Tag Along

Farming can be hard work. It can be grueling, physical, and draining. It can take every ounce of drive you have, and leave you feeling like a pile of mush.

It is also incredibly rewarding. Much of the time, you see the immediate fruits of your effort. A bridge has been completed and you can cross the creek again. You get to interact with God's creations. You bond with animals, and connect with nature.

I love the outside, but only when conditions are just right. I don't like to be sweaty or dirty. I like things to be tidy. I connect well with animals, but I don't enjoy having their poop slung onto my face. Sometimes, as I'm sure everyone gets, I feel like I am in the wrong line of work. Others, I feel like I was made to be out here.

One thing I never saw coming though was sharing this with Little Bug. Like in everything else, there are some rough times. But today for example, reminds me how amazing it is. She has her basic schedule that she usually sticks to. But of course, after I had a difficult night, she decides today is not a day to follow that schedule.

She decides she isn't going to nap longer than 30 minutes, and she is going to be awake for 2-3 hours at a time. This makes it nearly impossible to get anything done. I managed to get 2 emails sent with the help of Mom. We went to lunch, and Daddy took an opportunity to help get her down. She again, only slept 30 minutes.

Once awake, we head back out to the barn office, and she is just not having any of anything. No bottle, no nap, no rocker, no play mat. I cannot get her calm. So I decide we are going to take a quick walk to the lake. Not only does she calm down, she looks around in WONDER. I am quickly humbled. God has given me the precious little girl, and I'm mad that she isn't letting me work.

Soon she is bouncing on my leg, watching the water roll up against the dirt at our feet. She looks around with eyes so big, I don't know how she can stand the sun. God teaches us some amazing lessons in life. Sometimes we have to be reminded over and over. But one lesson I will never get tired of relearning? Sharing this place with Little Bug is a true blessing.