Our new adventure

It's been quiet around here, I know.  There has been so much going on in our lives that I just haven't had the mental energy to post.  But I'm hoping that will change after things get settled down again in a few months.

The past few months have been full of decisions and healing.  Tom has had a lot to recover from with his colon and neck surgeries.  It was taxing in both physical and mental ways.  He will begin the final step in that healing with another surgery next week to reattach his colon and hopefully get rid of the ostomy. 

In the midst of this health scare, we've come to realize the need to be closer to family.  While living here in Fort Worth has been an awesome experience for us, it is horribly far from any of our family.  When you have a close knit family, that is hard.  So, our first major decision was that we are moving back to Tennessee.  It will be a hard move, as we have made some great friends here. 

The second decision stems from something we've wanted to do for a long time.  We have been talking for years about wanting a small farm.  We both grew up on one, and feel the pull to go back to that slower pace of life.  It's the pull of working with your hands, and seeing the proof of your work at the end of the day.  We want to see our kids experience it too, before they are grown and have their own families.  We've almost waited too long.

Our trip last week to Tennessee was to visit with family for Thanksgiving, but it was also to find a place to land when we move.  The place we have found has everything we need, even if it doesn't have everything we want. 

The property is beautiful, and has all the barns, garages, chicken coops, and out buildings we'd need to get a good start on our little mini farm.

 The house, it will take some adjustment.  It is small.  It is old.  But it is sturdy and has no major issues. 

So we are giving up our nice, big house with no yard, for beautiful land and a chance to do all the things we have only talked about over the years. 

Come February, we will begin this new adventure.
I pray that God will bless this move, this life change, as He has blessed our last one.