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!
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Monday, February 16, 2015
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.
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| 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.)
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
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:
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| Out with the old... |
Thursday, January 15, 2015
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.
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| 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....
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Frosty Fun with the Frozen Feldmans in Florida...
Tuesday morning, about 7:00, this is what our back yard looked like.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
The Spanish Brothers, by Deborah Alcock
The Spanish Brothers, A Tale of the Sixteenth Century, by Deborah Alcock
(A tale of the growth and suppression of the Gospel in Spain.)
Juan and Carlos are brothers. They love each other very dearly, and build many castles in the air together. Juan is bold, strong, and dominant- an excellent military man. Carlos is thoughtful, sensitive, and extremely intelligent- perfect material for a distinguished churchman. They are left to the wardship of their uncle, for their mother died at Carlos' birth, and their father had mysteriously disappeared some time before. One of their favorite plans is to buy a ship and go in search of him, for it is rumored that he went to the Indies, and there was killed. With the hopefulness of youth, though, they do not believe the story, for he left a message behind for them, inscribed on a window:
"El Dorado
Yo hé trovado."
"I have found El Dorado."
Someday, they determine, they will go together and find both their father, and El Dorado.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Family Hiking Trip!
Well, the cooler weather has come, at least, for a few days, and we took advantage of it to have a family hike in Gothe State Park.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
A Sad Day on the Feldman Farm
There are good days and bad days on the farm. Good days are when things are going well- the animals are all healthy, kids were born, or the garden is producing lots of veggies.
Sad days are when the calf someone is waiting to pick up gets worms; the goats eat all Mama's rose bushes, plus the garden, and we run out of feed; or worst of all, when one of the animals dies.
Monday was a sad day.
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