Thursday, May 24 was the day of a special homestead blessing in remote Pinetop, AZ.
Adam and Deepa Hague welcomed Fr. John to their homestead for a blessing of the home, confession, and communion. The beautiful setting was idyllic! Gardens, ponds, grottos, goat pens, trampolines, containers, vehicles, appliances, and a hand-built home – everything needed for a functioning, off-grid homestead was blessed, and then some.
“Lots of questions from the children about Church, the priesthood, and even my own family! Truly, I felt welcomed as an honored guest as soon as I arrived,” said Fr. John.
Enjoy this little photo gallery of our visit. We’ll be visiting again in July!
- There’s a reason it’s called Pinetop!
- Getting closer!
- The Hague Homestead
- Every garden needs a blessing
- Goats aplenty!
- Miriam gets along with the goats
- After I blessed these baby goats, they followed me everywhere.
- Blessing the future prayer grotto
- Mama and Miriam
- Blessing the goat pen
- Yes, I blessed the trampoline!
- Proud Papa Hague and his handbuilt home.
- A great time was had by us all!