More importantly, I don’t believe the Lord intended for us to be completely self reliant. I believe we were created to need others in our lives. We need one another to meet social and spiritual needs as well as physical needs.

So, where do we find the balance? It is probably different for everyone. For me (today), it means taking responsibility for every aspect of our lives that we possibly can. It means preparing for that “rainy day” when we might not be able to run out to the corner store. It means a change of priorities and habits of thought. It means living as frugally as possible so that we have resources for those things we can not produce on our own.

Here is my first, (semi) long term goal: To cut my produce bill in half. During the growing season and beyond. I hope to grow enough produce to freeze and can for over the winter.

Some things I have been doing for a while include homemade cleaners and all baked goods from scratch.

I have a lot more thoughts and ideas which I will write about soon. Right now, I need to go nurse my sore mouth!

Grace and Peace,

Lorie

(The small scale homesteader with large scale ambition)

Next time...planting the garden