Garbage Man - I Am Your Number One Fan

One of the most important things we try to instill in our children is KINDNESS! Every day, repeatedly, you will hear in this house: "Is that being kind?" and "Are you treating your brother how you would like to be treated?"

I try to provide examples of being kind and sharing the love of Christ to others to my children everyday.  Things such as offering the cashier at the store prayer, buying the milk for the lady in line in front of us, paying for the coffee of the person behind us in line at the drive through, and more speak volumes to them when they see the responses from the receivers.

We have also been blessed to be on the other side of kindnesses. Oh how it fascinates the children when someone compliments us, someone shares something with us, and especially when someone randomly buys our dinner!

I try to stress to the children that it is not the size of the kindness that matters - it is the little things that may make someone's day.  This is where our garbage man comes in. Twice a week, that man drives down our street doing a job that many of us would dread in weather conditions that range from wet and rainy to one hundred degree heat with high humidity.  And every time he does, he takes the time to be kind and make someone's day.

In his big green truck, he pulls up, waves, and beeps twice in a row.  This results in a big smile and feverish wave from the one year old that is twenty feet away watching the truck intently.  After the other man loads all our trash into the truck, both workers usually wave again and the driver beeps two more times.  Oh what fun! This elicits even more smiles, faster waves from the one year old, and the yelling of the word "hi!" repeatedly.

It doesn't take much, but this man makes my little guy's day twice a week.  Nehemiah now waves at every garbage "tuck" we pass like they are old friends, consumes books with pictures of them, and sings songs featuring their skills.

Four beeps.  Imagine if we all just did a little kindness in what we did every day.


"And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:32

One happy boy on garbage day.

Chugga Chugga Chi Chi!!

Chubby Cheeks "Chi Chi" that is! Isabel and Melina have recently embarked on an endeavor to help send two hundred knitted hats to a mission in Costa Rica. An outreach of Mission Challenge, Chubby Cheeks "Chi Chi" shares Christ's love with mothers who give birth in the social hospital of Heredia, Costa Rica.

In Heredia, the hospital provides the newborn with their first diaper, a hospital gown, and pediatric medical care while the mother is responsible for all other supplies during their stay.  Chubby Cheeks Chi Chi desires to equip moms with "new mother care packages" that contain basic mother and baby necessities needed during the hospital stay.  A basic kit includes a hat, diapers, a washcloth, baby soap, a collapsible water bottle, and Christian literature.  

This is where the girls come in! They are knitting hats and enlisting the help of friends and others who would like to join them.  A baby hat using a knitting loom can be made quickly and easily and the loom kit can be purchased locally for under ten dollars.  Isabel and Melina are also willing to teach anyone who wants to help! If you are interested in joining them, contact us and pledge to make hats today!

Want to help but not knit? They are also taking donations (wipes, washcloths, etc) to add to the kits and monetary donations to enable the missionaries to purchase materials for the kits in Costa Rica as well.  You can read more about this ministry at the Chubby Cheeks "Chi Chi" website.

Details for afternoon knitting meetings and fun will be posted soon! Blessings and happy knitting!

A BIG Step in the Journey - YHVH is faithful!

Ready to dwell in the land! 

"He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it." 1 Thessalonians 5:24

What a year this has been! We started the year off running with the blessing of our youngest son, Nehemiah, in January.  What a joy it has been to watch him grow and his personality form.  And, oh what fun to see the love of our family and children expand! Truly the blessings have poured down and our family has grown closer to each other and to the Lord these past few months.

While this love was growing and expanding inside the walls of our home, the farm was multiplying and increasing outside as well.  The births of seven doelings and three bucklings, as well as a new puppy, brought our animal count to thirty.   A new livestock trailer was added as well as a new 12 passenger van! Clearly, we were outgrowing our acre.

During this growth, we sought the Lord and sought the land which we felt He was leading us to.  Hours were spent pouring over available properties, evaluating elevations, determining soils, seeking His will.  And while the trials and obstacles came, we held onto His promises. And oh how great are His promises!

The Lord has delivered and we are now excited to announce that Cultivating Faithfulness will have a new home in Spring Lake, FL!  We are eager to start this new chapter and will be updating the blog with our developments in the land, how we are going to live, and how YHVH is working in our lives!

Running with flowers for Mommy!

Planting seeds!

"Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness." Psalm 37:3

Handcrafted Hanukkiah Candles

Enjoy the nights of Hanukkah with these beautiful, sweet smelling, Hanukkiah beeswax candles.  Each candle is handmade with 100% pure beeswax and no additives.

~ Each set contains 45 candles
~ $20.00 per set (plus $5.00 shipping for mail deliveries)
~ Addtional sets $15.00
~ Order by December 3rd
~ Order by using the 'Paypal Order Option' located in the right column of this page or email us at cultivatingfaithfulness.perdomo@gmail.com

"In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works, and give glory to your Father, who is in heaven." Matthew 5:16

Welcome to Cultivating Faithfulness!  

The babies enjoying some play time! 

     What an exciting kidding season it is already!  We have been blessed tremendously with smooth deliveries for all our goats.  The result: two healthy bucklings as well as six healthy doelings!  We have one more doe due to kid in early May and soon work will start on a new pen for the wonderful additions.

Isabel and Eleazar (our first Oberhasli buck.)

     We choose to leave our kids with the dams for one week and then bottle feed them for the next three months. (Nothing is cuter than a baby goat with a scrunched up nose on the bottle!)  Bottle feeding them is a lot of work in the beginning but we feel it allows us to monitor the health of the goat better as well as get them fond of us so they will be overall easier to handle and also comfortable with us in the show ring.

Our version of "goat races."

 
    We try to let the "kids" out every day for some exercise. You wouldn't believe how fast baby goats are or the skill at which they are able to turn and avoid collisions!  This is truly one of the highlights of the day for our human kids and visitors as well.

Feel free to give us a call and set up a time to bottle feed and/or exercise with the goats as well!