You heard me right, toowayhon! In Aramaic this word means blessed. I recently signed up for a study by Dr. Charles Stanley entitled Blessed to Be. The study is going to go in depth in the Sermon on the Mount throughout all of 2020. So this morning I read various versions of Matthew 5:1-12, just … Continue reading May 2020 be Toowayhon for you!
Every spring on the ranch, before we turn the cows out onto the upper pastures, the fence line must be walked to check for breaks and damage. We have seen mountain lions, bears and coyotes here on our property. So whenever we do this task, we always carry protection. I have a 45 caliber, single … Continue reading Safety switch
During this holiday season, the satellite television companies have a channel dedicated to a Yule log fire burning 24/7 in the background. I'm partial to the classic yule log, which is just a crackling fire. Last year we watched the Modern Yule log, where they had a little mouse peaking his head out of a … Continue reading Yule log
Blinders are a piece of horse tack that prevents the horse from seeing to the rear, and in some cases, to the side. They are made of leather or plastic cups which are placed on either side of a horse's eyes. Racehorse trainers believe that blinders keep horses focused on what is in front of … Continue reading Blinders
You've seen them. The commercials for drugs that will improve whatever your health issue is. Then while they are showing happy people living life to its fullest, they drop the side effects on you. Most of the times the side effects from the drug are way worse than your initial health issue. They say rare … Continue reading Side effects
I've usually lived my life by the rules of three. Three strikes and you're out or third time's a charm. I now realize how that no longer fits into God's plan for my life. I need to now practice the rules of p, patience and persistence. A beautiful sister in Christ, (you know who you … Continue reading Hang in there
Hi, I'm Ms. Sew and Sow. Not to be confused with being a so and so. I was inspired while sewing up a tear in a stuffed dog toy the other day. The puppy ripped a hole in it and the stuffing was falling out every time she shook it.. To sew is defined as … Continue reading Sew and Sow
You've heard the stories. “You kids have it so easy. Why when I was young, I had to walk five miles, barefoot, one way to school through 3 feet of snow.” While that might be a tall tale, the truth is some things are easier nowadays. There used to be a time in the not … Continue reading Wait for it…
I am here to tell you time is relative. Defined, a minute is a short space of time.(MW) But there are different ways of counting the exact same minute. There is a New York minute. Which goes really, really fast. Then there is a football minute. That same minute can drag out to five minutes, … Continue reading Minutes
Please forgive me in advance for this rant, but I am so mad at the devil right now I could spit! I ask you, is nothing sacred to him? (Rhetorical question, of course!) God and Jesus do amazing things and the devil downplays them and steals their thunder. A few examples: Jesus is born as … Continue reading Here we go again!
God Still Speaks 