Have you ever had things all planned out only to have those plans turned completely upside down? That happened to me this morning. I've been battling sinus/allergy problems and I have no voice left (kids love that) and I feel like an elephant has moved into my chest. So, my other half was going to get up with the kids this morning so I could rest since I have to cheer B to victory tonight at her sub-state basketball tournament. I took B and K to watch our high school boys play last night and it was sooooo weird not being able to cheer! So, I'm relaxing during the morning rush in my house between chores and breakfast and picking out the "right" clothes to wear when one of the kids (I hadn't had coffee yet so I'm not quite sure which one) runs in the house and says we have a goat in labor.....yup, no sleeping in getting better for me. I rush to put on my coveralls and muck boots forget my hat and gloves and run to the barn. This mom, Chip, well Diamond Chip but that's a mouthful so we call her Chip had been treated by the vet for edema. Her poor legs were sooooo swollen she couldn't stand for long which means she couldn't eat which isn't good for pregnant ladies! I've been praying every day multiple times a day for her to have a safe delivery soon because I don't like to lose babies or moms. I'm kinda attached to my goats. Well, she delivered a bouncy baby boy with a little help from hubby which was followed right behind by a girl but she sadly died before being born. Her sack was full of blood and her cord was detached. Poor thing. T-man and Mae made it to barn before bus came in time to see those 2 babies. Mae is my animal lover child so she was sad we lost one. Well about 30 minutes later as I'm inside preparing bottles for my 3 bottle babies, hubby yells to me "here comes #3!" What??? 3 babies?? No wonder she was swelling and miserable! I rush out to the barn with the bottles praying "Please God let this one be alive, please let it be healthy and please let it be a girl!" Well, I got 2 of the 3 requests. It was alive, it was healthy, it was a boy! Oh well, maybe next year she will have a girl.....and we have another goat in labor maybe she will have a girl??? Of course it's B's goat so she's hoping for a boy she can take to shows. I guess I will settle for healthy babies and good moms.
Yesterday our plans got all messed up too! Hubs was going to take Mae to the farm store when she got home from school to get a new pump for the well. Mae LOVES the farm store! She LOVES going with daddy because he's a sucker and buys her a toy every time. She loves the animals. I swear we could start a zoo in her room with all the animals she's gotten. She has just about every farm animal you can get and she's got a good collection of exotic animals as well. So, hubs and Mae are getting ready to load up in the truck and head to town when the rock guy shows up......we needed to get some rock delivered for the goat pen because it helps keep their hooves from needing trimmed every month or so and trimming hooves isn't a very fun job. So, Mae is heartbroken, no farm store. Well, T-man and Mae convinced their daddy to take them to the farm store last night after the rock guy was done. Told you he was a sucker! So, the plans of the little ones staying home with dad and getting to be on time while the big ones went to game with me went right out the window. But I'm happy to report all 4 kids popped right out of bed this morning bright eyed and bushy-tailed.
I used to get upset when things didn't go as I'd planned. I'm a planner. I like to have things planned out, be prepared and I have a calendar on my fridge where everything is written down and planned out. I've learned as I've gotten older that just when I think I have it all planned out and I feel I can coast on auto-pilot because I have it all figured out God lets me know He controls my plans. Proverbs 3:5-6 says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and He will make straight your paths." This lets me know that although I might get frustrated when things don't go like I plan, I just have to "let go and let God." It all has a way of working out. It may take me a while to figure out why my plans changed but one day I will get the message. Like today, if I'd stayed in bed, I would have missed the chance to watch new life enter the world. And if I'd gotten up with the kids and let hubs sleep in, well then he wouldn't have been there to pull the babies out since they had a leg tucked behind them and momma was having a hard time getting them out.
Just remember, the best laid plans don't always go how we plan them to go but it's okay because if you trust in God with all your heart, He will give you better plans. :) Have a wonderful Friday!
Oh and Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! In honor of his birthday, we named the 2 new baby boys Theo and Horton.
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