![]() ![]() Of course, the kids and I panicked at the thought of starving babies and ran all around the barn and the fields trying to find the mother rabbit. The rabbit had given birth without us even realizing it. A week later, when I moved a couch to vacuum under it, I was shocked to find two baby bunnies under it. Unfortunately, baby Daniel crawled faster than I could sweep, so we moved the rabbit to the barn. However, even though she was litter trained, she would leave a few tiny balls of poop on the floor. For example, a friend of the family gave our kids a huge, white rabbit. God’s creatures constantly surprised us, especially when they reflected unconditional love to other animals. “It would also be mistaken to view other living beings as mere objects subjected to arbitrary human domination”. “Because all creatures are connected, each must be cherished with love and respect, for all of us as living creatures are dependent on one another”. Naturally, I was delighted when Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical, Laudato Si, clearly explained why people must learn how to cherish animals: ![]() My husband and I stumbled on this truth during the twenty years we raised nine kids and an odd assortment of farm animals and pets on a small family farm in eastern Ontario, Canada. ![]() When God’s creatures are blessed and surrounded by the love of God, they absorb and reflect His love back in seemingly miraculous ways. ![]()
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