Our Biscuits are out of the oven!

Our Biscuits are out of the oven!

Yesterday, May 19th, Biscuit had her puppies. Alan and I were on our way back from a quick trip to Michigan, taking two alpacas out for breeding. We knew we would be gone during part of Biscuit's window of puppy-time, so we asked good friend and animal-lover, Kristi, to boy and dog-sit for us.

We were hoping that we would be home before she went, but as we were on the home stretch, we got a call on the cell reporting the puppies were on the way!

There are eight new biscuits, all white and no whole wheat. Five are boys and three are girls. Mama Biscuit is happy and doing a wonderful job as a mother. My sister said she could not imagine our happy-go-lucky Samoyed being a responsible mother! But you should see her.

The puppies will be ready in July, if anyone wants a beautiful, hardy, affectionate, champion-bloodline Samoyed of their own.

Earlier this week, our alpacas got sheared. I just have to post a before and after picture so you all can appreciate how comical they look!

We only have three animals here now, and our black girl is going up to the UP of Michigan next weekend "to get married" as PJ says. Then we will only have two. But the puppies should keep us busy.

A side note: one of our cats disappeared a couple weeks ago, then returned. So maybe we will have kittens as well before long!

New Things

New Things

I love getting new things. Even if they are small. I remember when I was first on my "own;" at age eighteen I went to work at IBLP. I got the greatest thrill just running to Jewel/Osco to buy my basic needs. It was so fun to use my new shampoo and toothbrush.

I'm still the same way. New blogs, new clothes, new potato peeler. I think a life without new things coming into it is a boring life. The secret is to stay content with the small stuff. If you remain happy with little things, life will always be fun. Which is why I never want to be rich. (At least really rich. :)

They don't even have to be things. A new experience, a new skill, a new interest, a new perspective on something. I have often found that one thing which breathes more life into a relationship is something new to talk about!

Actually, we've had a couple big things added to our life recently. First, a new car. We needed something towable for the alpacas. After seven months of advertising, we finally sold our family car, and a day later, this beauty fell into our lap. It's a '98 Mazda MPV and it's in perfect condition.

The next is our first baby alpaca! The cria turned out to be a boy, but his coloring is lovely. We decided to name him Starbucks. He is tinier than he looks in pictures, and so fun to watch bouncing around the pasture! And he's so soft. Can anything be better than new life, whether it be plant, or animal, or human?

Here's a question for you all: last Sunday we were reading the parable of the sower. Before Jesus gave the interpretation to his disciples, he explained that he taught in parables so that the people would not understand what he was really saying and have their sins forgiven. (Mark 4:11-12) Now, do any of you have ideas as to why He would say that? Didn't he come to earth in order that people would be converted and have forgiveness of sins? What do you think?

Welcome to my new blogspot. I don't plan on journaling every little event of my life, but I thought it would be good to record some of the more important or thought-provoking stuff. I chose my title more in aspiration, as much of life seems difficult to me (see profile), and I wouldn't tend to call it mercy. Although the Bible states otherwise.

I hope to be blunt and honest and unpretentious, without construing things to sound extra-spiritual, which I'm not. I always love it when other people are that way. I have found recently that God's truth is not confining and otherworldly, but amazingly refreshing. That is what I most want to hear and share, and honesty is the best place to start.

These posts will probably be a mix of the spiritual and physical. Just how I like it! Hope you do too.