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Do you ever feel STUCK? In 2000, I began looking for answers to some tough questions in my life. I'd searched high & low and finally conceded to search the promises found in the Bible. Those promises have sustained & guided me through the loss of a parent, the struggle with anxiety & depression, the loss of a valued relationship and so much more! I've found joy amid the pain. And, I want to share it with you!

12 September 2016

#JoyDare No. 4763 a Coop with a View

There are so many "chores" in life that seem unpleasant. Cleaning out a chicken coop would be one of those! And yet, even in the unpleasant things of life, we can find beauty. As I was shoveling "dirty" pine shavings into a box to carry to the compost pile the other day, I thought how most people would NOT want that chore. It's no fun to shovel then dump... shovel then dump... shovel then dump
. The area that needs the most attention is directly under where the chickens roost at night. Although the hens are out & about roaming the acreage in the fresh air as I work, I'm inside a 12x12 coop with chicken wire for windows and less than excellent ventilation. I am also painfully mindful that I'm shoveling in a hazard zone under those rungs... whether it's banging my head on one above me or discovering that there's something not-so-pleasant hanging right over my head!

I had almost finished up that chore when my mind said, "Wonder what view they have from their roost as they get ready for the darkness of night & wake with the sun each day. I carefully raised my head to what would be their eye level while roosting. What I saw was a great reminder that often when we look up or around from our tasks, chores, challenges... we will see something of beauty.

Our hens have a "Room with a View" aka a coop with a view :)


Counting 3 blessings daily with the One Thousand Gifts Community. Thankful for the challenge extended by Ann Voskamp several years ago to choose to see beauty in the everyday things around us!

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6 comments:

  1. Barbara H.Monday, September 12, 2016 at 2:30:00 PM EDT

    This is a good reminder. I tend to get stuck in the "I really don't want to do this" feeling of unpleasant chores and forget to look up.

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    1. stuckinindianaMonday, September 12, 2016 at 2:34:00 PM EDT

      Thanks Barbara... I have a tendency to do that as well :/ It's good to keep each other accountable :)

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  2. SusanMonday, September 12, 2016 at 4:15:00 PM EDT

    Blessed chickens.

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  3. ~Karrilee~ from Abiding Love, Abounding GraceTuesday, September 13, 2016 at 3:49:00 PM EDT

    This reminded me of a story that Danny Silk talks about regarding his daughter and cleaning out the chicken coop! (I think it's a children's book too now!) I'm sure I have a few 'chicken coop' projects of my own!

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    1. stuckinindianaWednesday, September 14, 2016 at 12:07:00 AM EDT

      :) Yes... we get those "types" of things even IF we don't have chickens!! Thanks for stopping by, reading & commenting Karrilee!!

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