New Blog!

I just created a new blog yesterday called Picture Perfect. It's a blog for my love of photography, and so far, I only have one post up. You can go HERE, and I must warn you; I misspelled the name that you type in, so you'll have to spell it www.picturepeftectpeace.blogspot.com. *can't believe i did that...*
Anyway, yeah, please let me know what you think, and I'll try to get pictures up soon!

In Christ,
~Miss Rose

Don't Cry For The Horses

Don't Cry For The Horses, by Brenda Riley-Seymore

Don't cry for the horses
That life has set free
A million white horses
Forever to be

Don't cry for the horses
Now in God's hands
As they dance and they prance
To a heavenly band

They were ours as a gift
But never to keep
As they close their eyes
Forever to sleep

Their spirits unbound
On silver wings they fly
A million white horses
Against the blue sky

Look up into heaven
You'll see them above
The horses we lost
The horses we loved

Manes and tails flowing
They Gallop through time
They were never yours
They were never mine

Don't cry for the horses
They will be back someday
When our time has come
They will show us the way

On silver wings they will lift us
To the warmth of the sun
When our life is over
And eternity has begun

We will jump the sun
And dance over the moon
A Ballet of horses and riders
on the winds
to a heavenly tune

Do you hear that soft nicker
Close to your ear?
Don't cry for the horses
Love the ones that are here

Don't cry for the horses
Lift up your sad eyes
Can't you see them
As they fly by?

A million white horses
Free from hunger and pain
Their spirits set free
Until we ride again

I love you, Red.

You were and still are my Champion Barrel Racer.

Rest In Peace.

I Will Listen For Your Hoofbeats In Heaven, Red...

I woke up this morning to a cold and cloudy day. I was going to go check on Red, but I didn't. Nathan went...and couldn't find him. I was changing clothes when mom came running to the door and yelled that Red was out of the pasture. I ran to put on my jeans, thinking that it would be fairly easy to get him back to the gate and settled down....what I found was completely different. I grabbed my coat and ran to the pasture, looking for Nathan. Running to the steep side of the pasture, what greeted my eyes was not pleasant. Red was in a deep whole with a mass of brush. He had fallen down the hill, rolled over the electric fence, and was sitting in a dog position straddling a log. I ran through the briers to get to him, and found that his leg was stuck. It was a maze of logs and briers...there was no getting him out. Nathan ran to get mom and dad, while I stayed with my dear horse. For an hour and a half we tried to get him out while mom called the vet. Dad and I tried in vain to get him to stand...he wanted to...he didn't give up. He tried hard to stand, but he couldn't. His back legs would not work. He could not stand. We called some people to come and help us...five of us could not get him to stand. I hugged him and cried in his mane, knowing that he was down and would not get back up. It was time to say goodbye to my dear horse. It was time to tell him that I would listen for his hoofbeats in heaven. I took Nathan's knife and cut a handful of his mane, stuffing it in my pocket. At least I got to spend the last hour of my horse's life with him, hugging him and crying into his mane. I kissed him and stroked his nose. The vet was coming. I never left my horse's side. Never. I wanted to be with him when he died. And I was....I was with him. The girl came and looked him over...there was nothing she could do. The hill was steep and slippery, and he could not stand. He looked so sleepy and scared. He would groan and rest his head against my body while I talked to him and cried. It was time for my horse to go. The vet got the shot ready, and came over beside him. I kissed him and spoke to him, telling him that I would listen for his hoofbeats in heaven. She stuck the needle in a vain, and his eyes got heavy. He jerked, and then fell over, his head resting against the log. I started sobbing and got down in the mud with him, holding his head. His body jerked and his eyes were closed, and he was gasping for breath. The vet gave him another dose, and said that he was mentally out of it...his body was just shutting down. I stayed right by him until his last heart beats died. I never let go. Right before he left us, I told him that I loved him, and would always love him. I stayed with him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him, kissing his head. My horse was dead. He was gone. I'm crying now as I write this...I can hardly see the screen. It's so cold and rainy and foggy. My dear horse is dead and I can hardly believe it. I cannot believe I said goodbye. Somehow, I knew that he would not live to see his 29th birthday on November 30th. I somehow knew that he would not make it. I went to the pasture last night and took a bunch of pictures. He ate his last meal this morning while we were waiting for the vet. I kissed him for the last time. I will not be able to bury my head in the warmth of his neck and tell him I love him. I can hear the back-hoe running. He will be under the ground forever. I miss my horse so much......he was my favorite. I love my horse.

Red, I will listen for your hoofbeats in Heaven, and just for you, I and my friend are making a tribute....just for you, Red. I love you, so much. I love you read. Rest in peace. You were a wonderful horse to me, and a wonderful friend. Silkie and Belle will miss you too...now they will wish they had you to boss them around. I will miss feeding you, brushing you....I will miss all of the times you would swing the tack-room door open and closed. I will miss you soft nickers at feeding time, and your stubborn will when riding. I love you, Red........I will listen for you hoofbeats in Heaven. I love you, my dear horse.
I took this picture of you and I last night...the last night you were with us. I love you. I love you Red...always.

Pray for My Horse Red

I need you to pray for my horse Red.
Last night when we went to feed, we noticed that he was stumbling when he walked. This morning, we got him to walk, and he was tripping all over his back legs, and almost fell down. We got the vet to come over, and she looked at him and said that he didn't look like he was in pain, but it looked like a neurological thing. He is very off-balance and is tripping a lot. She said it could be a number of things, but in an older horse, it could be a tumor. She said to watch him for the next two or three weeks, and if he wasn't any better.......

Please pray.
In Christ,
a very worried
~Hannah

I'm Back!

This will be really fast....bread is in the oven...laundry needs to be folded...cats need to be fed....you know. =D
Yes, I'm back! But....my mission was unsuccessful. "I did not get what I was after." *grin* Earwen was sick, so I didn't get a chance to see her. *sniff* I told her it was criminal to be so close and not see each other! Oooh well...I'll see her in March, Lord willing, at the Father and Daughter Retreat! YAY! (I'm already excited about that.:)
Anyway, yes, and we got the new comp installed up here....I'm still getting used to it! =D

Must go, love to you all! =D

In Christ,
~Miss Rose

P.S. Belle is getting REALLY fat! =D

Yes, I will be gone....again....

Heads up!
Bad news:
I'm going to GA on Monday and won't be back till Friday.
Good news:
I'M GONNA SEE EARWEN!!! WOOHOO! =D
Ahem. Yes. Quite. Also, the laptop upstairs is...*sniff*...dead. I'm doing this on my dad's comp downstairs. He's going to try and reboot it to see if it will come back on, but I don't know if it will...that thing's pretty old. Anyway, I need to go. Just wanted to let you know what was going on. =D

ttyl!
In Christ,
~Miss Rose

Happy Reformation/Jinx's Birthday!

Weird title, I know. =D
Today is my cat's birthday! Jinx is officially 3 years old and still small and slinky. =D She's so....jinxy. =D (sorry, that's her nickname around here!) What is funny is that she's completely black, not a white hair on her, and we named her "Jinx" before we found out that her birthday was October 31. *grin*
Also, today is NOT Halloween, but Reformation Day. On October 31st in 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the doors of Schlosskirche church, sparking the Reformation. This is a picture of the doors of that church. I believe that we as Christians should celebrate Reformation Day, in honor of the Reformation, and not the play day of demons known as Halloween. One question to think about would be, "why do Christians want to celebrate with demons, and not the birthdate of the Reformation?" ...just something to think about.

Happy Reformation!

FINALLY....

*cringes*
Alright...that took long enough...Hi. =D So sorry for keeping you all waiting....it's been really busy around here, and it looks like it's gonna get even MORE busy. We had some friends come over to help us with the school schedule...so...haha. (If you know what I mean...:)
Anyway, Belle is doing fine; she's getting a bit irritated and rather...fat. =D And....FALL IS AMONG US! WOOHOO! ...I've been dying to say that for a while, but never got the chance. =D The leaves are pretty much going here, and we're due to have snow Saturday! *is very excited* I LOVE October...it's so nice. The leaves are covering the ground, the sky is turning to its deep blue, it's getting cold, (see your breath cold:), and the horses are getting their winter coats. I love going up to the barn and just burying my face in their necks and feeling how warm they are....*sigh*...so nice. =D It'll soon be time to double their feed and TRIPLE on the hey....and crack the ice in the water trough on cold Winter mornings, and then stick your hands in the freezing water and pull the ice chunks out....*shiver*. Oh well...farm life...what can I say? Oh, and did I mention sitting by the fire with most of the lights off and wrapped up in my fuzzy fleece blanket with a cup of hot chocolate and a good book? Or peering out the window in the morning and looking through the bare trees at my horses plodding through the snow in the dim blue lighting? Or maybe snuggling into my bed at night deep under my comforter and cuddling with my cats Sheba and Jinx? *sigh* I love my home. =D *glances this way and that* Sorry, couldn't resist...I got kinda carried away. =D Oh well, you people know how it is. A dramatic 15 year-old girl just can't resist. Oh, and before I forget, we have two pet birthdays coming up. *grin* Our cat Jinx will be 3 October 31, and Red will be officially 29 years-old on November 30. (My little Red is growing up...) Ah yes, and at the end of October, myself, mom, Rebekah and Nathan are going down to GA to visit my Grandma...and guess who else I will be seeing? *is giddy* EARWEN! WOOHOO! *cyber hug* Love ya, sis! Ahem. Yes. Anyway, nothin' much else has been going on. Just the usual life of us mountain people. =D Dad is bringing back and exterminal from GA, and the laptop will have to go. *sniff* So I probably won't be around for about a week (or more) until he can get it installed. (This computer stuff is about to drive me insane...) Yeah, so. That's pretty much what's been going on. Also, just to give you an update, when the old comp crashed, it had 7,000+ of my pictures on there from 3 years time. We were afraid that we weren't going to be able to get them off, but we did. Dad sent me an e-mail this morning and told me so. They are now on the hardrive to the new comp, so, needless to say, I'll be burning them onto a CD as soon as I can. =D But that's the scoop, and we're all doing good. I'm going to put up some of my favorite "google" pictures, and that'll be all. Sorry this is short and all, but I'm runnin' out of things to post! Also, while I have your attention, I'd like to get your idea on something. We were reading out of Mark 5 the other day, and it's one of my favorite chapters. Please read it. It's short, and I was planning on maybe doing a short story on the contents of the chapter. On a scale of 1 to 10, please tell me what you think about that idea. If I did write it, it would be called "We Are Legion"....*Grin*....read it and you'll know why!

Thanks for being so patient! Love you all!

In Christ,
~Miss Hannah Rose

I love this picture of the TIMBER WOLF. Wolves are really neat...if they're not after you....=D

I'M BACK!

Here I am! I'm back! Dad installed his laptop up here, so...we're back!
Anyway...this is gonna be REALLY fast, but I just wanted to let you all know. I do have a cold, and I'll be fixing meals for the weekend because mom went on a trip...so....prayers are wanted! :D Thank you all for being so patient...LOVE YOU ALL!
And thanks to Earwen, my crazy, lovable best friend forever!

I'll be posting again soon!

In Christ,
~Miss Rose

Quick Post

Alright, this will be really quick, but I wanted to let you all know that I'm not dead yet. =D
The comp is STILL down, but dad ordered a new one. It is at the house, and he's putting all the info on it. It will be at least another two weeks....maybe more. But just wanted to let you know.

VERY limited amount of time....got to go!

Love you all!

In Christ,
~Miss Rose