Months of planning…and we’re here! It would seem just in the nick of time, as Covid 19 (the Corona Virus) ravages the world and our country. God’s timing is always perfect, but as humans we don’t often know it, and certainly not as it is unfolding. This one seems like a slam dunk though?
Let me introduce myself–I am Tammy Sleeper Herald. A soundly middle-aged (how did that happen?) Christian wife, mom of 4, healthcare professional, and now wanna be homesteader. After nearly 24 years out of the Midwest I am back home, and damn glad to be here.
The question we (George, aka Chappie, my hubs) have been answering in one iteration or another for months, is WHY? Why Kansas? Why leave Florida? Why move to a small town, rural community onto a farm? WHY, WHY, WHY?
Easy, peasy, lemon squeezy–After years enmeshed in my career as a PICU RN (started as an RRT) I found myself in Jacksonville, FL with 4 kids, a career I wanted to occupy less and less of my life, and a consistent & moderate level of discontent. To much time running the kids to and from school, ongoing difficulties getting my oldest plugged into a consistent peer group, and trying to make our suburban home into something it could never be-a farm. People everywhere, traffic all the time, Florida heat and humidity, 1700 miles from my family…need I say more?
So after an extended road trip back “home” last summer with my brood, I hatched a scheme to undertake the monumental task of packing up the entire show and moving back to the Midwest.
I’ve got big plans for this little farm…and it’s bound to be fun and funny, Come along for the ride!
