I believe God has a word for you today. Read on! Bella is a pretty little thing. She stands about 35 inches at the withers and basically resembles a miniature paint horse. She is a horse, just not a full horse. (Shhhhh. Don’t tell her I said that.) She is a shetland pony, built hardy and strong due to her ancestors who pulled carts and plows in the Shetland Isles in Scotland. But no hard work is required of our…
Consider it nothing but joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials. James 1:2, AMP It was feeding time and we were going through the normal routine. The pasture gate is opened, the herd gallops through the run to the barn, each horse trots into their own stall and begins eating the already prepared bowl of grain that has been perfectly placed for them. These horses love feeding time! During these few moments, there is not a…
“I would never do that to my kid.” “How could she do that to me?” “I will not be like him when I grow up.” These are statements I often heard from teenagers when talking about their parents. At their age, they couldn’t possibly grasp the idea that he/she might end up more like their parents than they will ever care to admit. Hearing these statements would sometimes humor me. I mean, I can remember myself saying things like that…
“People change for two reasons: either their minds have been opened or their hearts have been broken.” – unknown A good friend of mine “shared” that quote on Facebook and wrote at the top of her post, “when it happens at the same time….it’s life changing.” Yes! I thought….that’s exactly what has happened to me, and boy has it been LIFE changing. As one of those people that dabbles in a little of everything, I often wondered if I was…