Last week, we celebrated two years of living here at the farmhouse. My, how those 730 days have flown!
It takes us 15 minutes to get to the closest grocery store or gas station. There’s no such thing as a quick trip.
Replacing or repairing appliances has been our focus and taken our $$. We haven’t crossed off much on my pages-long list of home improvements. I have dozens of Pinterest boards ready and waiting, but untouched.
The house never seems spick and span. Six kids (and now a dog!) who are here all day everyday makes for constant messes and a revolving door of chores.
Our internet is slow as molasses and spotty/non-existent when it snows or rains.
…but…
Our neighbors are friendly and welcoming and generous.
We started homeschooling again to best serve my children with learning disabilities and they are thriving.
We see deer roaming and turkeys gobbling daily and birds being hatched on our front porch.
We have a new appreciation for nature and spend much of our time outdoors.
We feel a deep calm in the quiet, a retreat from the unsaid (but definitely felt) pressures to do more and keep busy.
Our life sometimes feels hard, but it’s also so, so good. I’m so thankful for the past 730 days. What a gift.
Read The Story of Our Big Move for the beginning of this adventure – and to see how big my babies have grown!
This is beautiful! We will celebrate two years in our "farm house" in mid July. I did hop over to your moving post and, let me tell you, seeing how much your babies have grown, got me all misty eyed – ha! ( I've been super hormonal and emotional lately as my baby is approaching two soon 😉 what a beautiful story of Gods faithfulness and attention to detail.
Wow two years flew by!