Monday, April 22, 2013

national tragedy and dreams for the future

santa monica beach

last week was a challenging week for the nation.

monday there was a double bombing at the boston marathon near the finish line.
3 lives were lost with numerous injured.
it's a tragedy. i don't understand how people come up with such evil thoughts and act upon them.

wednesday in texas there was a fertilizer plant that exploded.
they are still searching for survivors and sifting through the rubble.

friday they finally tracked down the suspects in the monday bombings.
boston city had been on lock down,
law enforcement searched each home in the area....

my heart breaks for everyone who had been effected

but there are evenings i prefer to turn the tv off and focus on my world, my family and my home.
there is plenty of evil in the world if we look
there is also an abundance of good and many blessing if we search for that too.

with all that is happening in the world,
the more i want our own homestead in the middle of nowhere.
life will consist of sun up to sun down
taking care of our needs.

thursday i went with my momma to pick up some probiotics for mitchel
and i was talking to her about my dreams for the future, living in the middle of nowhere...
she said we'd need to live semi close to town so our {future} kids could attend school and have friends.
i responded... eh. they can tend to the livestock and play on the farm.
then i said - you'll probably laugh... but i'd consider homeschooling

for all the years i swore i'd never follow in my own upbringing....
i've swallowed another round of nevers
chickens, orchids, canning, homesteading....
i want all of it

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