For those who have never been truly exposed to the dairy farming world, there is probably a lack of understanding as to why dairy farmers are always tired. Before I married Mitchell, I had a very small view of what dairy farming was like-- my dad had been a dairy farmer, my best friend through childhood lived on a dairy farm, and I visited Mitchell plenty during our dating days to get a taste of the farm life.
Nonetheless, I was in for a big surprise about how life would really be.
Nonetheless, I was in for a big surprise about how life would really be.
I am tired.
This is a statement used unnecessarily by way too many people. I'll grant that probably many mothers have faced true exhaustion, but many have no clue how it feels. Getting up at 4:30am morning after morning? That's tiring. Working (physically) harder than some people ever do? That's tiring. Trying to get everything else that needs done in the 6 hour period between chore times? That's tiring. Coming in from the barn at 8:00-9:00pm, showering, and still having to make supper? That's tiring. Knowing that the cycle will start all over again tomorrow? That's tiring.
But we can't complain. God has blessed us very much.
Why would a person subject themselves to a lifestyle such as this? Because we love the animals-- we love the feeling of falling asleep tired because we worked hard-- we love the rewards of eating food grown in our own fields, gardens, or barns-- we love that God continues to give us strength to face each new day with JOY!
Somedays, especially during this adjustment period for me, it's hard to see all those reasons of why we do what we do. But God never fails to give me just enough strength to get through today. I rest in that promise that he may give me more than I can handle, but that's alright! He will show His power through my weaknesses in this time and forever.
Oh, and one more reason it's an awesome life? A view like this one...
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