Goats And Winter Kidding

                 It has been a banner week for goats on the farm! We are at 17 kids born now and still have 2 days to go. This really wasn't something we planned. Kidding in late January, with day time highs in the 30's is really a recipe for disaster. Kids freeze before they dry and the nannies can't keep the warm enough on their own. A baby that is too cold to get up for a warm drink of milk, is doomed.

Married To An Ex Mennonite: Part 2

       The longer I knew Daniel the more I got to know his family. I fell in love with any of them that would meet me. The first time I met his mother I asked her "What time in your life do you remember most fondly?"  Her happiest time, she said, was when all her children were under one roof! At the time, it warmed my heart and I admired her motherly heart. But later I realized that her words were far from sentimental, sappy recollections of the past. She was remembering her family when it was whole....something it may never be again.