Wishes, dreams, and plans for the future

There are really so many things I'd like to do for my family. I've already blogged about a weekly unplugged day, and that's going well. I've stepped back and taken a hard look at what it means to be a biblical homemaker. That is something I strive for.

I also want to learn to be more self-reliant. When we move, I'd like to start a hearty vegetable garden, start buying meats from a local butcher, sewing things myself (not everyday clothes, but cloth diapers, when the time comes, maybe a skirt or 2 here or there)

This all sounds so crazy, and it's so very different that what I wanted even a year ago. I feel like I'm a totally different person now. I'm someone that I think noone expected me to be. Some of my old "friends" were apparently pretty surprised I got married. You know, I am so much happier now that I ever could have believed I would be. I stumbled upon some online groups that promote homesteading, and I really feel like it's a direction I'm meant to be headed in. Unfortuntely, where we are right now, it's not possible (stupid HOA!) but where we are going...I can see it being a reality. I don't expect it to be easy, and I know it will take work, but how rewarding!

I know some of my old friends are going to read this and think I'm nuts, just like some of them think I'm nuts for homeschooling. And I'm totally ok with that :) If we were all the same, then things would get pretty boring pretty quickly!