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Horses I Haved Owned

Chief My Shetland Pony And Appaloosa Mix

He was a naughty pony at times. He would buck me off and throw me on the ground at times. My Father was tall and he would just jump off and land on his feet on the ground and get on Chief again. Chief was in shock since that tactic had always worked for him. He stopped trying to buck me off after that. He loved to walk behind my Mother and try to nip at her. he eventually stopped that also. We had him tied out in the yard once and he went into the cornfield and he had a mass of corn wrapped around his rope. We freed him and he never ventured out there again. One of my neighbors rode him and he always behaved himself when she rode him. He loved to eat apples that had fallen off of the trees along with corn, oats, and alfalfa hay.

Starlight My Pinto Horse

She was absolutely beautiful and she knew it. Several times she gave me a ride that I would never forget. She took off running like a racehorse and she would not stop no matter what I tried. One time she ran right through a stop sign and luckily no car was coming. Most of my rides were uneventful luckily. She loved to stop at the edge of the road and have a little timothy hay to eat. If she thought her water dish was running low she would stare at the house until you came out with fresh water for her. Starlight loved it when I mowed the lawn with an old push mower with a grass catcher as he had nice fresh grass to munch away on. If she got tired that was the end of your ride until she decided she wanted to go home. Starlight did not like my farrier to trim her hooves and she would stand on his foot with all her weight pressing on his foot and he let her know he did not like that. My neighbor that was good with horses could make Starlight do whatever she wanted her to do with just gentle nudges or commands. She was my favorite horse.

Hepcat My Palamino / Quarter Horse

He was my best-behaved horse. He had a nervous problem where he wanted to ride as close to the edge of the road as possible. I purchased a bit with a roller in it that was like a pacifier for a horse and he rode with no problems at all when he had that bit in his mouth. Starlight and Hepcat got along fine. Hepcat loved to be combed with a curry comb and brushed. Hepcat was an easy-going horse and he was very gentle. All of my horses got along well with my cats and our family dog. I sold my horses when I started 12th grade. I missed them terribly as we did share a lot of good times together. God bless all of the creatures great and small. Happy trails ahead for all horse lovers.

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Prayers For Strength

When We Are Weak He Is Strong

When we pray to God for the strength he makes us strong again. God helps those that are weak from sickness and adversity in their lives. God always knows what we need to help us with the problems that we have in life. If one door closes in our lives he will open another door that will rejuvenate us in ways that we never dreamed were possible. He may lead us to a more fulfilling life that guides us on a path that will be much more beneficial for us and others. Sickness saddens us and shuts us down without healing prayers sent by God and others that pray for complete healing for us. With God and good, kind, caring, and compassionate people praying for us to jump over the hurdles that life brings our way we will overpower and conquer what is happening to us and learn how to carry on and be a complete person that is not empowered by sickness or fear of the unknown. We have to embrace what comes our way and never let it empower us for we are always in control with God as our guide in life’s storms. Out of a storm can come a beautiful rainbow that is full of light and hope.

Do Not Have A Pity Party

A lot of people think what did I do to get this illness or disease? My answer to you is absolutely nothing. All of us will be sick from time to time. It is natural that we will grow old someday and die or we may die quite young. People say why I and I say why not me. Illness will knock on your door when you least expect it. You may have had smooth sailing for many years and now your Doctor says you have cancer or another disease that has no cure. Pray to God to help you and for you to help others. Let people see how you are living with your diagnosis and help others cope with an illness like yours. An illness can be the best thing that ever happened to you as you can see your life in a whole new light. Maybe you used to be very shy and now you are very talkative which is a good thing. Sometimes we need a lightning bolt to come out of the sky and wake us up on what we have been missing out on in life. You may have the perfect job now as it is the one that fulfills you, God, and those that see your enthusiasm and zest for life.

Live For What You Can Do For Others And What You Can Do For God

Being cured of a horrible illness gives you a second chance at living your life as it was meant to be lived. Lift up everyone you meet in life and help make their life better and enrich them with the knowledge that you have learned in your life. Never take a wonderful gift that you have been given and let it die when you die. If you know how to fix something or teach someone then help others by passing your knowledge to the next generation and that is one way that you can live on forever. God died for our sins so that we may live forever with God in heaven.

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Cats Let You Know What They Want You To Do

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date February 13, 2023
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Food Dish And Water Bowl

My cats will meow and carry on if they think their food is getting too low for their comfort. They will stand in front of it or lie beside their food dish. Cali will stare at her water bowl in the morning until I put fresh water in it. They will wail and carry on even if the dish is half full of food.

Litter Box

Cats are very fastidious and they want their litter box to be extra clean. Mr. Gray and Winchester will run to a litter box after I have cleaned it to make a deposit. They seem to know I will clean it out again before I complete all my cleaning next door. I have had cats refuse to use litter if they do not think it is up to their standards. I once had a purebred Siamese cat that wanted her box cleaned every single time she made a deposit. She started using my houseplant dirt for her bathroom. I gave her an extra litter box and the problem was solved.

Looking Out Of The Window And Meowing Loudly

If my cats see something they do not like the looks of outdoors they will meow and wail until I come to see what they are looking at outdoors. Sebastian once made a horrific meow late at night and I noticed a man walking down my road. I immediately pulled my shade down and thanked Sebastian. I can depend on my cats to alert me on strange going on outdoors.

My Furnace Stopped Working One Day

Garfunkel started running through the house like a madman. He was leaping on and off the furniture. Garfunkel leaped on me and almost stuck his foot in my mouth. I kept looking around to see the problem and could not see anything. I was wondering why I was feeling cold and then I noticed that it was 66 degrees in my house. Garfunkel wanted to make sure I called the repairman before they closed for the day. I called the furnace shop and He fixed my furnace.

Sitting On Your Lap

If a cat wants to sit on your lap he will do it on his terms only. My female cats do not like to stay on my lap very long before they jump off. My male cats would sit on my lap all day long if I would let them. If you try to keep a cat on your lap it will dig its claws into your legs until you let it go.

Bedtime

Most cats like to sleep as close as possible to you. I have one cat that loves to sleep above my head. One of my cats sleeps by my feet. my other cat sleeps by my side. I do not like it when a cat sleeps on your legs as you can hardly maneuver later on. I had one cat that would sleep on my arm and my arm went to sleep and I could not lift it when I got up. My cats no longer sleep on my bed at night as they have their own cozy beds to sleep in now. God bless our cats as they herd us to what they want us to do for them.

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We Our All Unique And Different Like Our Fingerprints

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date February 10, 2023
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What Makes Us Unique

We are unique individuals with different likes and dislikes. We like different kinds of foods and drinks. All of us excel in certain areas of our lives. Some of us help people with their faith if it has been shaken by some kind of event in their life that was not good. If you do not have faith, you do not have anything. Faith keeps us hopeful, joyful, kind, positive and in a good state of mind. Faith lets us know that tomorrow will be better than yesterday was especially if we had a hectic and hard day. All of us have a favorite color of clothes or cars. Thank goodness we have unique job qualities as some of us can be an engineer, doctor, farmer, teacher, preacher and many more jobs that make the world run efficiently and safely. God has given us a unique set of fingerprints that can only be ours and ours alone. Fingerprints have solved a lot of serious crimes as they only point to the true suspect.

Kind And Very Unkind People

Some people will go out of their way to help someone in need and others will just walk on by or ignore them completely. I have a friend that gave her left over food from a restaurant to a homeless man and he was very thankful indeed. He told her all of the other people had ignored his request for some food. Very unkind people will try to rip you off by overcharging you for repair services that they should have fixed the first time that they worked on your car or home. Some people charge for their lunch break, or they really pad their bill to the hilt. A good person cares for others as he would care for himself. Help someone who needs a hand and do not just walk by and remember the next guy that may need help maybe you. I got my truck stuck in the ditch one winter and every one of my neighbors offered to help me out and I thanked each one of them and I told them I had a tow truck on the way. Some people get mad and angry at homeless people. The homeless did not ask to get shot at in combat or their mental illness or being beaten or abused at home. You have no idea of a person’s internal pain or suffering, so never think that they asked to be homeless just lend them a helping and loving hand.

God Has Made Us Unique

God knows what we will do with our lives while we are still in our mother’s womb. God has a mission for each one of us to accomplish and complete while we are on earth. We are God’s stewards, and we should represent ourselves in that manner when we are around people. God is the potter, and we are the clay that God shapes and forms to make us truly unique individuals. Be unique, kind, faithful, loving, joyful, helpful, hopeful and be God’s steward and help spread God’s good works to the masses.

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Caring For People

Treat People With Empathy And Compassion

Caregivers must always remember that they to will have a caregiver someday in their lifetime. Treat people as you would want to be treated if you were sick. Attend to people’s needs in a timely manner and do not let them suffer. If someone is hungry and they are sick bring them the kinds of foods they like to eat or food that agrees with them. Be patient with sick people for it will take them much longer to complete task then it would if they were healthy. If they need a pain pill give it to them as soon as you possibly can. Try to make people comfortable when they are laying in bed. If they need extra blankets bring them to them or fluff up their pillow, If they have bladder issues get them to the bathroom immediately or their problem will get worse and worse and they may die from a serious bladder infection. People that are well cared for heal much faster as they know they are being cared for.

You Can Never Be Too Caring

By how you care for people says a lot about you as a person in general. If you have an I don’t care attitude about people you will carry that into all of your interactions with other people. Caring is a way of showing someone that you love them and you care about how they are treated and what happens to them. If I have a dear one who is sick or in pain I care about them deeply and I try to brighten up their days by talking to them and bringing things to them to let them know that I love and care for them.

God Cares For For Us Greatly

He gave his only begotten son to die for us on the cross for our sins so that we will be forgiven for our sins if we are truly remorseful. God tries to lead us on the right path in life if we just look for it. There is no one that cares and loves us more than God does. Jesus healed the sick and the lame. God has given us the Bible and the Ten Commandments as an example of how we are supposed to live our lives.

Caring For Gods Creatures

If you have a child that miss treats an animal they will grow up to do the same with humans. If your child delights in hurting your pets get him help before he grows up to be a killer or tortures people. Treat your pets as if they were human. Animals feel pain and suffer just as we do. If you have a sick pet bring them to your Vet ASAP. Give your pets fresh water daily and make sure they have plenty of food to eat. Make sure your pets are in a warm draft free area. Never leave a pet unattended in a car as they can die quickly from the got sun beating through the car windows. God bless all creatures great and small. Care for people and all of Gods creatures with love, empathy, compassion and kindness.

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Be Kind And Encourage People

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date February 3, 2023
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Be Kind

Kindness really does matter. A person will not heal well if their caregivers are not kind to them. A person that is sick will flourish when there needs are attended to. A person that is left on their own will eventually die. All of us need to feel that we are cared for with kindness and love. All of us need our faith in God to help us get through truly difficult times in our lives. Without faith you have nothing that will help pull you through your illness. Gods kind and healing hands will comfort and protect you in your most trying moment. When you pray for someone to get well you are being kind and caring. The more people that pray your recovery the better off you will be. Never be unkind to a sick person as they did not ask to be sick. All of us want to remain active and involved in life but once in awhile a road block will show up in our lives. If someone is unkind to you they care for themselves more than you and they are not a true friend. Friends stick together through sickness and in health and encourage each other to get better when times are hard.

Encouragement

You don’t need someone in your life that tells you you won’t be able to do something. You need someone to tell you to keep trying until you succeed at what you set out to do. We need encouragement when we run a race such as fans calling our name out in the bleachers saying keep up your good pace and we are routing for you. If your family tells you I am sure you will do good on the test since you studied a lot that gives you the extra push to A’s that test. When you are a child and people tell you you are not good at something that will stick in your mind your entire life. Encourage kids to be and do their best as we are their examples to follow into adulthood. If you think you are beaten you truly are, if you think you will succeed most likely you will after all its all in a person’s state of mind. Encourage your friends and family to be the best that they can possibly be. Never put someone down as there is enough negativity in the World as it is without you having to add to it.

God Is Kind And He Loves Us

God encourages us everyday to be our best and do our best. All we have to do is listen to subtle little hints that come from God. If we see someone struggling to carry their groceries that is are cue to help lighten their load. If someone has their hands full open the door for them. God loves us and he will surround us with the right people at the right time to help us with are situation at hand. Kindness truly does matter. Once a word leaves your mouth its is like a spent arrow lost in the night so let kind words flow from your mouth. Be kind, loving and encourage people to be the best person that they can possibly be and shout for joy at all of their successes in life. Do not be jealous of people just be truly happy for them.

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What I have Been Feeding My Cats Lately

What I Have Been Feeding My Cats Lately

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date January 30, 2023
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Canned Cat Food

My cats next door have been eating Fancy Feast canned cat food from Chewy.Com they loved the canned turkey Fancy Feast food in the savory sauce. They eat it like there was no tomorrow. My cats also like canned tuna in water. They like Sheba cat food and Friskies. They will eat turkey, chicken, tuna, and one that has vegetables in it.

Cat Food In A Pouch

My cats like Hartz delectables that contain chicken, tuna and whitefish, chicken and vegetables, tuna and vegetables. They prefer Hartz food to most of the other brands. I prefer the pouch cat food as it is easier to dispose of the pouch than a can.

My Indoor Cats Love Hartz Squeezable’s

I give it to them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Cali has mild kidney failure, and she loves eating this food. Cali would not eat any of the Vet food for kidney problems, so the Hartz Squeesable’s was a life saver for her. She likes the tuna ones, chicken and the one mixed with vegetables.

Temptations Cat Snacks

My cats love the chicken flavored treats, and they will not touch anything that has a salmon flavor to it. The catnip flavored treats are also a big winner. They have a special flavor at Christmas time, and they eat that as if it were candy.

Friskies Party Mix Cat Treats

All of my cats love the chicken flavored treats with real chicken and flavors of liver and turkey. They also like the hairball formula cat treats. My cats love to get them out of a treat ball.

Purina One Dry Cat Food

All of my cats have been eating Purina One Dry cat food for years. Once in a while I will order their kidney formula one and mix it in with the turkey flavored bag. I have also ordered their cat food that has all protein and no other fillers whatsoever. They have a senior formula and hairball formula and a sensitive stomach formula. I have tried all of these, and all of my cats will eat them up lickty split.

I Have Feed Them Foods From Various Places

I have feed them cat food from my local elevator when I used to have all outdoor cats and they loved it and thrived on it. I have feed them snacks from Aldi’s, Dollar General Store, Dollar Tree and other stores. Always check the dates on any cat food that you purchase to make sure it is not expired.

Organic Cat Foods

I have feed my cats cat food that people have made out of all organic ingredients and my cats at them up. I have feed wet food that came in a large pouch and freeze-dried cat snacks, and I also purchased some homemade cat smacks from a church rummage sale once. I purchased them at the church the next year also. I have seen recipes on how to make your own cat treats on the internet. I have not yet tried to make my own cat treats. Cat love catnip that grows outdoors. Always leave out some of your cat’s old food just in case she has sensitive taste buds or a sensitive stomach. After my cats have eaten they love to take a catnap in their Pat Baw cat bed.

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As darkness Ends A New Day Is On The Horizon

As Darkness Ends A New Day Is On The Horizon

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date January 27, 2023
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Darkness In Our Lives

What causes darkness in our lives’? A lack of faith can cause darkness in our lives. The death of loved ones can cause our days to be full of darkness. Depression, loneliness and anxiety can cause us to have very dark days. Stormy days are dark and very scary as the tornado siren may sound. On dark days we have to put light in our day. We can put light in our day by lifting people up. It makes them feel good about their day and it also lifts us up to help someone else feel much better about their day. If you continue to live in darkness, it will devour you and you will succumb to its embrace. The devil loves it when you live in darkness, and you forget to look for the light of God in your life. God will always embrace us and lift us up even on the darkest and scariest of days in our lives all we have to do is have faith that Gods light will shine brightly and take over the darkness with light for everyone to see and behold in their life.

A New Day On The Horizon

I love to see the sunrise in the early morning hours as we know this the day that the Lord hath made let us rejoice and be glad in it. Every day is a new day with no mistakes in it and a day that you can correct the mistakes that you can. If you find something try to return it to the rightful owner than just thinking finders’ keepers. I start out the day feeding my cats, birds, and writing and reading devotions. I call my friends to see how they are today and run errands and do housework and much more. I love to walk around the farm and pick up sticks and branches that have fallen. I enjoy watching the birds and other animals eat the seeds in the bird feeders. I love nature and all of the beauty it beholds, and I thank God for the variety of animals that he made for us to look at and enjoy. I love the smell of a brisk new morning or the smell of blossoms or flowers. I was riding my bike one morning and a big blue heron came flying out of the creek. Blue Herons remind me of a majestic prehistoric bird with their wingspan. One morning I saw 28 deer run across the road on Kentucky Ave. There were 27 females and one buck. Every new day has a bit of magic in it as we never know what we might see or discover or learn today.

God Is Your Beacon In The Night

God is like a lighthouse he will lead you back to shore safely on the darkest and stormiest nights of your life. If you are sad and crying turn your thoughts and sorrows, aches, pains and problems over to God for he has a plan already worked out for you that will help you see his glory in your life and help other people see Gods Glory in their lives.

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Where To Find Relaxation

Travel

I find traveling very relaxing once I arrive at my destination. If I arrive early enough in the day, I will go on a little shopping trip. I also look at the menus posted outside of the restaurants and decide which one I will stop at for my evening meal. I find a coffee shop and ask some of the locals what they think I should see in the area. I love to look in museums and attend concerts, operas and more. I love looking at new and beautiful scenery. Travel opens up your mind to new experiences and adventures that no one can ever take away from you. I love European travel, traveling in the USA, day trips, and small-town shopping. I love to stay at the same hotel, so I so not have to move around if possible. It is nice to have a central location when you travel that is located between what you want to do and see. By having that prime location, you can walk to everything and see more if you took a taxi there. I look forward to travel and enjoy it very much. I love traveling with a great travel companion as you can share your fun experiences with each other for years to come. Happy travels ahead for all.

Outdoors

I am very relaxed when I work outdoors in the spring and thru the winter. Breathing in the fresh air and moving around outdoors refreshers one’s mind body and soul. I love working in the soil in my garden, weed whacking, lawn mowing, shoveling, moving snow with a snow blade and painting outside. I love to watch the animals at all times of the year. I love to see the small baby animals and squirrels gathering up nuts for the long winter months, I love to the birds eating at my bird feeder and watching them gather up their nesting materials. I had a skunk that had her babies by my house, and she took off with them when they were grown. Outdoors is my favorite place to be to enjoy what God has created for us. We are stewards of the land, and we have dominion over the animals, and we should care for them and never mistreat them. We our one of God’s creatures also.

Pets

Pets bring lots of relaxation to our lives. It is very relaxing to have a cat resting on your lap purring away. Watching animals at play is relaxing as they chase each other’s tails or throw a ball or toy in the air. A resting pet seems not to have a care in the world. Pets can be all sprawled out and happily sound to sleep in pet dreamland. When one’s cat takes a catnap sometimes, we join them. Pets bring joy into our lives every day. Our pets are like family, and we love them like family.

Food

Eating your favorite foods can be very relaxing. A large piece of banana cream pie or a chocolate candy bar can relax one after a hard day at work. Eating a fancy evening meal can relax one immensely. I love flavored coffees and fruit smoothies. I look forward to one at least twice a week. Now go out and eat your favorite food or have your favorite beverage and you will be relaxed.

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Stay On The Road Less Traveled

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date January 20, 2023
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Do Not Follow The Herd

Just because your friends are doing something does not mean that you have to do it with them. If your friend wants, you to do something you know in your heart is not right do not do it and discourage them from doing it also. I got to know an older gentleman that was in that position, and he told me what he did about it. When he was in 7th grade a group of his friends wanted to knock over tombstones in the cemetery, He got to the cemetary an hour before they got there, and he hid back of a tombstone. When any classmate of his would next to a tombstone he would say in a ghostly voice get away from my tombstone and they took off running faster than a bolt of lightning never to return to that cemetery again. He fixed the problem in a creative way that worked. If you follow the herd, you will be trampled to death in the end. Never throw away your values of what you know is just and right and try to discourage others, if possible, form wrongdoing.

The Road Less Traveled Has A Lot Of Interesting Things To See

One time I had to take a detour on an old mountain road, and I kept climbing higher and higher with my car. At the mountain peak there was an old abandoned mine with tombstones dating back to 1749. I walked around and looked at the old tombstones for a while and I also examined the old mine from the outside. Once driving on a backroad in Iowa I discovered an old grocery store that looked like it came out of the thirties. The grocery store had an old wooden screen door and an old metal Wonder Bread sign on the door and an old cylinder type gas pump in front. I wish they would have been open to look at everything. I have attended church services at little old churches in the country and I enjoyed each service and looking at the wood in the church pews and how each church was built. One church had 10 by 10 rafters in the basement. I have had wonderful meals at the churches also. I was driving through Missouri and a sign said they were having an evening spaghetti supper, so I had my delicious supper there. I have gone to old hardware stores with wooden floors, and I have found a lot of useful items to buy such as tools, furniture, appliances, bowls and much more. Antique stores are fun to walk through and see things that take you back to your childhood memories. I like shopping in small towns as you can find most anything by taking a day trip through the small towns.

People That Do Not Follow God

They will generally follow the herd even though they know it is bad. Follow your faith and what you know is correct by Gods teachings. Follow the Ten Commandments as it is not called the ten suggestions. Stay on the road less traveled when the open Hi- Way leads to destruction of your soul.

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