Month: April 2017

Psalms & Proverbs.

On By AveryIn Faith, Horses, Music6 Comments

The trail ride I am going on this weekend is an annual thing. I have been going for about five years now. It is always a super fun time and is my favorite ride of the year. On the Sunday of the weekend, we ride out to a nice place and gather around for a quick little sermon on the trail. There are moments of laughter and there are moments of tears. The message is usually strong.

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This was last year’s ride with Ike. Last year’s ride was after Easter and I was able to wear a straw hat. Some of the people we ride with stick to those old hat season conventions. Me, I do not care for them. It is too dang hot down here to be wearing a felt hat for months. We only have a few weeks of ‘real winter’ down here usually. I took Ike because my Cheetah beetah had a hoof abscess AND white line. Ugh. I will let that sink in for you horse people. That was rough. For 3 months. Since Easter is next weekend, I will have to wear my felt hat and it is supposed to get into the mid to high 80’s.

Anyway, I digress. A few years ago, it was a rainy Sunday. It was decided that instead of riding out, we would just stay at camp and have our sermon in the pavilion after breakfast, then everyone would go home early. The radar predicted it to be wet all day (and it was, go figure, very wet indeed). This particular Sunday was also a somber one. One of the ladies had just lost her mother. As you can imagine, there were many tears shed over the weekend, but what I remember just as much or more than the tears was the fellowship. Everyone really came together in support. It was extremely touching. I jotted down this closing line of the sermon focusing on Psalms and Proverbs before the closing prayer. Your AHAmoment for the day.

“Be calm and confident and leave it there.”

This year I offered to play (ha! not me, my device) a song to add to the experience since we all know how I am about music and I thought it would be a nice touch. I suggested a few songs to be chosen from. This was the winner. A lovely story and message (thanks to Jason Eady – Topic on YouTube for the vid).

This coming Sunday is Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday naturally made me think of Easter and my favorite Easter song (thanks to Mike McClure – Topic on YouTube for the vid).

Can you tell I am ready for the weekend? It is literally all I can focus on. Lucky for me, it is going to come one day early! Tomorrow we have some important meetings and things that need to get done, but then I am off to the farm after work. Friday 10 AM arrival for good times.

Walk in love, dear readers!

Daily Dose Of Cute

On By AveryIn Horses14 Comments

Today is a very special version of DDOC. today is Lito’s birthday. As of about 7:30 AM, he is 4 years old. 

It may be an overdose. 

Take a scroll through the life and times of Lito through the last 4 years. 

You are welcome! 

I may or may not have a problem, but I make no apologies!

The day he was born:


A couple days old:


10 days old:


1 month:


2.5 months:


Almost 4 months:


5 months:


6 months:


1 year:


1 year, 7 months:


2 years:


2.5 years:


Almost 3 years:


3 years, 10 months:


Last week:



Walk in love, dear readers!

Monday Musings

On By AveryIn Uncategorized5 Comments

I am at a convention for work the beginning of this week and am on a break between sessions. I figured I would take this time to check in with you! 

I am cold and hungry. Their air conditioning is working really well. I think they must have thought it was July or August. Or that we would fall asleep? Not sure. 

I see many familiar faces. Some from undergrad. Some from graduate school. Some from not that long ago. So many memories. 

There is a girl here hobbling around in crutches. She is seemingly having a hard time because there is no handrail o get up the stairs. I feel bad for her. It reminds me of a time I wheeled my friend in a wheel chair a really long distance so we could go see a ranch rodeo. The things we will do for a look at some nice horses and handsome cowboys. 

I stayed up past midnight watching TV last night. Oops. So much for going to bed early to be rested for this thing. I just couldn’t stop. Like reading a good book. This Monday morning came too quickly. 

My morning was made brighter by a phone call from a friend. We are both morning people. We are going on a trail ride this weekend with friends. It is an annual event for us. We are too excited, clearly. I always stay with her in her trailer. Her horse, Chica, has had an appearance on this blog, in fact. Along with another friend and the horse she rides who will also be on this ride. Is it Thursday yet? I baked a big batch of cookies yesterday to take for the weekend and stuck them in the freezer. My everything but the kitchen sink cookies as my mother calls them. I should share the recipe soon! I am also bringing a watermelon (sounds good after a long, warm day of riding, right!?) and my jalapeño popper dip that I have shared with you before. I am going to add bacon to it this time. Not sure why I have not done that before. Seems a natural thing to do! And who does not like bacon. I mean, come on. And jalapeño poppers are wrapped in bacon, duh! 

Got in a couple good rides this weekend. I even had a riding buddy for one! I miss having someone to ride with sometimes. I rode Lito while my friend rode Ike. Lito was ok. He had a few baby moments. Which, he is a baby and this was what, his 18th ride, maybe? And all at best a week apart. He’s a good boy. Cheetah was lovely. I just hopped on her bareback and we dinked around and had fun. I just love my girl and can not wait to have a fun weekend with her. Sure is a good view from the backs of those two horses. 


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That is all I’ve got. Not terribly exciting. 

Walk in love, dear readers!