Over the past 25 years I have raised more bottle or bucket fed animals than I even know how to count. A few were orphans, many were dropped off by busy farmers, some we bought and the rest were calves from our own cows that we separated to hand raise. I have lost very few but some of those took much more time and energy than any practical person would ever do. Many of those long exhausting hours would have been unnecessary if I had known then what I do now. But life is about the journey not the arrival. My journey is ever ongoing and I will continue to waste time and energy in my struggle to learn and grow. I am okay with that kind of life. It is full.