Preparing for rain...

It has been busy lately around the homestead. All this last week the kids have been sick . Fevers, nasty cough, runny nose. Summer cold I guess. Even the baby has had it. That keeps mama busy & lots of time spent on the couch cuddling.

In between that, I have been tackling my lengthy to-do list. Today we were given 7 tomato plants by a friend so I  got those planted tonight. One of them is a Rainbow Cherry tomato. The 'matos will be orange, yellow, green, purple, red or brown! I can't wait. Generous friends are such a blessing. The same friend also has some more starts for us, cukes & broccolli & a few others. I will get those this week. Always wonderful to add to the garden.

We also have been busy, busy, busy with home improvement projects. We are trying to get our homestead ready to be sold or rented. My husband calls it 'preparing for rain.'  Spiritually speaking; not weatherwise. We have felt for some time that the Lord has been calling us elsewhere. We were not looking forward to it but  recent events have made the thought much more appealing. The worst of these was our dog being hit & killed on the road right in front of us. The driver never even took his foot off the gas. And my son was right there. We live right off a highway & although we are completely fenced the dogs still find ways out. I just want off this highway so badly. What if that had been one of my children? So that, coupled with other less traumatic things, has helped prepare us for leaving.

Of course, we still don't know where we are going. We think the most likely place will be  my husbands home town. We are hoping he will be hired as a pastor there come this fall. A few weeks ago we looked at a house there that is our absolute dream house. It could not be more perfect for us if we had built it ourselves. It has everything: a wrap around porch, office for my husband, enough bedrooms for the children, a playroom, a school room, 3 bathrooms , a pantry, the list goes on & on. The only not-perfect thing about it, is it is only on an acre & 1/2.  But, it is a fully usuable acre & 1/2, so we could do quite a bit with it. And as silly as this sounds, since I take care of most things while my husband travels, an acre & 1/2 sounds pretty manageable right now.

But we haven't had a clear 'yes' from the Lord just yet so we are preparing this homestead for the possibility of leaving. It's hard to prepare for leaving while also putting in a garden but that is what we are doing. As much as I love this place I want off the highway more. And a larger house would be such a fabulous thing. We have just over 900 sq ft with 6 people. One bathroom. Small rooms. We are busting out at the seams.

So we are praying & waiting but also 'preparing for the rain' which we trust the Lord to send. Soon we hope.

Blessings.