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Confessions of being prepared/homesteading

{ 07:33, Saturday, November 1, 2008 } { Posted in Homestead info } { 3 comments } { Link }

Odd title, huh? Best I could come up with this morning-lol. I think that one of the problems with homestead manuals and preparedness guides is that it puts a picture in your mind of how it is supposed to be. Independent-self-suffecient-"green"-peaceful-prepared- thoughts---they all come to mind...a few will warn you of the hard work envolved and blood, sweat and tears that you will have to go through. But for the most part when one thinks of this type of lifestyle one gets the impression of the warm-fuzzy side of it all. The taste of fresh produce, the smell of freshly baked bread, the joys of new life are all part of it, a great part of it, but only a part. Why am I telling you all of this? Well it's because I have a friend that has started his homestead journey. He is one of those people that did everything by the book. He read everything he needed to read-He bought his land-He had all the things done before hand to make it all work, He was prepared better than anyone else I've ever seen to make this transition. Then he made his move to begin his new life. That's when things got interesting. Reality set in. Weather doesn't co-operate, building projects don't always go as planned, Solar set-up's have there limits, service providers don't always live up to what they say, ect-ect. He is 2 months into his transition and has realized that how you think things are going to work out isn't always the way it is. It boils down to determination and perserverance. Yes preparing does help out, I'm not saying it doesn't. But I also think it is important to know that no matter how much you plan and prepare.....you can't plan on everything. That is just life. It throws you a curve ball every now and again. It is important to know that anyone who has done this to any degree has faced those same challenges and failures. Your not alone-lol. The first year is tough but you get through it. You learn so much and you get better at it. AND it is worth it-atleast in my opinion

. Every year we come closer to our dream of living a truly independent lifestyle. For us it is a slow patient walk with a few wind-sprints thrown in. But for the most part it is always moving in the right direction. Dh and I were laughing this week about how one of these days we are going to have to make this work at 100%....it may come sooner than we think the way this economy is going! The point is when that time comes we will make it all work out with God's help, in His Will, whatever that may be for that time. We all have to remember that you can never prepare enough or plan enough or learn enough....to get you through every possible scenario you will encounter in life....but you can do the best of your ability and have Faith. Blessings>faithfarm
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{ 08:53, Saturday, November 1, 2008 } { Posted by heritagehill }
Nice post. There is always something that comes up just when we think we have it figured out. I hope this will be an encouragement to those just starting out on their journey.
Marilyn

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{ 12:43, Saturday, November 1, 2008 } { Posted by gabbie427 }
Thanks for sharing!!

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo

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{ 12:49, Saturday, November 1, 2008 } { Posted by stitchnchick }
Great post! This is why I never use the term "self-sufficient." I don't believe there is such a thing. I mean, we certainly should do all that WE can do, but no matter the hard work or good intentions, we are always at the mercy of the elements. We see that year to year with our crops. It DOES take a lot of faith! I always think of that saying, "He who plants a seed beneath the sod, and waits to see, believes in God." We work hard, have faith and thank the Lord no matter the harvest. :-)

Amy

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