Merry Christmas Y'all!!!

Hope everyone is having a VERY VERY Merry Christmas!!! This has been an awesome one for the both of us!! This time of the year is usually hard being away from those we love, and it still is but this year has been great. We have just enjoyed each other and what the season is really all about!! We went to aspen yesterday afternoon and evening and then today I am making a big Christmas dinner and we are going to watch A Christmas Story:) May all you be as blessed as we are today!!! We may not have much but we have each other and that is EVERYTHING:)

Yearly Cowboy Christmas Prayer!!

I ain't much good at prayin',
and You may not know me, Lord—
For I ain't much seen in churches,
where they preach Thy Holy Word.
But you may have observed me
out here on the lonely plains,
A-lookin' after cattle,
feelin' thankful when it rains.

Admirin' Thy great handiwork.
the miracle of the grass,
Aware of Thy kind Spirit,
in the way it comes to pass
That hired men on horseback
and the livestock that we tend
Can look up at the stars at night,
and know we've got a Friend.

So here's ol' Christmas comin' on,
remindin' us again
Of Him whose coming brought good will
into the hearts of men.
A cowboy ain't a preacher, Lord,
but if You'll hear my prayer,
I'll ask as good as we have got
for all men everywhere.

Don't let no hearts be bitter, Lord.
Don't let no child be cold.
Make easy the beds for them that's sick
and them that's weak and old.
Let kindness bless the trail we ride,
no matter what we're after,
And sorter keep us on Your side,
in tears as well as laughter.

I've seen ol' cows a-starvin'—
and it ain't no happy sight;
Please don't leave no one hungry, Lord,
on Thy Good Christmas Night—
No man, no child, no woman,
and no critter on four feet
I'll do my doggone best
to help you find 'em chuck to eat.

I'm just a sinful cowpoke, Lord—
ain't got no business prayin'
But still I hope you'll ketch a word
or two, of what I'm sayin':
We speak of Merry Christmas, Lord—
I reckon You'll agree—

There ain't no Merry Christmas
for nobody that ain't free!
So one thing more I ask You,
Lord: just help us what You can
To save some seeds of freedom
for the future Sons of Man!

GOD's Peace

Lately I have been feeling for the first time in a VERY VERY LONG TIME GOD's Peace. He has given me peace even when things are rough and things aren't going well. I love that feeling and had been missing it deeply. It wasn't like I wasn't praying, or spending time with GOD it was just like there was this block between us. I am still not sure what it was but I think it was just time I needed in "the wilderness" to learn somethings about me and GOD and such. It has been so hard the past year or so but I knew that sometime I would be able to look back and see the reasoning for it all. I can't say I see it all right now but I know I will and I definitely feel GOD is closer again:) I feel like I can appreciate things more and him more. Thankfulness is REALLY important. I just can't wait to see where GOD takes me from here. We are hoping to Oregon, to settle some and be closer to those we Love and Love GOD:)

May we all remember that Jesus is the reason for the season:)

So christmas has come and gone....

Well Christmas came and went and so fast again. We had a blizzard come through and basically shut everything down from wednesday-Sunday. We got a lot of snow and the winds were horrible at 50+mph. But it was beautiful. We got all the cows fed and ranch chores done in the am and then spent the afternoons inside staying warm. The power went out the 23rd and didn't come on till evening of 24th so it was a little chilly and all our pipes froze so no water for a while:) But we just lit candles and lanterns and played card games together as husband and wife:)
This time of the year is a lonely and sad time for me. All my friends and family are 1200 miles away. I am use to busy holidays full of laughter and fun. Now it is just the two of us. and don't get me wrong I am sooooo happy and blessed to be spending the holidays with my most wonderful husband ever but I do miss my friends and family. It is just so hard to be away.
We decided this year though that whenever we were bummed or frustrated by stuff that we would just say a prayer and thank the LORD for the blessing we do have in our life and I will tell you it made a huge difference in me:)
It was just so awesome to finally be husband and wife for Christmas:) Our first Christmas as a married couple. With the blizzard we couldn't go anywhere so I made us a big turkey dinner with the trimmings and then we watched Rudolph and such. It was a great Christmas to just love, hug and enjoy each other:)
I am sad Christmas is over but I want to be better about being prepared for it next year. Next year I want to do more memorable things like go to a u-cut to get our tree, make ornaments, maybe go back to Oregon for the holidays, or maybe have some visitors here for the holidays. I want to start creating traditions and sticking to them:)
Well now it is on to new years:)........