First Mowing After Building The New Driveway

Yesterday (July 29, 2020) we mowed the Homestead for the first time after building the new driveway. We got some work to do, cleaning up the loose gravel. But it sure is nice to finally have a real driveway into the property. Next, I hope to get something to live in. Of course, we still have to fence the property.   

New Driveway

Finally...I can write something about a major finished project on the Homestead. Today I met with the young man who built our new driveway, and I must say they did a swell job. I'm really happy with the job they did. I paid him $1800.00, and I'm sure somebody else probably would've charged me more. It was like a breath of fresh air to be able to actually have a driveway to drive in-to our Homestead. I am happy to have the driveway built and, hopefully the State Road Department will approve the job and leave us with their blessing.    

Building A Drive

It looks like for us to get a driveway built into the Homestead, its going to cost at least $1800.00. I think this amount is expensive for us poor folks, given the fact that the driveway is going to be only 16-feet wide and about 40-feet long. But we can't do anything about it. We're damned if we do, and damned if we don't. I hope and pray God smiles on us after this, cause we need a-lot more stuff. One thing we need is a cabin or some type of a camper for us to live in. We don't have money enough to do anything else right now.

Staying Determined Is Sometimes Challenging

I have had one setback after another. I have felt heartbreak and discouragement. Why? Nothing is going well. One Horse Homestead looks so lonely with nothing happening but mowing. The Homestead offers so much potential, but it isn't happening. Lack of money is one hindrance. My age and declining health is another hindrance. Lack of physical help and labor is another hindrance. Lack of farm machinery to make things happen faster is another hindrance.

If you are reading this and you are a praying person who believes in the power of prayer, please pray for my wife and me. We sincerely want to make good homesteaders, but I believe we will need a miracle for it to happen.