New Beginnings
Starting a farm is the largest, scariest project we have ever taken on. When God puts something on your heart however, it’s very difficult to ignore. For 20 years I have been a registered nurse. My entire career has been in labor & delivery and special care nursery. I was fulfilled for a very long time, then, COVID. I haven't been the same since. It was an awakening to what mattered most to me. The common theme that kept coming up was God, home, taking care of my family. How can I take care of my family if I’m not home, not growing food, not teaching my boys how to grow food? And how did God want me to change this?
In the years since, we have started small. Garden……Chickens……Goats……check. But how do you actually take that lifestyle and make a living. Better still… how do I become a farmer/florist. Well, that’s exactly what I’m going to do. This January after much debate we decided that I should go contingent as a nurse. Although it was a hard decision, my heart was content in doing it. That its self is an affirmation to continue on. Growing a farm has been taxing mentally and financially somehow we continue to have enough. That’s what happens when you have faith. God shows up. And the growth spiritually has been amazing. Animals arriving, equipment being delivered, knowledge being gained and a field of hope being grown in the basement.
I still struggle daily with anxiety about how this will all work out. I have the utmost faith that we are making the right decision. I have seen a change in my kids in the last few months. We have all been together as a family more than we have in years. I have immersed myself in growing, design and business classes. I am not an extroverted, social media person by nature. I like to stick to myself, stay quiet and stay home. Again, when the Lord says do something, you do it. I feel like he keeps telling me to put this farm, flowers and family out there. This year the expansion will be monumental, the learning curve will be great. But its gonna be awesome!
We are just a crazy family, making a new way of life for ourselves. We aim to show our kids how to work hard and be genuine people. Nothing is sugar coated, we will make mistakes. Mistakes will make us stronger, smarter and more resilient. This blog will be our farm journal. Thank-you for coming along for our journey.
- Blessed Nest Farm
April 2,2025
PS. Today was the first day where I actually felt like I was making some kind of progress with the farm. I am a very visual person. I don't like things in idea form. Today I see seedlings starting do bulk up, sunshine, flowers starting to bloom, all the animals here, progress…… I wrote this post a few weeks ago, I don't know why I didn't post it. But maybe, it was waiting for the PS. There was a lot of worry a few weeks ago. Now its starting to come together and it looks hopeful! And we still have enough.
-Blessed Nest Farm
April 23,2025