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Tere This afternoon, I knelt down in the llama shelter and sheared our llama Tere. He lay still and quiet. I felt a little strange, as though I should not be shearing him, and wrestled with this thought for a few minutes. The fiber felt warm  in my hands. Perhaps I should leave his fiber with him. I thought how … Read More

Ears forward, means a happy llama “Do llamas spit?” I wish I had a dollar for every time someone has asked me that question. It seems that llamas have a bad reputation for spitting. In answering the question, I always explain a little bit about normal llama behavior. Tere out for a walk. Llamas need the company of other animals, … Read More

Embracing the memories and blessings of 2012… Happy New Year!!

From the time that our children were just babies, we have established family traditions around the Christmas season so that they would understand and remember why we celebrate Christmas. When they were quite young, we had an advent flannel board which hung in their bedroom. Every night, we would read the Christmas story and add a new figure to the … Read More

Luke 2:8-15  And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news … Read More