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Tag Archives: lambs
Easter 4 C: Recognizing Care
The readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter are: First Reading Acts 9:36–43 Psalm Psalm 23 New Testament Revelation 7:9–17 Gospel John 10:22–30 Our psalm and Gospel readings focus on shepherding. Revelation on Christ the Lamb, … Continue reading
Easter Lamb Triplets
Easter reminds us that Christ has defeated Death and gives us new life every moment. An essential truth to remember these days of pandemic, war, and uncertainty. Lambs born on Easter add an exclamation mark! And triplet lambs three exclamation … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Sheep
Tagged Easter, lambs, pandemic, Sheep
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Fresh Blessings of Spring
In the darkest days of the siege of Jerusalem–surrounded by the miseries of starvation and spiritual despair, the author of Lamentations wrote that the Lord’s mercies never end, but they are new every morning. If this witness could see fresh … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged innocence, lambs, Lamentations, pandemic, purity
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It’s Life! Lambs at Heatherhope
Consideration of torn ligaments, aching joints and joint replacements have caused Connie and me to not breed and lamb these past couple of years. The absence of lambs has left a hollowness in our lives each spring. Because, like all … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Sheep
Tagged creation, ewes, lambing, lambs, pandemic, Proverbs, Sheep
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Easter 4B: Good Shepherd Sunday and Earth Day
The Gospel reading for this Sunday is part of John chapter 10–Jesus discourse on himself as the Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18). Wendell Berry distinguishes between farmers who are married to the land and others who rape the land. I see … Continue reading
Triplets Born As First Lambs of 2018
As I write this there is still a dusting of snow on the ground, but spring and new life are heralding the Easter season. The purple finch is singing it’s boisterous song just outside the window. And we are in … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged Easter, ewe, lambs, life, Sheep, triplets
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Taking Life and Death Personally
Number 248 comes to me. She noses my leg. I’m fussing with yet another ram lamb who stumbles and falls and is far too wet in her bottom fleece. I’m putting mineral in the feeders and watching if this ram … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged disease, lambs, livestock, Sheep, vegan, vegeterian, veterinarian
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“Meet and Greet the Lambs” Set for June 7
Heatherhope Farm invites everyone to “Meet and Greet the Lambs 2014” set for Saturday, June 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It’s been a good year! We have 34 lambs out on the pasture now and there are … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged heatherhope, lambs, meet and greet, picnic
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Easter Sunrise Service
I was compelled. As assistant minister at the 10:30 Easter Eucharist at Salem Lutheran in Sycamore I felt mightily compelled to go against proper protocol and make a personal witness before reading the first and second lessons. Perhaps some … Continue reading
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Tagged Alleluia, Easter, lambs, Sheep, sunrise
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Sheep, Eat, Sleep
Sheep. Since April 8 it has been lambing time here. And we were watching for them for a week before then. Twenty-one ewes have lambed and we have 34 lambs on the ground. Early on it was all … Continue reading
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Tagged lamb, lambing, lambs, Sheep
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