New Tattoo!!

So in this world I truly believe you need hope!!!  Hebrews 6:19.  Hope is the anchor to the soul!!  I have always had hope and just kept on going but this past few years has been REALLY hard on me and with my health not going so well it has really tested me. So I wanted a reminder that there is always hope.  I love the anchor for so many reasons.  It reminds us to refuse to sink, to never drift from what is important, to anchor ourselves in christ.  I got it on the inside of my right wrist.  I love it and it does help when I start to get down or overwhelmed.  I love tattoos that have meaning and a story!

My new buisness

So I am taking a leap of faith and going for it.  I am making bullet jewelry.  I have started a facebook page and an etsy store.  I haven't put much in the etsy store yet but I am adding to the Facebook page prity regularly:)  Right now I am working on custom orders and trying to get stock done for our local buckaroo over 4th of July:)  I am excited about this.  But also nervous.  Leap of faith:) Check out our facebook page:)
https://www.facebook.com/CountryCowgirlCollection

 

Traveling bug!!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE to travel, near or far.  My husband he loves to travel but only the US and parts at that:)  He doesn't like planes or big boats and such.  I love exploring, learning and having great adventures.  I love to see other places and see how people live there.  I really should have had some kind of job that you travel for:)  I want to travel to soooo many places near and far.  I hope that sooner than later in our life that things workout to be able to do a little more of that.  So many places I have on my travel bucket-list. I have just found with traveling I learn so much, I grow and it really opens your eyes in many ways.  I would love to do some mission work sometime in my life also.  Below is my so far bucket-list for traveling:)

US- I have been to 27 states and of course want to see them all.  But these are priorities:)
Alaska
Texas
Maine
North Carolina
Kentucky-again
Tennesee-again(nashville)
Wyoming-every chance I get

World Wide-
Australia
Ireland
Africa
Germany-Again
Italy-Again but more of it
Greece
Fiji
Bora bora

See just to many choices:)  I can dream and pray I see some of these amazing places:)

Trying to help bring in some income

With Erics new job we had to take a huge leap of faith and take a HUGE pay cut with the hopes it will work out so it leaves us scrambling to bring in more income. With my health full time just isn't an option:(  So I have been making some Bullet Jewelry on the side to sell.  I am not sure how it will do or if it will be something that will grow but gonna try.  I have my first few pairs in a local store and have sold some custom pieces.  It has been fun learning to do it all and by fun I mean fun with a side of frustration:)  But I am getting it figured out:)  Here are a few examples:( pics don't do the swarkovskis justice)

  

  

So I have been working part time at an arabian horse farm.  I was barn manager/trainer here for 4 years before I moved away from Oregon to be with my handsome.  I loved my job there and it was hard to leave it.  Now with my health and arm issues it restricts my physical abilities so I am running the business end.  I help out in the barn when needed some and enjoy being around all the horse and of course the new foals:)  It helps me feel like I am contributing to our finances and that I am useful.  That is a struggle with the hashis and arms.  So I am loving it!!!

Who doesn't love foals:)  This is "frankie" he is amazingly athletic and sooo beautiful!!!

We have some amazing mares.  Sheiklani is one of them.

So as you can see I am in horse heaven:)  Loving it:)  We have others things going on beyond that to help with trying make a little more income.  I have started making some bullet jewelry and am learning a lot on what to do and not do:)  I will post pics and on that adventure soon:)

Hiding!!!!

yes it has been crazy busy but yes I could make time to write.  I have sat down a lot of times to write  but honestly didn't know what to say.  Life is still crazy, and still up in the air.  I know I make mistakes and I know I have a lot of issues to work out.  I find myself cautious again of writing.  I have had some heart breaks with fellow bloggers and of course "friends" and family.  I find myself pulling back and hiding.  I have told myself a million times before I shouldn't allow others to do that to me and I shouldn't feel ashamed for making mistakes, we all do.  I just need to learn from them and grow without feeling terrible.  We do make our own mistakes and our own choices for sure, but a lot of what we do is because of things we have been through or had happen to us.  I am trying to grow and let go.  Forgive and move forward, but honestly that his HARD!!!  I pray and try to let go and let GOD but lately it has been rough.  I don't want to allow others thoughts or opinions to make me hurt, I also don't want my own thoughts to be self disparaging and negative. I have a long ways to go to grow and change but I know I need to in many areas. Blogging has always been a way to share the real me, to hear others thoughts and such, and to look back and see where I have come from.  I don't want to keep holding back or "hiding".  I am not perfect, I don't have it all figured out, heck I don't have anything figured out, but I want to be a good person, I want to be a happy person, I want to help others and I want to make a difference in this world in even small ways.
  I learn so much from others who are transparent and honest in their blogs.  I learn I am not alone, I learn how to grow sometimes, how to change my outlook in some ways, I love blogging and I need to be better about posting and just putting it all out there.  I am me and that is all I can be.  The good, the bad, and the ugly.  Thanks to all who follow and share in this crazy, crazy life!!!