Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Zanzibar Wins Trophy in Fair
Zanzibar Wins Trophy In Fair
This is a video of the horse that my husband Forrest had, and we sold her to a young girl a couple summers ago. (Go to Facebook Link and look for video entitled "Kittitas County Horse Fair 2009" by Monica Renning) Zanzi has found her niche in life and is doing wonderful under the tender love and care of Tessa. She seems to love gaming and has just won a trophy in the Kittitas County Horse Fair 2009...Go Zanzi!
"The only people who are truly free are the ones who live in a continual spirit of forgiveness."
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Sharing My Grandson's Life
On July 12th of this year, I received one of those phone calls that a parent or grandparent never wants to get. It was my daughter-in-law, Tammy, calling to let me know that my 22 year old grandson, Jake, was missing on the Talkeetna River up in Alaska. They moved up there a few years ago, and I get up there once a year to visit my son and his family. This news was hard to grasp because Jake had just been down here this Spring and had managed to make contact with most of his family. Now...missing in a raging, cold river??? NO, NO, I couldn't take it in, and a wave a nausea came over me, and after I hung up, the tears came. This precious grandson was the only one of my grandchildren who always offered to help me in my yard, and would come and stay with me. As I said, he was down this Spring, and I had the privilege to have him join me on a trip down the coast to our family beach house. He stayed with me and my girlfriend who was also visiting, for a couple of days. During that time, my friend and I had opportunities to discuss his philosophy of life, ask questions and exchange thoughts. He was such a free soul, who was upset with the establishment and didn't have much faith in our nation...only in our Lord. He spent the past few years of his life, playing his guitar at coffee houses and on the streets, and living among the homeless so that he could share the Lord, and any food he could find. He told me that "A lot of times, Grandma, I had to go "dumpster diving" just to feed the people who were hungry. Is it any wonder that when they held the first Celebration of Jake's Life in Anchorage, AK, that 1,500 people showed up to pay their respects and to remember how he had touched their lives? And so many people shared at our local memorial service what a wonderful, memorable young man he was. I want to take this opportunity to share my grandson, Jacob's, life with you all. He will be missed and loved by his family and friends forever.
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