Dreams and Answers....

Some of you might've heard from my Facebook...but I want to share the whole story. There is this horse named Dude at Hunkapi. And since he is unable to work, they were looking for a home for him by tomorrow(September 1st) or else he would be put down. I found out about this on Friday the 28th. As soon as I heard about it I immediately thought of my friend Paige. She has had her first horse Bella for about a year now and has been somewhat looking for another. I knew she would love Dude. So I txted her about him and she said she was interested. I then e-mail Amanda about it and she gave me more details on him. But she didn't reply back with those details until Sunday night. This morning I forwarded the message to Paige and gave her Amanda's number, and later today she went to look at Dude. And at about 5:40 she called me, completely estatic because they were going to get Dude at 6:30! Amazing! And the surprising thing is, her birthday is tomorrow. What a present!

This is what Amanda replied to me with when I asked for more info on Dude...
"Yes, we would gladly give Dude to anyone who would give him a good home. He is an ex-cattle horse that is a registered Quarter Horse by the name of Tamulena Classey Dude. He is about 13 years old. We are retiring him from the program because he has navicular in his legs and a deep flexer tear. With the right shoeing he could be a really nice riding horse, but right now he just needs a place where he can rest for a while and be loved on. He has made tremendous progress over the last year and I am sure that he can make lots more, given some time. Unfortunately, without him able to work five days a week, he is not an asset to our program, so we must find a good home for him. He is an amazing horse with lots of personality and one who will come up to you and follow you around.
I hope this answers your question. If your friend wants to come out and take a look at him that is fine. We just need to know A.S.A.P.
Thank you for passing this information along. I am attaching a picture of him."

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I haven't ever talked about this before, but one of my dreams, besides becoming a Hippotherapist, is owning a horse sanctuary. Particularly one for senior horses. Here's why-
It will be a place where senior horses can come and live out the rest of their life in peace. They can get all the proper care that they need, have fun, and gain companionship. I love the satisfaction of knowing that I made a difference in a horse’s life, that they felt loved, and that their last few years or months or weeks, or even days, were great. God tells us to take care of his creation. The reason I want to have a senior horse sanctuary is because of the amount of uncared for and unloved senior horses. Senior horses need more special care and attention. Some people don’t know how to do that, or they just don’t give it. When horses don’t get the attention and care they deserve, they can become bratty, ornery, and/or mean. Sometimes people have horses that are like that, and they think that they are just being brats. They don’t think about the fact that maybe their horse is being like that because of their physical pain or discomfort. So, because of that, I would want to offer help to those with horses like that. I would inform them of the reason their horse is most likely acting the way it is, and inform them of the way to fix it. If they wouldn’t be willing to do what it takes to fix it, I would be willing to take in their horse. After that, I would evaluate it, and first try to find a good, satisfactory forever home for him/her. If that failed, I would keep the horse at the sanctuary. Every horse at the sanctuary would have his own list of special needs. Each horse would get the best care and love possible.
The horses that I would end up keeping that are in good enough condition and have the right attributes could be used for my Hippotherapy.
Of course, this probably won't happen for quite sometime, given that anything to do with horses costs money; and lots of it! Plus, there's legal stuff involved and all that stuff...bleh. Haha.

Another thing on my mind....
Up until about the beginning of the month, I had this mindset that like if I went somewhere and saw someone for the first and last time, it didn't matter. I would never see them again. But my mind was quickly changed...

Then the Lord stretched ou t His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me, ''Behold, I have put My words in your mouth." Jeremiah 1:19

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. Jon 13:34-35

But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and does not now where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes. 1 John 2:11

I realized that even though I may never see this person again, I want to have a positive influence on them. This is my one and only chance to show God's love to them. If it's opening the door for them, saying 'thanks'...anything.

Here's My Heart

This song is so awesome. Check it out :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdczCyVr8j0

And the Thunder Rolls...

Yesterday afternoon I checked the weather. The weather site predicted there was a 30% chance of rain, and that there might be light wind and thunderstorms. Well. They were SO wrong.
Around 10 o'clock last night I heard some slight thunder, so I went out to put the horses up in their stalls. As I was out there, I saw tons of lightning; and it was close.
I came inside and told my parents, then went onto facebook and wrote, "It's thundering!!! :O"
Soon after, my friend asked if it had rained yet. I said no. But literally ten minutes after I replied....
Sitting in bed, I heard the rain. It was POURING. No. Joke. I jumped out of bed and ran to tell my parents. They were happy but told me to go back to bed. I got back in bed, but I just could not sit there! I went through my door-that-used-to-be-a-window and slightly opened the back door. For about five minutes I stood there watching the lightning and listening to the pounding rain. But all of a sudden, there was a blinding flash. A monster strike of lightning lit up the sky, and as soon as it struck there was a majorly loud, crashing, splitting, jerking, thunderclap. :) And I mean, this thing was LOUD. It was insane. It stinkin knocked the power out! Thankfully it came back on.
Oh man though, the lightning bolt was something. It had one big, long, blueish yellow bolt, with tons of other ones coming out from it. And it was CLOSE. I swear, I could feel it's power. That sounds kind of crazy and cheesy, but that really what it felt like. It was so dang close. How do I know? 1. The thunder was extremely loud and came RIGHT after the strike.
2. It was right there smack in front of me!
It made me and 3 of our 4 dogs standing around me all jump.
I shut the door, and walked quickly to my parents' room with the dogs right behind me. I almost felt like I was going to cry or something. I marched into their room and said, ''I SAW THAT!!!!'' Then went on trying to explain it. My brother soon came into the room also. At one point, I looked down, and my Dachshund, Honey, was looking up at me terrified. So I picked her up. Eventually I went back to my room. Not for long ;)
My brother and I went and stood by the back door and watched some more lightning. Finally we went to bed. I could not fall asleep. My bed faces my only window, of which was being lit up by the lightning. A brilliant idea came to my mind. I ran and got my camera and recorded some of the rain and lightning. :) Satisfied, I, for the last time, got into bed. By this time, it had been pouring non-stop for about an hour.
Once again though, I couldn't fall asleep. Partly because my window was flashing at me every 2 seconds, and because I had Should've Been A Cowboy by Toby Keith stuck in my head, and because I kept thinking about what I was going to write! I narrate stuff in my head, and I can't stop. (At least I didn't have 'The thunder rolls, and the lightning strikes'...stuck in my head...)
So laying in bed, I had Oreo at the foot of my bed, snoring away. Then Daisy, my dog that is scared of thunder, laying next to me. And I had Honey laying as close as possible to me. (Her idea not mine.)
And finally...I fell....asleep. :)
But! I woke up at 5 a.m. It was raining. And thundering.
I fell back asleep around 6, and had to get up at 7. :)
This all reminds me of a time in Texas, almost ten years ago. We were visiting my Uncle Jason and Aunt Debbie. One night, there was a thunderstorm. This was no ordinary thunderstorm though I must warn you. This thunder was BEYOND LOUD. I mean, seriously, Jason went outside numerous times because he thought the lightning had struck something close by; that's how loud it was! The thunder made many car alarms go off, and it really, truly sounded like the neighbor's house had been hit. Or, blown up for that matter.
Later when we went to bed, I remember laying down thinking 'How am I going to fall asleep?!'
Every time the thunder boomed, I made some sort of noise....'gasp'...'Oh my goodness!'..."Mom!" ..."Did you hear that?!"....well you get the picture. My mom on the other hand was unbothered by it all. She quickly fell asleep.
When I woke up in the morning, I learned that my cousin(I can't remember how old she was then...young like 2 maybe?) had slept through the whole storm.
They were right when they said everything is bigger in Texas!

I prayed so many times last night...'God keep the neighbors safe, and our house, and all the horses...God this is amazing, I love it..keep us safe though!"...
And He did. :)
But wow, what a night. It was incredible.
There's a surprise at the end of this one ;)
But the sound you hear is the rain. Yes, it was that loud against the door.


This one is THE BEST. It too has a surprise at the end. This was when I was standing at my window recording lol. And well...you'll see...and hear... ;)

And so that was my night....

School.....

.......So. School starts tomorrow. I am somewhat excited. It gives me something to do...And I like the grammar and literature and history parts...just not the math. I'm not too sure about the Chemistry yet either haha. I definitely know I'm not ready to start getting up early again. But I'm excited for Keys. :)
I'll write later this week. See how then these two posts compare ;)