We got a goat!
Apr. 24th | Posted by Nicky
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My sister and her husband sent our belated birthday gifts a week or so ago. She wrote:
“J: Just because I know how much you love them, M & I got you a goat! (for a family in Zambia)
Nica: Just thinking about you becoming a Mama yourself in the next few years, so I thought a Mama Kit for a woman and her child in Uganda was appropriate.
For the people who have everything they need…something for someone else!”
We loved the gifts, actually. It was especially witty, since Jrock hates the smell of goats – even goat cheese. J was pretty funny though – he commented that his present was WAY better – “after all, think of all the things that you can do with a goat! -milk it, breed it and sell the young, eat it, have it for companionship…”
So to that family in Zambia, Happy Birthday! Enjoy your goat! And Happy Birthday to all the little ones who benefit from the Mama kits!
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Great message Nicky!
Another great place to do some gift shopping is Heifer.com.
They also provide animals to families in impoverished countries and provide training, as well. A great children’s book on the subject is Beatrice’s Goat, part of the proceeds go to Heifer. My daughter’s school fundraises for them every year. The book helps young children understand the benefits of giving such a gift.