I stared at a photo of a cross.  A simple, handmade cross of sticks… naturally bent… tied securely with string… and sunk deep into sand… within the heart of Homesteading Ways’ homestead.  It’s a homestead Paul and Sandra were building, yoked side-by-side; together.

Sandra wrote, “My husband (Paul) died in an accident on the homestead on Saturday.  I am broken into a million pieces”.

Alas, homesteading hearts across the country are also breaking… for Sandra.