This summer has been 1 in a million for sure. We have had so much fun yet we have also worked hard side by side on the farm! I think we are finally getting in sync with the rhythm of the farm with the fine balance between work and play… That has taken us a true while.
Off-grid summer nights on the farm are indescribable (see an inside shot in this post from a summer’s evening in the farmhouse with our oil lighting.) From the smells of fresh flowers, (our oldest daughter has created these beautiful arrangements to grace the farm house tables and porch) the views from our front porch, a sound of a distant clip-clop of a buggy in the distance, to the crickets chirping and bull-frogs burping… I could sit here on this porch forever…
We are coming upon our 3 year anniversary of living off the grid!!! Can it be? October 14, 2008 was the first day of our humble beginnings here… The first year seemed to be long but very exciting with everything new and fresh. The second year flew by as we felt we were gaining ground. The third year, yeah this one… This has been one of the hardest years here yet. Tears have been shed as we have taken the thorns with the beautiful roses of the blessings that that God has bestowed upon our family. Some of you were used by Him to deliver these blessings and we thank you for that. Just when we felt we might not be able to take much more God would always step in, even if it seemed at the last minute. I wish He was a little quicker sometimes but I truly know I find Him more during these daunting times… In the waiting…
I am feeling and healing slowly and even this week seemed to jump leaps and bounds in the healing department as I take in this beautiful summer and just do a little more watching from a distance than engaging. And He is always faithful…
I wish you could here what these summer nights sound like from our porch... I wish you could smell the fresh air from this farm... I wish you could sit and talk a while with some tea with me from this front porch at Maple Valley off-grid Farm...
