The best parts of our day…
There is no doubt that the best parts of our day are filled with a happy-go-lucky little lamb and his “toofy” grin. His name is Ducati.
Trading adversity for affection, Ducati’s journey began when a kind-hearted human heard the commotion made by his fall into a dam. Perhaps a result of a difficult birth, known as dystocia, the teeny tiny lamb suffered some oxygen deprivation that caused him to confuse his north and south, leading to his unfortunate landing.
Raspy breathing, a decided head tilt and possible blindness all had hold of Ducati before his arrival at sanctuary – and then we did.
Few things move the heart more than the vulnerability of little lambs.
Determining to be as resolute as the lamb before us, we set to work to keep Ducati on the right side of living. While at first he knew not what to do with the teat that was placed in his mouth, round-the-clock stomach tubing became his and our norm. Then, one day, the message rang out across the sanctuary: “Ducati drank his bottle all on his own!”
With happy tears and high fives all round, Ducati reminds us that while life can be dark and murky at times, it can also be hopeful and kind when we choose to soldier on through adversity.
These are moments that fill the best parts of our day.