Diary of a Happy Appy

  Faith isn’t a feeling.  It’s a choice to trust God even when the road ahead seems uncertain. ~ Dave Willis Faith and Trust,two words each with  5 letters. Both on the surface seem so small but yet are so big.  Have Faith and Trust you hear people say.  I myself have often said the same thing.  But what does that really mean?  How can we have faith and trust in this unprecedented times?  We are in a global pandemic, families are fighting over politics (mine included), and the world seems to be upside down right now. In working with horses I have to trust in my instincts and have faith that what I am doing is the right thing.  After working with these wonderful animals for many, many years I have learned to read their body language and subtle cues that they give me when working with them.  Some say that it is “whispering” to horses.  No, not really; I am just listening to what they are telling me as if I was having a conversation with anyone else.  The flick of an ear, the tightening o

  (Ephesians 2:3). The  grass  is truly only  greener  in Christ and not keep looking back at our old life where the  grass  is not  greener . God is enough, He is all we need. So, we’ve all heard the saying the grass is greener on the other side of the fence… Well, let me tell you a little story about Pepper the sheep!   Pepper is one of the “twins” that Mom has.   She keeps 4 to 6 lambs every summer for weed patrol around the barns and pens at the home place.   This year she has twins, Salt and Pepper.   Salt and Pepper are like two peas in a pod, except…. Pepper REALLY likes to be wherever Mom is when she is in the barn yard.   Mom is like the Pied Piper of sheep, she calls and the sheep follow.   She has a little tin bucket and the sheep know that good things are in that bucket so they learn to follow her wherever she asks them to go.   This makes it really easy to move them from pen to pen as well as into the trailer when it is time for us to sell the sheep in the late fall.  

  September 11, 2001 ~ What is now known as Patriots Day.  To some it is just a history lesson, a day when we were attacked here, at home, on our own soil.  I remember watching the towers fall on that day.  I watched in silence and in horror, wondering who would do such a thing to innocent people that went into work after kissing their loved ones goodbye that morning.  I cried as did most of our country.   We should never forget that horrible feeling of innocent lives taken, of innocence lost.  But the feeling I really am missing right now? The feeling of togetherness of a country.  We all came together as one in the aftermath of this tragic event.  Where did that America go?  I don't recognize where we are right now.  I know some of you may have seen times such as this, but where is all of the hate for other American's coming from?  John F. Kennedy said "Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer.  Let us accept our own responsibil

  Proverbs 3:5-6 5 Trust in the  Lord  with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. 6  In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Trust, such a simple word; yet in so many ways it carries tremendous weight.  For fun I regularly ride horses, they weigh over 1,000 pounds and have a mind of their own.  There has to be a mutual trust between us for our relationship to work.  I have to trust that they won’t plant me in the dirt and they have to trust that I won’t put them in a harmful situation.  If I had a relationship based on fear or force with my horse, I couldn’t trust that he would perform to his highest level in a tense situation.  I wouldn’t be able to ride him without the fear of him running off and brushing me under a tree or into a fence.  It would be difficult for me to calm and reassure Louie when he gets frightened of the tree that he has calmly walked by for two previous weeks… Just as Louie and I have to have a trusting relati

  Honey says "Guess What Ya'll!?!?!?"  Diary of a Happy Appy has just been added to the Top 100 Equestrian Blogs!!!  We are Beyond happy!!!  You can follow us by clicking "subscribe" at the top of our page, or clicking this link here,  https://blog.feedspot.com/ equestrian_blogs/ This page started out as a page to post about what was happening with Louie and it has turned into so much more!  I am writing devotionals once a week that are equestrian related as well as other blog posts about things that mean something to me and those I care about.  So, pull up a screen and enjoy your stay! Carrie, Louie & Honey

  John 10:9  I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. One of my dear friends has a wonderful gelding named Lucky.  Lucky has always been a rather…. challenging child for lack of better terms, sort of Dennis the Mennis on 4 legs with a swishy tail.  He is very bright, very large and has a tendency to get himself into trouble if not guided in the right direction gently.  Lucky loves to open gates and doors and see what is on the other side that is yummy to eat.  Or just get to the other side of that gate or door with his buddies.  So much so that his pen has to be “Lucky proofed”.  He has child proof locks on his pasture gate, the door going into the barn, he has to be tied a certain way, etc.  But, what is lovely about Lucky is that while he does get into trouble and has his friends join in on the fun, he knows where home is.  He knows that he is safe in his pasture, barn and yard.  His Mom takes the best care of him and the

  Today we look at the “verse” of the Rider’s Prayer, For this love you have given me graces my existence.  I shall cherish it and praise you for it for all the time.    Those two simple sentences, with simple words like grace, cherish and praise for all time.   Words that we sometimes just read and glance over, but if we take a moment. Pause and think about those simple words.   God has graced me with a special love of horses, they have helped to shape who and what I am today.   If I loved the cello, I would be a different person than I am. ·          What love do you have that God has graced your existence with? ·          What has helped to shape and mold you into the person you are today? ·            Those other words “Cherish and Praise you for it for all time”.   The love and gift I have with horses is something that is God-given.   I have honed it and shaped it, but without God’s grace I would not have that gift.   I thank God every day that I have the joy horses br