Its been a busyish week. Last weekend was the ranch rodeo :] Caitlin stayed over, we went to see the "Dark Knight" on Friday before the movie, then went to the dance that night after the ranch rodeo! It was pretty fun :] I danced... four times, with Skyler, Thad, and a guy named Robert, twice. And... I was threatened to be thrown into a trash can... a TRASH CAN. How uncool us that? gosh. We got home pretty late that night...and got up and went to the ranch horse competition. We ended up getting there a hour and a half or so before it started, because the stupid radio lied and said it started at 7, when it actually didn't start until 8:30. That'll be the last time I ever listen to the radio! We mostly just goofed off, and took pictures :P





we went back home after the ranch horse competition, and went to the rodeo that night again.

Then, me and my brother left Sunday for the promised land!

my grandma had called us and wanted us to go help them move stuff out of this old house that was on this ranch they had just sold. We get down there Sunday evening. Work around the house and such Monday, until our grandparents get there. Then go to town and run some errands, and then Tuesday we drive a hour and a half to this ranch. Since we took four vehicles down there I got to drive my grandmas stinkin' awesome little red toyota pickup! I love that pickup... if I had the money I'd sure enough buy one. While driving it I discover the best radio station EVER. The outlaw, plays just straight Texas Country, and Red Dirt music all the time... why can't we have cool radio stations like that in New Mexico!? oh I know... cause Texas is just a better state ;] So anyway, we drive...drive...drive, the big wench truck runs out of gas.... on the side of the road... but thankfully they had brought some gas, and it was enough to get us into town. It was a pretty cool little town I thought



We finally arrive at the house

this house was like a place that a killer would take his victims are something...seriously. Sorry. Excuse my horribly warped mind. Course after we saw inside, my brother said he didn't even think a killer would go in there... not even a mouse would want to live in there I don't think. We saw two dead ones. We walked in... this house my jaw dropped. There was SO much junk in there... we walked around the rooms, five rooms, full of absolute, pure d junk. I cannot even describe it... I should have taken a picture. We work for a pretty good while... go eat at this place...


We spent the next few days driving down there, loading up all this junk onto a trailer, and hauling it to this other house on this other ranch they own that was several miles down the road. It would get so hot too... it was just honestly kind of miserable. We usually didn't get home until 10, then we'd have to get up and go again... it was some craaazy stuff. We also had to move a bunch of old farm equipment.




Me and my brother had to move some horses too. Two mares with their fillies, and a stud horse. We got the one mare loaded up, with her colt. That was pretty easy, she was a real nice little mare, real calm. Just a good mare, I liked her colt too.


We go to load the other mare and colt, and that just didn't turn out well. The stupid mare was a stinkin' idiot, and so was her colt. And then the stud was acting liking a idiot... typical stud. Thing is I've been around this horse before, ridden this horse around mares, and he's never acted stupid. But that day he did, we had to pop him a couple of times with the lead rope, and that got him in line. We finally get the mare loaded up, and go to load her colt and the sorry, pig eyed, roman nosed thing jumps over the fence! This wasn't some small little fence either, it was a dang tall fence! So since it jumped out, and was out in the pasture we just let its mama out and decided to mess with them the next day. We take the one mare and colt to our place we have down there which is about a two hour or so drive. Cause see thats where my grandma was going to leave her horses until they can move them to this other place they bought... or are buying. Well, we get them there have to fix a low power line. After we get it fixed the stupid electricity won't come on, so the water pump won't come on, so the horses won't have any water.... URRRRGHHH. So, we have to haul them our uncles place, and leave them there for a couple of nights. Then go get them on Friday, haul them to our grandparents other ranch (where we had to haul all the junk) then go get the other mare and colt, and stud (making any sense?) that wasn't too hard, thankfully. Just loaded up right up.
We haul them....Taylor has to go walk a creek bed to check the water gap... it was a stinkin' rain forest he says! kind does look one...





and swore he saw a monkey up in the trees too... I might have to agree with him, I heard some really loud scurrying up in them trees... and saw some movement.

We went back to grannys after all that, and going to my most favorite store EVER! TRACTOR SUPPLY! yup :) and left and come home yesterday :]

Yea it was definitely a crazy week. There was more that went on... but I just don't think you'd want to read about it all.

so now that I've written I stinkin book, and gotton cinnamon toast crunch stuff all over my computer. I will leave now. Adios.

"Well, hello there"


*sniff...sniff*


"Hmmm... smells... tasty"


What can I say, horses like the way I smell.... or taste.

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He is everything....truly EVERYTHING.

Out of the many things I learned this summer, the main thing was how Jesus is truly everything, all we need in our lives. I learned that through the Lord placing me in Vajta Hungary, knowing not a soul, and not really making any friends. I got so frustrated, cause I just wanted to make friends. But as time went by, I realized that through me not really having any good friends, I was having to become completely dependent on Him, and when I did. When I started to spend more and more time with Him, I realized, oh wow, Jesus is truly satisfying my every need. I really only need Him. After time though though, He did allow me to make some great friends.

My point is, its so easy to go through life thinking we need other things, boyfriends/girlfriends, money, fancy houses, cars, tons of friends, whatever. When really, all we need is Him. Cause if you think about it, those things are passing. They may give pleasure, but its only passing pleasure. Jesus Christ gives lasting pleasure, eternal pleasure! Now, I'm not saying having a boyfriend/girlfriend is bad, if its of the Lord, and if that isn't all you keep your focus on. But if you go through life thinking that your just have to have a boyfriend/girlfriend, if thats the thing that will truly satisfy you... well, your horribly wrong. Cause Jesus is the only thing that satisfies! Same thing goes for money, or whatever, you fill in the blank. We can go through life, thinking we have to be rich, have all this money cause then we'll have "everything" Uh huh... sure. The Bible actually says its easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. Matthew 19:24. And not only is He everything, He's continually faithful. Man is not. But He is. Life can be such a roller coaster, but He is always faithful to us, even whenever we aren't faithful to Him. He stands by our side through it all, through the good, and the bad.

He's the faithful One.
The only One who satisfies.

Therefor know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenants and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.
Deuteronomy 7:9

Ephraim has encircled Me with lies, And the house of Israel with deceit;
But Judah still walks with God, even with the Holy One who is faithful.
Hosea 11:12

....Great is Your faithfulness........
Lamentations 3: end of verse 23.

Think of Psalms 139 also. It says in verse 1 "You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up: You understand my though from afar off."
He knows everything single thing about you!
and verse 17... "How precious are Your thoughts toward me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with You."

How great is that! We had a Lord, a Savior that satisfies our every need, is continually faithful, understands everything about us, and has thoughts toward us that are more in number than the sand!

Remember these things always my friends. He is EVERYTHING. Continually FAITHFUL

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"All that I need I find in You."
I surrender to You-Jeremy Camp.

Pictures pictures are so much fun

Zoom is so much fun.



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"Let me get this snot out of my nose."


My sweeetheart!!
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