Raising children on a farm is such a blessing! Farming is not an easy task. Late nights, cancelling and missing appointments due to sick animals or being behind on planting, working outside in the various weather conditions... It’s tough, but it does build character. Children who grow up in this environment and see the sacrifices needed to be made for the livelihood of the family, to have food on the table and to survive. They learn necessary life skills about perseverance, diligence and following through.
These children are raised around nature. They see the natural lifecycle that so many of us, due to this technological age, have been divorced from. The birth of a lamb, the growth of a calf and even the death of a chicken by a predator. The laws of nature are all events that they are accustomed to. They learn to appreciate what’s around them; to look forward to the rainbow after a storm, the sunshine after the rain, that they can resume their outdoor duties and thank the Father for another wonderful day.
Their toys are replicas of their father’s and older brothers’ work equipment and tractors. Having fun means to collect the eggs, pet the horses and watch the sheep tend to the baby lambs. They learn to look up and honor their father, who works so tirelessly in the field for the family.
They will live this life understanding universal Truths. One of which is the law of reaping and sowing; you reap what you sow. When a farmer plants tomato seeds in the springtime, they know to expect see a tomato plant in the summer, not a squash or cucumber plant. Daily, we plant seeds, we sow, through our thoughts, words and deeds. In the future, we harvest or reap based on what we have planted. These may be good outcomes or not. Having these deep spiritual Truths embedded in their psyche from a young age from this way of life, is priceless.
Raising children on a farm is such a blessing.
Here are the add-on shares for this week:
Coffee of the week: Benevolent
Tea of the Week: Detox
Dry Good of the week: Bulgar wheat
