Simply, I am back.

I can not begin to describe the joy that is brimming up within me as I re-begin this journey with all of you. It has been almost a year since my last post, and so much has happened with our family, our life, our journey. We have have learned so much, I am a little overwhelmed on where to begin. So, to make this "simple", I will let you know where life has carried us over the past year.
First and most exciting, we welcomed our newest Gamble in January. Turner Benjamin is our fifth, yes you read that correctly, our fifth blessing! He is truly beautiful. On with life...Rewind about 10 months, my husband received a call that would take our family on a radical journey. Due to sensitive information, all I can say is that our ministry was called to aid another ministry that was desperately needing our help. With the circumstances being what they were, we knew that we had no option but to say "YES". It is what we do, it is what my husband was created to do. So we sold/gave away almost half of what we owned(including all of our livestock), put the remaining essentials into storage and left our beloved farm/homestead. Within 3 weeks of receiving that call, our family of  7(We just found out 3 days before leaving, I was pregnant with Turner) and we were driving across the country with nothing but our suitcases, our dog and faith that we were doing the absolute right thing. It was hard. There was aches, pains, tears and uncertainty. But the one thing that we have learned as a family is to chase peace. We were chasing peace, even though in the world's eyes, we were crazy :)
Long story short. It wasn't quite what we expected. I am laughing out loud here. My husband did what he does and within 3 weeks of moving our entire family, he fixed the problem. We are now back home. Living in a new place, with new life, new animals, new hopes, and a precious new baby. So, that is all of our quite vague catch up story. Let's begin afresh with a lot of great recipes, tips, and journey together down this road to becoming the best we can be. If you are new to this blog, WELCOME! I will post as much as a Mama with 5 children, a farm, a huge garden, sheep, lambs, chickens, chicks, barn cats, a dog and a ministry can. I love that I have the of privilege of sharing what I learn daily, moment by moment. It is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but I try with excellence to live life with intention. To create a new path for my family that is good. I am honored to share these treasures with you, that you too may be able to live...simply.