Destiny

Destiny is the reaching of souls across the sands of time for each other through the ages. Intertwined and connected by a single strand of "knowing" that each other is there for eternity for the other.

God's gift of love

Many people go through life never knowing the feeling of unconditional love that a treasured pet can give you. It does not matter if you are in a bad mood or if you just want to sit in silence. Nothing can be more gratifying than a soft nudge or to look into adoring eyes. I have known this many times in my lifetime as I was blessed to have these pets for a short time and then had to experience the heartache of losing them as in the end we do have to give them back.
I have many pets in many shapes and sizes ranging from mini-donkeys to llamas to goats, sheep, bunnies, dogs and cats.I even have a 600 pound Hampshire sow that when I scratch her belly she falls over for more ! Each have their own personality and their own quirky ways. It seems I always get the ones that have these precious traits. It does not matter what type of pet it is or how often I visit them in a one on one setting, they accept me as I am and love me unconditionally.
Recently a loved one lost a precious member of their family, their cat. She said to me " I cannot do this anymore, no more animals for me, I cannot handle the heartache". After our conversation I thought long and hard about the losses I have had and the impact of these special creatures on my life. I then told her that it is my belief that one of God's most precious gifts is to allow these animals to come into our lives and allow us to "borrow" them for a short time as there are those of us that do give these pets the love that they need and deserve.

The heartache that we experience with the loss of a "best friend" is God's reminder of how valuable unconditional love is and that we should treasure and nurture it as it is a fleeting moment in our lifetime.

Mother Nature

The lambs and kids are growing like weeds. I thought I would have had to feed hay all summer due to the pasture needing reseeding but God has smiled on that problem at least for awhile. Now if Mother Nature would see fit to stop raining until we get crops in I would be eternally grateful. We have yet a small window left and as of right this moment we are getting poured on. Not good.