What Fun!

Wow! What a great ride we had today! Everyone was out at the barn enjoying the mild day. There were 9 of us on horseback in the arena at one time. We all had a ball!

This is part of the goofy weather in the Midwest. I was at the barn on Tues and Thurs of this past week and would have frozen my a** off if it hadn't been for my husband's wonderful Christmas present (insulated coveralls!!). Then, today, it's nearly 60 and all the big drifts of snow have disappeared! Go figure! It even smelled like springtime! Days like this are pure gold when they happen. I'm so glad I was able to be out there and enjoy the day with my horse and friends.

Rusty was very good today! I was concerned that he'd be a real handful since I hadn't been able to ride for a week. We had a light workout and a wonderful balanced canter in both directions! Awesome! I tell you, this is as close to Heaven as it gets for me! Thank You, Lord!

Happy New Year!

What a year it's been!

I'm so grateful to God for all His goodness to me and my family this past year.

Today I finally was able to download our Grand Canyon pictures to my computer. The picture above was taken at our first stop on the Canyon Rim. The clouds had just moved away like a curtain and ... There it was! Simply breathtaking!

My family and I are looking forward to 2008. There will be a lot of changes in this new year.

God bless you and your families in 2008.

Merry Christmas!

Hi, Everyone!

It's finally Christmas Eve! Rusty and I and my family want to wish you and your families and your horses a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

Jesus is the Reason for the Season and He's the Greatest Gift of all!

God bless,

Pam

Winter Fun

Winter is here! It's time for bundling up in layers of clothing, driving on snowy roads to the barn to see my Wild and Woolly critters!!! I just LOVE Rusty's winter coat! It's great to sink my hands into that thick hair. In this picture, Rusty and Eclipse (his best bud) certainly know where the treats are! What great friends horses are!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I have so much to be thankful for! While we were having our pumpkin pie today, each of us mentioned one thing we had to be thankful for. We went around the table many times and did not exhaust our blessings! God is so good to us!

Have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving! May you never run out of things to be thankful for!

Happy Birthday, Doug!

This is my wonderful husband who celebrates his birthday today! I really have a lot to be thankful for. God has given me a partner for life who understands me (and my "horse obsession") and loves me anyway! We've been married 28 great years. He's my best friend.

Happy Birthday, Doug! You are so very special to me!

New Saturday Night Services at the Orchard

I want to take a moment and post my thoughts about our first Saturday night service at the Orchard last evening.

I was on Welcome Team last night and I saw a lot of new faces! We were all praying for a big turnout but we got more than we expected. We set up rows of new seats to help take care of the overflow! God did exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask or think -- just like He said He would if His children would pray. We also saw people returning to the Orchard that stopped coming because their work interfered with Sunday morning worship. It was wonderful to see those people come back!

Personally, I like the new service. Pastor Scott calls it the "Guilt-free" service because you can sleep in on Sunday morning, go golfing (or horseback riding) without missing church! So, that's exactly what I did today. I slept in (just a little) and went out to spend time with my horse. This could be a great arrangement!