Some Of Lifes Hard Lessons, But The Gifts He Gives Are Precious

Good morning sweetie ladies,

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What a precious Father's Day we had on Sunday. Mr. Phil was treated as royalty and a mother watching her children and grandchildren love on him was a delight to my heart. We sat along the river bank and talked and laughed, built sand castles, ate and road a 4 wheeler. Now how can you get better than that. Kiddddddding.......sure you all did some wonderful times yourselves. 

She did everything to this horse.........Sugar was always having to stand still. That's what young ladies do with their horses.

In Memory Of Sugar

This post is for my Ellie, she follows my blog........just another way to tell her I LOVE HER!

As we were sitting along the side of the river bank yesterday, my Ellie (granddaughter) was sitting next to me. She is the one that just turned 13. She looked over and said, "Grammie, remember when we couldn't find Sugar (her horse) in the pasture? Daddy found her dead." By this time she could barely talk. I took her hand and we started walking down the side of the river........God Chatter was just about to start happening. She told me how her Daddy had told her, our son. He was gentle........that is when I lost it. I was trying to be strong........for her. Didn't work. We were both crying, that is okay. I am a mush person when people are suffering........especially when they belong to me. 

Sugar was very old and we had already been talking earlier this spring how she wasn't probably going to be with much longer. 

this was last summer

Sugar was not keeping her weight on and this last winter was real hard on her. They were giving her all the tender care and feeding her Senior horse food. You are still never prepared for death of a animal that has become part of your family.  Ellies horse Sugar had been a race horse in her earlier days. She had been retired and Ellie was the one that recieved the blessing. Sugar was a great horse for a new horsewoman. Her Daddy and Momma bought her for her  as a CHRISTmas present  two years ago. That horse and Ellie became best friends, on the morning Ellie peeked through the window to see her new horse Sugar. 

There is one thing I know. Sugar loved her Ellie

I got the CALL soon after she went out to see her horse. 

Ellie and I became a little bit closer yesterday as she learned what it was to suffer. Pain is inevitiable in this life. It is wonderful that the Lord puts family around us to cushion some of the hurt. The best part of this story was a few months back Ellie had another one of those lessons. She was suppose to go to New York with her 3 friends from school and their moms. It was an event that has happened every year for 7th graders. There was a miscommunication and she was not able to go on the trip.........it was so sad, but she knew that the Lord would be faithful. She came to stay with me the next night. We did some more God Chatter. God is so good and wants to meet us in times of trouble. 

The Lord is good, a Strength and Stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows (recognizes, has knowledge of, and understands) those who take refuge and trust in Him. Nahum 1:7 (AMP)  

The story doesn't end here. We also talked about the Lord's Grace and the provisions that He provides. As we walked we talked about what happened this last early spring. 

When Ellie didn't go on the trip, I took her hand. I prayed that the Lord would show her His plan for her even though she couldn't go. I asked for blessing and that He would touch her life in a special way. Well He did not disappoint us. We have a beautiful quarter horse named Juneau. She was given to us. Anyway we asked Ellie's Daddy if we could get Juneau bred for Ellie to have a new baby horse.  Well it just so happened that when our horse Echo had Koko, some friends came over to see her. We were talking about getting Juneau bred, but we needed a stallion that was also pure bred quarter horse. The husband looked at us and said what's wrong with ours?" I didn't even remember when we were there that they had one. I said, well I am sure we couldn't afford the fee. He smiled and said, "would a dinner for my wife and I at Lone Star and watching our kids so I could take Amy to dinner work in trade?" GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!!! A little dancin' went on. Is that so precious? 

Honda on the left, said hello to Juneau

We took Juneau over in March to John and Amy's farm for a week. 

Juneau said she would stay. 

Not really........we could just tell.

Next spring in April, Lord willing Ellie will have a new foal.......to raise like we are raising Koko. There is nothing like having one from the time they are born. The baby will not replace Sugar..........Sugar will live in Ellie's heart forever, but one thing for sure, God never wastes anything. Ellie learned what it was to be a caregiver to her horse. She will do non-the-less with this new baby.

God is good.......He plans our days.....and is always with us........with hard times to make us love people more and good times so we can be a blessing. That was John and Amy.......would they ever know that she would lose her horse in a few months, no.......but they know what it is to lose a horse. 

Thank you for the blessing John and Amy!

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of MY righteousness. Isaiah 41:10


Little Ellianna is having surgery on this Thursday. She and her momma are in the hospital now. They are trying to get Ellianna strong enough before she has the surgery. Hannah is tired I am sure. Baby cries all the time, because of the shunt pressing in. Please cover them. They said thank you!

I also have a sweet follower who is going in today for a test, named Darcy.  She is allergic to the dye they will be injecting into her. They have special med's she will take, so she won't have a reaction, but she is still wanting prayer. Please pray for her, if you wouldn't mind. Thank you~ If anyone else has prayer needed, please let us know. 

Praying for you all sweet friends also. 

Hugs from my farm,

Linda


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