Unfolding The Rose

I hope this poem and photo will bless you today.  My husband planted a rosebush for me last month.  With all the rain we have been having, it finally decided to bloom yesterday.  I took this pic after the morning rain.  Enjoy and may God bless you richly today!!!


It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God's design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine.

The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so sweetly,
When in my hands they fade and die.

If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God's design,
Then how can I think I have wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?

So I'll trust in Him for His leading
Each moment of every day.
I will look to him for His guidance
Each step of the pilgrim way.

The pathway that lies before me,
Only my Heavenly Father knows.
I'll trust Him to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose.

The Country Life...

We added two more horses to our family recently.  Dakota, who looks like Emily, then Ace, a beautiful blond Palomino.  I don't have pictures handy of Dakota, but wanted to share a few pics that I've taken recently on our ranch.  Enjoy!

New Family Additions

Meet Blue and Ozark, two donkeys (jacks) that joined our family last Saturday.  Since then we gained another addition, Emilie, a show quarterhorse.  We had all of them in the corral for a couple days to get used to us.  We let them out last night.  It was so fun to watch all of them interact.  I captured some of their personalities while they were in the corral.  Enjoy!

Unusual Sunset

Last night while driving to church, I was enjoying  the beautiful sunset and noticed a ray of light going up from the setting sun.  I've never seen anything like it.  We pulled off to the side of the gravel road and I took this picture with my point and shoot camera.  Enjoy!

A beautiful Saturday morning

I was awestruck by the beautiful frost that was falling Saturday morning, so I grabbed my camera, bundled up, and took some shots. Enjoy!

#1. I was standing on our front porch using a 400mm lens to take this picture of our pond covered with snow.

#2. I liked the sepia-toned affect to this picture taken towards the southeast valley.

#3. Notice the frost on the branch limbs.

#4. This trail/road leads down to our pond.

#5. My husband's car got stuck in the snow last week. He had to walk home to get the tractor to pull himself out. The footsteps in the picture are his footsteps walking home.

Pigeon & Sunrise

My husband Ron took this picture of the pigeon that landed on our front porch while I laid in bed and watched! :)

Then I got out of bed to take this picture of this beautiful sunrise.

Boy, I love this country living!!! :)

Country Sunset

This is one of the reasons why I love living out in the country. The sunsets and sunrises are just out of the world! I'm not a morning person, so I am more likely to capture the sunsets.

Enjoy this sunset!