The Way to Happiness

My Path to Plainness

I have realized, after a few setbacks, that God has been leading me to the Old Order River Brethren and that is where I am supposed to be. I thought I knew what was best for me and that always got me into trouble. So, after spending another weekend (2 weeks ago) with my River Brethren friend, that solidified my decision that I want to join the church.

I hope to attend the first day service this weekend and, Lord willing, I will talk with the bishop about my desire to become a church member. I know there is a period of time that one needs to spend getting more acquainted with the workings of the church and then one needs to testify during first day services and prayer meetings. That is a bit scary for me, being one who does not like to speak in front of groups of people, large or small! 

I am starting my property search to find a place closer to the River Brethren in PA. I need at least a few acres because I have a couple of horses and I would like to raise some animals (goats, cow [maybe], chickens, bees, worms, maybe couple more horses) and I need land for a large garden. My objective is to be as self-reliant as possible and to live off the grid (but use electricity from a solar/wind system).  Well I'm looking for about 10 acres. I think that would be enough.

I hope for this blog to be a sort of homesteading journal, when I start living on my own homestead. For now it's pretty much just a place to let my thoughts out. God Bless all who read this!

Searching

Greetings again to everyone who reads this! I am quite bad at keeping a blog going, it seems. I'm also not quite good at keeping up with my emails and I apologize for that.

The Lord is still working on me and I feel like I'm ever evolving. There have been many changes in me over the past several weeks and I'm still trying to keep up with it!

I am dressing plain, again, and this is difficult for me because of the criticisms I get (or hear about from my friends), especially from the people I work with. I would much prefer, if someone wants to know "why is she dressing like that?!", that the person asks me directly, instead of asking my friend. It is very hard for me to stick to my convictions because of this.

I am also finding it difficult to explain why I dress plain, cover my head, etc. When I answer "because God asked me to", people get annoyed. When the question "Are you Amish?" comes up, and I answer in the negative, they look disappointed.

Please pray for me in this area. I need the strength to stick to my convictions in the face of this ridicule! I feel very blessed to have contact with other plain dressing Christians via the internet, which helps, although I do long for like-minded friends in person.

I must head out to work now. I hope to post a bit more later today. God Bless everyone!

Spring cleaning...

This is my first post and I've had this blog for quite some time already! I love spring! Time to ready the garden for planting, start the seeds, prepare the flower bedsand most important...spring cleaning. This spring not only am I cleaning around the house, but also my soul. I have strayed from God and His plan for me but he has guided me back and He is so merciful!!!

I am trying to simplify my life and get rid of the clutter. It is not an easy task. My dream still remains the same...I would like to be self-sufficient, simple and have a Christ-centered life. Again, not an easy task at the moment. My family is not Christian and they are pretty much anti-religious, so there is no support there. Praise the Lord, I am in contact with like-minded believers, at least over the internet. Perhaps one day I will be one among them. I continue to pray.