Fellowship On The Farm

So, I just realized that I never posted about one pretty amazing weekend I had a few weeks ago.  I was so happy to have been asked (or told, not really sure which way it happened) to help with Fellowship on the Farm.  Caitlin ( http://www.faithfarmingandfamily.com ) had some pretty big ideas for this weekend months ago.  Through some constant pushing from God and Katie (http://spellingthroughit.blogspot.com) she made it a reality.  Caitlin and Katie got Jana on board and over a few months these these three women made an incredible weekend happen through lots of planning, hard work, and prayer.

We stayed in what I believe may be the brightest and most gorgeous house EVER.  The Craft House in Newton was the perfect place to hold this weekend.  This house was very intimate with some pretty gorgeous decor and set the backdrop to the weekend better than I could have imagined.

Throughout the weekend we listened to fellow farm wives give presentations on everything from time management, how to get more involved on the farm, to being a woman in a "man's world", and many, many more.  Between listening to speakers and enjoying some pretty great meals, we spent time relaxing and just getting to know one another.  It was so obvious that God's hand was in sending every one of the ladies to us that weekend.

 How great are these?

Did I mention good food and CUPCAKES?

One of my favorite parts of the weekend was how uplifting and positive it was.  It really did refresh my heart and soul.  Farm life is HARD and the hours are hard, etc.  This weekend could have very easily turned into a "bash the farm" "bash ..." but it never did and I was so thankful for that.  Do we all have struggles? ABSOLUTELY.  Did we talk about those struggles? Yes, we did, but it was always something positive.  Instead of just complaints, it was questions like "how do you handle something like ..." and "this is what I most struggle with, anyone else have this struggle" and we helped each other by discussing what works for us and maybe how they could work this or that into their routine to make things a little easier.  I also loved how many different perspectives we ended up having.  We had so many different roles of "farm wife" and that alone was a huge blessing because no two farm wives are the same and it takes all kinds to keep farms going.

Have I ever mentioned how much I love crafting?  Well I got to share that with these ladies!  We took some old belts and made some pretty awesome bracelets.  You should see some of the ones they came up with, I was impressed!  If you haven't already you should search Instagram photos with the hashtag #fellowshiponthefarm and look at all the gorgeousness that happened that weekend.  My pictures don't even do it all justice.

God showed up in big ways this weekend.  I am hoping and praying that each and every time this event happens that He will show up in every way possible just like he did this weekend.  I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to help out with such an amazing event and also extremely grateful to have some pretty amazing friends who follow what God has planned for them.  Living life with these ladies has been a game changer for me and I will be forever grateful for their friendships.

For even more pictures to illustrate how amazing this weekend was go to Instagram like I said earlier and search #fellowshiponthefarm .