The milk sheep with no milk
Eliza Blue finds herself bottle feeding a lamb from an ewe with no milk, despite being a breed known for producing milk.
Yearning for the simplicity of a camper-cabin summer vacation
Eliza Blue relives some of her own childhood experiences camping out with her children in one of her South Dakota pastures.
Hope and faith are gifts born of difficulty, heartbreak
Eliza Blue holds onto hope and faith as she cares for a lamb born with Border Disease.
Learning hard lessons from heartache and calamity
Eliza Blue has experienced one of the hardest seasons of shepherding in the last few months.
Having beautiful dreams makes a beautiful life
Having beautiful dreams makes a beautiful life, even if they don’t come true. Beauty is a path you choose to walk on, according to Eliza Blue.
Finding purpose protecting the flock
Eliza Blue considers her way of lifestyle, her flock of sheep and how much joy and purpose both have given her.
God can be found in the flock
Eliza Blue finds compassion, community and peace amid tragedy in her flock of sheep.
The story of a new kind of thriving
Eliza Blue contemplates a new kind of thriving as she considers the way an old barn on her property has transformed.
Our goats, our animals beloved
At the very beginning of the pandemic, we brought two orphaned Nigerian dwarf goats home, a little white female and an equally tiny black male. I
Saying goodbye to a kitten who had ‘something big to do’
Eliza Blue recalls the anguish she felt after departing with a kitten who was meant for bigger things than a life with her on her ranch.
