Let me introduce you to my friend, Shanti. She is the kind of friend that you thank God for bringing into your life. She and her awesome husband, Chris, live a life that is inspirational and entertaining to others.
- Chris is a middle-school math teacher, and Shanti homeschools their kids.
- They have a ten acre farm in Newcastle, complete with a llama, goats, pigs, chickens, turkeys, etc., a pond with rowboat, and an orchard with a wide variety of trees.
- Chris and Shanti have five kids; one son is biological, and four are adopted. They are a beautiful family, full of love, joy, peace, and very little quiet.
- They slaughter their pigs, goats, and chickens for meat.
- Due to severe food allergies and issues among the family, Shanti cooks ‘Paleo’: They’ve {pretty much} completely eliminated all grains, dairy, soy, sugar and anything processed or with ingredients they can’t pronounce. She has an excellent blog and shares her recipes: Clean Eats in the Zoo
- She is one of my running buddies, a Vibram Five Fingers fan, and ran the half marathon with me.
- They are active with our church’s adoption network and are currently establishing a ministry called ‘Safe Families for Children‘.
- Shanti and Chris are hospitable and open their house for wonderful events, such as an Easter Egg Hunt, BBQs, even allowing others to watch the seasonal slaughter of their animals (the things you can learn in the homeschool family…let’s keep it real y’all…:))
- My nickname for Shanti is ‘Shamrock’ because my phone does not recognize Shanti as a real name and automatically changes it to ‘Shamrock’.
- This family has an awesome sense of humor, and I have to share with you this year’s Christmas card I received from them. I laughed out loud upon opening it!
