He IS risen indeed!

Today is the day we here in the United States of America take time out to remember and celebrate the most mystical event in history. The overcoming of death, and the ressurection of my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Such a sobering event and one that is not easily understood. Quite simply? It is unfathomable. But some things, we were not meant to understand. Some things were meant to be accepted by faith.

Today, for this blog, I am plagurizing one of my most favorite Bible teachers, Dr David Jeremiah. His words on this most awesome day, say what I would long to say to you....


Will Power: I Will Not Cast OutAll that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.
John 6:37
A thoughtful Christian entertains no greater question than how to discern and do the will of God. As a man, Jesus Christ had the same challenge. But He had no doubts about God's will for His life: "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day" (John 6:38-39).

The will of God for Jesus Christ was that He (Christ) would not fail to bring a single soul, chosen by the Father and given to the Son, into the eternal kingdom. That was the impetus for Jesus' words, "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out" (John 6:37).

Two implications bring great security to the Christian: If you belong, by faith, to Jesus Christ, it is because you were chosen by the Father. And if you belong to Christ, you will always belong to Him. There is nothing you have done or will do that would keep Jesus Christ from accomplishing the will of God for His life -- which means He is keeping you secure for all eternity.

David Jeremiah



My eternal prayer for you, is that today, TODAY...you will hear His voice. The voice that is calling YOU. Please. Hear Him!

In His love,
cate                                     

                                               

Boo and Leia's Big Adventure

Adventures rarely turn out the way you anticipate them to. Why IS that?

The Big Day arrived and we were prepared. Riding pen? Check. Saddles? Check. Decorations? Check. (Actually, CHECK times a million!)  Fairie Costumes? Check. Horses? Double check. Unicorn horns? CHECK.

And so it began. The set up...just about the time the wind began. And I felt SOOOO bad! We were unable to set up the back drop for the photos, for fear that it would be a safety hazard and konk someone on the noggin when they were riding. Still, even though we were not able to set all we had planned up, the attendance was good and I think everyone had a good time. Below are a couple of my favorite photos...

 

 

About 3/4's of the way through the affair, our sweet Leia seemed to be having some real problems, so we had to pack up and head to the vet at Four Mile Vet Clinic. Luckily, Dr Sadie was there and was able to help. Leia endured approixmately 1/2 hour of intubation and Dr Sadie was able to UNblock a blockage that had lodged itself deep in Leia's esophagus.

 

Prior to Princess Leia coming to live with me, Leia experienced an accident that almost cost her life. In the barn that she was boarded at was a small bolt in-between the barn and the fence and like most curious little horses thinking the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, Leia reached her head through the fence and barn. When she pulled her head BACK through that opening, the left side of her face caught the bolt and created quite a mess.

 

 

 

The resulting injury was a gaping wound that was unimaginable, one that was so deep, you could see her jaw bone and teeth right through the opening. Leia spent days and nights at the vets and during the healing process, the vets had to take quite a bit of muscle and flesh to keep her from getting infected. It was a scary time, but she pulled through not only through the diligence of the team of veteinarians, but of her conscientious and loving owners. Leia was left with a scar that runs from the corner of her mouth, up her jaw, almost all the way up to her eye!

 

Even though Leia made it through all of this, she still has residual problems. Due to the muscle mass and nerve damage that she suffered through this injury, Leia often has problems chewing her food correctly  and does not realize it because she cannot FEEL it. The result is, she sometimes chokes and coughs her way through her meals. On this particular day, she simply ate too quickly and swallowed something that was not masticated properly, causing a blockage. It took some time and patience and a lot of skill, but Dr Sadie was able to remove that blockage!

 

We are still learning Leia's limitations and needs due to this injury, so we watch her pretty closely, but I can tell you that after this, ALL of her food will be broken down into small bites and moistened, almost to a mash so as to avoid anything like this happening again. She is way too sweet a soul to ever risk losing her! I feel very blessed indeed to have been able to add her to my "herd", and although I know it was difficult for her original owners to find another home for her, I am SO glad they chose to do this and that Leia came to live with us here at the ranch. She has stolen my heart away! I hope that you fell in love with her this past weekend as well!

 

Thank you all, for your concern and prayers for our sweet Leia and for making our outing to the college SO much fun. We look forward to seeing you again and are keeping our fingers crossed that we will be invited back to the college for next year's carnival!

 

Blessings to you all!

 

cate

 Boo and Leia

 

 

 

 

 



It doesn't happen often...

It does not happen often.

Or at least it does not happen to ME all that often. As a matter of fact, I can count on one hand how many times it HAS happened to me.

And to what am I referring? Falling in love. Not just love as in a guy/girl thing, but true, unconditional love of the horsey fashion. The kind of love that for no explicable reason, you just know you would never, ever part with this particular horse.

When I take a horse home to live with me, chances are, they are with me until their life on this earth is over. It takes a major catastrophe for me to RE-home a horse I have brought home to my barn, but without a doubt, there are a handful of horses that I would never part with come hell or high water. Until recently, I had only known 3 horses that fit that bill. One, my beloved Czeerz. Two, my clown Houdini and Three, my precious little Mossimo. Czeerz passed away recently and took a large part of my heart to heaven with him. Mossimo went to heaven not long after Czeerz, and I still grieve his loss. At times I am sure I hear his little greeting whicker in my dreams. It has been difficult for both Houdini and I since those devastating losses of our dear friends, but recently, I inherited 2 new horses that, although they will never take the place of Czeerz and Mossimo, certainly fit in the category of, "They will never leave my care".

Boo and Leia. I have fallen totally and irrevocably in love. My heart has once again been stolen by something so pure and honest, so true and honorable, at times, to watch them play in the arena, simply takes my breath away. I love all my horses, but Boo and her gentle spirit and kindly eyes just melts my heart when she comes running to greet me. And Leia...my little Princess Leia...oh how my heart leaps when I see her toss her mane when she is showing off for me.

How is it, that I have been SO blessed? I certainly don't deserve such a blessing. But I am SO grateful that it has come my way once more. I wish I had the vocabulary to describe what or why this has happened, but were I able to do that, I think it would reduce this wonder to something just ordinary and mundane...and as we all know...nothing of the heart is either of those.

Boo

Leia

 

I am sorry for those who have never had their heart stolen by such a sweet thief, for I cannot imagine anything that could compare. I hope and pray, that someday, my dear friend, you too, can experience all that horses can bring...