Such an awesome way to eject from the rat race by falling into a labor of love. When I was reading the post, all I could hear in my mind while reading this was the character "King" from Platoon saying to Charlie Sheen's character Chris, "what we have here is a crusader."
I have upvoted this piece and will feature it on my daily hidden gems blog. I have also followed you and I have submitted this piece to the Robinhood Whale links for consideration. I think you need as much exposure as anyone can give. Good luck with the new path and I look forward to reading more.
Thanks for the kind words and support. I'm definitely feeling like a crusader when I'm elbow deep in dirt with sweat dripping from my brow. Loving being part of the Steem community.