Category: Faith

I have been hearing a lot about fear lately. I’m hearing it from friends, social media, even family. There is so much out there, so much going on, that is trying to take our peace. Recently, we went on vacation and I had my own battle with fear and I won!

Now I am a self proclaimed scaredy-cat. I don’t like bugs, snakes, the dark, swimming in water I can’t see the bottom of, well…a lot of stuff. But heights, that’s the top dog. Heights is what I would call the worst of the worst. It is so bad, that when it comes time to decorate my 12 ft Christmas tree, I have trouble climbing the ladder and have to get the kids to decorate the top!

Here is where I will say that I am thankful God gave me the husband that he did. I struggle with not enough faith and too much fear, while he has enough faith for everyone in the world and no fear. He has also given that to our children. Where I usually say “don’t do that, you’ll get hurt,” he says, “go ahead, it’s fine.” He has taught them to be careful, most of the time, while not being afraid.

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Recently we had what we call “chicken killing day” at our house. That sounds awful, I know, but it is what it is! We have tried for many years to decrease our dependency on the grocery store. We have also tried to feed our children and ourselves the best quality meat and other products that we can. We don’t always get it right, and we do still shop at the grocery store, but we have increased our sustainability through the years and feel we have gotten a good balance. Most of our protein sources, beef, pork and chicken, come from either our farm or the support of local farms especially through 4-H animals.

We try to raise our own animals not just for the health benefits but also for the economic outcomes. Chickens have been a part of that for a few years. Not only do we have eggs, but we recently purchased chicks to raise specifically for meat. We had not done this for a little while and really wanted to get back to having those in our freezer.

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