Signs? I wonder.
A shooting star? That’s a first for me. I shouldn’t be surprised though. It follows a deluge of rainbows, a trend of natural signs, pointing to … well, I’m not sure yet.
Category Archives: Sheep Farming
A life lesson, courtesy of a sheep, a creek and a rescue
Nothing makes you consider what a faithful life looks like than that moment when you’re knee deep in the clinging mud of a freezing stream, trying to pull a floundering ewe to safety. In short, the biblical imagery of believers as sheep? Accurate. But maybe not in the way you think.
Buh bye, Year of the Sheep. Hellooooo, Year of the Monkey.
Of course, this Chinese New Year ushers out the Year of the Sheep and welcomes in the Year of the Monkey. Of course it does.
Wrapping up 2015, year of the sheep, as only a sheep farm can do it
There are lambs in the barn, the laundry room and the garage. I’ve tramped up hills and down hills and slogged through knee-deep mud to retrieve little ones. I’ve assisted some births and revived some babies and lost some.
This trusting little ewe lamb is the best of farming
Farming is a balancing act. Sometimes, you win. Sometimes, you lose. As long as the losses don’t outweigh the wins, you’re doing all right. That’s where Miss Piggy comes in. She’s a reminder of the things I enjoy about sheep farming, and something greater.
Unplugging, ‘the call’ and Amanda Palmer: explaining the silence
I unplugged this year. I’ve had a hard time plugging back in. Until now, thanks to help from Amanda Palmer and feral cats.
Snapshot of a sheep farming, running, writing kind of life
The evening sun angles to the west as I finish dumping the last 50-pound bag of feed into the tall round feeders. The lambs crowd around, nibbling the corn and […]
In South Sudan, I might be The Girl Who Whispers to Goats
“Come, children. Let me tell you the story of the Yellow-Haired Khawaja. “Some call her The Girl Who Whispers to Goats and others call her The Crazy Khawaja Who Bicycles.” […]
All you need to know about sheep farming in one simple rule
All you need to know to be successful in sheep farming is “the inevitability of one.” It’s a time-tested rule passed down from generation to generation of sheep farmers, told […]
It’s here! Kenya countdown begins
For the past year and a half, I’ve said it a lot. But this time, I mean it. I’m moving to Kenya. Ahhhhh!!!!! My departure? June 30. I know. I’m […]
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