Autumn arrival

Last weekend Sara had her first show with Zoey, her new horse. This was what is known as a "fun" show as it involves games on horseback, like an egg and spoon race, catalog race flag race, pole bending, costume class and a trail class (which is like a horse/rider obstacle course.) They also had jumper classes in which you are timed jumping over a course of fences. It started out as a hot, sunny day, and abruptly ended with a deluge of rain during the show. In between sun and rain, Sara and Zoey had fun and learned a bit about each other. They're still getting to know each other. They earned a number of ribbons, jumped well and had a lot of fun dressing up as gypsy/gypsy horse.

Sara enjoyed going off alone with dad on a trail ride at the beginning of this week. The latter part of the week we've had rain. School and home filled this week. We'll visit the son at college this weekend, toting another load of "stuff," junk-food and love. He's been very busy with his studies, but still has a little time to enjoy swing dancing, a little ballroom dance, x-treme Frisbee, and Inter-varsity Christian fellowship.

The leaves are just beginning to paint the landscape with their warm colors. The smell and chill of autumn are in the air. Change is in the air, am I ready? We have to make preparations for the winter with so many creatures dependent upon us. If we aren't diligent they will die. The barn is filled with hay, the new water hydrant is ready for the freeze that is sure to come, but some barn repairs still need attention before the snow flies. I think of the effort it takes to care for our little farm and then think of the billions and billions of creatures which our creator must sustain. I am so relieved to have a God with unlimited resources of strength, wisdom, love and all things....caring for us.

Ps 34:8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
9 Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
10 The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.