A Simple Life – Our Homestead

Hello there.

Did you know that I can only write to you when I’ve been inspired?  Well, it’s been three whole weeks since I felt some inspiration.  Sad.  Add to that the flu… no wait…  me, my husband and two year old getting the full blown, knock you out for 7,8,9 days kind of flu… let’s just say that leaves me less than uninspired.  However, I have still had lots on my mind.  My husband and I have been doing some very exciting future planning these last few months and I thought I’d give you a small glimpse of our dreams.

We want to go all Oregon Trail style, buy some raw rural land, homestead it, cultivate it, live off of it and have a more simple and satisfying life.  We would like to live off the grid, grow our own food, and get rid of anything “extra”.  We are saving money and we’re actually making great strides toward our goal.  It’s truly amazing considering last year we were broke, had $4k in credit card debt and nothing in savings.  My faith has been increased.

We aren’t going to be doing this alone as we plan to do this with other like minded individuals in hopes to create an amazing community.  We believe that this is how life is supposed to be, but our America has forgotten it.  We weren’t meant to do this life alone, to be in such debit, getting burned and stressed out.  This go, go, go life just isn’t for us.

Granted, this simple life will be more physically demanding, but we feel it will be much more rewarding.

A dear friend of mine sent me this link to a YouTube video of a song that oh so resonates with what my husband and I desire.

The Weepies – Simple Life

When I get up in the morning, put the kettle on
Make us some coffee, say hey to the sun
Is it enough to write a song, and sing it to the birds
They’d hear just the tune, not understand my love for words

But you would hear me and know…
That I want to live this
I want to live
I want to live a simple life

I dreamed you first, but not so real
And every day since I found you, such moments we steal
Like little fields, we rub our hands
And hold our hearts between them

But will you hear me and know…
That I want to live this
I want to live
I want to live a simple life

Move on, move on, time is accelerating
Drive on, all night, traffic lights and one ways
Move on, move on parking violations waiting
Turn off the car, breathe the air, let’s stay here

I’ll kiss you awake, and we’ll have time
To know our neighbors all by name, and every star at night
We’ll weave our days together like waves, and particles of light

I want to live this
I want to live
I want to live a simple life
I want to live this
I want to live
I want to live a simple life