A Final Farewell!

BOSE

You were only a part of our lives for a few short months

but the impact you had will last a lifetime.

Oh yes, you came in with an attitude

and...you liked to bite

However, none of us could help

but to fall in love with you.

I've never seen a horse flap his lips the way you did
but it seemed you always had something to say.

Lessons learned through patience,

perseverance and practice

were many.

You taught us to be kind and understanding

when someone is in pain.

And to listen with our eyes and hearts

and not just our ears.

Being strong is good

but being compassionate is better.

You built confidence in our children.

Somehow, even with your persnickety attitude

our kids knew they could trust you (sort of)

and chose to.

I personally watched Matthew

grow into a confident rider

while on your back in Flagstaff.

I saw the same with Courtney

who came into riding with fear

but once she met you

began to blossom and believe in herself.

Ribbons will come and go.

Competitions will too.

But our memories of you will

last forever.

So Bose,

we thank you for allowing us to love you,

for pushing us to have patience and

perseverance when we wanted to quit.

Thank you for accepting us

and teaching us to accept you.

Thank you for building confidence,

compassion and love in our kids.

I don't want to type these words

but here is one final farewell.

We love you and miss you our friend.

Enjoy your life with Buzz.

And watch as our kids blossom

...Because of you.

Take a bow and accept one last
kiss on your head.

Considering Bose With Joy,

Cindy

That's What Happens...

I had to get a new domain name!!!

That's what happens when you never check your gmail and your domain hosting fees are due. It's what also happens when your credit card on file with google expired and they can't automatically charge your account.

So here we are weeks later...and a new domain name.

Now you are all receiving notification from me because I am sometimes known as a 'dork'...and yes I really do know what 'dork' means but sometimes you just are!

I hope I haven't lost all my fellow bloggy friends...I will be visiting all of you during this next week.

Quick update on my mom...she is doing very well. I can't believe she broke her hip 10 days ago at age 73 and she is already up walking around and taking care of herself. I just got off the phone with her and she sounds great. It is amazing what God can do when you trust Him and live a life of positive affirmation.

I hope to begin posting on a regular basis again as we are all getting back into regular routines now that summer is over (well, at least in most areas). It's still over 100 here:(

Blessings to all!
Considering It All Joy,
Cindy

Update on Mom

**Update!

Mom did break her right hip.
She had surgery yesterday (Thursday) and will be in the hospital/rehab center for ?a week?
Thank you so much for praying.
She is doing well.

What would be all do in life if we didn't have Jesus to lean on and friends to lift us up to Him? So Grateful!!!!



Please pray!!!

My 73 year old mom fell at a restuarant.

She was rushed to a nearby hospital.

Possible broken hip and...

Please pray!!!

I'll update when I can.

Thank you,
Considering Prayer Warriors Necessary,
Cindy

11:59.59

It's 11:58 and the need must be met.

Down on our knees we pray.

No pleading, no begging, no whining.

Just pure and simple childlike faith knowing God is faithful.

It's 11:59 with just seconds to spare - the answer.

"And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19

Do you ever feel that is the story of your life? You have a need that must be met and God waits until the very last second to show up with the answer? I have felt that way many times in my life.

We have just experienced it again.

A few years ago our youngest son applied for disability, something we could have done when he was very young but we waited until he was 21. The process took 18 months. In those days you did receive retro pay but only small amounts every 6 months and one final payment at 1 year. We were very frustrated because we thought we needed the money. But wait was the order of the process.

Fast forward to January 2009 when my husband lost his job and applied for disability due to his kidney transplant and other health issues. There is no way we could make it 18 months for disability and certainly could not continue to support our lives on my income alone.

I bet you can guess what payment came to our checking account 3 weeks later - yes - Matthew's disability payment, 70% of which legally goes to rent and living expenses. It seemed it was the last hour and God came through. He met the need.

However, it doesn't last forever, and even though I took on two more part time jobs and worked as many hours as I possibly could, there still is just not enough to meet our daily needs. (You may be thinking that we live high on the hog but NO. We just have a LOT of medical bills due to the high cost of transplant medications and ongoing open wounds on my husbands legs.)

Continuing in prayer and trusting in God's faithfulness, we waited.

It's 11:59.59 - we need God to intervene - and of course He does.

My husbands disability was approved in 6 months - no retro pay - BUT the first monthly payment arrived on Wednesday - 3 days after I paid bills and depleted our 'surplus'.

Once again our faith was tested and challenged but once again we trusted and God came through. Faith grows in the midst of adversity and we are so thankful it does.

God does not always have us wait until the last possible moment to met a need. Sometimes he meets the need before we even know we have it. There are just times and circumstances when He desires for us to learn, trust, grow and depend on Him more.

Everything seems to go back to my life scripture:

"Consider it all joy, my friends, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:2-4

Mature and complete is exactly where God is taking us. We are not there yet, but on our way.

What about you? Does God make you wait at times until the very last second for an answer to your prayers? Maybe he is just allowing you to grow in faith!

Considering 11:59.59 with Joy,

Cindy

First Time Friends at '50' ~ Fabulous!

It is so encouraging to have friends whom I've known for more than 30 - 50 years. Those girls I grew up with way back in the days when trick or treating was an all night event and we came home with pillowcases FULL of candy and homemade goodies that we really could eat. The ones that time and distance tried to separate but facebook and blogs have reconnected. The ones that know everything about me and still love me.


Then there are the ones you have known throughout your young married life and the years when you raised your children together. It wouldn't have been so much FUN going through THOSE years without some special girlfriends in your life. Communication with them may be different today but not a week goes by without connection of some sort and always plenty of laughs when we look at our kids now and reflect on how we got here.


And now, being mature and all grown up *giggle*, I have had the pleasure of making new friends.


Over the past year and a half I have met and made some wonderful new friends through this blog. I cannot imagine life not knowing these girls. One such friend made a trip to my home town this past week and I had the honor of having lunch with her.


We both turned '50' last year and are celebrating life through loving our families, blogging and being the best grandmothers on earth :) Oh, Yes we are!!!!


Meet my friend Connie from Connie Turned 50.

What a fun time we enjoyed talking as though we had known each other for years. Making our waitress wait forever for our order because we just didn't have time to look at the menu and then wait some more because we didn't want to leave.

Connie is sweet, down to earth, loving and a family girl. She is funny and genuine. I love her blog ~ all about family and life ~ please stop by and meet her some time, you will be glad you did.

Considering New Friends With Joy, Cindy