Greetings farm followers! Now that the previous year 2020 being firmly behind us I have been so encouraged by God that 2021 is not without hope. Though my heart grieves terribly for the condition of our country God has not called His people to give in to self pity nor defeat. Some days I would like to just draw the covers over my head and stay in that warm place forever. However, God has placed us here and His purposes are not always ours. My husband and I have been praying very specifically this last year about a possible different direction for our family farm. You see the Lord brought us here to this big old 7 bedroom, 3 bathroom historic home measuring in size to be about 5000 sq. ft. about 7 years ago. With all of our children grown and none at home I could not imagine why such a big house Lord? At the time of purchase I made inquiry with the Zoning folks over in Abbeville and was given a description of how we could use this home and property within its zoning category. A bit frustrated at the time I thought OK “wow just gear yourself up to begin really putting the talents you have been blessed with to teaching and empowering others” easier said then done! If you know me that is! :-) Nevertheless the years have past and here we are. I have grown much here in 7 years (at least I think so) and now having leaped over my fifth decade of life I am officially into decade #6. Actually I am now “61” years young to be precise! We are excited to be gearing up to truly do what God has called us to do in this place.
So without further ado by the providence of our mighty God we will start entertaining paying Guests to come and learn here and lodge on this farm Lord willing by mid Summer. The County Planner has made it his mission to change the wording of the current regulation governing Bed & Breakfast businesses in the county. Sadly many of us are excluded from participation simply because they are not located within the City limits of Abbeville proper. This county has many, many beautiful large historic homes that could easily be brought up to necessary code requirements and offer some real revenue back into our small communities. These wonderful old homes are valuable and many of these fine places are in areas with very limited commerce. So hopefully we can start a trend. Till the regulations are completely updated we will operate as a teaching farm lodging guests. Afterall, Didaskalos does mean “teacher” in Greek. We will build a profile on https://farmstayus.com/ and trust that those who decide to come here will learn all that they can and totally come away with a life changing experience. Every single person in this world is born with a value given by God. Whether you are a religious person or not you matter. Come let us show you that you have something to offer other folks in this world. Let us work together and share our common bonds rather than being destructive and negative tearing down one another. Life is meaningful when we realize we do have VALUE! Come, let us pour into you and together we can make the world a better place full of hope and kindness. As we make progress we will update you all.