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Tag Archives: pets
Sméagol’s Death Leaves a Hole in Our Lives
Sméagol the cat, lived with us almost the whole 20 years we have been at Heatherhope. Being dog people, Connie and I often thought of him as something of a bother. He woke us each up at least once or … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog
Tagged bother, cat, life, pets, Smeagol
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Second Annual Blessing of the Animals Is October 6
Everyone who attended last year’s Heatherhope Farm Blessing of the Animals said it was an inspiration to them and they would like to do it again. So, we have planned our second annual Blessing for Saturday, October 6, at 11:00 … Continue reading
Posted in John's Posts
Tagged animals, blessing, blessing of the animals, DeKalb, dekalb county, pets, Sycamore, worship
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Abbie Has Five Puppies
“And when I die…and when I’m dead, dead and gone, there’ll be one child born and a world to carry on.” Laura Nyro wrote those lyrics and Blood, Sweat and Tears and Peter Paul and Mary sang them. But, in … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged abbie, Border Collies, cap, Dogs, farm, heatherhope, herding, pets, puppies, sheepdog, Sheepdogs, Spot
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Do Our Pets Go To Heaven?
At our first annual Blessing of the Animals service we shared stories. After Sharon told of the way her dog had (perhaps) saved her life when she was worn down with caring for her dying father and she began to … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Spirituality
Tagged animals, Bible, Church, Dogs, Faith, forgiveness, grace, heatherhope, heaven, kingdom of God, pets, religion
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First Blessing of the Animals Goes Well
On the afternoon of September 25 Heatherhope Farm hosted its first Blessing of the Animals—an event we hope to host annually. We purposely did not advertise this event too widely so that we could keep the numbers small and feel … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Prayer, Worship Resources
Tagged animals, Bible, blessing, blessing of animals, Church, Dogs, Faith, farm, grace, heatherhope, nature, pets, Prayer, religion, Spirituality, worship
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Dogs Show Their Stuff at Carol Stream Dog Fest
The dogs of Heatherhope put on a herding demonstration in Carol Stream, Illinois, at the CSBarks Dog Fest. Fighting stubborn ewes they showed how to gain the sheep’s respect. Each dog has its own personality. Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged animals, Border Collies, Carol Stream, demonstration, Dogs, farm, herding, pets, Scotland, Sheep, Sheepdogs, shepherding
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Blessing of the Animals September 25
August 25 at 4:00 p.m. we will gather at Heatherhope Farm for a Blessing of the Animals. Continue reading
Posted in Church, Featured
Tagged animals, blessing, creation, heatherhope, pets, Sheep, worship
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Mirk’s Last Hours
Brief chronicle of a beloved dog’s last hours. Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Connie's Posts, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, Prayer, Spirituality
Tagged animals, Border Collies, Dogs, Faith, farm, heatherhope, pets, Sheepdogs
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Dogs: Weapons of Mass Redemption
Dogs give us more than we expect and deserve. They can open windows into the grace of God and thereby heal the ravages of our own fear, hatred and violence. They can even heal the wounds of war itself. Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, Free Range Philosophy, John's Posts, Spirituality
Tagged animals, companion, Dogs, grace, pets, Sheepdogs
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