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I have been trying to blog for a few days now yet everytime I come to this space, I feel deflated.  There is so much going on around here and yet there are no pictures to share.  Many projects being worked on but none being shared.  After much inner search I should share this…  I lied.  I told all of you that I was completely unphased by the comments left to me by an anonymous person.  Comments which were meant to discourage me and let myself think that my life is not as rosy as I paint it.  Well, guess what…I did get a little upset (not by the accusations mind you but by the feeling of intrusion by someones judgment) and that feeling planted a little seed which grew into the realization that if I keep my little life open to the world via this blog, there will always be someone who will criticize me, us for the way we live, where we live, how many children we have, what we eat or don’t eat, where that food comes from and that thought has haunted me everytime I have tried in vain to write.

What are my intentions for this blog?  Where do I see it going and what expectations do I have for the future here?  I had intended on writing much more this year and I am off to a terrible start.  I don’t have the answer to any of my questions.  That bothers me!  I know only this, that I started this blog to share because I love community and realized some time ago that there is a great chance for community in the blog world.  One person sharing her life, one mom sharing what works for her, one family sharing the beauty in their world.  Is it perfect, well no.  No ones world is perfect.  Do I share enough of the not so pretty side, well, no.  But there is enough of that in the world already.  So for now, I will continue to share my little life in the hopes that it will help to remind me of all the times I have had with friends and family in the future and a place to record our ups and downs.

I will begin to post my Stash Bash again next Thursdsay if you would like to join me and I hope to share with you all this year my efforts at being more frugal as well as moving our homesteading efforts forward.

Thank you so very much for coming here and checking in on me.  You are the reason that I dig deep and write it all out here.

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I will be in surgery early this morning to fix the issue with my ear drums and not hearing since the 22nd of December.  Won’t you please keep me in your prayers?

The new year is here!!  Time to make new intentions…I don’t make resolutions because I always break them too early and then all is downhill from there.  Intentions you can break and start over with.

My intentions for this year are:

To not waste ANY food.  We don’t really waste much food because anything we won’t eat, the animals will but I want more of our food to go into our bellies this year which will call for some creative upcycling of food, better planning and sticking to a plan.

To save as much money as possible!!  I see tough times a comin and I feel the need to tighten the belts and get very frugal this year.  I will try to share what works and what does not (feel free to do the same : )

To grow as much food as we can and to raise as much of our own meat and fish as possible.  I am not pregnant this year so I have no excuse.

To inspire a love of beauty in my children.  The beauty of life, nature and our faith.

To read more with my children and do more with them.

To use my resources as carefully as possible.

Did you make any intentions this year?  Please do share!

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