Wednesday, August 25, 2010
REALLY GOD???
Have you ever just sat back and looked at your life and wondered, "Really God??" - The Big Man upstairs has such a sense of humor. So we make plans and He sees them and if we are wise we pray about them. Then you get so close to having it work out just as you had planned it and PSYCH!! JUST KIDDING!! It almost never fails! But is it God saying no, or is it God saying "I have better plans for you"? Let's talk about alpaca's... I have decided to not go finish my college degree and instead be a farmer. When deciding what kind of farmer I wanted to be I went through my head of all the types of farmers there are. I do not have a green thumb. So anything having to do with weeds and plants is a no go! I worked on a dairy farm long enough to know, there is no money in dairy and it's more work than it's worth. I already do the horse thing... but I don't consider that to be farming. So what's left?? Sheep are stupid. Goats stink... however Alpaca's... good money, easy up keep. Yeah I think I'll go with alpaca's. Do you know how much money it takes to buy an alpaca? And that you can't just buy ONE alpaca you have to buy TWO or THREE!? It adds up fast. That's no big deal because we are a people of debt. Right? So let's just go in debt for several thousand and see how it works for us. I was OK with this plan... I didn't completely like it, but I was going to do it to get what I want. I was a week away from signing the contract on my lovely alpaca's when God all of the sudden said "Mmmm.... no". Can you say BIG DEPRESSING PROBLEM!?!?! So NOW what ... I call the shrink, I call the therapist... life was over - the dream had been crushed. When all of the sudden my Dad (good ol' Dad) says "Get something to make some money so you can get the alpaca's later". I thought on it a while... and to craigslist I went. Searching for some kind of animal to make money off of. When it hit me... PIGS!!!! Ten baby pigs for sale!! Now, when it hit me that I could be a pig farmer... I laughed. Really God?? So I called the lady, and bought four baby female pigs!! Hampshire/yorkshire crosses. Cutest things you have ever seen. A week later... I'm Soooooo excited about getting baby pigs!! Like, I'm more excited about the pigs than I was the alpaca's. To be honest... the alpaca's made me nervous. Because they were so expensive and even though they come insured... I was still not sure how I felt about taking care of something that costs so much money! Pigs are a different story. I'm being super careful about my pigs, but I'm not nervous about it. So I find myself laughing at the fact that as of Monday I will be a pig farmer... and at the fact that I'm so much more comfortable with God's idea! I find myself saying... REALLY GOD???
Monday, August 16, 2010
talking out loud
I was sitting here thinking (out loud, mind you) that it had been a while since I had blogged.
The need to write something out has not bitten me in the butt lately and if I've had something to say... I have just been saying it! Which, by the way, does not always go as well as I have planned for it to. If looks could kill, I'd be dead!! But let's just thank the Lord that looks don't kill and I'm still alive!
There isn't much to tell you besides the fact that last month I was training 10 horses. This month I have 8 but 4 of them are mine. This year has been kind of rough as far as training is concerned. I have had all the bad horses it seems. Sure there is Jack who is perfect. But there is also Shorty - the 17'h monster who bucks instead of canters. There is Roxy who rears when she gets frustrated. There is Bob who we aren't sure what he does that is bad, but we have a feeling it has something to do with bucking and taking off!! There is Marley who hasn't been touched in 4 years. There is Fly who you have to ride in a certain saddle or he trips out. I could continue - but I think you get my point. There is no such thing as a bad horse... there are dumb horses and there are smart horses. Some are a little too smart. I haven't decided which horse is what. I have 6 horses up for sale - Bob, the black quarter horse gelding. Shorty, the 17'h monster, Keeta - who I really don't want to sell. Roxy, who I really don't want to sell. Fly - who I will pay someone to take (just kidding), and Seeker - who is free to a good home!! Jack went to his first jumping show and he placed 3rd out of 10. Not bad for a little arabian in a thoroughbred world. He scored a 70 on his dressage test ... and jumped a clear round. I was soooo proud of him. Next show is in Sept. I can't wait. Keeta went to her first show - she placed 4th in halter. I was just proud of her for standing tied to the trailer all day! Fly has yet to go to his first show - he is in training with me now and before he sells he will go to a show!! He might kill me, but that's the chance you take. Roxy is my newest addition. She is beautiful. I have been training with a dressage trainer and she has been helping me do the ground work with Roxy. I can't wait to get on her back. She is a big hanoverian mare with tons of personality. She can be difficult at times but for the most part she is a good girl.
Life. Is. Good. We all have heard that saying before, and many of us have said it. But do we really know what that means? Life. Is. Good. Yes, it is and I'm grateful for every new day that I get to find something else to get into! But what does good consist of? Is it the text message that makes you smile, the horse that gives you the perfect ride, the vehicle that has 300,000 miles on it, that still makes it from point a to point b. Or is it the person that rakes on your ever so fragile nerve endings, the horse that rears up in the air and causes you to land on your bad hip, or the dog that has fleas? All of this stuff is what I'm talking about when I say Life. Is. Good. I didn't say life was perfect... I just said it was good. But is it good because of the things that happen from day to day - or is it good because of God's mercy and blessings in our lives? I've learned that life is not about the every day stuff... life is about God. So when I say Life. Is Good.. what I'm really saying is God. Is. Good. Without Him, nothing is possible but with Him all things are possible.
The need to write something out has not bitten me in the butt lately and if I've had something to say... I have just been saying it! Which, by the way, does not always go as well as I have planned for it to. If looks could kill, I'd be dead!! But let's just thank the Lord that looks don't kill and I'm still alive!
There isn't much to tell you besides the fact that last month I was training 10 horses. This month I have 8 but 4 of them are mine. This year has been kind of rough as far as training is concerned. I have had all the bad horses it seems. Sure there is Jack who is perfect. But there is also Shorty - the 17'h monster who bucks instead of canters. There is Roxy who rears when she gets frustrated. There is Bob who we aren't sure what he does that is bad, but we have a feeling it has something to do with bucking and taking off!! There is Marley who hasn't been touched in 4 years. There is Fly who you have to ride in a certain saddle or he trips out. I could continue - but I think you get my point. There is no such thing as a bad horse... there are dumb horses and there are smart horses. Some are a little too smart. I haven't decided which horse is what. I have 6 horses up for sale - Bob, the black quarter horse gelding. Shorty, the 17'h monster, Keeta - who I really don't want to sell. Roxy, who I really don't want to sell. Fly - who I will pay someone to take (just kidding), and Seeker - who is free to a good home!! Jack went to his first jumping show and he placed 3rd out of 10. Not bad for a little arabian in a thoroughbred world. He scored a 70 on his dressage test ... and jumped a clear round. I was soooo proud of him. Next show is in Sept. I can't wait. Keeta went to her first show - she placed 4th in halter. I was just proud of her for standing tied to the trailer all day! Fly has yet to go to his first show - he is in training with me now and before he sells he will go to a show!! He might kill me, but that's the chance you take. Roxy is my newest addition. She is beautiful. I have been training with a dressage trainer and she has been helping me do the ground work with Roxy. I can't wait to get on her back. She is a big hanoverian mare with tons of personality. She can be difficult at times but for the most part she is a good girl.
Life. Is. Good. We all have heard that saying before, and many of us have said it. But do we really know what that means? Life. Is. Good. Yes, it is and I'm grateful for every new day that I get to find something else to get into! But what does good consist of? Is it the text message that makes you smile, the horse that gives you the perfect ride, the vehicle that has 300,000 miles on it, that still makes it from point a to point b. Or is it the person that rakes on your ever so fragile nerve endings, the horse that rears up in the air and causes you to land on your bad hip, or the dog that has fleas? All of this stuff is what I'm talking about when I say Life. Is. Good. I didn't say life was perfect... I just said it was good. But is it good because of the things that happen from day to day - or is it good because of God's mercy and blessings in our lives? I've learned that life is not about the every day stuff... life is about God. So when I say Life. Is Good.. what I'm really saying is God. Is. Good. Without Him, nothing is possible but with Him all things are possible.
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