Finally.......we closed Grandma and Papa's Farm.........

In 2009 we decided to leave the city life (which was short lived) and buy my grandparents farm. My grandparents, Carl and Clara Rogers bought and built in 1941 where they raised 7 kids. Grandpa worked the land with a mule, grew tobacco, had cows and pigs, etc. The usual farm stuff. Grandma went to work at Spencer's where she eventually retired from. When Papa passed, Grandma didn't see any reason for the big, beautiful barn and had it tore down and buried which left no barns and no fencing! I remember more about my Grandma, since Papa passed when I was around 8 years old but I can remember him sitting on the porch, listening to the radio and giving us pennies, pop and food. Grandma was so very loving and she had all of the kids, grand kids and great-grand kids and she loved and worried about us all! She was stubborn and could be stern at times, never forgot our birthday's, a great cook and a hard worker! She made the best cheese potato's and cakes, well everything she cooked was great. Grandma passed in February 2009 at the age of 93 and once the family had divided the belongings the house was put up for sale. Almost a year later it still sat empty and so sad looking. I know a house is a house but when I looked at it it seemed so full of life at one time. I could just see the kids, including my mom, running through the yard, Papa farming, Grandma cooking, the windows open with that breeze that always flowed through the windows, making the curtain's wave. Even with a slow real estate market, people looked at the house but there were no takers this as I see it was because God knew that I needed to be there, it was waiting for me and my family. We sold our home in Pilot Mountain, moved in April of 2010, started remodeling! We tore out walls, built closets, sanded floors, painted, new windows, roof, gutters, counter tops, landscaped, you name it. The house was well taken care of just a little dated for what we needed. While this was going on my dream of farming was rushing me to start so I figured I would just do it all at one time, why not? Well after months of battling issues with the banks we finally closed the loan in November 2010. The recent mortgage crash made this whole nightmare a process with my husband just changing jobs, being an older home, no recent surveys, but all the prayers paid off and it was finally ours! That was a blessing since we had already invested so much. It was such a relief for us and the entire family. I am blessed beyond belief that God allowed me to make me and my families home here in such a special place. 

Grandma and Grandpa