Posts Tagged ‘alpacas’

A Knock on the Head

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

How do you know when God is trying to tell you something?

That’s a question a lot of Christians ask, and probably a lot of non-Christians, too. The truth is, although it sounds like a cop-out to some people, you just know. Take my brother, for instance, who knew that a knock on the head was a message from God.

My brother and sister-in-law (Bill and Dee Dee) live in Virginia where they are alpaca farmers. (If they did this same activity in the west it would be called “ranching.” In the east, raising anything on the land, including animals, is called “farming.”) Anyway, they have a place called Rivanna River Farm, around 20 acres of very pretty land with hills and trees and the Rivanna River running through it. And they raise alpacas.

Snowmass Angel Gabriel

Anyway, here’s the part about the knock on the head… (more…)