Changes

Not only am I enjoying the change of season in nature, I am enjoying a change of season in my life. Just over a week ago my dh grandfather, (DJ) came to live with us, he is 102. This is quite an adjustment from the free lifestyle I had been living. I am thankful that he is pleasant and grateful for every small act. My oldest son had to move out to a camper on the backside of our property. My girls are still adjusting, and school is finally getting back underway. The biggest adjustment is that I can't just leave or even stick to my regular schedule. Its a small price to pay, and absolutely worth it. Such a rich lesson in life that cannot be taught except through experience.

I want to back track to Nov of 2007, my MIL, was living in her home with DJ and all was well. Then, he became ill at the age of 99 with a gall bladder infection, requiring he and my MIL to move into the home of my SIL. After DJ ( my husbands grandfather), was on his way to recovery, My MIL began not feeling well, tests showed stage 4 ovarian cancer...this was devastating news. She battled courageously for 2 1/2 years, and healing came through her death in late Feb 2010. During the last 3 weeks of her life, my SIL found a lump in her breast. MIL was in the hospital for 2 1/2 weeks of that time and SIL had no time to get to the dr. As it turns out she has been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and is now undergoing chemo, for the next year. So that brings us to DJ moving into our home.

God's timing it perfect, before now I would not have been able to care for him, as I am still HS my youngest 2 children and my husband works in Iraq. Our house is only 3 bedroom 1 bath, I just did not have anywhere to put DJ. My sister so graciously allowed us use of her very nice travel trailer, until we no longer need it. This is typical behavior on her part, she and her dh are some of the most generous people I have ever known.

I have learned to slow down, take one day at a time. God will give me what I need to do what He has called me to do.

FALL is finally here

We have had a wonderful change of seasons. Finally the humidity is down and the days are mild. I have been busy outside in my garden, yard and chickens. I have changed our diet and am following Nourishing Traditions way of cooking and eating. It is more of a natural, whole and organic way of food preparation. It is a process, some concepts I find a bit harder to swallow, literally.
I long for the country life. I try to do everything here on my small urban homestead that I can to emulate living on 100 acres in the middle of nowhere. It is good practice for "one day". I am terribly dissapointed in the production in my garden, but am working on it.
I am spending my days right now visiting my husbands grandfather who has been hospitalized with pneumonia. He should be transferring to a skilled nursing facility next week, where he can get some PT and breathing exercises. Hopefully he will only be there for a week, then back home again.
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