You Asked it... Farm edition

So..... I know I'm not done with many of your questions from the last ask it series. BUT I think you will all be okay with waiting a little longer to hear those answers. Especially since I am answering your farm questions instead! {grin}

The BIG one....

Did we move?

Well... temporarily we did. At least I think it's temporary... for a while.

Does that help you understand at all? {grin}

I guess there is a lot that goes into why we are here. If you've read my blog for a while you might have picked up on the fact that this has been a hard year+ for our family...

bedrest with the twins
the loss of a well paying job
the car accident
and TONS of little things in between

God has been working on us... molding us, shaping up, holding us, showing us, leading us and changing our hearts. We have had to let go of our own lives even more than we thought we could. Throw it all up to God and cling to his Grace.

This adventure has been the biggest hardship AND blessing we have ever gone through. There is too much to get into here and now but one of the things that God kept laying on our heart was that we needed to be HERE.... on the farm.

Was it for us? Was it for our Grandparents? Was it for our children? Was it for all of us?

We don't know the why but we do know we are where God wants us to be right now, with no firm plans as to what we are doing next. There are many things that could have gotten in the way of us coming here but the path was wide open, it practically had neon signs flashing along the way. You could say I might be a hard learner. {grin}

So here we are, on the farm, hoping to put a firm foundation back under our family again. God has always been there and that foundation has not cracked but our family floor has -- so to speak. This past year so much has been thrown at us it has felt like all we were doing was slipping and falling. However tough it was, it has still been a blessing to be falling with God holding our hands and our family by our side.

NOW that you might have a better understanding of what in the world we are doing, here are a few of the nitty gritty details you have all be wondering.

Q: Did you sell your house?
A: Nope, it is still thankfully ours with no immediate plans to sell.

Q: Where are you?
A: We are in North Dakota on the family farm.

Q: How can your husband take that much time off of work.
A: One of the big changes that we have made in the last year is employment. Paul will not be looking for a full time job. He continues to do contract, consulting & at home work in his field. Both at home and here on the farm. He is also helping to work the farm although that is a gift and not employment.

Q: When are you coming home?
A: The tentative plan is to stay through harvest {September-October} and then come home.

Q: What are you farming?
A: Wheat and Soybeans... although I do believe the wheat land is being rented out currently.

Q: Are you staying with family?
A: There are 2 homes here and we are in one and Paul's grandparents are in the other.

Q: Did you bring the dog?
A: Yes all EIGHT of us PLUS the dog were packed like sardines to get here. {grin}

That's all the questions I can remember right now --- if you have more questions post them here and I will add them to THIS post as the come in.

So check back for your answer!

And YES I know I need to announce the winner{s} to the FIND IT contest. I promise it's coming soon there were a LOT {250} guesses to go through.