I have to say I am really impressed with the members of this blog community.  I was definitely skeptical at first and just started a blog here just to find out how blogs worked, but I think I'm hooked.  I am definitely guilty on many occasions of pre-judging a lot of things, this being one...I assumed that most of the bloggers on here were hard-line legalist Christians...after all, as I think of most homesteaders, I think of a near-Amish existence and women in dresses and head-coverings.  Even if that is the case (which is probably true for some, but not all of you) I GREATLY appreciate that this blog community allows for each of us to be real people, share struggles, admit that we are not always perfect, and help one another in various avenues.  I will give an update on the status of my "Christians and Alcohol" story when I get a chance, but just reading the responses to my first post overwhelmed me in that people took the time to respond with sincere points-of-view and "CountryGoalie" is phenomenal in that she really expounded on the question with great clarity. 

Thank you to all that responded and thanks to homesteadblogger!