Good-Bye, Goaties!

We have all our Nubian dairy goats sold now. It is sad to have to get rid of them, but it is what is best for our farm/family. It is my sincere hope that they have “gone” to good homes. (We are keeping two Nubians for one buyer until the doe has her kids. We all think that will be what is best for her and the buyer. And we still have our dairy Nigerian Dwarf goats.)

It is amazing how attached you can get to animals and feel so responsible for them. We lost a goat last year to sickness, and I researched for two months so I could try to keep it from happening again. I felt that we had somehow failed her and, I was right.

Feelings like those are what makes us want to be good stewards of what God has entrusted to us. We are to be GOOD stewards, not just stewards. The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, however, He has handed it to us to keep. What an awesome responsibility! I know that I don’t take that responsibility seriously enough, because honestly, it’s easier not to what needs to be done.

Don’t misunderstand, we don’t litter, we don’t pollute if we KNOW it, we try to grow our own groceries and enrich the soil, but there are a lot more things we could do if we would. We could recycle our glass and plastic. We could spend $10 on reusable grocery bags and then use them. We could drive around less and save gas more. We could be a little cooler in the winter and a little warmer in the summer. The list could go on and on, huh?

If we think about it, most of the time, being a good steward saves money. The less ‘lectric’ty we use, the less money I have to pay the electric company, etc. etc..

Are there some better-for-the-environment things that you do that save you money that you would like to share with my meager, but WONDERFUL, list of followers? If so, please comment below.

Here is our “thing” : we make our own laundry soap. I think it is detergent free and therefore better for the environment, AND for about $1.50 I can make enough laundry soap to last for about a month!!! If you would like the recipe that takes about 20 minutes to make, let me know. We also hang out our clothes in the warm months and that helps A LOT on our ebill. It is also for therapeutic thus saving you money on doctor bills. Hehe.

I’m not a green peace kind of gal, I just want to be a good steward of my God’s planet so that He will be pleased and so that my great-grandchildren (if I’m so blessed) will have a beautiful place to live.