After the walk today, Jenis was covered, then as Raven was being led back, Ribbon was calling to him. Raven was taken over to Ribbon and yes, she is in season.
Karin is coming in today so hopefully she will get Ribbon covered.
I left for home close to 9:00am and was thinking it would be so wonderful to have a tomato for breakfast. A few days ago looking at the 2 tomato plants we have, there were only a couple of big green tomatoes but perhaps one of them had ripened. We haven't had a vine ripened tomato since last summer. Eagerly out to the garden I run to check. With all the rain and sunshine the 2 tomato plants were huge but... only a couple of green tomatoes could be found. Disappointed I started to turn away when I realized there was one tomato near the bottom of the plant that had turned an ugly maroon color with black around one edge. The tomato was picked, and very carefully sliced and peeled to find just a little bit of good flesh in with all the bad.
What an example of how we should NOT be. The Bible tells us by our fruits we shall be known. Do we want to have so little good fruit that even to see it we must be peeled and sliced open? Do we want to look good on the outside, like the huge tomato plant did from a distance although it had no real edible fruit? How disappointed God must be when we are like this.
Struggling with finances were making me feel discouraged, our vet bill for trying to save Jenis' filly came yesterday $602.58 for a dead foal that would have sold for $8000.00. On our walk, Diane reminded us that when we start to feel discouraged, we need to start counting our blessings. Each of us on the walk are so blessed with abundantly wonderful family and friends, we always have plenty to eat, more than adequate shelter and clothes to wear. We have a Lord and Savior that loved us so much He gave His life for us. He has prepared a home for us and has sent His Comforter to be with us now. We are His most precious creation. Today I will thank Him and rejoice!
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