Life has definitely gotten the best of me lately. After some intense deliberation and self-reflection, I had to make the choice to eliminate a large portion of our livestock. Those of you that know me very well at all, know how hard this was for me. Of course this comes at a time when I wasn't handling life's challenges very well any way, so this very much added to my dilemma.
After confiding in some important people, I am trying to re-learn how to just put one foot in front of the other. Take a deep breath now and then throughout the day, and just keep trudging forward. Even on days when getting out of bed and taking care of my house and children seemed more then I was capable of.
Other days, I am blatantly reminded of why doing the above-mentioned is so important. Days like this:
