My man is out there hunting food for our hearth this weekend. Well-timed for the upcoming arrival of our baby. Haha
His cousin’s husband invited him to go for the final weekend of deer season out to a deer lease. So, as I understand it, for very minimal cost to us, my husband is allowed to shoot a couple deer for food, should he cross them. And, indeed, he crossed one this afternoon and successfully shot it.
It certainly is sad, losing the life of a seemingly contented animal that was currently causing no harm to others. However, it is part of the circle of life, for one. Also, I have actually learned much about what happens when deer procreate without a predator. In short, they destroy the entire ecosystem. Any animal without its predator likely would do the same unintentionally. (Perhaps that’s part of man’s struggles these days, overpopulating the world beyond our means of sustaining such life while sustaining the planet and its ecosystems…) So, it is reasonably fair for them to be hunting there this weekend. Also, there are very strict rules on how many of what type of deer they are allowed to shoot each season, as part of the management of the ecosystem by the area manager. So, it’s a bizarre balance, but a balance, nonetheless.
That being said, I found it kind of funny tonight when I realized that my man was literally out hunting for food for us while I finish growing this baby at home. So original balance… kind of beautiful. Kind of silly, too. He isn’t able to earn money to purchase the food right now, so he’s providing in the original way. Which feels even better.
Thank you, God, for this blessing of a weekend for my husband. Thank you for giving him this time of fun and relaxation and men, as well as for allowing him this chance to provide food for us and to experience satisfaction in his work and effort. Please, keep him and Martin safe. Grant blessings on the spirit of the deer they collect – thank you for the sacrifice of them to our benefit. Please, make my husband and the baby and me well, and keep us safe. Grant us a beautiful and safe and easy delivery together in the coming days, please, to a healthy baby (girl, please). Thank you for our this home and this life. Help us to be the best people we can be, and help us to choose to be those people each day and night, and to encourage and support one another in doing so. Help us to be wonderful parents to our children. In your name, I pray. Amen.
Post-a-day 2025
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