Off-grid Cabin Stays
We all need time to disconnect from the chaos: screentime, constantly being on call. We need rest, time to walk, and reflect.
Private off-grid cabins on our farm are nestled within our forest; it is one way you can do an extended writing or reflection retreat.
We provide: the cabin, mattress, writing desk, writing utensils, lined paper, solar power generator, flushing toilet, solar shower bag, potable water, firepit, wood, trees, flowers, places to walk, singing birds, and silence. No Wi-Fi, no internet (unless you have a hotspot)
You provide: food, sleeping bag, any other camping supplies you might need.
History of Meadow Springs Retreat
When we purchased this property, included were eleven acres of overgrown Christmas trees. Because of the springs that feed the creeks, we named our farm Meadow Spring Farms.
Occupied with a full-time job, developing the homestead, farming, raising our family of five, homeschooling, and doing side jobs, we were unable to thin the trees as they ought to have been. The trees grew tall and supple, but seriously overcrowded. The forest became a site for forts, Tonka truck roads, burial plots for beloved pets, and a quiet peaceful place to escape chaos on hot summer days.
In 2020 our son, Nicolas, and son-in-law, Ben cleared out the dead trees behind the house, cutting them and selling them for firewood. That process moved us towards the next step.
After returning from a camping trip in 2021, we created a trail around and through the trees. Linda gathered Bible verses, laminated them, and put them in mailboxes that Mike mounted on both ends of the trail. Praying through those verses and over the land led us to the next phase.
That September, close to the third anniversary of the graduation to heaven of Linda’s father, cousins and family gathered to begin clearing out more dead trees south of the house. This was only the beginning. Mike knew he needed to thin the trees, but the task was daunting and dangerous. At an Easter event at Blodgett Community Church, we learned about upcoming changes to forestry practices along fish-bearing streams. With that news, we knew the task was too big for Mike, and he allowed someone else do the thinning.
Although not related to Linda, the family-owned company who did the thinning bears the last name of Brown. This added greater significance to the project since many years ago, Linda’s father and grandfather donated part of the family homestead south of Crater Lake to create a church camp. After extensive work, they abandoned development when a heavy snowstorm caused the roof of the meeting hall to collapse.
Linda’s family has since buried both of their parents in a family graveyard near the old camp site.
We don’t know how God will use our cabins, but we know each step will be revealed in the right time.
Be still before the Lord and wait expectantly. Ps. 37:7
We haven’t been still, but we are waiting expectantly to see what God will do. Mike has built two cabins, and another is under construction soon.