Costa Family Farm

My World Has Changed

Hi. I am so sorry to not have been on here in a long time. Even before my sister died (Thanksgiving weekend) I was a month behind. I had "answer Providence comments" on my to-do list. Working too hard, as usual.

Then as my Mother put it well, the world came to an end when an assailant came in and attacked my sister. Murder was his intent and he succeeded.

I may be starting a new blog just to have a place to write out all my feelings online. Well, most of them. All of them could put me on the FBI's watch list. If I do, I will link it here.

This is a place for homesteading, so I will not take up too much. If I ever do anything with my animals/farm again, I will (still) try to write it here. I still have recipes & herbs to share. Life has not stopped altogether; we are forced by sheer circumstance to survive this and go on- somehow.

My husband brought my female Rouen duck Elizabeth to the door today just so I could connect. (Isn't he wonderful?)

I have written some on my "old" homeschool blog. Again, surviving this is my new and biggest agenda: although I continue to homeschool our children, my time on thoughts is spent on emotional survival.

Bless you all in your homes, the comfort we still have is in the Lord, each other, our children, and the relative and hopeful safety we have in just making a cup of tea. With no strangers or bad people around.

Posted by Mommie (Allison)

Thanks for the update

09:23 PM, Sunday, December 31, 2006 .. Posted by HSBFrontPorch

I had read about your sister's death over at HomeschoolBlogger and wondered how you all were doing. I can only imagine how life has changed for all of you. I'm glad that your husband gave you a chance to check on your favorite duck today. Animals can bring us such comfort sometimes.
Blessings,
~Nancy

You said:

02:18 AM, Monday, January 1, 2007 .. Posted by Musketman

"Murder was his intent and he succeeded."
I am deeply sorrowed to hear this, there are many victims here, everyone who knew and loved your sister was also victimized by this monster, I hope he was caught and will face charges for what he has done...
My thoughts are with you and your mother...

Edited by Musketman on Monday, January 1, 2007 at 02:20 AM