More Joys of Country Life

Update.

Here we are in our new house finally. I'm a little (okay, a LOT) frustrated that we don't have closet shelves yet. So my room has lots of boxes still. Well, this is here. We are getting ready to start school and that's going interesting. I'm going to my riding teacher's place to visit in about a week, I think. I can't wait to do that, because I miss everyone so much! My brother-in-law and sister and neice came to visit over the weekend and then my brother-in-law went back to work this week. He left my sister and niece here.

Today, I took my niece on a walk in the woods with our dogs. On the way out, it started to look dark the direction facing the house. Rain was on the way. We saw a black snake in the grass that still hasn't been mowed and made our way up to get the dogs a drink and put them in the garage (their temporary sleeping area) to eat. Then we went up on the covered front porch and watched our first storm roll in. It was a lot of fun and we saw part of a rainbow before the storm. After it rained, the sun came out the rest of the way and we saw the full rainbow! I decided not to pull out my camera, but it was spectacular. So pretty. Every time I see the rainbow, I remember why it's there. It is absolutely amazing to think that I am looking at what God is looking at( Genesis 9:16). It's so cool and it reminds me that God never breaks His promises. It makes me smile. =)

We have a lot of work to do still. We need to mow and get fencing up. Actually, for my horse, the brush needs to be tilled up and re-seeded. I don't know if I'll be getting a horse this fall or not, but we'll have to see.

One thing I forgot in last night's post

When we move, I am hopefully going to be trying out new recipes and actually writing my recipe book (copying and making up new ones). I'm excited about that. =)

I'll have to post a picture of my recipe keeper on here and put some of the recipes here.

Ah the joys of life...

Well. Moving has been set back another week. Oh, well. We were at the house site today and I love the almost wrap around porches. They make me want to have a swing or chair out there. I thought of summer nights watching my imaginary (hopefully not for long) horse. I thought of cold winter nights with hot cider or hot chocolate and a blanket looking up at the stars. I thought of late night talks with people I love. I thought of dancing. I thought of God. I thought of dreams that I have (having a horse for instance). I thought of hope and Christmases there. I thought of the possibility of babysitting again. I thought of making friends and sharing these times with them. As I looked off the porch at the mountains (over the construction site, of course), I tried to imagine what the property is hopefully going to look like instead of the brush and briars it is right now. I imagined the orchard and the garden, the animals (especially the horse! haha), the front yard, etc.

It's just so fun to dream once in a while. Having friends over and riding horses. Babysitting, cooking with our own fruits and vegetables, gardening, mowing (yes, I actually enjoy mowing when it's a riding mower), swimming (if we ever get a swimming pool), walks in the woods, choosing a Christmas tree from our own property again, having Christmases there, watching huge thunderstorms roll in (it's a family pastime) and seeing the full rainbow afterwards (wide open skies are awesome), watching the snow fall and seeing the place all in white (prayfully Christmas eve?), spending time on the porch reading my Bible and watching meteor showers (if there are any), looking out over the gorgeous autumn colors, okay, you get the picture. It sounds like so much fun. But does anyone ever wonder if it will really happen?


Reading my Bible and praying anywhere out there is so peaceful. I spent my first prayer time in my bedroom (not finished yet) on my knees today. There's also something about the wide open spaces that makes me want to dance. I have no idea why. But when I see all this, I have to wonder how people could think the world was evolved. The beautiful mountains, the open skies. The animals. The horse alone is so beautiful. I have no idea how people can actually think it evolved. Every movement is breathtaking. The soft, expressive eyes are so beautiful. Every curve is so precise. Every muscle put to the exact place. Their ears are curved just perfectly. Their noses are soft and velvety. Their colors are gorgeous. The hooves are hard and resilient. They can start galloping from a standstill. Some can turn on a dime. Dressage horses can make the most complicated thing look so easy and beautiful. Hunters make jumping look like flying without wings (but it sure is easy to imagine them, isn't it?). When a horse spooks, they really can run! When horses canter, it looks like a rocking horse in motion. I don't know if this is true with everyone (probably not), but it just captures my attention and refuses to let go. I don't want to look at anything else or listen to someone who is talking. It's like I'm in a dream or a fairy tale when I watch a horse canter. Okay, probably it's just me. But whatever. Anyway, I just can't see how someone can think that they came about by these random processes. They're just so gorgeous and beautiful. I can't get over them. How could they have evolved?

Anyway, that was an entirely different tangent than what I was going for. It was just really nice to dream today. I hope this all works out for the best someday.

Verses for the Season

(All KJV)

2 Corinthians 12: 7-10

⁷And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

⁸For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

⁹And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

¹⁰Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

I don't know why, but the fact that Paul asks God three times that his trial might "depart from him" seems significant...

1 Peter 4:12-13

12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

¹³But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

Hebrews 4:15-16

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

¹⁶Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Isaiah 46:4

Even to your old age, I am He,
And even to gray hairs I will carry you!
I have made, and I will bear;
Even I will carry, and will deliver you.

Ick.

Well. It's been a busy couple of days. And I think it's going to be worse later this week. Cooking, cleaning, school. I would like to change my blog template, I think. But I'm waay too busy this week. Maybe I'll make time next week. If not, then I will probably change it in a couple of weeks when I finish school. Provided nothing else comes up.

I am planning to go to camp this summer. I am really excited. The Wilds is a wonderful Christian camp. I am especially looking forward to the phenomenal preaching that they have there. They have at least two services a day! I am sooo excited to be going to that, and this time I'm not going to forget my notebook! I hope I'll make some new friends while I'm there. I can't wait to see what God has in store for me.

Other than that, we're building a house. Hopefully we'll be breaking ground around April 1st and we should finish sometime around the last week in June, give or take a couple of weeks. Can't wait for that to be done. I'm getting excited. If everything works out, maybe we can build a smallish run-in-shed and maybe I can get a horse this fall!! I guess it's up to God, though.

I am ready for another horse day. Next time I go, I'm planning to ride bareback. =)

I can't believe it's over.

I thought that maybe I would have a horse last spring.

A whole year has passed since I thought that.

Now I don't even know if I'll ever get a horse.




Wow.

This has been a really different year.


I can't believe Christmas is over. I can't believe this year is almost over.

Wow.

"Rescue me"

This is going to be a short, but hopefully interesting post. I have been noticing how every time(at least every time I've read about) someone is in trouble in the Bible, God helps them. Sometimes, He doesn't do it right away, but He does eventually rescue them. I've been taking comfort in this today. I've been thinking maybe He'll someday come and rescue me. Maybe He's just decided to wait a little longer to rescue me.

Psalm 18:19
"...He rescued me because He delighted in me."

October in Floyd

So here are a few early fall pics.

Random post, today

These are some good quotes I found.

Trust in God, but tie your horse. ~ Anonymous

Horses are so forgiving. ~ Tom Dorrance


~I want a horse more than anything

~I want to get married(but not yet!)

~I want children someday

~I want to be able to have a blog that someone other than my family reads and only my sis comments on

~I want an Anatolian Shepherd

~I want to go riding

~I want to have a simpler life

~I want our dogs to go to people I know, or at least people I know will be a good home.

~I want to sleep better

Just quickly...

It's late. But we(being my sis and I) have the weekend to ourselves. It's very cool. We actually had a water leak in the basement and so had to call our Aunt to fix it. She did a wonderful job. I don't know what we'd do without her. But one of our dogs was limping and we weren't sure what it was, but he seems okay tonight. It's been a pretty quiet day 'cause our parents took our brother off to college and went to help some of our family move. We also moved my sis out of the bedroom we're sharing and into the extra bedroom being used for our brothers over the summer. So I also spent the day moving my room around. It took most of the day, and I'm still not finished. It's been quite the day...

Psalm 19:1

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.


This is the view out the not-yet-existent front window on our property.

Cleaning day...

Well, I guess we have an appraiser coming today to see the house. We're renting here. I guess the owners are refinancing it. So, we have to clean bathrooms, the kitchen, everything. And then there's this horrid smell coming out of the bathroom I share with my sis. We can't figure it out. But we're hoping it doesn't show up today when the appraiser is here. Anyway, it's going to be an interesting day to say the least...