A Few Things I Learned in 2009 (there were many more)

* It's okay to buy a loaf of bread even if you own a Bosch and a grain mill.

*Boxed macaroni and cheese can be your friend on crazy, wild days.

*You can make food an idol.....not just by gluttony, but by thinking you can only eat organic, whole grains, certain meats, etc.

*That I'd rather adopt more children than eat all organic.

*That God wants us to be good stewards with our money no matter what.

*That we have made all kinds of mistakes in the past in regards to money and we should have alot more to show for my husbands hard work & the Lord's blessings than what we do.

*That God forgives us and we move forward with lessons learned.

*That I'd rather spend more time with my children than thinking I have to make everything from scratch.

That's just a few things. Yes, here at Trinity Homestead we'll stay raise our own chickens for meat, raise free range eggs, milk our own goats, and raise a garden. But, yes you may open our pantry door and find cereal, box mac & cheese, cans of cream soups or who knows what else (all gotten on sale of course!). You'll still find us working hard and doing our best to glorify God in all we do though.

One of our priorities this year is to adopt. We are praying to adopt a sibling group or up to 4 children. We always live within our means but saving money for the huge adoption fees stretches you. We'll be praying and looking for all kinds of ways to save money in 2010. And even once we've adopted we hope that those practices will stay in place and we have extra funds to put toward missions, feeding the hungry and paying off our mortgage....to just name a few.