But I'm getting the same msg from my work computer. So far I can still access at home. But I miss checking in throughout the day. :(

Sorry about that. The server is having major problems. We're using this opportunity to move to a new dedicated host, though, so once we get it back up and running, we shouldn't have this problem anymore.
Sorry for the trouble,
Chuck

I'm just having withdrawls! LOL

Our first thread will no doubt be 'what I got done while HT was down'

My bet is that it's a serious matter. There's no good reason we shouldn't be provided status.

Maintenance Outage

We've been getting some 'pings' from some not-so-nice 'visitors.'

In fact so many, they crashed the system ... HARD

No worries though, we've got all the data safe and are in the process of reconfiguring the server ... yeah ... it was that bad of an attack.
Anyway, Figure on us getting back online within the next day or so as we take some punitive ... we mean counter-measures ... while watching our bbs files get restored.

All part of the excitement by participating in the Internet's #1 homesteading site.

As always, thanks so much for your patience, and in the interim - some links to some homesteading blogger links to entertain and educate you while we get the locked file all nice and fixed:

* LiveFire Ministries with Chuck Holton
* Boots on the Ground - Chuck Holton Blog - CBN News
* American Heroes - a new book by Oliver North and Chuck Holton
* blogs4God.com - a semi-definitive list of Christians who blog
* Heal Your Church WebSite - including a recent write-up on Chrome
* blogJordan - the blog about the journeys (mine and others) that is Jordan
* The Homesteading Housewife
* Country Family
* The Back Forty
* Deliberate Life
* Stitchin' Gnome
* Northern Farmer
* Mrs. B's Cottage
* June Cleaver After A Six-Pack
* The Single Mom's Chronicles
* Simple sawmill setup
* Serenity Gulch

And as if there weren't enough links ... here's more!

* 1 acre homestead
* 3 acre homestead
* Back to Basic Living Blog
* The Beginning Farmer
* Homesteader 101
* Chandler's Grove: A Day in the Life of Me
* Joys in the Journey
* Collis Family Homestead
* Stories from the Farm
* Just Me
* Cindy's Tips, Hints and Thoughts
* One Day at a Time
* The Empty Pockets Ranch

And if the above links aren't enough, there's fun to be had at our fearless leader's (Chuck's) blog at LiveFire.us

Dean's also been busy on his blog writing about how to harden a new server.

That and he's been blogging about Jordan again.
In the meantime, here's a quick list of other interesting websites you're sure to enjoy:
# Stories about God - positive stuff of faith, please no Misraelites allowed
# blogs4God.com - a semi-definitive aggegation of Chrisitians who blog
# ScrappleFace - hilarious political satire
# Michelle Malkin - the Queen bee of blogging
# Instapundit - the Godfather of blogging
# La Shawn Barber - proof a conservative woman of color exists.
# Hugh Hewitt - like 'Limbaugh light' for people of faith
# Ship of Fools - pithy religious parody (you've been warned)
# Web Pages that Suck - learn good web design through bad examples
# Home Star Runner - where Chuck and I derive our sick humor.
# Trogdor defined - via the Home Star Runner Wiki (all the Strongbad crap you can handle)

For you hard-core homesteaders, Chuck recommends these online 'zines:

* Countryside Magazine
* Mother Earth News
* Backwoods Home
* along with this interesting article on homesteading.

If nothing else, you can check out Chuck's very cool online photo album.

Yes, HomesteadingToday has been down several days. They were cyberattacked and the server crashed really hard. Matt and Dean (server techs), ended up having to delete everything off the server and build it back from scratch a file at a time. They are both volunteers and have full time jobs so they can only work on it in their spare time.

Nevertheless, they expect the site to be back up as soon as today (Thursday), but shouldn't be later than Saturday.

In the meantime, members are meeting at the HT Facebook page to chat and to get updates:

I was getting worried and too am suffering from "HT Withdrawal!!!"

I feel bad about the attacks, but glad to hear that they're working on it. See ya there...

Donna H.