God moves in a mysterious way

God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill,
He treasures up his bright designs,
And works his sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take,
The clouds ye so much dread
are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence,
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain.
William Cowper (1731–1800)
One of my favorite Jeremy Camp songs is set to these lyrics (same title).

Reflections from Sunday

Walking with God is not a vacation - it's an adventure.

God does not believe in immediate gratification. He wants to build faith and trust in Him. He wants to build endurance in us.

God often calls us to the desert with Him. I'd rather be with God in the desert, than on a luxury vacation without Him.

Until He comes, we have work to do. We are His ministers and He works through us (and most often in spite of our shortcomings).

Great things have yet to come. Greater things have yet to be done...

Is it possible to understand God?

No.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9

I don't understand why God does what He does.

All I can do is seek His will for my life. And most of the time, this seems impossible.

So right now, right here I must take action where I know I can, but wait for the rest.

Seeking God's will = taking (what seem to be very small) steps forward + waiting.

In the end, may all this somehow bring glory to Him.

Long Legs

I couldn't help but laugh at the resemblance of my two boys in their baby pictures. Go long legs!

Caspian - Two Weeks Old

Caspian is now 2 weeks old and he's a beauty. I must admit, I'm looking forward to seeing what he looks like when he grows up. He has a quarter horse butt and a thoroughbred neck. At two weeks he has beautiful from and movement. I'm excited about the future of this horse!

Renaissance

It's really hard to be changed and molded by God and made more like Christ. It's painful and takes an immense amount of trust and hope. I like this song because it talks about God being with us in the pain and the struggle. And how the struggle turns into Renaissance, re-birth, growth, moving from where we were to where God wants us to be. This song is by Mat Kearney.


i hear you sing softly to me

i can be the wall when you fall down
find me on the rocks when you break down
i heard it in the song when you call out
but i got to say now it’s got to change

this is my broken heart
this is my bleeding start
this is the way i’ve come to know you
this is my winding road
this is my way back home
this is the narrow door you know that i will walk through

lone to trust midst the rubble and the dust
humbled, it took this much to break down and understand
spent my life this far on castles made of sand
tossed in the breakers in the palm of your hand
now i can finally stand

i hear you sing softly to me

i can be the wall when you fall down
find me on the rocks when you break down
i heard it in the song when you call out
but i got to say now it’s got to change

My Future - in color

I took the quiz that Tallie has on her blog, and here's what my quiz results were:

My interest color is Red (whatever that means):

People with red Interests like hands-on / problem solving job responsibilities and professions that involve practical, technical, and objective activities. Red Interests include: building, implementing, organizing, producing, and delegating, which often lead to work in manufacturing, managing, directing, small business owning, and surgery.

My usual style is Yellow (whatever that means):

People with yellow styles perform their job responsibilities in a manner that is orderly and planned to meet a known schedule. They prefer to work where things get done with a minimum of interpretation and unexpected change. People with a yellow style tend to be orderly, cautious, structured, loyal, systematic, solitary, methodical, and organized, and usually thrive in a research-oriented, predictable, established, controlled, measurable, orderly environment. You will want to choose a work environment or career path in which your style is welcomed and produces results.

A long list of careers came up for me, ranging from Aerospace Engineer, to Chef, to Political Campaign Worker, to Vet, to Entrepreneur, to....and the list goes on. I guess "the world is my oyster!" (what does that phrase mean, anyways?)

Hiccups

So tonight when I was working with Caspian, he got the hiccups. He didn't seem too bothered by them, but they sure were loud. I did not know until tonight that horses can get hiccups, but apparently they can. Maybe I was making him work too hard? Or maybe it's just because he's a baby? Or maybe, I don't know?

Training Caspian

The first two photos are indicative of Caspian's personality. Don't let the last two photos fool you. Those are split-second blips in reality. He's a challenge! Good thing he's super cute.

Beau - a very large horse

I'm helping train our friend Shelley's Percheron horse. He's a four year old who is very smart and won't let me get away with anything. This was our outing yesterday. Fun stuff!

Noble Caspian and his fanclub

The New Baby - part 6

The New Baby - part 5

The New Baby - part 3

The New Baby - part 2

The New Baby - part 1

Welcome Noble Caspian! Born on Feb 2 at 11:45 pm.