Hope

It's been a rough month for our family.  As I previously wrote, my farmer daughter and her husband were burned out by the Butte County fire.  They lost their home, barns, farm hand trailer, pump house and all of their mushroom cultivating equipment.  Also all personal belongs, and family heirlooms. ( My daughter was especially concerned about losing my grandmother's butter churn.)  They did manage to evacuate the majority of their farm animals, but couldn't load the pigs so had to be  left behind. They were devastated to say the least. 


They stayed with some friends that had  land for the animals until they were allowed back to their own property. Surprise! The pigs survived without harm. A large 5th wheel trailer has been purchased as a temporary home and even though they are now back on the farm, they have no water or electricity. So much devastation, where to start to pick up their lives?  It's been overwhelming for them. 

 Meet Hope, born prematurely right after they evacuated to safety.  She was so small she couldn't reach her mama's udder.  My daughter got her some goats milk, and a sweater, and bottle fed her every couple of hours.  Against all odds, she is thriving. She follows my daughter around and gives lots of snuggles. Hope is giving my daughter and son-in-law a sense of , well... HOPE.   Grow strong Hope.