Songyard Farms is a baby of a dream. Right now, I have herbs, wild flowers, native plants and a few berries and roses growing all around my yard. I have had such fun cultivating this space over the last decade. But to truly grow into its own; to truly become an entity that can provide an opportunity to embrace neurodiversity in young adults and assist with giving individuals employable skills, we need more space. Lucky for us, we found it! We found a lot of it in fact. I don’t want to share too many details yet until all the necessary lines are signed, but I do want to say… I have as many feelings as acres. Many of you who know me are not surprised to read that when I have feelings I love to share them!

So I thought I’d share a little about my feelings as we finalized the details on purchasing this land. First, I am inspired. I am falling asleep and waking up with visions of what will be planted where. I can walk through the herb gardens in my mind, and can see the animals that will someday live in our barn. And then I am humbled by the idea that I will get to be the caretaker of this gorgeous property. That feeling is often closely followed by fear. I am so scared to take the leap! But then, I settle down as I remember I am falling in love with the property a little more every time I step foot on it. I cannot believe the size of the trees on this property-the stories they must tell! On these walks we take around the property, I am hopeful. And intimidated. I could go on and on. This concoction of feelings reminds me of other major life events, like getting married, starting a career, starting a family….and because of that, I just know something big and beautiful will come of this adventure. With this many feelings stirring around together, how could it not?

I cannot wait to call this space our own and to really get our hands dirty planting and protecting this 33 paradise! There will be trails to build, fences to erect, oh so many herbs to plant, native species to collect and re-home, trees to plant, barns to build and so much more. I am so very blessed that the last sentence I just wrote leaves me feeling giddy with excitement and not daunted or exhausted. I have no idea why I love that kind of work, but I do. I try not to question it. Instead, I try to assume this desire to play outside while making space for opportunities for others to benefit from it is a bit of a gift. I truly cherish it.

I am hoping my next post will be ripe with details and photos of the property itself! I can’t wait to take you all along on the journey with us. I have so much to learn and do and know many of my friends and family will have advice to offer. Stay tuned!