Well it's been a minute since my last blog (about 2 months). And boy have we been busy! We have been excited to share the news we have hinted about for the past 5 or 6 months. We bought a basket factory!

So, what is a basket factory? We make wooden baskets for farm/home use. Mostly for agriculture such as bushels, half bushels, 2, 4 and 8 quart baskets. We make them right from the log! 

Here is our story on how we became owners of the basket factory. Our official name is Greenfield Basket Manufacturing, LLC. 

The factory is located about 5 minutes from our Homestead in a little town called Little Hope. It is very rural. The factory was started back in 1933. Our son worked there through high school so we had gotten to know the owners well. During this time, through talking with them, they made it known that they were getting ready to retire. They had owned it for the past 30 years. 

As we talked, Janel and I really felt prodded by the Lord to make an offer on the factory. After looking over the books, we were very surprised at the amount of business they did. There is unlimited work. We are one of only 3 wooden basket manufacturers left in the United States. 

After some back and forth negotiating, we finally struck a deal! And on March 14th of this year, we signed the papers and purchased the factory! What a true blessing. 

These first 6 weeks have flown by and we have been blown away at the amount of orders we have already delivered. And this is our slow time! We had set a goal for April and we have over doubled it already. God has been amazing. 

One of the things we have set out to do first, is to honor the Lord with our business. We will be supporting 4 different ministries that we have felt led to support financially. We will keep the details private, but that is our first priority. We have dedicated this business to our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Secondly, we are looking forward to working together as a family! My son has started this week as he left his other job and Janel works for a few hours a day in the office. I run the factory every day. Right now we have 7 employees, but will be fully staffed with 10 by next month as we have some people starting in May. That was a huge blessing! We have people wanting to come work with us!

I will be putting out a lot of videos on the process of making a basket. It is very interesting and it has been amazing so far. We are thankful for the wonderful mercies of our Most High God! 

Please follow our new Facebook Page HERE and check out a couple video shorts I did on our YouTube channel of making baskets HERE! 

And if you need any baskets....you know where to get them! God bless y'all! -Steve

I've always loved studying history, especially as I've gotten older. Not just our own history here in the USA, but human history. I've always found it interesting that history always repeats itself. Humans always do the same thing. 

Here in the United States, freedom and liberty is something that we "supposedly" strive for. But are we really free? Think about what true freedom is. What liberty is. Are you free?

Sure, we enjoy a lot of freedoms that other countries do not. But not by leaps and bounds anymore. We have allowed ourselves to be shackled and enslaved. Think about the freedoms we enjoyed just a little over 100 years ago in our country.

Back then we could hunt and fish without permission from the government. We could own firearms without begging for permission. We could get married, own our own land, build on our own land, grow our own food and sell it, keep almost all of our wages, buy and sell freely, travel without restriction, start a business, and school our own children. 

Now we have to ask government for our God given rights. We have to pay a fee to the "crown" for these things. How far we have fallen.

Our elections are corrupt. Our politicians are corrupt.  Our courts are unjust. Our judges are wicked. We are taxed beyond what our Founders could have ever imagined.

Our once beautiful cities are now crime infested jungles. Our borders are wide open. Look what this nation has become. 

Our founders laid out one of the greatest blueprints for freedom. The Constitution. Derived from Scripture and a dependence on the Creator. They knew true freedom can only come from God. They knew without an appeal to heaven, we would lose freedom. They knew this from experience. 

They came from a land where monarchy ruled. The king ruled.

So here we are. A couple hundred years later. ONLY a couple hundred years later. We've taken this freedom we were given and have exchanged it for a king.

The tyranny we escaped from 200 years ago, we have ran right back to. 

In our arrogance, we have kicked out God from the public square. We pridefully have taken credit for this once great nation. And in our pride, we have lost all that we were given....freedom. We have given it away and become slaves. 

Governments ALWAYS oppress their people. Always. Throughout the annuls of human history, this has always been the case. It is the case throughout the world today and we see it playing out here in America. Like I said, history repeats itself.  

The flag An Appeal To Heaven was a flag flown by the early colonists in their resistance to the British King. It was flown on our ships and used in battle. It's purpose was just as the words indicated, and appeal to heaven for the mercies of God.

We need to fly this flag again. But this time in resistance to our own government. We need to appeal to heaven for our nation to turn back to God in repentance. To seek out His mercy and to restore freedom. 

Without Gods mercy we will continue down the path of slavery, and eventually destruction. We need to wake up. A few people can change the world. Strive for liberty. Strive for freedom. Pray to God for mercy on our nation.

Join me in standing for Freedom. -Steve

As many of you know, we had a fire in April of last year (2023). We lost our barn, all of our animals, tractor, implements, our garage and all our tools, and part of the shed. It was devastating. But God has been faithful and we praise His name!

I haven't done an update for a while, so I thought I would do an update on the garage. It has been rebuilt and we love it! I did a video tour of it....check it out below. 

Our barn is almost complete. I will try to do an update on the barn this weekend. We should be able to put the cement in for the floor in the spring, hopefully by June. It all depends on the weather. 

Thanks for checking in and watch the video tour of our garage! -Steve

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Some updates around the Homestead. Check out our latest video. God bless! 
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I'm going a little off topic today. I thought I would share a quick blog/vlog post on how I make my coffee. I love coffee!

I don't make it this way every time as it takes a good 30 mins or so to make, but this is my favorite way.

I love coffee in a percolator. There is just something about it that makes it taste better.

Here is how I make mine and make sure to check out the video at the bottom to see a short video of me making my morning coffee!

First, I pour in 6 cups of water (filtered). I then put in a regular coffee filter in the top part. Percolators can be used without a filter, but it gets more coffee grounds in the pot if you don't use a regular filter.

I like grinding my coffee beans. My favorite coffee is Tim Hortons whole bean, medium roast. You can get a bag HERE. 

I use one tablespoon of coffee for each cup of water. So with 6 cups of water, I use 6 tablespoons of ground coffee. I then put on the stove on high. Once it starts percolating, I let it go for 8 minutes. After 8 minutes, I take it off the burner and let it sit for 5-8 minutes. It is VERY hot. This gives any grounds that made it into the percolator a chance to settle to the bottom. 

After that, slowly pour a cup and enjoy! This will give you about 3 or 4 regular coffee cups. 

​Below are some links to my percolator and coffee grinder if you are interested. 

​Percolator - click HERE
Grinder - click HERE

Thanks for checking in and enjoy my Coffee ASMR video! -Steve 

Heading into a new year always brings a time of reflection on the past year as well as goals for the coming new year. One thing that 2023 taught me was that I am NOT in control of everything. God is. 

For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
-Isaiah 55:8-9

As many of you know, we had a fire in April that destroyed our barn and garage. We lost all our animals. Chickens, rabbits, goats and sheep. It was devastating. We lost our tractor and all our implements. A lifetime of tools. My small welding shop. All gone in a couple hours. 

It was a tough year to say the least. But God has restored. We have rebuilt the barn and garage. We have replaced the tractor (see video below). We have replaced a ton of tools. God has been good to us. 

We are still waiting on putting concrete in the barn. That will happen in the spring. We had to move a bunch of dirt in to build the new barn and the builders recommended we wait until spring to complete the floor. Once that is done, we can build new stalls and finally start raising animals and livestock again! We can't wait.

The day we bring our first animals into the new barn will be quite emotional. It will be incredible. We plan on having some friends and family over to celebrate with us. There will be lots of tears of joy. 

2023 also gave me a new outlook on life. Janel and I celebrated our 23rd anniversary. (see pic from our getaway). I started a new job this year. We grew our garden and had an incredible harvest this year. God brought so many wonderful people into our lives. We grew closer to our neighbors. I praise God for some of these changes that needed to happen.

I must confess that before the fire, I had become quite pessimistic towards people and society in general. I  thought the worst of everyone and everything. I wasn't depressed or anything, but I was pretty much convinced that most people were evil, so let's just live in our little bubble and let a few people in and that's good enough. 

Tragedy really forces you to get out of your comfort zone. When you lose control, there is an internal panic that makes you realize that you can't do it alone. That is tough for a man. Especially a prepper/modern homesteader like me. I'm used to solving the problems and making them right. I'm the one that gets stuff done. If there is an issue, I fix it. That's how it's always been.

Not this time. 

I am thankful for the Lord stretching me out of my comfort zone. I've learned to trust and lean on others more. I'm not even close to where I should be, but closer than where I was. It's a good start. 

So now we are getting ready to enter 2024. Wow did this year go fast. So now what? What are our plans?

​We do have a bunch of goals and plans for the Homestead. Finishing the barn, new animals/livestock, new greenhouse, new pastures....but we are giving these all to God. It is in His hands and we are good with that!

But there is one VERY BIG thing happening. 

We would ask you all to pray for us over the next month or so. We are taking a HUGE step out of our comfort zone. It is very exciting and we can't wait to share it with you. God has provided us with a very big opportunity and we are thankful. Your prayers would be an incredible blessing to us! Stay tuned....

So with that it's almost time to put a wrap on 2023. It was definitely a year of growth for me. It also gave me more of a positive outlook on the future. I'm looking forward to 2024. And I praise God for another year on the Homestead that He blessed me with. 

Have a Happy New Year everyone! God bless! -Steve

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We live in turbulent times. A lot of civil unrest and turmoil not only around the world, but here in the United States. It is important to protect your family and yourself. Don't forget self defense is an important part of preparedness. 

It's not just food preparedness, or medical supplies. It's also about having a plan for the defense of your family and fellow citizens. 

Here is a link to the EDC bag I carry in the video below. Check it out HERE. 

Thanks for checking in! BE PREPARED!  -Steve

We watched the documentary No Farmers No Food last night. Very alarming. Below is a video vlog I made tonight of my thoughts. Everyone should watch this documentary. You can watch it HERE or click on the picture to link to the documentary.

It really reminded me to be diligent in my preparedness for what is coming! Check out my vlog below and God bless!   -Steve

I'm back to blogging again! 

I love to blog. It is something that I have done for many, many years. But the past year has been an extremely busy and challenging year. 

As many of you know, we had a devastating fire this past April. We lost our barn and all our animals. We lost our garage and a lifetime of tools. We lost our tractor and all our implements. It was absolutely crushing. I'll post the fire video below and my first video after the fire as well.

But.....the Lord was amazing. He has restored us more than we could have imagined. Our family, friends and neighbors were incredible. People we didn't even know showed up. Our church family was amazing. 

The whole process restored my faith in humanity. I was humbled and deeply moved by the love shown to us. 

Since then, we have rebuilt our barn and garage. We are not 100 percent done with the barn as we are waiting for the ground to settle so we can concrete the floor, but the garage is complete. The builder, an Amish crew that I knew very well, moved all their work so they could prioritize our barn and garage. It was amazing. 

Thank you just doesn't seem like it's good enough. Words don't seem good enough. We are full of gratitude and thankfulness. God has been good to us. He has blessed us and used many of you to carry out those blessings!

I'll be back to blogging more consistently as we continue on our journey to live more simply. We definitely feel more of an urgency to prepare for what's coming. We've made so much progress and can't wait to share a lot of those things with y'all. 

Along with more blogging, we will start posting more videos on YouTube. Follow us on our Facebook and YouTube pages by clicking on the icons on the top of the page. We do a lot on Facebook, including lots of giveaways from some of our channel sponsors (who were absolutely amazing through the fire). 

Thanks for checking in and stay tuned for our garden update coming soon! Our garden is incredible this year!

God bless Y'all! - Steve

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Life is busy! But it's a fun kind of busy. We have a list of never ending projects, but God has been very good to us, and we love this life!

Our garden is coming along nicely (except for the corn and peas). Our tomatoes, onions, peppers, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, blueberries, strawberries, lettuce and beans are all growing very well. We should get a good crop this year. 

We got a good amount of rain over the past couple days. It was very much needed! We weren't in drought conditions like a lot of the country, but it was still pretty dry out. It was nice to get a nice day of soaking rain. Our plants loved it. One of these days I'm going to have to do a video of before and after rain. They grown so fast after a good rain. 

We also got our meat chickens in this past week (see video below). We will be butchering them in about 8 weeks. Love raising our own food. Nothing better. We will be doing a video on chick to freezer on how to raise pasture raised chickens. It should be pretty good. Our last video on how to raise meat chickens from chick to freezer has over 2 million views on YouTube! 

Summer is in full swing here at the homestead. It is beautiful. It hasn't been too hot and has been very pleasant. We are looking forward to harvest and canning season as well as breeding our animals this fall. It's a wonderful time of year here. 

Archery season will be starting soon and I'm starting to get excited. I have a new stand that my dad gave me. It is a little taller than my other two stands. I will be doing a video on putting it up in the next couple of weeks. I've been getting a lot of videos of deer on my game cameras. I will definitely get a doe, but I'm going to be picky on shooting a buck. I was last year as well. Looking for a wall mounter! 

On a sad note, we had to put down one of our lambs as he was really hurt. It was very sad, but is part of raising animals on a farm. This one was particularly hard as it was something that shouldn't of happened. It was a fluke accident shortly after he was born and it just got worse. Unfortunately we let him go as long as we could. He was really suffering. 

Check out our new store page! Hit the SHOP tab above. We only have a handful of merch, but soon it will be full. Every purchase helps us out at the Homestead! 

Finally, if you haven't yet....give us a follow on our social media pages! We would love to have you along on the journey with us. Just hit one of the Icons on the top of the page and it will take you to our page. Thank you in advance! 

Check out our update video below and our baby chick video!

​Thanks for checking in and God bless Y'all! -Steve

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“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” - Matthew 10:28

I love that Scripture. That verse is in the middle of a passage where Jesus is instructing His disciples on how to go about preaching the Gospel. He warns them of the persecution they will endure. And in the face of that, Jesus says the above verse. It is a reminder that we are to focus on Him and not man. 

We live in an unprecedented time in history. We have been extremely blessed. There is not much need in our land. Even among the poor in our country. Technology, medicine, food and money is abundant. We have much. Our generation has lived in much peace and prosperity, and haven't had to experience much war. 

This abundance has produced an entitled people. We feel we are "owed" everything that we have, or that we deserve it. We have forgotten where this abundance has come from. It is from the Creator of the universe. He has blessed this nation. But we have squandered it. 

We flaunt our wickedness and don't even hide it anymore. It is disgusting. We mock God. We laugh at His commands. We make fun of those who stand for righteousness. Churches are empty. Bibles collect dust on our shelves. 

In doing so, we have brought judgement upon ourselves. It is deserved. 

So what do we do now? 

First, we repent. We need to repent and turn to the Most High God and ask for His mercy. In our homes first, then in the church and then society. 

Unfortunately, I believe that part of the Most High God's righteous judgement is that He has given our society over to a reprobate or debased mind. He has lifted His restraint on evil and allowed us to sink into depravity. That is a sign of His judgement. (Read Romans 1)

As for me, I will never fear man. Never. I have chosen to serve the King of Kings. My life is His. 

We will prepare the best we can for the hard times coming. And they are coming. The Bible says in 1 Timothy 5:8:

"But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."

We have to provide for our families. The signs are everywhere. Get your households ready. Here is some practical advice. Prepare your hearts first, and then for the needs of your family. START NOW! 

We have been preparing for years. But most haven't. When you start your preparedness journey, think of the three "B's"...Beans, Bullets and Bandaids!

Focus on food, protection and medical supplies.

Part of medical supplies are your hygiene products. Hygiene is the best defense against disease and sickness. Soaps, cleaning products, toiletries, sanitation, etc.  

Get at least a weeks worth of food for your whole family immediately. And then build from there. It is easy to quickly build up some food over time. Put away grains. Sugars. Salts. Rice. Oats. Beans. These things can be purchased in bulk for decent prices and can be stored easily. Have a water source. This is critical. 

Protection/self defense. This is a Biblical principle and don't let anyone ever tell you it isn't. I may blog about the Biblical case for self defense someday. (Read a good article on the subject HERE.) I believe it is sinful for a man NOT to defend his family. But that is for another day. Guns are also good for many other things such as hunting, varmint control, and butchering. 

As we see society crumbling around us morally, don't fear! Do what you can and leave the rest to our Awesome God! He is in control. 

Fear God, Not Man! 

Thanks for checking in and God bless! -Steve

As winter winds down here at the Homestead, we are looking forward to spring. It is beautiful here when spring rolls around. Seeing everything come alive again is amazing. Getting ready for growing season is always exciting!

Lately I've been doing a lot of reflection on life. For the past few years I have had such contentment and peace that it is hard to explain. God has given me the desires of my heart. I have a beautiful marriage and lots of children. 

As some of you know, almost 10 years ago we had decided to get some land and live a more simpler life. We wanted to produce a lot of our own food, work the land and raise a bunch of animals. The Lord miraculously provided our property that we have. We moved to our Homestead and started out with pretty much nothing. 

Fast forward to today and it has been an amazing ride. To see how the Good Lord has provided everything we needed and given us so much. It is from His hand. We owe it all to Him. What an awesome God we serve!

One of the things we wanted to commit to this year is to give more of ourselves to help others. We see a lot of hurting people out there and want to give, both financially and of our time, to others. This life is all about serving not being served. The Bible says in Acts 20:35:

 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

Those words of Jesus ring true. Giving is such a blessing. 

Below is our new channel trailer for 2022. I'm thankful for my friend Brandon for letting me use his amazing music for our video. Check out his Facebook page here. Great worship music. 

We thank the Most High God for this beautiful life he has given us. If you're reading this, seek after Him. Leave this world behind. Get out of the rat race and seek the simple things in life. Enjoy the land. There is a peace that surpasses all understanding. A peace that can only be found in Jesus. 

Thanks for following us on our journey! Check out our new channel trailer below and God bless! -Steve

Snow came to the Homestead late this year. We didn't get our usual amount in November in December, but January is sure making up for it! And it has been very cold as well. 

Dealing with the bitter cold can be challenging when raising animals. You have to make sure you're on top of getting eggs from the chickens. As you can see from the picture of the egg I'm holding, it doesn't take long for them to freeze and crack when its in the single digits! I went out late in the evening a couple weeks ago and had to throw away a half dozen frozen eggs. 

Frozen water is also an issue. Below is a video I did on how we deal with frozen water issues here at the Homestead. When you have chickens, rabbits, sheep and goats, water is a big issue. 

I invested in a new snow plow for my truck and it has been amazing. For those of you who don't know, I totaled my 2005 Toyota Tacoma last spring. I hit a deer on the highway. I had a smaller plow that I had for the Tacoma that had been awesome over the past 6 years. 

After searching for a truck for over a month after my truck was totaled, I purchased a 2010 Nissan Titan off of a private seller. It was a good deal, but the plow off my Tacoma was too small for the Titan. So I had to invest in a new plow. I went with a Snow Dogg. I have been very happy with it. There is a huge difference plowing with a full sized truck and plow. I will be doing a video review on the plow this weekend. 

On another note, I'm getting over my second bout of Covid. The first time I got it back in May of 2021, it was rough. I don't ever remember being that sick in my life. It put me down for 9 days and took a couple months to fully recover. 

This last bout wasn't near as bad. Basically like a bad cold. I'm still dealing with the cough, but the worst was losing my taste and smell for the second time. I got it back after about a week, but that is horrible! 

Janel and I both got it twice. The good thing is it got us to concentrate more on our health. One of the reasons we wanted to get into modern homesteading was to raise a lot of our own food. We want to raise and grow a good portion of our vegetables and meat. Knowing how your food is raised/grown is priceless. There is nothing better than eating food that you raised. 

Including more fruits and vegetables in our diet is something we have really started to do and I have noticed the difference quickly. I've already dropped a few pounds (my goal is 25 lbs) and I just feel better. It's amazing what a small change can do. 

Finally, we are looking forward to spring as we have some excited projects here at the Homestead. Janel is already getting into gardening mode. I love the garden. We are expanding it this year for a couple reasons. First, we love gardening! Secondly, we want to give a bunch away this year to some who may not be able to garden or have the space we have. 

I will be finally fencing in all my corn. The deer have totally destroyed it every year for the past few years. I'm done with that. We fenced in all of our garden boxes (see video below) and it kept out the deer this year. But any of our gardens outside our fenced in area get hammered by the deer and rabbits. 

Thanks for checking in and reading our latest blog. Check out the videos below. 

Stay warm and God bless!  -Steve

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About 9 years ago my wife and I went out in faith and put our home up for sale. We lived on a cul-de-sac in a nice neighborhood. But we longed for land and a simpler way of life. To be more self sufficient. Check out the "Our Story" tab to read more about it. 

Over these past 9 years we have slowly built up our Homestead. I remember the excitement of getting our first chickens! Or planting our first little garden....and it was little! But it was amazing. The joy and contentment of those moments are hard to put into words. There is something spiritual that God has instilled in us when we work the land or raise/harvest our own food. You can't find that peace anywhere else. 

Next week we are butchering one of our sheep. It made me reflect on how far the Most High God has brought us. I thought about 9 years ago when we went out in faith and put our trust in Him for this move. How He provided this land (it was a miracle). How He has sustained us through the tough financial times. How we have always had enough and been provided for. Always. 

We are humbled to be butchering our first sheep that we have raised right here on our own land. It may not be that big of a deal to some. But this is a goal of ours being realized. 

We have butchered hundreds of chickens. We have collected thousands of eggs. We have planted, grown, and harvested tons of vegetables over these past 9 years. But raising sheep has been something I have wanted to do for many years. 

And to see it come to fruition is humbling.

Years and years of planning. Hours and hours of research. Tons of work to prepare pastures, pens, and to expand the barn. The expense to become a Finnsheep Breeder. All the failures and successes of breeding.

​Yet the Most High has been so gracious and merciful to us. We are thankful. We are blessed. 

You see, this lifestyle brings so much contentment and joy. It is hard to look back and not get emotional. The blessings are incredible. The hard work is so rewarding. The joy is unexplainable. 

We get a lot of comments on our YouTube channel from people who are longing to live a more simpler way of life. They don't want the things this world offers. There is something missing. 

To those people longing to leave the empty promises of this world, let our story be an encouragement to you. We are not special. There is no magical formula or luck that is involved. There is only faith in the Creator of this world. He can accomplish anything. He can give you the desires of your heart. Trust in Him.

Write down your goals. Pray over them. 

Do you want land? Pray fervently for it. Do you want to live more simply? Pray fervently for it. The Most High is merciful and gracious. Live for Him and be free! The Bible says in James 5:16:

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

As we wrap up 2021, I am looking back at what the Most High has done for us. It has been a beautiful 9 years. I have learned to enjoy the ride. There is a peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7). That verse has come alive to me over the past years. 

I'm looking forward to what's in store for 2022! We have big plans. But everything is in His hands. We are trusting in that and can't wait to share this journey with you'all!

Thanks for following along and blessing us with the kind comments and all the prayers. We love you all! 

Many blessings in the name of Yeshua and Happy New Year!  -Steve

We were doing an inventory on our canning supplies and seeds for the upcoming gardening season and decided to shoot a quick video! From all the reading I've been doing, the expectation is that there will be a seed and canning supply shortage again this year. Right now there are tons of inventory in stock, but that is expected to shrink over the next couple of months! Hope the video inspires you to get started now before it's too late!
 
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​God bless ~ Steve
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January is flying by! It has gone by quickly. We have definitely gotten a lot of snow this month (Erie is number one in total snow fall), but we had a break at the beginning of the month and we were able to get a total barn cleaning done! Check out the videos below. 

We are looking forward to spring here at the Homestead. One of our major projects this year is to expand our garden. Last year we had an incredible garden. The Most High blessed us with an abundance of vegetables. But the deer and other animals got their fair share as well!

So this year we will be installing a fence around the entire garden. It will be a big project as we have a HUGE garden. We will also be adding more garden boxes and growing a bunch of different stuff this year. One of the things that I missed last year was our corn. It got completely hammered by the deer. I also want to do some potatoes as well. 

We will be making an investment in a rototiller for the back of the tractor. We have a nice rototiller that has served us well, but it is a lot of work to put in a big plot. Especially when the dirt is untilled. We are planning to expand our ground plots this year and we also have a lot of manure that we want to rototill in. Last year it was a lot of work to work the manure into the ground with our old rototiller.

This year we will also be adding more pasture for our sheep and goats as we will be expanding the herd. We are looking to begin our years long dream of selling goats milk products and sheep spun wool products. It is an exciting time! 

The Most High has blessed us so much and we praise His name! We have some more VERY exciting news we will be sharing soon. Stay tuned! 

Thanks for stopping by and check out a couple of our videos from the past few weeks! God bless!  -Steve
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As I look back on the past year, I have to say it was one of the most blessed years of my life. Elections, Covid and civil unrest were the stories that surrounded us. But that wasn't our story.

Our story was one of peace and love. A story that only God could of wrote. As I reflect back over the past year, I am humbled at the work of our Lord in our lives. I'm reminded of the passage of Scripture of when Jesus was preparing his disciples for His death on the Cross:

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” — John 14:27

It is from His hand that he has provided. It is from His hand that our Homestead has grown. It is from His hand that he has chosen to bless us....not only with earthly treasures, but with love and peace.

Our journey has been a pursuit to live more simply. To focus on loving one another and living for Jesus. As one person put it....to be old fashioned on purpose. And God has blessed us in this pursuit.

As the new year begins, I usually make a New Years resolution. Last year I had made the resolution to slow down and enjoy the ride. I was always focusing on our end goal and not enjoying getting there! I think I held pretty good to that resolution. This year's resolution is different.

This year I want to serve Jesus more. To help others more. To give more, both of myself and financially. I want to spend more time in the Scriptures with my family. I want to pray more. These are my resolutions for 2021.

So Happy New Year from the Homestead! We have been blessed from the many, many kind words from those who have joined us on our journey through our YouTube, FB and Website. May you seek the peace of our Lord Jesus as you journey through 2021!