Thanksgiving

By the time you read this Thanksgiving will have come and gone.
I missed sharing the day with family and friends and thought about the Thanksgiving days before both good and bad. I was blessed this past summer when I was back in the US as 2 different friends had Thanksgiving dinners for me sharing with other friends(thanks Reine & Suzie)! It was a blessed time!
On Thanksgiving here this year we didn't celebrate it like I usually cook an American meal (chicken instead of turkey (no turkey here)) but instead I spent some hours fasting and praying. Trying to remember all of the little and big things that God had done in my life and all that He had blessed me with. That was healing.
This morning - a major problem with a staff member who is both a driver for us and suppose to do maintenance. Since my regular malee (all around yard keeper, misc. jobs) wasn't here yesterday or today I asked the other staff member to clean out the goats pen for me. He flat out refused several times. At first I was very upset but knew the room needed cleaned for health reasons (two of my goats are pregnant) and so I just decided to do it myself! Not the first time I've cleaned it out.
The people here, even though they have seen me paint, dig holes, carry rocks and other misc. jobs, still have an overal view that American's are softies. As I was cleaning out the room and trying to shift my big male goat who can be EXTREMELY stubborn sometimes, I had to laugh. God reminded me how my own earthly father had prepared me for this moment. Even though he was an alcholic (praise God he was saved 6 months before he died), he was a hard worker and never missed a day of work. He also worked me hard. He gave me the love for all of the animals BUT he also gave me full responsibility for taking care of them and that meant cleaning out rabbit pens, etc. And now, so many years later, I laugh. The people think this is out of my territory of work but they don't know. Only Jesus and I smile at the situation, He gives me a wink, and I have peace in my heart that yes, He has prepared me for many things, even when they didn't make sense at the time. Thanks Jesus for the blessings! I love you!