by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Expectation kills possibility. When we strive, construe and manipulate our lives into what we hope will resemble in any way something we might.. just might… have a little control over we lose something God loves: possibility. We lose the ability to openly receive...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Something I struggle deeply with is allowing myself to slow down to feel things that are uncomfortable. I have become increasingly aware of this. Through marriage, I have noticed my empathy is extremely lacking. My poor sweet husband. But really, I am not even...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
On one chilly May morning in Colorado I woke up to the waning tone of my alarm clock at about 6AM. There are very few things that will get me out of bed early, horse shows being one of them. I love going to horse shows. I love cleaning my horse up, putting on my best...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
A few years ago, we received a sweet paint horse named Shiloh. He had come from out of state and was a long way away from his former home. He arrived to our barn we kept him in an outdoor run for a few days by himself. The herd was able to come introduce themselves...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
A third marker of the second half of life that Richard Rohr mentions “We are better at rushing to judgement and demanding a complete resolution to things before we have learned what they have to teach us.” How many times have you come across “horse problems” without...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
A second marker of the second half of life that Richard Rohr mentions “We are better at rushing to judgement and demanding a complete resolution to things before we have learned what they have to teach us.” How many times have you come across “horse problems” without...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
I recently when on a long drive hauling a horse for someone. On my drive I listened to the book “Falling Upward” by Father Richard Rohr. The book describes there being two halves of life: the first half we tend to live out of our false selves, trying to achieve,...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
No more budgeting God’s goodness. Woah. Why do we do this? We feel the need to dictate just how good God can be sometimes and the ways in which we think He is good. Why do we reject the goodness and the extravagant careless grace of God? Why...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
I bet if I asked you to mention one relationship in your life right now that has you worried, stressed or concerned it would take you less than 5 seconds to come up with a name, picture your concern, and all the feelings would come rushing in. We have all...
by admin | Dec 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
A gentle rhythm. While art decorates space, music decorates time. There is music that decorates time to evoke emotion or memories. It can even cause chemical responses in our brains, change our heart rate, and fuel adrenaline. Similarly, the...
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