Christmas this year was amazing! :D 

I got this letter from my Grandpoder the Saturday before Christmas. And I felt like it was a perfect way to start what felt like a 3 day Christmas! 

Christmas eve's eve (Sunday) My church had Christmas eve services. So we went Sunday afternoon. And it was beautiful! After that my man and I headed to his family's house to open presents and watch a christmas story. :)

What more could a girl ask for?
Spending time with her dad and dog!

On Christmas eve my family had our morning breakfast then opened presents and what not the day before Christmas. 

That evening Dad and I went and had some fun!!

My Daddy! 

Then on Christmas we went to my Grandparents house and had a good ol' breakfast prepared my amazing grandparents and a couple of my Aunts.

Then it snowed!!! =D

I love Christmas at my Grandparents house. Its so small and we have to all crowed around each other. I love my family! Truly am soo blessed!!

I sneaked a picture of my Papa talking to my boyfriend! 

Its cute :p

 I was all worried a bit before Christmas wondering how it would all work out haha! and I had no need to be! It was a great 3 days! 

I hope i'll be able to always look back and be thankful for everything I had or have. Blessed beyond what I deserve.

"But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins."

Matthew 1:20-21

Relationship first

These past few weeks have been rough ones.

 Hints the no new blog post.

 But even though its been hard.

 Its really not that bad.

and i know

ItWillAllWorkOut :)

Hopefully soon I'll be able to post a happy post about Thanksgiving with my family. Or something about my sister engagement!!!  But until then... I would just like to say.

How blessed I am! 

To have this horse:) 

She's been with me through a lot. I love it cause at the end of the day.. no matter what seemed to happen that day. If we had a bad time together. If we where happy to see each other or not. When we walk to the barn or out to the pasture. I put the lead rope over her back or have no lead rope at all. And she walks beside me like a bestfriend.

I know she's just a horse.

I guess just sometimes... every girl needs a shoulder to cry on. 

 ^"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope."

Romans 5:3-4

^" While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."

2 Corinthians 4:18

Horse and Soul 2012!!

Had a great weekend at the Parelli Horse and Soul stop in Texas!!

One of my favorite parts about the weekend (besides it was all about horses) is that Saturday I had both my parents with me and my boyfriend drove down for the day:) 

double date with my patents and a day filled with horses!

I was the HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD!

It really was awesome having my parents and my man with me. It's great to have their encouragement in something I love to do!

I learned soo much! Already looking forward to next years and excited to see all i've learn be put into action. Also while I was there I got some new equipment! my mom surprised me and bought me one of those big green balls. I say bought me but who's gonna "have a ball" playing with that ball? the horses! haha! And I bought another halter (we got a couple of more horses out at the ranch so it will and has come in handy), and a 22ft line :)

I let my girl have the new halter ;p 

I feel soo blessed and loved!

Really enjoying all I am learning from Parelli. Can't wait to turn what i've learned into helping others.

Ok! When Kelly Krickeberg rode in with the American flag. It gave me chills! 

**So beautiful**

Thought I would end with Pat Parelli's 45 P's. 

Pat Parelli's 45 P's:
"Pat Parelli Proudly Presents his Provocative and Progressive Programs and the Proclamation that Prior and Proper Preparation Prevents P-Poor Performance, Particularly if Polite and Passive Persistence is Practiced in the Proper Position. This Perspective takes Patience from Process to Product, from Principle to Purpose. The Promise that Pat Plans to Prove is that Practice does not make Perfect, only Perfect Practice makes Perfect and, isn’t it Peculiar how these poor Prey animals Perceive People as Predators Prior to Practicing the Parelli Programs."

 ^"Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

Philipians 2:4-11 :)

my girl

my girl :)

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning"

James 1:17

Shotgun Squealer and SharpShooter

One of my bestfriends just got ENGAGED a few weeks ago!! So I'm warning you... this post is gonna be a lot of pictures of two girls that are crazy best friends. That always found a way to turn each others giggle boxes upside down. And no matter what (happy times, sad times, living states away, gettin through highschool, and more...) have always stayed friends!

**PROM! FRESHMAN YEAR**

My sister, silly friend, and me! after prom at a gas station haha

**PROM!! Sophomore year**

Dancin the night away :)

*giggle boxes*

ndsıpǝ poʍu

**Prom!!! Junior year**

bestfriend, me, and another really great friend!!

**Senior PROM!!!!**

One of the best proms ever:)

**Random Pictures**

Driving around in my old truck.. this is years ago :)

My sixteen birthday party! 

We

 of course

 as we always where

 Side by Side

I would like to point out the guy next to me in the cowboy hat. Is now my boyfriend! I would have never have thought then I would be dating him now. haha ;p

see those bangs??? oh yeah! I cut them ;p 

Playing guitars at the deerlease with my Dad!

This is where I got the title of this post.

Her deerlease nickname is Shotgun Squealer! 

mine is SparpShooter!

So in the picture from left to right.

(SharpShooter, StandStinker, Shotgun Squealer)

And since I LOVE rings! I had to share a pic of her engagement ring :)

And THIS my friends is the lucky guy. lol!

And I haven't even face to face meant this man yet! Because we live states away... 

Thanks for stoppin' by! and sharing in the excitement and looking at random pictures :D

"Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend."

Proverbs 27:17

(In my bible I have my friends name written by this verse)

"A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps."

Proverbs 16:9

(This was my friends favorite verse when we where in high school)

One Day at a Time

My boyfriend is back at college... But before he left we went on a special date. And he SpOiLeD me. 

Favorite Restaurant.

 White roses:)

(He had our waiter bring out the roses when we got our entrée)

And then gave me a Columbia fleece.

He did good!

He has not been gone for long. But of course we are already missin' each other.. a lot.

:)

On another note. 

A couple of friends and I got together to play and sing together. It was a blessing to be able to sit around and sing to our Lord.  

*Revelation Song*

This was our second time to play this song together. I had chills the first time we did! 

I hope y'all are having a great weekend!!

 "Where, O death, is your victory?

Where, O death, is your sting?

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He give us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain"

1 Corinthians 15:55-58

This has been my favorite verse all week

:)

Just a vapour:)

so.. woke up at 5:20 this morning tossing and turning.

Wasn't really planning to wake up that early but hey it all worked out :)

Went to the ranch to spend time with my girl.

I would not say we had the most productive "play time". But tried my best to end on a good note:) 

GOAL: Get all 7 games down.

(its gonna take a while. And that's ok)

About a 2 weeks ago my horse and I got to go see a 1 star parelli instructor!

It was a awesome time and learned a lot. It was also very encouraging!

And I thought the next day that is was my horse and I first time to be in arena together where the ground did not feel like a rock. I can now check that off my bucket list!!

(sometimes its just the simple things in life)

:)

There is my lovely horse in the trailer <3

We had to barrow my neighbor's trailer. Very kind of them! 

And! my Dad!! so loving. haha dealing with a horse crazy daughter and all that follows behind her when she pulls horse trailer ;)

ok! lets shift gears. Monday night my boyfriend came out to the ranch with me to play with my horse:)) Made me a happy girl. He ended up watching us and taking pictures.

We even had a "movie" moment. Where my horse gave me a slight nudge into his arms.

it was funny...!

*beautiful*

aww:) Thats a sweet picture... not ready for him to go back to college.

Thats all for now. Thanks for stopin' by ;)

God bless!

"Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that."

James 4:14-15

"For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

1 Corinthians 6:20

With my Dad

Sunday date with the best Dad in the world.

:p

picture a Sunday afternoon after church. And Daddy and daughter are just walking around the house not knowing what to do.. yup that was us. So... NATURALLY we "go and cause some trouble"

(we really don't go and cause trouble at least not big trouble)

We started to say that when I was still in high school and mom was gone on business and my sister gone at college. We would go "cause trouble" together.

What we ended up doing. Was loading up my dog in the back seat of my truck driving to sonic and got two large vanilla sweet teas. Then a drive to the ranch to feed my "four legged hungry horse" (as my dad would say). 

And of course!! how could a girl go wrong spending time with her daddy, her dog, TRUCK, going to feed her horse, and don't forget the sonic drink ;p

Once we got to the ranch and fed my girl. We drove down to the bottoms and did donuts in my truck.

I always used to say the crazy teenager stuff I did I always did with my Dad. And its mostly true. 

Video of Big Blue doing donuts

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:13-14

Thankful&Proud

spending time with my horse

(isn't her nose about one of the cutest things)

or am I just a crazy horse nut?

playing mario brothers on wii.

laughing our heads off and having a "giggle fest" as my sister and I call it.

My friend is about to get married! Her wedding is gonna be the 4th wedding this summer!!

I hope y'all are having a great summer full of happy memories!!

Also hope y'all also had a great Independence day

Thankful&Proud to live in the United States of America!

"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn."

Proverbs 29:2

"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."

2 Corinthians 4:18

verse of the day for me :))

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Matthew 6:33-34

Wanting His will for my life:) 

Summer Mornings

**Isn't she beautiful**
Woke up 5:45 this morning to head out to the ranch to play with my girl:)
I played the friendly game, porcupine game, and a bit of driving game with her. I think we did good.. I say "I think" cause I am definitely still learning and its easy to get frustrated at myself. But I'm learning and its FUN!


After that went for a ride. I was not planning on ridin' today but as soon as I opened the garage door to walk out to my truck felt the coolness of the morning and all good stuff. Then I saw my saddle and was like YES for sure gonna ride! 
So glad we did to.. started in the arena then ended up down in the bottoms away from the crowd of campers and staff. I keep my horse at a summer camp. Although I love the kids and the staff is great. I kind of like "alone away from the noise" time once and a while.
We rode down to the first creek crossing the just stopped on the other side. It took me a few years to be honest to see the beauty down in the bottoms. Its all hilly and cool down there. Also the water is clear blue and is always flowing. 
wrong!
Its flat, HOT in the summer time. The water is brown and only flows if there is enough water down there. haha But its AWESOME for real ;p


Hope y'all are having a great Wednesday! 


Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon . For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith 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 55:6-10

God is SO good!

To God be the glory.

From the simple words that mean so much..

learning more about this beautiful horse

and

spending hours outside in this Texas heat chopping wood with the family. (having a log spitter is a huge help)

Spending a afternoon with this lovely young lady. Getting a chance to encourage her and see her grow into a beautiful godly young lady:) 

:D

Having a GREAT dinner with fresh garden veggies!

GOLDFISH!!

yum..

Day's you will never forget ;)

Get all dressed up cute :)

Then your FAV boots!!

FAMILY

*Sister*

Best friend

Most AMAZING parents!

OH yeah! I got spanked and sent to my room!!

Believe me, I deserved it.

Thanks to them leading/correcting me and pointing me where to go.

I've become the person I am today:)

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Philippians 1:6

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Hebrews 12:1