At times the little things in our lives seem huge. If a person allows it to happen, they can feel very much overwhelmed.
I had a very off-key week that began with the death of my mother-in-law. Several of my does had kids and did not want to take care of their newborns for a few days. Annie gave birth to two live kids, and one very dead one. She is much better, another 3 or 4 days and we’ll be out of the woods. Her kids are fine, nursing on bottles. We have had water problems, thank goodness for all of the rain. I now have oodles of beautiful rain water for the goats.
Overall, I decided to focus on what is good. Focus on what needed to be done. Focus on what was directly in front of me. It worked, it always does.
I did not focus on anything that was not positive. My prayers included thanks for the troubles. I knew I would learn and grow from them. I did.
Life is good despite the hardships. The more we can edure, the stronger person we become, and perhaps, in turn, we can help others.
Have a beautiful weekend!
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Amen to that Mary, and all those precious goat kids can sure help with focusing on sweet and good things, plus, they are so entertaining and funny! Happy Sunday to you all there on Annie’s Goat Hill.
Oh yes, they are sweet and entertaining. Kathy, I have some nubian girls that I plan to keep. They already hold my heart.
Have a beautiful day yourself!
“God has not promised to keep us from life’s storms, but He will keep us through them.” – Kids are such a blessing – reminding us of the need to feel joy in simply being alive! Glad Annie is doing well and twins are also.
Linda Sue, I stood and watched the babies today. Some are friendly, some are very curious but run when we try to touch. Cute as buttons. Active and growing. Thank you for the grounding reminder. Kids really are a blessing.
Sorry to hear about your mother-in-law!
And glad to see you are facing those trials head-on and finding the blessing in each one.
Things have settled down quite a bit, Becky. Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments.