Greetings Farm followers! Happy New Year! My number one prayer for myself this year is that the Lord would give me a heart with an increased longing for Heaven. That my attention and focus would not be material, earthly things that fade away but eternal investments in lives till my sojourn is done. I pray for an abundant outpouring of souls eager to learn in 2023. May I grow in grace and knowledge and be useful to those I touch personally as I interact each day with hungry souls. I pray for a more humble servants heart with an increasing level of patience to deal with the many fearful folks living in this world. May I bless the lonely and if possible cause even just one minute of a day to be a moment of increased hope and joy. God is REAL and He cares!
I am looking forward to what the Lord has on the horizon for myself, this farm and my family this year. I have so many plans in my head but I know that a fool uttereth all his mind but the wise keepeth in till afterwards. Patience is a learned behavior and at 63 I have a long way still to go. The Lord has deeply impressed upon my heart His verse that before the foundations of the world He chose me to be His own. He has said that He has prepared good works for me to walk in as well. So if I truly believe His word then God has my life plan and I need to diligently seek Him daily and follow where He leads. The mysteries are His and what He reveals is more than enough to make my way forward. So may I study hard, walk by faith and put into action all He directs.
Farm Goals for 2023-Pray for me please!
Progress with the renovations so I can open my B&B. Continue to upgrade and put into place the things needful to make this farm truly a destination. Prepare for baby goats to be born this Spring. That means to seriously set up a better milking parlor in the barn. We have decided to purchase another milk cow. So the search is on. I love Jerseys (all kinds) but I am actually considering a Dutch Belted. So if any of you folks have any good leads let me know. My husband and I do not drink milk however, we know too many young families needing safe milk supplies. So time to put up or shut up. :-) Just a small scale operation. I have too many things on my plate to get sidetracked so need to keep focused.
We had so many requests for our organically raised pastured turkeys last year that I have decided to raise some Bourbon Reds to add to our two other breeds. These will only be for Thanksgiving and I will keep back two females and a male to be able to hatch out poults of my own Lord willing in 2024.
I am hoping to be able to do at least three batches of 25 meat birds this year. So I can have some excess to sell to others.
I will be starting my herb, vegetable and flower seedlings soon and I have had requests from some folks to grow some plants to sell. I will do my best. Check what is “for sale” page on this website later on this year.
My husband is interested in learning Reflexology so I will join him in this study and see where we land.
So hopefully the Lord will bring to fruition some of these goals this year. I will do my best to endeavor to achieve all that I can.