Sheep vespers

Tonight the SJ&C had a vespers at Dr. Nash's house.  He lives just across the Georgia line on a large patch of land with a small creek running through it.  A few weeks ago his family decided to keep animals again (they'd had pygmy goats for awhile) and got a pregnant ewe and a ram.  Dr. Nash kept our class informed about life with sheep, even passing around his phone so we could look at pictures of his kids with Lily the Ewe and Buddy the Ram.  Last Sunday morning, the lamb was born and he reported the event to us in class, complete with a picture of his youngest daughter holding David, the newborn lamb.  So tonight at vespers I actually got to see the sheep.

The whole night was a lot of fun, just hanging out with friends and acquaintances and teachers.  We had an Easter egg hunt ("Extreme Easter egg hunt in the sheep pen," Dr. Nash told us right before we started.) followed by refreshments of cookies and other baked treats and lemonade.  Some of the guys started a football game and then there was a bonfire and vespers.  Dr. Nash's whole family trooped into the sheep pen (his wife clutching a long stick to keep Buddy the Ram at bay) and caught the lamb.  Dr. Nash and two of his girls dashed for the gate as both Buddy and Lily raced to defend their offspring.  Everyone sitting in the circle around the fire laughed at the sight of the usually dignified Dr. Nash shooing his daughters in front of him as they all squished through the gate seconds before getting butted.  A minute later, his wife sauntered to the gate, holding the stick, but by then the sheep were more worried about the whereabouts of their lamb than butting humans.  Dr. Nash's oldest daughter brought David the Lamb around the circle of comm. majors and their friends and family and almost everyone petted or held him.  His mother, pacing in the pen, wasn't too happy about her lamb being gone and made that clear with many weird sounds before he was returned to her side.  After vespers, Jonathan, Bryn, Josh, and I found the trampoline empty and jumped in the dark, under the clear sky and twinkling stars.

As we drove back to Collegedale, I realized how lucky I am that I transferred to SAU.  I have had such a great time as a SJ&C student here, meeting other students who have a passion for writing or other communication-related fields, being taught by well-trained and caring professors, and getting opportunities (like working on the Accent) to try out my skills.  I'm so thankful God helped me find the right major and the right university to finish up my schooling.