mini blessings

Sparky's New Wheels

2011-04-03T20:16:00.000-07:00

I bought a horse trailer last Sunday! It is a 1990 Circle J two-horse straight load, it is in very nice condition, it may need a little clean up work done, but is an all around sweet trailer! The Lord has blessed me once again by providing, He is so amazing!

My New Kids

2011-04-03T18:26:00.000-07:00

Both my Nigerian does kidded last week, one on the 25th and the 26th. My four year old doe, Kimber had three does, and my 2 year old doe Annabell has two bucks. They are all so adorable! I will be retaining the doe kid that is almost orange, and the other two are already sold. I will be selling the bucks after I wean them. Look for us at the big show in June:)

My Newest Edition

2010-09-07T18:39:00.000-07:00

Well, Annabell, as we call her is my newest edition to my goat "herd". She is a yearling nigerian dwarf doe with a great personality, and really nice conformation. She came wormy and pretty skinny, but other than that I think she is a great investment.

Matt's new best friend

2010-09-07T18:07:00.001-07:00

Guess what we got my oldest brother for his birthday??? He is the cutest puppy ever! He is probably going to get huge, he is great Pyrenees with a little bit of lab, and he is super sweet tempered too. Him and Matt are getting along really well.

Fair 2010

2010-09-07T17:54:00.000-07:00

Fair was great this year, I took Kimber, and her little wether, along with my meat goat I auctioned off. They all did really good! In fact, Kimber got the "Outstanding Dairy Goat In Show" award! I was so proud of her! My goats and I also got grand champion dairy goat showman and grand champion meat goat showman. We also took first in the master showmanship class. All around this was a pretty good last year of 4-H. I'm kind of bummed this is my last year, but I am pondering becoming a goat judge myself... We'll see.

Father's Day Card

2010-05-31T20:17:00.000-07:00

Here is the Fathers's Day card I made for my dad. I also did it to enter the Pink Stamper's contest.

On the inside it says "...when I say that you are best dad ever!"

County Fair 2009

2009-08-31T20:31:00.000-07:00

I went to the fair somewhat bummed because my dairy goat Kimber didn't end up being pregnant and freshening, so I assumed she wouldn't do well. I even debated whether to bring her. But she shocked us all with being Grand Champion for her Nigerian class. Then she took Reserved Champion over all the other Champion dairy goats, and she didn't even have an udder!
The judge was very impressed with her. I can't wait until next year!
My boer goats did well also. Bebe got auctioned and took 3rd out of 27. Pollyanna and AnnaMae got a special award that this was the first year it was given. I ended up selling the two does to make room for a new Nigerian. I will miss them. Enjoy Bethany! I just pray that the Lord provides me with the perfect goat!

I also really enjoyed hanging with all my good friends. Thanks Gracie for all your help! You are an awesome person!

PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!

2009-05-18T09:54:00.000-07:00

I finally found a job! I got a job as a dining aide at the Dallas Retirement Village. I will go in on Thursday and they will write a job offer up for me. I'm really excited that the Lord provided this job for me, I think I will really enjoy it. Its a major relief to have a job to pay for my animals. I really appreciate all the Lord is doing in my life.

I won $100 scholarship!

2009-05-03T14:49:00.000-07:00

I won a $100 scholarship from the American Boer Goat Association. It will go to help pay for my meat goat project for 4H.

Thank you ABGA.

Matt and Libby's Wedding

2009-03-07T23:09:00.001-08:00

Wow! They are married. Here is the only picture we have so far.

Stef did great at the Fair!!

2008-08-23T21:45:00.000-07:00

Stef is on a Youth Group canoe trip and I thought I would post about how she did at fair this year. Both her and her goats did awesome! She was the Polk County Champion Showman for large animals .

Kimber her Nigerian Dwarf goat took Champion for her breed and then took Reserve Champion when competing against all Champions of the other different dairy breeds.

Above is Stef and AnnaMae being awarded Champion over all dry meat goat does. AnnaMae is only 12 weeks old and wanting to go back to her mom.

Stef and AnnaMae in the Master Showmanship Ring

It's a Girl this time!

2008-05-07T17:37:00.001-07:00

Mom went to the barn to check on the little buck only to find this cute little girl looking at her!!

Pollyanna kidded today and also had just a single but this one is a doe! She is very sweet and loves to snuggle.

Does anyone have any suggestions on a name for either of the goats?

More goat pictures

2008-05-06T22:30:00.001-07:00

He is so small. I think he looks smaller than my mini lop rabbit!

Here he is all dried off and fluffy.

It's a Boy!!!!

2008-05-06T20:39:00.000-07:00

Even though it was an easy delivery, Kimber didn't think so.
She was a bellering about the whole thing!

Gracie and I slept in the barn 8 nights waiting for his arrival.
We are so glad that he is finally here!!

Isn't he just adorable!!!

I will post some more pictures soon. He is strong and healthy.

I now have a website!

2008-03-11T20:41:00.000-07:00

I now have a website for my goats and rabbits that are for sale. You can check it out here. Mini Blessings Farm. Please leave me some feedback and let me know what you think.

Christmas Lionhead

2007-12-08T16:38:00.001-08:00

This is a 6 week old pedigree lionhead rabbit. We haven't been able to determine if it is a doe or buck yet. The bunny is very friendly and loveable. If you have questions or would like to purchase it please email me at miniblessings@hotmail.com . The bunny will be ready for a new home right before Christmas!

Christmas Lops

2007-12-08T16:18:00.001-08:00

Doe

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Doe

Doe

Christmas Lops for sale. They are 5 weeks old in these photos. They will be ready for their new homes on Dec. 19th. Reserve your bunny now, they are going quickly! I am asking $25 each for these bunnies. Please contact me at miniblessings@hotmail.com if you have any questions or would like a bunny. (the light broken orange is the only buck)

My mom took me for a spin in the car today!

2007-11-29T19:30:00.001-08:00

On the way to school today we hit black ice. We slid for quite some distance and spun a couple cookies, hit a mailbox, 4 fence posts, a telephone wire green box, a tree and finally came to a stop right here in this embankment. Pretty cool, huh? Not really! It was very scary. But God protected us. There was a big drop off on the other side of the road that we could have rolled down. I was praying and asking God for protection and he provided it.

There were 7 other cars that ended up in the ditch or stuck in the ice, including the tow truck!

It reminded me of the song "Jesus take the Wheel".

Thank you Lord for keeping us safe and not hurt.

Saving the runt.

2007-11-09T11:01:00.000-08:00

We are feeding the runt since he is getting pushed out of the way by the big guys. He was very excited to have his momma all to himself!
Sweet pea was very patient.

What do you get when you cross a lion and a lop? - Hippy Bunny!!

2007-11-09T10:50:00.000-08:00

This is the bunny I gave to my friend Linzi for her birthday. Isn't she a crack-up?!? Her mom is a mini lop and her daddy is a lionhead.

I'm seeing spots before my eyes!!

2007-11-06T19:52:00.000-08:00

My mini-lop, Sweet Pea had babies. She was 6 days over due so we were very surprised to find this spotted wiggly bundle in her nest box. There are 6 of them.

There are 4 broken black bunnies and 2 broken orange. They were just born in these first two pictures. They are very fat and very healthy.
Here they are at 4 days old. They started having fur at just 1 day old. One of the orange ones is not getting fed as much as the others and appears to be the runt. We will have to help that one out.

Aren't they Fat?!?!
This one looks like a dalmation bunny. I will continue to post pictures as they grow.

A baby lionhead

2007-11-06T19:47:00.000-08:00

My sable-point doe, Jasmine gave birth to two kits. One was a peanut and died, but this one is strong and healthy. She is 11 days old today and just starting to open her eyes. Her daddy is Snowball, my REW. She is going to have a double-mane.

Pumpkin - My new Holland Lop

2007-11-06T19:19:00.000-08:00

This is my new Holland Lop doe. I got her to breed with Sweet William when they are old enough. I am really hoping to get a broken orange bunny. She is a really sweet rabbit, and cute too!!

The Animals I Love

2007-10-15T19:31:00.000-07:00

My new baby - Sweet William

2007-09-12T15:00:00.000-07:00

I got a new rabbit. He is a Holland Lop and his name is Sweet William. I name all of my rabbits after plants. This little guy lives up to his name, he is really sweet. He is six weeks old. He will be my main buck for my soon-to-be Holland Lop herd. I am hoping to get an orange doe to breed him with. Isn't he the cutest rabbit you have ever seen?

My bunny has been drawn by an artist!

2007-09-12T13:16:00.000-07:00

5wolfcubs has drawn a picture of Jasmine when she was a baby. It is her picture on the header. Check out her blog and see the picture! 5wolfcubs

We've got frogs!

2007-08-27T21:26:00.000-07:00

This is the really cool water feature that my dad made a few weeks ago.

And these are two really cool frogs that have decided to make my dad's water feature their home. Aren't they cute! I can't believe that they found it so soon. How do you think they got here?

Thanks God for frogs!
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I am famous!

2007-08-27T21:22:00.000-07:00

Guess what!?!? I was in the local paper this week. They did a special article on me and my rabbit business. You can check it out here Itemizer Archives.

Lionheads Currently Available

2007-08-22T10:51:00.001-07:00

REW Lionhead double-maned w/pedigree - $50.00
Sold - thank you Donna!

Lionhead tortoise shell single-maned doe w/pedigree - $35.00
Sold - Thank you Donna!

Lionhead/Lop cross Doe - $20.00
On sale this week for $10.00

Orange lionhead doublemaned doe $45.00
Sold - Thank you Donna!

Lionhead REW double-maned buck w/pedigree - $50.00
On sale this week for $40.00

These are all the rabbits that I have currently available. They are all on sale this week to make room for more babies that are coming. Please email Stefani at miniblessings@hotmail.com if you have any questions or would like a rabbit! Will consider all offers. I am hoping to have a rabbit website available in the next few weeks to make it easier for you to see my rabbits and what I have for sale.

My brother did well at the PC Fair!

2007-08-20T21:00:00.000-07:00

He was top scoring air rifleman.

He was also top scoring archer.

Check out his grouping!

Good shooting, Mitch!!!

Polk County Fair

2007-08-20T20:52:00.000-07:00

Showing my Champion Dairy Goat

My Nigerian Dwarf goat was Champion too.

This is my dairy goat herd. It was champion overall.

Pollyanna, my meat goat champion is shaking the judges hand.

Fair was really fun again this year. My goats showed well. One of my dairy goats got sick and had to go home early, but she is fine now. I learned a lot. I am blessed to be able to have animals and do 4H.

Super Goat!!!

2007-08-20T15:38:00.000-07:00

This is Pollyanna - she is my Super Goat.

We entered a costume contest at the fair. I dressed her up as Super Goat because I think she is a super goat, she knows how to shake hands and how to take a bow. She is also very friendly and sweet.

My Lionhead Herd

2007-08-20T14:58:00.000-07:00

Snowbell - Doe

Jasmine - Doe

Dan D. Lion - Buck

Blackberry - Doe

Tansy - Doe

This is my lionhead herd. I decided to get lionhead rabbits to breed because they are so very cute! I started off with three (Blackberry, Tansy, and Dan D. Lion). I bought the two does and Paula, who I bought them from blessed me with the buck! Then I added Jasmine. Snowbell was born to Tansy and Dan. As you can tell, I name all my rabbits after plants.

2007-08-14T08:14:00.000-07:00

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know that my blog will be updated with my available rabbits in the next few days. Thanks for being patient, and please check back!

I've got Kids!

2007-07-02T10:36:00.001-07:00

New kids, snuggling together
"Are you my mother?"
Rosie's buck - Winchester Tory's buck - Remmington

Rosie's doe - Kimber

On February 15, 2007, we went into the barn and discovered both Rosie and Tory had kids. There were three kids and we had no idea whose were whose. They were very cute, and sweet. After a couple days it became odvious that Rosie had two (1buck and 1 doe) and Tory had 1 (a buck). They are both very good mothers, and take good care of the kids. I spent the night in the barn to make sure they were done having babies.

I have sold the two bucks to a very good home together, and I am keeping the doe through fair. I have not decided if I am going to sell her or not after fair. They were very fun to watch. I am now milking both Rosie and Tory, and they have both gotten a lot friendlier. I am selling the milk, because the rest of my family will not drink it.

Rosie and Tory

2007-06-29T18:42:00.000-07:00

Rosie
Tory

After having Mike and Ike, I really learned to enjoy goats. After much thought and prayer, I decided to breed Nigerian Dwarf goats. I thought I could sell the babies to help support Sparky. God answered my prayers and blessed me with Rosie and Tory. A lady wasn't taking care of them properly so she decided to give them to me! Thanks again God! They are now healthy and happy! :O)

Mike and Ike

2007-06-29T18:36:00.001-07:00

Mike and Ike were my very first goats. I got them as a 4H project to auction at fair. They did well. It was sad to say good-bye to them.

How it all got started...

2007-06-29T17:34:00.000-07:00

When I was 12, I went to horse camp and fell in love with horses. I wanted one sooo bad! I told my parents about it and my dad said, "I don't think so, I didn't provide anything like that for your brothers, so I can't for you." I decided to take it to the Lord. Shortly after that, I received riding lessons. After those were over, I was able to co-lease a horse. Chris (who leased the horse to me) saw that I was very committed to horses and showed my self responsible, so she started looking for a horse for me to lease full time. An awesome lady named Vicki was willing to trade an Arabian named Sparky for an old beat-up pick-up so I could have a horse to lease. About 4 months later my older brother got in a bad car accident (only lived and totally recovered by prayer and God's grace), I ended up living with Chris and my horse Sparky for 3 weeks while he was in the hospital. Shortly after that Chris decided to give Sparky to me for my birthday!!!!! I was so thrilled. I have to do odd jobs to support him. I have babysat, done yard work, had my own cookie dough business, etc. to earn money and I always come up with enough to take good care of my Sparky. Since I have such a love for animals, I decided to raise goats (and later rabbits) to help pay for his expenses. God has been so good and faithful to meet my love of horses. Thanks also Chris and Vicki, I will never forget what kindness you showed me. Love you guys!

The picture is of me telling someone that Sparky is mine, I was so excited!