So, post your drawings and stories, pictures and poems, or Madison and AnaJoel are going to get everything!
I have some great prizes from Ariat – bags, sweatshirts, visors and, of course, Black Stallion books for your summer reading enjoyment. So far – everyone is a winner!
You have to play to win so … come on down!
Here in the mountains, our summer pasture, the fires have covered the skies and the fireworks have been canceled. It’s so bad we’re off to clearer air and greener hills up north for a few days. Saddle up! The prizes will go out the end of next week. Have a happy and safe 4th of July.
We have added a new feature to the web site. You can now have the site translated on-the-fly to 58 languages. Hopefully one of them will be yours. To select your language find the tool in the sidebar or on each page. Enjoy!
If you’ve already heard this story re-read it again and share it with your friends;
Two Horses
Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it.
From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing….
Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him.
This alone is amazing.
If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell.
Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field.
Attached to the horse’s halter is a small bell.
It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow.
As you stand and watch these two friends,
You’ll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray.
When the horse with the bell returns
To the shelter of the barn each evening,
It stops occasionally and looks back,
Making sure that the blind friend isn’t too far behind to hear the bell.
Like the owners of these two horses,
God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect
Or because we have problems or challenges.
He watches over us and even brings others into our lives
To help us when we are in need..
Sometimes we are the blind horse
Being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives.
Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way….
Good friends are like that… You may not always see them, but you know they are always there..
What is it like? Ever wonder what it takes and how it would feel to be there at the rail watching your dream come true? Listen to Paula Turner’s memories of Seattle Slew when he was THE horse.
Will it happen this year? Will it ever happen again?
