We serve an amazing, holy, powerful God! I am floored. In awe. Amazed. I stand in wonder, and all I can do is praise His name. Since Saturday morning, after Killdeer’s traumatic kidding event, she had not been acting right. First, she wouldn’t leave the barn. No matter what I did, I could not convince … Continue reading The God Who Hears, part 2
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The God Who Hears, part 1
Our first day of kidding season was both beautiful and hard. I woke up to discover that my yearling Maggie was in labor. Now, it was not my intent to breed this goat, but my buck had other ideas. And on one particular day about 145 days ago, he jumped his enclosure - electric fence … Continue reading The God Who Hears, part 1
Rooted and Established
Over the last couple of years, I’ve felt a tugging on my soul to enter a space with greater margins. Now, knowing that we have a farm with more working animals we can count sometimes, you might think I misunderstand the meaning of the word. It’s true. We are a busy farm family. We have … Continue reading Rooted and Established
The In-Between Places
Wanna hear something kind of bonkers? I’m thankful that my dad left. You’re probably reading that and going, “I’m sorry. What? How could you ever be thankful for that?” Don’t get me wrong. I am heartbroken. I grieve the loss of my father. Not the way one would grieve a death, because he is very … Continue reading The In-Between Places
Saying No So I Can Say Yes
Some people may not know this about me, but I am an introvert. Shocking, I know. If you’re surprised by this, it’s probably because I can be seen from the platform at church helping to lead worship, or working with children’s choir, or tutoring an English class, or attending a Bible study, or enthusiastically talking … Continue reading Saying No So I Can Say Yes
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
Growing up with an abusive, narcissistic parent, I did not learn to draw boundaries. I didn’t even know I was allowed to have them. In our family dynamic, I was the “scapegoat” child. It did not matter how far anyone asked me to bend or break for them, I was expected to mold myself into … Continue reading Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
Fences are an act of love.
And I’ve been thinking a lot about fences lately. Probably because my life seems to revolve around boundaries, both personally and on the farm. And thanks to some goats who refuse to get along and a livestock guardian dog who refuses to stay within her own territory, I’ve been looking back at some spiritual fences … Continue reading Fences are an act of love.
Soap Making 101 and Coexisting Antonyms
When I first began this dairy goat operation, I knew I wanted to get into soap making. I’ve always been both fascinated and impressed with the idea of soap. I had wanted to get into it for years, but I just didn’t know where to begin. Well, step number one was buying a dairy goat. … Continue reading Soap Making 101 and Coexisting Antonyms
A Little Goat We Called T-Shirt
Last night I couldn’t sleep. I kept thinking about things and couldn’t quiet my mind. Does that ever happen to you? You just lie there, thinking about all the things you’ve done wrong, the apologies you’ve left unsaid, the moments you could go back to and change so you’d have a different outcome. Wondering why … Continue reading A Little Goat We Called T-Shirt
Moving to the Country
The last several months of 2020 were some of the wildest, craziest, jump-in-with-both-feet-and-don’t-look-back days of my life. We had decided we wanted to sell our starter home, find some land with a farmhouse, move the chickens, get some goats, plant a garden, and otherwise live that rural life. But it wasn’t exactly easy in the … Continue reading Moving to the Country
Blessed Roots Farmstead 