Happy 23rd Anniversary, Daddy and Mama!

I am so thankful to the Lord for my godly parents.

They love the Lord, and desire to walk in His ways and obey Him.

They love each other, even when times are tough, and the going is hard.

They love us, and faithfully teach and train us up in the way we should go.

Thank you, Lord, for Mama and Daddy!

Snapshots of Family Life on the Feldman Farm

It's beginning to feel like spring outside, and we are all catching spring fever!  Farrah and LilyAnn have quite a few vegetables planted in their gardens, and the grass is starting to grow again in the pastures (very important when you have animals).  I have been taking the younger ones outside and doing some farm work lately:  cleaning the stall, spreading manure in the pastures, raking leaves for the pig, etc.

Yesterday I took Emaline, Russell and Anna-Frances outside to rake leaves.  We were putting them in the pig pen for our new piglet to root in, mulch up, and compost.  (Pigs make the best compost machines.)

This Big Piggy Stayed Home: Pt. 2

Well, after our pig was slaughtered, here on our farm, it was time to cut up, package, and freeze all that meat.

We hung it overnight in the outdoor shower.  Since the temperature was in the 20's, it was a perfect cooler.

Journeying In the Light- Part XI

Almost finished with this story, which has turned into a book!

Alice's cousin, Helen, plays a more prominent role in this chapter than Alice, but I pray it will be a blessing.

Journeying in the Light Part 11

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This Big Piggy Stayed Home...

Yesterday, we slaughtered our first pig on the farm.

We've sent a few pigs to the butcher before, but this time we decided to try it ourselves.  And it was worth it!

Butchering Day

I have always liked the idea of a self-sufficient lifestyle.  (Sufficient as regards food; we will always be dependent upon God!)  Saturday, we made another step towards supplying our own food.

LilyAnn and Justice helped me butcher a sheep.

He was an extra mouth to feed, kind of mean, and very healthy, so we decided it was time for him to go to the freezer.  And rather than paying someone else to butcher him, and having to cart him over there, we decided to just do it ourselves.

This photo was taken several months ago.

(WARNING:  Images include a (dead) sheep being processed, and children helping with the work.  With that said, I will add that I have intentionally omitted any very shocking photos.  And, for the record, the sheep died instantly and painlessly.)

Construction, Cooking, and Competition

Beginning operations...

January In Review

January has already come and gone.  It's amazing how fast time seems to be going now, compared to when I was 5 years old and Christmas was a whole year away!

This month has been a whirlwind of fellowship, business, school (for my younger siblings), and encouragement.  There have been a few changes along the way too:

To the landscape:

Out with the old...

Visiting I-TEC and Saying Goodbye

Yesterday morning we were blessed with the opportunity to tour I-TEC, a missionary organization run by the Saint family.  We are friends with the Saints (as some of them attend our church), and wanted to take the tour with Grandmother and PaPa.

The replica of Nate Saint's airplane, used in the movie "End of the Spear".

Visit With Friends and Family

The last several weeks have been such a whirlwind; but it has been a whirlwind filled with fun, activity, improvement, and especially, encouragement in the faith!

I'm going to let the photos tell the story for me....

Journeying In The Light: Pt. 10

At long last, Chapter 10!

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Frosty Fun with the Frozen Feldmans in Florida...

Tuesday morning, about 7:00, this is what our back yard looked like.