New Beginnings!!!!

Well, Hello out there! This is my/our first post on this blogger thing-a-ma-bob so please hang in there while we ride the learning curve.  First, let me introduce ourselves.
     My name is Matt, and I currently work in a family business selling steel. It's tough work and and even tougher for the little guy in such a tough economy. But still, thank God that I have a job at all. I've been working at Lakewood Steel (that's the name of my dad's company) for about ten years or so (longer if you count the summers I mowed the grass there).  But, anyway I'm slowly pulling away from the company and trying to start my own enterprises. I've been dabbling in gardening and small scale farming for the last few years and decided that I'm ready to take the leap. Because it turns out you'll never have a chance at achieving your dreams if you don't get up and do something about it.
      My wife Becky is a high school science teacher here.  She had been teaching Geology, which she loves, but starting this school year she is starting a new program at school.  The new program is Green Science Tech.  The idea is exploring sustainability issues in our society.  She'll teach about composting and recycling and environmental issues as well as talk about sustainable farming.  It's a whole new project for her and so she'll have a learning curve to ride this year as well.  We're praying that the program really takes off and that Becky doesn't offend too many people along the way.  (you know how offended we Americans get when someone tells us that the way we are living probably isn't the best for us or anyone else in the long run)  I hope you all will be praying for success for Becky in this school year and that she'll be able to teach the truth to these kids with out too many road blocks along the way.
     So, that brings us to the present, my new wife Becky (we just got married on 8/13/2010) and I own a small piece of property that would be great for starting our farming adventure.  Both of us were married once before and have kids from those previous marriages.  Becky has three children: Riley 8, Brodey 5, and Brenna Mae 5.  I've got two from my first marriage: Tate ,8, and Kennedy ,4.  That's five kids under ten years old folks!! Holy smokes! Oh yeah and one in the oven.....a little boy...likely named Micaiah Camden Drennen.  He's due here at the end of November.  So now you see we've got quite the crew here, seven soon to be eight living under one roof.  And let me tell you you just can't have a crew like this and not have stories to tell.
     So, my hopes for this blog are to share our stories and talk about faith, family and farming along the way.  God Bless You!!!