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This week has been one roller coaster ride after another. It began on New Year's Day with our five month old doeling starting to go into shock. We had to make an emergency visit to the vet. The vet didn't think she'd make it through the night. Our oldest son was a mess. The goats are "his" and he loves them all dearly. Well, the next morning she seemed somewhat better and my husband left for his dental appointment which proceeded to turn into a 3 hour visit! They still did not have his tooth fixed when he left, but gave him a "plastic insert" for a temporary inlay. He came home and began having severe pain which was not the norm. Meanwhile, our doeling was lying on her side barely breathing and we were sure she was dying. Our oldest son kept praying that God would let her live. I called the dentist about my husband's pain during all this happening with the doeling (she was living in a cage in our bathroom) and was told that he may need an emergency root canal or his tooth extracted if the pain did not go away within the next hour! So, here we sat- a dying goat, an upset son, a husband in severe pain, and the rest of the family to take care of! Which way to go?
The doeling actually miraculously recoverd enough to be sitting up by the next morning and was "maaing" at us! I about fell over, but reminded my son that her life was in the Lord's hands. We continued to give her shots, syringe feed her, wrap her in blankets, etc. And my husband? His pain had left, so, he would be able to finish the treatment later. Prayers answered.
By that night (Wednesday) the doeling was back to dying. It was so hard to watch this baby that we had had just come into the world five months ago leave us. Our oldest son sat with her the whole time, crying and loving her. She finally passed peacefully on. She is greatly missed by all of us. I never imagined myself liking goats this much!
Then last night, my husband's "plastic filling" came out right before dinner! He couldn't eat due to the hole in his head! He called the dentist and made plans for a meeting this morning. Our dentist actually came in on his day off to fix my husband's tooth permanently! Wow! How many dentists do you know like that? And no extra charge! And he's a Christian too! The Lord continues to take care of us here.
As we all know there is a time for everything. In all this I see how the Lord did not let any of these things overlap. He handed us one "problem" at a time.
We continue to ...
Walk in Faith,
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