It will probably come as no surprise to you to learn that I feel joyful homesteading. The main things that bring me joy concern our farm. It really is my happy place. Believe me, I recognize joy. For many years I did not feel joy. I missed it but it was elusive and I just couldn't feel it. I looked up the definition of joy. "Intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness, or an instance of such feeling." Not sure I agree with this definition and here's why. That definition means that … [Read more...]