Horse work

Well, I have to admit that I'm a little nervous! All of my Saturdays and Mondays through October will be taken up with cattle work. The typical fall work; weaning calves, vaccinating, preg-checking. All of the work I haven't done in over 7 years. I stopped helping when I got pregnant with my youngest. I haven't stepped on a horse since then! Will I be able to get on? Will I be able to STAY on? I am looking forward to it. This will be the first time that the little one will be able to help like this. When my two other children were little they came with us all of the time. While it seemed hard at the time to work while taking care of them, it was so good for them. They loved going along and helping Dad. When they were little they would ride with us and we would spend all day together. It was such a blessing to have that time with them. There were other people who had more money and more things than we did. Now that my kids are grown, that time has become even more precious. We appreciate those things we did together. I didn't realize how much until my son shared with us how disappointed he was when his dad lost his job at the ranch. He had big plans to be out every day helping his dad with the ranch work. Truly, I think I was so wrapped up in my own fear and disappointment that the trial the situation was to my children didn't really register. Of course they were 10 and 12 when my husband lost his job so I was guilty of not realizing how hard it was for them even at that young age.

I hope that I remember not to discount the trials of someone just because of their age. I hope that I remember to pray for them.

I can't wait to help out with those cattle. It will be fun. And challenging! I'll let you know how it goes.

Till next time...