Last week, I had to do something that felt really hard. It wasn’t emotionally hard or even mentally hard, but it was a physical task that I wasn’t even sure I could do. The kind of task that I was up all night the night before tossing and turning with worry over whether or not I could complete the task in front of me.
What is this task? I’m sure you are wondering.
Taking care of someone else’s flock of animals while they were away on vacation. There was a dog (I don’t do dogs). There were two billy goats the size of small horses. There were two huge hogs. Plus rabbits, chickens and 3 sets of regular sized goats. And there was an electric fence. All of that vs. me and my four children.
I truly doubted myself and our abilities to accomplish the tasks set out before us. It WAS daunting.
But I’m here to say that…we did it. We did it!!
One step at a time, one task at a time. We had to work together. We had to work hard. It WAS hard. We had to change the plan at one point when it wasn’t working quite like it should have. The billy goat was a bit aggressive and instead of getting his food into the bowl, we had to just toss it into his enclosure. Someone took a tumble IN the pig pen. No one got electrocuted and we remembered to turn the fence back on each time.
It was an adventure! I’m so proud of my kids and how this summer they are truly starting to show the fruit of how we have raised them to be hard workers. This summer is the first time that I have felt like my kids are helpful WITHOUT my help. They are now helping me. I’m just filled with abundance and gratefulness that we can do hard things, and that I have a crew of helpers along to help me.
I know this isn’t my typical blog post with a theme and shareable links, but I just wanted to take a quick moment to remind YOU that you can also do hard things. Remember, a “hard thing” is whatever you feel is hard, even if it seems easy to someone else. Don’t worry about the someone else in that equation. I want to encourage you to tackle one hard thing this week. Something that you are dreading or putting off. Maybe it’s a task or a conversation or a bad habit you’ve been meaning to break. You’ve got this. If I can do a hard thing, you can also do a hard thing. You’ve got this.
Congratulations!! That is quite an accomplishment and I bet that the family you helped were so thankful.
“the fruit of how we have raised them to be hard workers.” YES! 🙌
This is such a good reminder that yes, we can do hard things. You should be proud of yourself and your kids too!