Our Christmas Miracle

Christmas is such a wondrous, blessed time of year...hearts seem warmer, smiles brighter...and the spirit overflowing....

A time to reflect, share, LOVE, give, and witness an occasional miracle or two ....

We had a wonderful Christmas at the Mallon Casa...it started off nice, quiet, just the two of us....after exchanging a few gifts (even though the words echoed at our house are always..."Let's not buy each other gifts")...it's just the two of us, and that means whenever we want something, we usually go ahead and buy it :D But, somehow magically gifts for each other always appear under the tree :D

Next, I actually cooked a real breakfast (I decided on Christmas my Mr. deserved more than his usual bowl of oatmeal :D) Then, he started a couple of roasts in his new bright-red smoker and I chatted to all our family members far-away wishing them a very Merry Christmas.

It was a nice, relaxing morning....then....the phone rang...(And, it wasn't someone calling to say Merry Christmas!) It was actually Pat's partner..."Hey, another water trough is frozen at the property...and...there's a dead cow.". Good-By simple day...Hello life of being cattle owners!

Mr. PPRM heads out, and I opt for staying home :D (It is Christmas!) A while later the phone rings again....."Tam, Sugar is in bad shape (yep, I name my Mama cows!) I need you to bring me some vet supplies...And...call the vet". (It's Christmas-oh how I hate having to call and interrupt someone elses' Christmas...but what is a cattle wife to do???") I call & leave a message...don my cattle-work attire, and head out. When, I get there Sugar is sitting up ( a better sight than I had imagined). My Mr heads over to try & slip a halter on her...she, however, gets up...and staggers...wobbling all the way over to the hay and starts eating. The Mr. calls the vet again...still no answer...."Let's go back home and get my rope" (Oops! Somehow I forgot to throw that in???). This time I stay home to get those feeding chores done....Praying, Praying, & Praying...I know I have to leave this one in God's hands and to His Will.

When the Mr. gets back to the property...Sugar is down again...and being My Cowboy he ropes her and is able to IV some Calcium/Magnesium into her (When, I say IV...I literally means, he finds a vein in her neck and puts the solution into the vein...almost like the real Dr's. on TV :D) There wasn't a lot of solution left in the bottle, but he used what he had...And...she got up again & took off like a bolt this time....back to the hay and eating. Still no return call from the vet (which is totally understandable...It is Christmas!) So, all that was left to do now, was pray & hope!

We got up early this morning and headed straight to the vets to get more IV solution...and a few other possibly "needed" items too....And, TA-DA!!! Another blessing or as I'm choosing to call it "our Christmas Miracle"....Sugar was up eating when we arrived...very alert, more filled out again....and just plain looking RIGHT! Thanking God over & over, & over & over again for those answered prayers.

So even though in most walks of life, Christmas is a sacred day...a day when the world "Stops" for a moment....in the world of Cattle...it's not quite so...life goes on just as in any other day...:D And, this year is truly another one we will always remember!

Praying each of you enjoyed a most wondrous Christmas..that you will always remember too...Sweet blessings!

P.S. The Vet did come out today to check on the heifer we lost...it's a puzzle...but hopefully one we'll solve soon...and the water trough...it's good to go again...(thanks to Pat's partner, who worked on it, while Pat worked on his Cow)!!!