Cattail Coulee: Life and Death

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Life and Death

Our girls, especially our oldest girls, spend quite a but of time outside doing chores and caring for our animals. One of our girls loves the goats and she has an elderly goat that she has cared for the last year. Last night her goat couldn't get up so we moved her to the barn out of the wind. This evening she had a stroke and our oldest said it was time to euthanize Nancy.

Watching her care for her and say goodbye is tough to watch and it's amazing to see the maturity she has gained over the last couple years. I don't know how else this type of growth could be replicated (not the right word...).

I am grateful for the lessons we learn and the character we gain. I am grateful for the good and the bad. Birth, life and death seem to be the constants in our changing world.

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Our dream when we got married,
was that we would be blessed enough
to live and raise our children on a farm.

After 10 years of marriage
our work and a little bit of "luck"
landed us on a small piece of heaven
in Southern Alberta.

We love living here.
We enjoy gardening
{some of us more than others}
and preserving our food.
We enjoy having animals.

I knew that if given the opportunity
I wanted raise sheep for wool.
After "shopping around" for the right sheep,
we found the perfect fit for our family.
We purchase a trio of mature breeding stock of
Olde English Babydoll Southdowns.

They are easy to handle,
produce excellent wool,
make fantastic lawn mowers,
and are great mothers.
{not to mention they are adorable}

We have been able to add to our flock
and now are able to offer these perfect little sheep
for other people to enjoy and raise.

We also have a bunch of other creatures
and from time to time
we need to make more room for someone else!

We are excited to share
the lessons we learn
and the experiences we have.