We moved to MorWynd farm in December of 2012. From September, when our offer was (amazingly) accepted until December, we jumped through many hoops and overcame many barriers and finally made it to the closing. Jon likes to say that our move to the farm is a testimony of God's providence and orchestration of our lives, because there were so many potential downfalls of our plan to buy MorWynd farm. Nonetheless, with a two week old baby in tow and lots of help from our church family, we moved in!
So far, some of our accomplishments and ventures include:
- equipment purchases: IH tractor, zero-turn mower, John Deer rider mower with trailer
- adopted to kittens from Darla's parents' farm
- pool liner replacement (deserves a post of its own)
- hosted a double-baby-shower
- fruit vines and bushes planted
- vegetable garden tilled, planted and harvested
- upstairs closets/wall in the house built between the two family "sides"
- upstairs walk-in closet converted into nursery
- apple butter from MorWynd apples
- threw a huge 100+ person birthday bash (post pictures later!)
- threw a church harvest party
What is the purpose of MorWynd farm? To glorify God and enjoy Him forever!--As in all of life. So, how can we apply this to farm life? We want to respect His creation and use it for the purposes He intended--growing vegetables and fruits! We also want to use the farm as a gathering place for our church family--a place for fellowship, and honoring His creation together. I think 2013 was a good start on these goals, and I look forward to furthering them in 2014!
Farm equipment: IH tractor, hay wagon, hay rake
Hay raking
Kitties, Skimbleshanks and Macavity, snuggling in the hay.
Pool just before liner replacement.
An early spaghetti squash.
Potato harvesting.
Birthday barn party.
Donut eating contest at the church barn party.
Potato harvesting.
Donut eating contest at the church barn party. 
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