People ask me all the time if this has always been my dream. It’s always been my dreams to have land, to grow plants, to have animals…but this particular dream? No. This came about by a series of decisions, some of them mine and some made by others. It was born out of necessity. Like the first fireflies of the late spring, a spark of light in the darkness appeared. It has grown into this dream much like the plants in this forest grow, through strife and droughts and floods, but also through love and hope and faith.

This journey is far from over, but it is amazing to see how far we have come!