Comments on: In Sickness and in Health http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/10/28/in-sickness-and-in-health/ Christian Agrarian Counterculture Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: flacius1551 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/10/28/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-651 flacius1551 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/10/28/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-651 it's one reason I was happy to leave the farm--the fact that cows are worse than children--but I think farmers are not the only ones who experience the need to work despite illness or injury. Some "city jobs" have similar impacts on other people rather than animals--teaching, for example, or doctoring, and some people feel compelled to work despite illness because if they don't work they or their family won't eat. it’s one reason I was happy to leave the farm–the fact that cows are worse than children–but I think farmers are not the only ones who experience the need to work despite illness or injury. Some “city jobs” have similar impacts on other people rather than animals–teaching, for example, or doctoring, and some people feel compelled to work despite illness because if they don’t work they or their family won’t eat.

]]> By: KSMILKMAID http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/10/28/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-650 KSMILKMAID Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:41:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/10/28/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-650 Awesome post Scott! You have been really hitting on the challenges of farming. Brian is a wonderful sport. He will be there no matter what. He is so loyal. In the past six years, he was only missed milking once. He was sick sick sick. He had the stomach flu and couldn't walk. I convinced him to let me help. He now letting me take back morning milkings. The only problem is the girls are so used to him they held back three gallons between the six. On a heavy customer day, that could spell shortages for customers. Hopefully they will get used to me soon. Milking is a fascinating thing when you get ready to deliver a baby too. I was so glad our most recent addition arrived in the morning and we were able to have her at home so we didn't have to leave. I will have to go over and post about a divine quality I have learned through this. Thanks for the inspiration! Awesome post Scott! You have been really hitting on the challenges of farming. Brian is a wonderful sport. He will be there no matter what. He is so loyal. In the past six years, he was only missed milking once. He was sick sick sick. He had the stomach flu and couldn’t walk. I convinced him to let me help. He now letting me take back morning milkings. The only problem is the girls are so used to him they held back three gallons between the six. On a heavy customer day, that could spell shortages for customers. Hopefully they will get used to me soon.

Milking is a fascinating thing when you get ready to deliver a baby too. I was so glad our most recent addition arrived in the morning and we were able to have her at home so we didn’t have to leave. I will have to go over and post about a divine quality I have learned through this. Thanks for the inspiration!

]]> By: Mrs. Cumbee http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/10/28/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-649 Mrs. Cumbee Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:53:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/10/28/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-649 LOL! I cannot keep house without paper towels. LOL! I cannot keep house without paper towels.

]]> By: ctroutma http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/10/28/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-648 ctroutma Sat, 29 Oct 2005 02:05:00 +0000 http://www.homesteaderlife.christianagrarian.com/2005/10/28/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-648 Scott, I always appreciate your realism brother. Hope you are well soon. Blessings, Christo (I think I am blogging again now) Scott,

I always appreciate your realism brother. Hope you are well soon. Blessings,

Christo
(I think I am blogging again now)

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