Well it is official! We named our farm! We were debating between a few names but there was one that won out in the end.  We are officially Poimaino Farm LLC. It is pronounced POY-MY-NO and it means "to feed." IN John 21 Jesus is having a conversation with Peter in which He asks Peter 3 times, "Do you love me?" and then commands him, "Feed my sheep."  The Greek word for "feed" is poimaino.  We realized that our true purpose in what we are doing is to feed God's sheep-body, mind and soul.  We will be feeding people with the food that we grow (body), with educational programs about health (mind) and with witnessing to people (soul). The word means to feed and to shepherd and so we were excited about it.  We were a little worried about the oddness of the word but we are convinced that with a solid purpose, we can market the name just fine.  The name itself is a witnessing tool while we are out marketing because when you hear it your first thought is, "What is poimaino?" This is a great way to witness because it leads right into a conversation on how Jesus calls us to feed the sheep.  So we are in the process of getting all things setup for being a legal business and we are gearing up for the farmers market which starts in June.

Also, we are moving! This Friday is our official move-in day.  We have most of our stuff in the house already and are working on moving stuff down from the attic.  On Friday, we will move our beds and clothes.  It has been quite a journey working on the house and we are excited to see it come to an end (or just return to a normal level of upkeep) and focus more of our time on the farm.  Feel free to stop by and see the house!

To God alone be the glory!

John and Kristin

p.s. The kids are doing great. Paul is almost rolling and has recently found his voice so he is chattering all the time.  The girls love their new room and house.  We will see how the transition goes!