typical of mainstream America that has been brought up in the age of having the government take care of all the worrying and the doing. I pray that your journey into this life is a good one. It isn't easy, but it is never boring! That I will promise you. Blessings from the farm, KatKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932224189710732528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post-61148290351745491072011-02-05T13:28:45.389-06:002011-02-05T13:28:45.389-06:00Urgency is a good word for it. It's the same ...Urgency is a good word for it. It's the same urgency I felt that led me to home educate my children years ago. I enjoyed your post as well as the comments from these other women. I have felt an urgency to change our lifestyle for quite sometime now, and finally, we have taken our first steps. Some of our family members think we are a little insane, but I think we are headed towards true self sufficiency, which in my heart equals freedom. Self reliance is hard to find among my city neighbors and I worry about them and their lack of a "can do" spirit. This weather has helped shed light on how vulnerable my city neighbors really are and the desperate need they have for others to help them out of a rough situation. Don't misunderstand, I love helping folks, but that's not what I'm talking about. They just seem to lack the ability to do for themselves in a way that should come naturally. I dont mean to be so negetive because they are very sweet people with hearts of gold. Anyway, I'm excited to learn all the things you have learned over the past few years for my own family's health and security in the beautiful surroundings of our newly purchased farm!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04387715620187386837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post-61615170034097742822011-02-02T07:21:07.448-06:002011-02-02T07:21:07.448-06:00Thanks ladies. I try to give encouragement where I...Thanks ladies. I try to give encouragement where I can along with the reality of what this life is really like. This life is all about baby steps, not big leaps and bounds. Blessings, KatKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932224189710732528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post-66432754120105505932011-02-01T13:50:16.654-06:002011-02-01T13:50:16.654-06:00I know that urgency too.I know that urgency too.teekaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600855230034505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post-49812347703325643492011-02-01T10:28:25.775-06:002011-02-01T10:28:25.775-06:00Amen Sister, the further I read in your post the m...Amen Sister, the further I read in your post the more it was if you were writing our story, only without the chronic fatique and not as much pain. We consider ourselves still learning, but... that urgency, as you said, is gone. We still have our trials, failure,disappointments and hurts, but....even more so, we have our victories( be it small ones or large), blessings and the loving drive from God. :o)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, it is so encouraging to hear others feel as we do :o)<br />Blessings,<br />KelleKelle at The Never Done Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089557752054842197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post-10858620421711546032011-02-01T10:23:47.560-06:002011-02-01T10:23:47.560-06:00Excellently said! More ppl need to see this, Kat....Excellently said! More ppl need to see this, Kat. So many who want to simplify, live off-grid, or simply have a 'salad garden' need to hear from someone, like you, who has DONE it...but also shares the trials & triumphs. Well said. Thanks for sharing, many will be blessed & encouraged by you.<br /><br />To God be the glory!<br /><br />Blessings from Ohio...Kim<><Marmee's Pantryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612989781352785304noreply@blogger.com