Week Two

Hi,
Sorry it has been a full week since I wrote last…it’s just been a busy one.
So I left you off last week with us girls headed to the horse sale. It was fun and enlightening. The girls had an amazing time getting to know each other better.
We were at the sale for at two days and I am sure I asked a million questions. Which they all graciously answered. I kept sitting there trying to act all cool and suave like I had been in that kind of environment before, but the truth was I was like, “Wow! This still happens in America?” Everybody knew everybody, (they stopped the sale to introduce newlyweds) people are respectful (boys gave girls their seats) and people were patriotic without being politically correct (don’t get me started). It was a sad though to hear ranchers talk about how much their way of life has changed so much in the last two years. Because of certain laws that were passed by congress the horse industry has been cut by 50 %. It was educational for sure.
On a funny note Danielle and I really wanted some good coffee since we were in the big city. So we went down to the front desk and asked the lady how far the closest shop was...she said, “Oh, less than a mile for sure.” So we set off with directions and headed down the road in our boots. An hour later..we found the coffee shop. We clocked it later in the car and it was closer to 2 ½- 3 miles! We got our workout for the day and our feet hurt…but we got our coffee!!
This week we had the privilege of having two speakers Red and Andy who tag teamed to speak. The subject this week was The Character of God. Both Red and Andy were on staff here a few years ago, so it was a very relaxed class room. We heard amazing stories of their journeys and they asked us to share some of our God-moment stories. We study the human heart and the human perceptions of God vs what the God of the Bible says about Himself and about us and our hearts. Then we examined giftings that God puts in us and took the spiritual gifting test, which was fun because some had never taken it before…it helps you understand a person so much better. Over all it was a fun, encouraging lecture week.
We are praying about our mission trip location…we have two places we could go, since we are joining the Montana base. Please pray that we will go where God wants us to go and not where (hmmm) we want to go.
Horsemanship is going well; Gloria and I are having fun. Although she seems to think that I am a better horsewoman then I really am. Danielle has been a great help, because well she IS a great horsewoman. So far though, we have been staying on the base and in the arena. But this Monday we will be heading up into the hills to push cattle…if the weather cooperates..otherwise just the men will go.
We had our first Cowboy Church last night; about 25 people were crammed into our shop. Red and Andy spoke, while the some men from town led worship. It was cool, because many different churches from the area were represented. It is the first church of the season, so we are hoping that word will spread.
Tonight, being Good Friday, we will be headed to Cody to watch the Passion.
I miss all of you! I think of all of you often! Texting me or facebooking me is probably the best way to get a hold of me.
Talk to ya later,