Can we be friends? I'm living in the Arkansas Ozarks as well and absolutely love it here. I love Jesus too but I'm not into the church scene although I've checked one out recently as a pulse test. I've found that in the world of quirky homesteady, earthy people, it's kind of hard to find someone who's not into new age so I'm intrigued by your comment about that. Aside from gardening and raising chickens, I like to hike, forage, float the river, make art and write music. Nature is where I feel most connected to God and to myself so I just try to spend as much time in it as possible. Really, I stumbled across the singles section of permies out of curiosity. I do, as I think we all do, hope to find someone to love and do life with but for now I'm just looking for a friend to nerd out about nature, God and permaculture with. Be well!
