Hubby and I have been working on our farm since August of 2013. Another year has quickly disappeared, so many great and sad things have come and gone. We are most grateful to GOD for keeping us healthy; emotionally, physically and mentally. We are fifty-five now and this is one of our final bucket list destinations. Living our life simpler with less stress. 2016 we will celebrate our twenty-third year as a couple. Wow!
Great things:
Arena completed.
Hay cut and donated to starving horses as we will grow low sugar/protein hay (sell).
Enjoyed the Olympic Mountains over and over again.
Fences completed, stained.
I created an amazing food garden out of hanging baskets. After the house is completed I will have raised beds.
Living in the 5th wheel has been a challenge in the winter seasons but extremely easy in the spring, summer and fall as we have full sun on our farm, Sequim, WA.
Less rain has helped my body, arthritis and pain will be with me the rest of my life from the Semi-truck accident. Screws in my pelvis cause severe pain and arthritis.
Jewel our twelve year old middle dog had a very dangerous tumor (cancer) on her hip and tummy. Surgery was successful and she is healing she is one strong dog. Thank you Jesus!
We have a new puppy!
I created my own hand-made Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC Rope Halter/matching lead line with a brass snap and leather end. Sales are outstanding!!!! Thank you for supporting my small business.
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Painful things:
Our dog Sampson died right before Thanksgiving as he had cancer.
Naturally we did the best thing;
We had our vet send him to heaven no more pain, I cried for three weeks and still call the new puppy his name. I will always love you Sampson! Sampson was our rescue Great Pyrenees/Akita. We had no idea he was sick until one week before he let us know with extreme screaming pain.
I thought I had a publisher for my donkey educational book, turned out to be a scam. Still praying for a publisher.
My hubby Scott and I are grateful to GOD to give us this farm, let us own the Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC and keep our marriage strong in the middle of some serious test and trials. We are best friends. If you get the opportunity to marry, marry your best friend. Love and friendship must go hand-and-hand as marriage is hard work.
Living in a small space is not easy but it can be done. We are a testimonial to this. 
Rocket Man mini age 21 where is my dinner hurry!
Oboe in the wind
Lead Mare taking over in the wind
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NEVER GIVE UP!!!!
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
Melody Johnson, Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC
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My dear Melody, I wish you and your loved ones Merry Christmas and a beautiful 2016, with love! 🙂
Merry Christmas Marina, I wish only the best for you too my dear sweet friend. Your work is outstanding as always! Melody
Ah, that is so kind, my dear Melody. Thank you! 🙂
I hope we can meet one day. 🙂
I hope so too!!!! 🙂
That’s a Paradise!!! God Bless you all. Always.
GOD BLESS YOU!!! GOD is amazing!
Woooooooooooow. This was a superbly written and fantastic read for the end of the year….I wish you a wonderfully awesome 2016. Your new puppy is so cute cute cute and your donkeys are absolutely cute…xoxo. And oh my, those donkey whisperers are beautiful. Well done.
Hi, thank you so very much! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Oh and why don’t you try self-publishing..its the way to go these days.
I was praying for a publisher as I want to do an e-book and hard copy.
You can use both self publishing and print on demand. Nevertheless i will pray for you to get a publisher too. Merry Christmas to you and all yours..Ho Ho Ho
Thank you!
Melody, Merry Christmas my Donkey Mentor friend! How can I ever thank you enough for all of your help? I know, I’ll buy some halters! They look gorgeous!!! Love this collection of photos and writing. It was so good to see your face again here. Im so blessed and happy for you. You’re living the life, and making some animals happy too! God bless you.
Hi Shirley, so nice to see you are reading my blog. Thank you for supporting my new small business. Our rope halter’s are made from yacht rope by hand in the U.S.A. they are 100% quality. I guarantee the quality and fit 100% refund. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Your farm looks wonderful and I love your posts. All of the animals are a delight to see. Our adopted cat Sid sends them a sincere meow for the new year. Happy New Year to you and yours! I have reblogged this and another post on my WordPress site Animals Are Wonderful which at the present so to say is Sid’s site but in the New Year I will be doing more with it.
Happy New year and thank you for the sharing my blog
Reblogged this on Animals are Wonderful and commented:
The best of farm life and wonderful pictures of donkeys and other animals