Moving forward, but not fast enough.

Finally, I feel as though we are moving in a direction that will make our dreams come true. We have had our first ever quail sale, soap sales and we have officially sold eggs. This is our business in it's infancy. Our legacy.

Whenever someone says to you, "this life is all work all the time" I believe it to be true. I imagine there will come a time where we will fall into a rhythm. Where things almost feel as though they are on autopilot.

The thing is we just dream so big, that we have done so much, but it is never enough. We are hungry to do more, build more even to be more. There is a deep desire to make it all happen now.

We try to use ingenuity to craft, build and find the things we need for our homestead. We would love to grow the size of our homestead as rapidly as possible. I think that's true of everyone who has a homestead.

I can see it now, a picturesque farmhouse overlooking an array of out buildings, animals, large shop, entertaining area and a huge pond or waterway. Those are all a must! I picture the animals we will have; horses, cows, goats, chickens, quail, bunnies, sheep, pigs, dogs, cats and donkeys. I even have names and placement on an imaginary land drawn out in my mind.

A moody morning backdrop as there is a light fog over the morning landscape. The sun beaming through the mist majestically. Roosters crowing, even though we know they love the sound of their own voice and will use it whenever for whatever, it's the romance of the thing for me. Everything kissed in dew and the smell of our farm. While it isn't for everyone, for me it is the smell of home. I love the smell of horses, soil and earth.

I can see it all so clearly, hear the sounds and sometimes in my mind I am more there than here. I know it is right around the corner. I know we are close, but we still seem so far away. I suppose it is always that way with your hearts greatest desire. It can never come soon enough.

In the meantime we bask in gratitude for the life we have. The beauty in our lives, our children, our animals and the soon to be incredible garden. We will steward our land and make it as beautiful as we can. We will pull no effort or expense as this land we own will one day be someone else's dream come true. What an incredible honor to get to be a part of that cycle. I am truly thankful and humbled.