Highwinds Homestead :: a journey introduction

Hi There! I wanted to take a moment to make an introduction. Welcome to the Highwinds Homestead. The name was chosen for a couple of reasons really - but residing at an elevation of 6,755 feet and where the wind blows the majority of the year greatly impacted the name of our homestead.

We have a growing zone of 4 -5b, an average rainfall of nine and a quarter inches a year and mountain lions and rattlesnakes do come to town.

these were grown at 3,743 feet

I firmly believe that being a homesteader is so much more than location and land ownership. I believe it involves the heart, mind and soul. Creating an opportunity for one to reconnect to the Creator of this place... and all that is in it. I also believe children should play in the mud and the rain, know where their food comes from and the effort it takes to produce it.

Isaiah said it this way "but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." When we first arrived here, the wind was something... it still is, but this verse came to mind... along with the name. It fit us... it fit me... and it has a special meaning that I am sure is still being revealed.

This blog is a journal of sorts, a sharing of our journey... of how I arrived to this heart place. I hope you will join me and maybe glean a little faith cultivation or find some collections of hope. Either way, I pray this is a growing place and I am grateful you stopped by.