Why You Should Move to the Country

Hey ya’ll.

Have you ever thought about relocating? What was the ideal spot you had in mind for that? If you’re considering a peaceful life surrounded by nature, let me tell you why you should move to the country.

If I had to relocate again, it would probably only be to the beach. Or maybe Wyoming. I am a true country girl so Wyoming just feels right. Anyway, I digress.

We moved from the lake in Springfield in 2006, right before I started sixth grade. It was just outside the state capital. When my parents and I moved, it was because I had a horse (we later sold). While I was excited, I also felt slightly nervous. If I’m being completely honest, I was moving almost an hour from a mall, Target, and any large chain restaurants! What would we do for entertainment? I kid, but only slightly. I quickly found myself happier than I’ve ever been!

Here are just a few of the reasons why you should move to the country. Although the mosquitoes are more abundant here, and you have to drive a little further to grocery shop, I have not once regretted our decision.

Country Sunsets

This may seem cheesy or cliché, but sunsets are one of my favorite things about living in the country. There are no large buildings to block the beauty of a sunset. Frequently, I’ll be driving home and just be in amazement at God for his creation and the beauty he has made for us to enjoy. Even my boyfriend often comments on how pretty the evening sunsets are.

Whether we notice the sky more now because it’s easier to see or because we’re outside more often, I’m not sure. But it’s magical.

The Joy of Dirt and Country Living

I love dirt. My dog loves it. We get dirty. We have cows, and I’m always helping feed them, playing with them and the donkeys, or doing whatever needs doing. I love everything to do with being a country girl. (We live near grandparents, aunts…you get the picture.)

The best fun happens when we make our own fun—unplanned entertainment like watering the flowers until the dirt turns to mud. Hours of laughter follow when you mix a girl, a truck or tractor, and a little mud. Sure, I do more laundry now, but it’s so worth it.

One of my best memories growing up is playing with toy tractors and trucks with my best friend. We’d build our own pretend farms, get covered in mud from head to toe, and have to hose off outside before going inside. That kind of wild and free play is a country childhood staple.

Why You Should Move to the Country for Gardening

In the country, people grow things—flowers, crops, food. Tomatoes just taste different fresh from the vine than when you buy them at the store. Sure, cities have farmers markets, but those farmers? They’re likely from the country.

Within a five-mile radius in our town, I can think of at least five large gardens, five families with chickens, and countless homes with fruit trees and vegetables. From my grandparents’ yard alone, we get plums, figs, muscadines, apples, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, squash, zucchini, okra, peas, green beans, and corn. One of my best friends even has blueberries.

Helping plant, water, and harvest with my grandparents is a highlight of my summer. Country gardening is about more than food—it’s about tradition.

The Slower Pace of Country Life

Life in the country moves at a slower pace. Our small town has one country store where you can still get a fried bologna sandwich and charge it to your family’s account. It’s the same store I went to as a child when my Gran’s sister ran it.

The store is where retired farmers, preachers, and veterans gather each morning for coffee and stories. My grandpa’s usually the ringleader. It’s the kind of place where people wave even if they don’t know you. Our traffic jams are mostly caused by tractors.

Everyone Feels Like Family in the Country

This is my favorite part. While I’m related to many people in town, the rest I’ve known my whole life. We go to church together or see each other around town. Country people are kind. One Christmas, my grandmother even hosted five farm workers from South Africa who couldn’t be with their families.

When someone is sick, has a baby, or experiences loss, we bring real, homemade food—not takeout. When we gather at church, we eat. It’s how we do things out here.

Why You Should Move to the Country Today

So there ya have it—what more could you want? Great people, gardens and farm-fresh eggs, no traffic, beautiful sunsets, and lots of food.

Have I convinced you to move to the country yet?

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