Have you ever been stewing in your own frustration, when God suddenly sends a sign that it's time to get over yourself? Katie recently shared a moment just like that on Facebook. Her hardworking farmer husband always seemed to begone, and Katie was in the throws of resenting him for it. But when she caught sight of him eating dinner alone, God opened the eyes of her heart to why he worked so hard. And her post is too good not to share!
Katie wrote to her farmer husband:
"I snapped this picture the other night at the end of a long day. I was tired. I was irritated.
I had sent my husband a text telling him that I knew it wouldn't make a difference, but I wanted him to know that I was feeling fed up with how much he works and with all that I have to do everyday by myself. The full time job, cooking dinner, bathing kids, weekend trips without him, keeping up a home, you name it I was resenting it.
I have to have these little moments once (ok several times) throughout planting and harvest season.
Then this happened.
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The "Aha" Moment
He came in, fixed his plate and sat down to eat all alone. He was tired. He was hot. He was exhausted. Rather than complain, he said he was sorry I was tired and felt that way.
Charlotte joined him and talked his head off and even ate most of his dinner.
I snapped this picture the other night at the end of a long day. I was tired. I was irritated. I had sent my husband a...
Posted by Katie Spence Pugh on Friday, July 15, 2016
He didn't complain. He shared, and it hit me. Do I wish that we saw him more than an hour or so a day? Yes. But, the love he has for his craft is something to envy.
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A Hardworking Man
Farmers work in a thankless profession. It's always non GMO this and organic that, and let's not even talk about the stress from Mother Nature. This is a man who is working to uphold 4 generations of blood sweat and tears and showing his children the value of hard work and discipline.
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So while I felt frustrated, I really should have felt thankful. I got to sit down to dinner and hear all the stories from the day with the kids. I got to give them a bath and hear their squeals and giggles. I got to snuggle and love on them for 3 hours more than he did. He is the one sacrificing, not me.
We will keep on keeping on until the next rainy day when we get a few extra hours with our hard worker. In the meantime, the next time you slip into that comfy cotton shirt or eat delicious farm fresh food, thank a farmer. Where would we be without them?"
God Bless Our Farmers
Sometimes a job is more than just a job -- it's a calling. Farmers put in long hours of hard work to put food on our tables. It's something we rarely stop to think about when we're in the store filling our baskets. And it's a blessing to live in a country where food is so plentiful.
If you know a farmer, be sure to tell them "thank you!"
"Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver." 2 Corinthians 9:7
h/t: GodUpdates
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