This past weekend, 8 families got together to celebrate the gift of a goat. Rather than exchange Christmas gifts, the friends decided to give the gift together to a family that would really benefit from it, and to teach our kids a bit about helping others. Through Heiffer International, we were able to buy a goat for a family, that would enable that family to have nutrition as well as a source of income.It truly was a group effort. One family purchased the book "Beatrice's Goat", that told the story of how the gift of a goat changed a little girl's life and enabled her to attend school, which is being passed among the families to share with the kids. Another family offered up their amazing home to bring all of the families together to celebrate. Each family brought delicious food to share. Two friends and I got together to make decorated goat cookies, and John located a button maker and drew the goat (above) so the kids could decorate their own momentos of the event.
It was a great celebration, and a gift that I hope becomes an annual tradition.
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