Fun homestead saga update! I sent my wife into town to do some pampering and all the kids were out adventuring. I got some work done and decided I'd better go check on the kids after waiting a little longer than I probably should have. My girls [10,6,3] were all at the neighbors house baking peanut butter cookies with the neighbor girl [13]. The boys were on the trampoline with the neighbor boy. It's really got me thinking about this idea of deep community. Getting to know your neighbors is great but choosing to live with like-minded people has been a real breakthrough for my family. It's pretty remarkable to think that not too many generations ago, it wouldn't be uncommon for a child who lost a parent, God forbid, to have 3 to 5 other father or mother figures between aunts, uncles, older siblings, etc. I hate that fiat culture has normalized families being so small and geographically far apart. Being in nature has been so freeing for me but living nearby to people I love has been just as powerful! Being deeply embedded in community is so good for the soul.
