Hi folks, Saturday travel in January in TN this year is a beautiful thing. We don't have any idea what the temp was...but about 11:00 am the skies cleared and it got beautiful. We had lots of visitors this morning and didn't even try to rush out. Plus it was time to say good bye to our fellow horse travelers, for a while. It is hard to explain how quickly ya become close with fellow travelers. We have a lotta respect for a 23 year old and a 21 year lady that can make their way across this country of ours on horse back. They are God loving Christian women of courage and character. Our good byes were difficult at best. We sure will miss them and hope to meet again soon. They were a great help to us from Kentucky to TN. Having a point rider is a great addition to a team.
Our friend, Bob Skelding, hooked us up with a few days of rest in Henry. We called him (John) and sure enough he came to meet us and find out if we had anything we needed him to get before we get there! So, he picked up some oats for us and we can get them and pay him when we do arrive. After he left, he called us and gave us directions to an overnight for tonight because his house is just a little out of reach for one day of travel.
So tonight we are at Jimmy's. He has a tire sales and repair shop right here on 79. He wasn't here when we first pulled in so we scouted around for a minute and then he pulled in. He didn't know we were coming. BUT...full of TN hospitality, he welcomed us in and gave the horses a huge water tank and water and electric for us! And fixed the spare tire that fell victim to a delinquent pack horse! The valve stem got bitten almost off. All fixed now.
This morning we met Jim and Brenda Callahan. They didn't have a prayer request but, instead, just wanted to praise God for all of their blessings.
Along the road we met Ron Dix and his grandson R.J. They just asked for general prayers...health, safety...
Bob Keller stop to talk with us. He needs some prayers for his health but asked for prayer for healing for his brother in Colorado.
Then, our host, Jimmy Dutton, we ask for prayers for the success of his business and blessings for his hospitality. Great conversation!
My mom, for her health and to not be lonely at home.
I'm going to sign off quick so we don't get booted again! Sprint is NOT the service to have down here!! HORRIBLE!! So I'm going to click on the button and pray you all get to see what we've written!
God bless and good night!
Faith
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Day 107
Good evening to all! I don't know what the temp was today...but it hadda be in the 60's. Does anyone feel like we are going to pay for all this dynamic weather eventually? Well we for one enjoyed it all the same! I slept out under the stars by the camp fire last night. Every star was bright and the camp fire warm. My dog bear was all in, stayed with me all evening until the I went in to say goodnight to Punkin and the ladies. When I went back out he gave me the okey-doke. Jumped out the door...I came out...he jumped right back in and refused to come out. YOU PUNK!! My good and faithful dog abandoned me to the coyotes! Lucky for me Casey & Bob were right next to me.
Fact is I woke up and probably groaned a bit (it's like that with old body's and sleepin' on the ground), checked the fire, and glanced up to See Bob and Casey standing at the fence staring down at me. And I do mean lookin' down! They look rather huge from that position. They hadda be wondering what got into me? chuckle-chuckle!! Finally I dosed back off and dreamed of gettin trampled the rest of the night. Ahhhhhhhhhhh...good times! Thanks to Connie, from Murry for bringing us vittles! KFC...yum!
Well no 2 mile bridges (straight up & straight down) with airplanes stuck in the middle, today. In fact it was a day that was a little strange. Seemed like we worked really hard...but only got 13 miles. But it was an enjoyable day just the same. Casey was feeling good and having herself a day...the usual. Head right and but left. Pushing Bob over...not steppin' into her collar. Took a couple hills to straigten that attitude out. But basically she was full of it all day.
PRAYERS AND COMMENTS:
Sharon Seaton, for her Mom, Elise Bridge water, has Alzheimer's, please pray for restoration & Healing
Bill McCutheon, pray for the Lord to remember all the names and prayers on the prayer list at Oak Hill Union Church.
Tony Rushing, for his health
Please pray for Rachel and her continued health problems
Cricket, yes and thanks
Cowboy Bob, good luck with all that Brother...hope to see you back on the road soon.
Don, thanks for the great tip. I'll consult my navigator! And thanks for readin' and sticking with us.
Cindy, Cool and thanks. say hi to all.
That's it from Hwy 79. We are 5 miles out of Paris, TN. The city tomorrow and a parting of the ways for a while, with our saddle tramp friends. Sure are gonna miss um. Good night and God bless you and yours.
Fact is I woke up and probably groaned a bit (it's like that with old body's and sleepin' on the ground), checked the fire, and glanced up to See Bob and Casey standing at the fence staring down at me. And I do mean lookin' down! They look rather huge from that position. They hadda be wondering what got into me? chuckle-chuckle!! Finally I dosed back off and dreamed of gettin trampled the rest of the night. Ahhhhhhhhhhh...good times! Thanks to Connie, from Murry for bringing us vittles! KFC...yum!
Well no 2 mile bridges (straight up & straight down) with airplanes stuck in the middle, today. In fact it was a day that was a little strange. Seemed like we worked really hard...but only got 13 miles. But it was an enjoyable day just the same. Casey was feeling good and having herself a day...the usual. Head right and but left. Pushing Bob over...not steppin' into her collar. Took a couple hills to straigten that attitude out. But basically she was full of it all day.
PRAYERS AND COMMENTS:
Sharon Seaton, for her Mom, Elise Bridge water, has Alzheimer's, please pray for restoration & Healing
Bill McCutheon, pray for the Lord to remember all the names and prayers on the prayer list at Oak Hill Union Church.
Tony Rushing, for his health
Please pray for Rachel and her continued health problems
Cricket, yes and thanks
Cowboy Bob, good luck with all that Brother...hope to see you back on the road soon.
Don, thanks for the great tip. I'll consult my navigator! And thanks for readin' and sticking with us.
Cindy, Cool and thanks. say hi to all.
That's it from Hwy 79. We are 5 miles out of Paris, TN. The city tomorrow and a parting of the ways for a while, with our saddle tramp friends. Sure are gonna miss um. Good night and God bless you and yours.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Day 106
OH BOY!!!!! You just never know what you might see going down the road!!!
First off we left Marty Riggins house this morning, planning on a ten mile day to the State park. Got a good start! Thanks and blessings to Marty and his wife for all their hospitality! Marty even brought us some more hay when we landed. We did make it to our destination in good time. Water and electric and only $20 for the night for ALL of us!! Horses, people, dogs and all! Not bad.
Connie from Murray is bringing out some dinner and Mark is enjoying a good camp fire, but it makes him miss Ryan, our grandson, even more because he always camped with Papa Mark at home.
Anyway, long, rolling hills today. No problems at all! Then there was the bridge! Not only is it straight up and short, it was blocked! We looked at it yesterday and it is under construction, but 1 lane (southbound) is paved, and much softer surface, so the plan was to use the new lane and stay out of the traffic lane. When we came around the corner, we saw that they were back over in the lane we picked working with big stuff. We would never get around it and it was up by the barrier so we couldn't cut into the other lane to get around! Good thing for Brandy the scout! She rode up to ask what we could do while we were still wondering if we should hail a pickup to pull us up it...she came back with this news...It's not a truck. It's an airplane that they decided to haul northbound in that southbound lane for the same reasons we wanted to use it! It was stuck and if we could chill until they got it moved, we could have the lane!! WHAT?!?!?!?! Oh yes it was!!! no wings, but a HUGE body of an air force plane! They didn't take long and got it unstuck and here it came!! The look on Bob's face was hilarious!!! He didn't even fuss! He just stared at it the whole length! You could just imagine him thinking...WHAT THE......?!?!?!?!?!?! Too funny! but done. Then we were off once more! The traction on that new pavement was great for traction and we made it up without help. Brandy has been hitching her horse to ours on hills for incentive but today was ok with no help at all. Drill tec still there and working, just not on solid rock!
We did meet some folks along the way though!
Dick Willard needs prayer for a safe trip to Oklahoma.
Chris Watters asks for healing prayers for his wife, Linda, who is very sick! Starting to improve some!
Chris's best friend, Henry, also asked for prayer for Linda!
Dennis Howell needs prayer for his eye surgery that is next Tuesday. Glaucoma and cataracts! Scary stuff for him.
Thanks for all your prayers for all the people we meet. What a great place the world would be if we all knew everyones needs and prayed for each other everyday! WOW! So, thanks for helping with our little tiny ministry!
Comments:
Joan...Better now! A day off to rest and much better hills! Back on the highway!
Cindy...No!! Didn't get pics! mark1deb1@yahoo.com We're ok now. Checked feet, just HARD surface! And thank you!
Anon...Thank you and God bless you, as well!
Crickette...79 to 45. Is that Brownsville way? And thank you.
So, off to eat dinner and get a good rest! We love and appreciate you all!
God bless and good night!
Faith
First off we left Marty Riggins house this morning, planning on a ten mile day to the State park. Got a good start! Thanks and blessings to Marty and his wife for all their hospitality! Marty even brought us some more hay when we landed. We did make it to our destination in good time. Water and electric and only $20 for the night for ALL of us!! Horses, people, dogs and all! Not bad.
Connie from Murray is bringing out some dinner and Mark is enjoying a good camp fire, but it makes him miss Ryan, our grandson, even more because he always camped with Papa Mark at home.
Anyway, long, rolling hills today. No problems at all! Then there was the bridge! Not only is it straight up and short, it was blocked! We looked at it yesterday and it is under construction, but 1 lane (southbound) is paved, and much softer surface, so the plan was to use the new lane and stay out of the traffic lane. When we came around the corner, we saw that they were back over in the lane we picked working with big stuff. We would never get around it and it was up by the barrier so we couldn't cut into the other lane to get around! Good thing for Brandy the scout! She rode up to ask what we could do while we were still wondering if we should hail a pickup to pull us up it...she came back with this news...It's not a truck. It's an airplane that they decided to haul northbound in that southbound lane for the same reasons we wanted to use it! It was stuck and if we could chill until they got it moved, we could have the lane!! WHAT?!?!?!?! Oh yes it was!!! no wings, but a HUGE body of an air force plane! They didn't take long and got it unstuck and here it came!! The look on Bob's face was hilarious!!! He didn't even fuss! He just stared at it the whole length! You could just imagine him thinking...WHAT THE......?!?!?!?!?!?! Too funny! but done. Then we were off once more! The traction on that new pavement was great for traction and we made it up without help. Brandy has been hitching her horse to ours on hills for incentive but today was ok with no help at all. Drill tec still there and working, just not on solid rock!
We did meet some folks along the way though!
Dick Willard needs prayer for a safe trip to Oklahoma.
Chris Watters asks for healing prayers for his wife, Linda, who is very sick! Starting to improve some!
Chris's best friend, Henry, also asked for prayer for Linda!
Dennis Howell needs prayer for his eye surgery that is next Tuesday. Glaucoma and cataracts! Scary stuff for him.
Thanks for all your prayers for all the people we meet. What a great place the world would be if we all knew everyones needs and prayed for each other everyday! WOW! So, thanks for helping with our little tiny ministry!
Comments:
Joan...Better now! A day off to rest and much better hills! Back on the highway!
Cindy...No!! Didn't get pics! mark1deb1@yahoo.com We're ok now. Checked feet, just HARD surface! And thank you!
Anon...Thank you and God bless you, as well!
Crickette...79 to 45. Is that Brownsville way? And thank you.
So, off to eat dinner and get a good rest! We love and appreciate you all!
God bless and good night!
Faith
Dat 105
Ahhhhh... a day off!!! Kinda! Got some shopping done. But after that!!! We went over to the Donelson Battlefield!!! And the cemetary!! Awesome stuff. They show you a little film and then Marty took us around the battlefield. They had cannons pointing down the river (which is how they won the steamship battle) We didn't go to the civil war store though because Marty didn't want us to get locked in some place when it closed up! We had a GREAT time!!!
While shopping, Brandy was chatting with a lady in the check out line and got a prayer request. Well, a couple...Momma Sue has a brother with a broken back. He could surely use some prayer! She also has 2 grand daughters, Hanna and Amanda, they are cousins, not sisters and they both have a brain tumor!! What are the odds of that? That family needs lots of prayer!!
So, slow, restful day. Looked at route ahead and we're ready to tackle it all tomorrow! The bridge we have to cross is one big steep hill!!!! We'll see how that goes!!
God bless
Faith
While shopping, Brandy was chatting with a lady in the check out line and got a prayer request. Well, a couple...Momma Sue has a brother with a broken back. He could surely use some prayer! She also has 2 grand daughters, Hanna and Amanda, they are cousins, not sisters and they both have a brain tumor!! What are the odds of that? That family needs lots of prayer!!
So, slow, restful day. Looked at route ahead and we're ready to tackle it all tomorrow! The bridge we have to cross is one big steep hill!!!! We'll see how that goes!!
God bless
Faith
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Day 104
OK , let's just assume that there are absolutely no flat spots in Tennessee. Our good Lord musta forgot to run the disk over this part of the world after he created it! But since God never made any junk and never forgets this must just be his sense of humor at work. I mean this state is breath takingly beautiful and the folks are fabulous...but COME-ON!!!!! Can a Belgian getta break???
Dale our host did some repair welding on our tongue. It had some stress cracks in it, but he did a great job. Dale caught me telling Bear "back" this morning. I told him I was just a little simple, and couldn't remember 2 sets of commands. One for the dogs and one for the horses. So the dogs have adapted to "horse commands"...whoa-back etc...It seems to be workin' out pretty well. The only dog command we still use is "down"...and we pray we never have to use that with the horses! WINK!
The Journey For Jesus team, and the Horseback For Hatti team, both did interviews with the Local paper. The reporter was a great lady (Bonnie) and it was probably the easiest interview we ever did. But after repairs and interviews we didn't leave Dales until 11:30-12:00. I took the precautionary step of asking Dale to follow us threw the first few hills after yesterdays scares. And I mean scares. When your horses are 1/2 up a hill and there are huge skid marks from drill teck sliding off and you have to stop before they are on their knees hurting themselves...it's scary. And your heart is rippin' out of your chest for your horses because I have asked them to do this and put them in harms way. Same thing goin' down hill...breaks are mashed all the way down...straps tight on the horses butts and they are taking 1 baby step every 5 seconds...afraid they will slip. When your legs are cramping from holding the breaks so hard...for so long...and you hit what you think is the bottom of the hill...only to see it gets even steeper and longer around the curve...you start callin' on God and prayin' for all your worth.
We listened to the local folks & came off 41 to miss Clarksville and the camp...shame on me. But we're in it now and nothing to do but push on through to the hyway. So thankfully we asked Dale to scout out the front for us. I decided to use him on three hills and not exhaust Bob & Casey...nor put them in harms way. The asphalt on these old back roads is harder than cement. You don't know how many times I have wished for a 3rd horse and aluminium frame instead of wood.
We needed help on one more hill before we FINALLY hit a the major hwy we were looking for. Hwy 79 YES! The hills are still there but they are long and not steep. So they are doable. We are just goin' to have to take our time across TN until we get a little farther west and it flattens out some.
One of the ladies pack horses musta been nodding out behind the trailer (Bo) because he got spooked by some kids running out from behind a house and slippin' ended up on his side. But he popped right back up like a trooper. I was watching him in my mirror.... he looked more embarrassed than anything the way he popped back up and shook it off. Nothin' to see hear folks-nothin' to see here!
We had a prearranged plan to stay with Marty Riggins. We had 13 miles top do...left at noon...and had monster hills hills all day, which means Bob & Casey need more breaks to blow. So as we were gettin' close to town it was sun down and getting dark. As we escaped the second half of Dover it was black out. We had flashing yellows in the back but not enough light for a string of pack horses and rider (Ashley) behind them. Up front of us we had Brandy on horseback and the only light we could give her was a "porch light" which only lit up Bob & Casey. But Marty showed up with a friend and they got back and fronts till we got here. Thank you so much!! Lord bless them men. They helped get every ones horses in (Bob & Casey gotta nice pasture with neighbors). The ladies horses are in a barn. And we all got taken to a great dinner. WHEW! Tomorrow will be a day off for the horses and us. Deb is pretty stressed at this point!
PRAYER REQUESTS & COMMENTS:
Thomas Cochran, justt for life
Doug & Meridith Russel ( and Hunter the cowboy) for Family
Joan thank you for prayers
Marion thanks so much, we need the prayers! Love you much and miss you
Rachel OK and thanks
We are sooooooo tired, GOD Bless you and yours. Talk to you tomorrow...if we have a signal.
Dale our host did some repair welding on our tongue. It had some stress cracks in it, but he did a great job. Dale caught me telling Bear "back" this morning. I told him I was just a little simple, and couldn't remember 2 sets of commands. One for the dogs and one for the horses. So the dogs have adapted to "horse commands"...whoa-back etc...It seems to be workin' out pretty well. The only dog command we still use is "down"...and we pray we never have to use that with the horses! WINK!
The Journey For Jesus team, and the Horseback For Hatti team, both did interviews with the Local paper. The reporter was a great lady (Bonnie) and it was probably the easiest interview we ever did. But after repairs and interviews we didn't leave Dales until 11:30-12:00. I took the precautionary step of asking Dale to follow us threw the first few hills after yesterdays scares. And I mean scares. When your horses are 1/2 up a hill and there are huge skid marks from drill teck sliding off and you have to stop before they are on their knees hurting themselves...it's scary. And your heart is rippin' out of your chest for your horses because I have asked them to do this and put them in harms way. Same thing goin' down hill...breaks are mashed all the way down...straps tight on the horses butts and they are taking 1 baby step every 5 seconds...afraid they will slip. When your legs are cramping from holding the breaks so hard...for so long...and you hit what you think is the bottom of the hill...only to see it gets even steeper and longer around the curve...you start callin' on God and prayin' for all your worth.
We listened to the local folks & came off 41 to miss Clarksville and the camp...shame on me. But we're in it now and nothing to do but push on through to the hyway. So thankfully we asked Dale to scout out the front for us. I decided to use him on three hills and not exhaust Bob & Casey...nor put them in harms way. The asphalt on these old back roads is harder than cement. You don't know how many times I have wished for a 3rd horse and aluminium frame instead of wood.
We needed help on one more hill before we FINALLY hit a the major hwy we were looking for. Hwy 79 YES! The hills are still there but they are long and not steep. So they are doable. We are just goin' to have to take our time across TN until we get a little farther west and it flattens out some.
One of the ladies pack horses musta been nodding out behind the trailer (Bo) because he got spooked by some kids running out from behind a house and slippin' ended up on his side. But he popped right back up like a trooper. I was watching him in my mirror.... he looked more embarrassed than anything the way he popped back up and shook it off. Nothin' to see hear folks-nothin' to see here!
We had a prearranged plan to stay with Marty Riggins. We had 13 miles top do...left at noon...and had monster hills hills all day, which means Bob & Casey need more breaks to blow. So as we were gettin' close to town it was sun down and getting dark. As we escaped the second half of Dover it was black out. We had flashing yellows in the back but not enough light for a string of pack horses and rider (Ashley) behind them. Up front of us we had Brandy on horseback and the only light we could give her was a "porch light" which only lit up Bob & Casey. But Marty showed up with a friend and they got back and fronts till we got here. Thank you so much!! Lord bless them men. They helped get every ones horses in (Bob & Casey gotta nice pasture with neighbors). The ladies horses are in a barn. And we all got taken to a great dinner. WHEW! Tomorrow will be a day off for the horses and us. Deb is pretty stressed at this point!
PRAYER REQUESTS & COMMENTS:
Thomas Cochran, justt for life
Doug & Meridith Russel ( and Hunter the cowboy) for Family
Joan thank you for prayers
Marion thanks so much, we need the prayers! Love you much and miss you
Rachel OK and thanks
We are sooooooo tired, GOD Bless you and yours. Talk to you tomorrow...if we have a signal.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Days 103
HI AGAIN!!!! Day 103 brought us to Tennessee!!! Bumpus Mills to be exact! We spent the previous night with an Amish family. Aaron and Rachel Stoltzfus and their 4 boys. They are great people! They lost their 19 yr old in a farm accident this past fall and they said people have been so nice to them that they are giving some back! Very, VERY nice family. Thank you soo much!! You know, they don't ask for prayer because their prayer is silent but I don't think God would mind if we prayed for them. They also see death as the natural flow of life so they are pretty much at peace but a little more never hurts, I don't think.
We had NO signal last night! The light on the air card wouldn't even flash!! So we're going to write one day at a time and hope it goes because we are connected at 0 % right now! HILLS!!
And that was our introduction/welcome to Tennessee! A hill that was maybe not so long but right straight up. We didn't make it! Those horses pulled as far as they could and more. They still had pull in them but they couldn't get any traction!! Each hit a knee at one point so we just stopped. Of course by this time we were all the way across both lanes of traffic!! BUT...outriders!!! Brandy, riding point, rode up to a pick up and asked for a pull. He agreed and we were saved! Whew!! Rough! So when we got safely into a gas station and greeted all the curious folks, we had an offer for the night! Brandy rode with to check the roads and said there were some issues but thought we'd be ok. We were. This time it was a HUGE downhill!!! With brakes floored the horses literally tip toed down that thing!! This is scary stuff!! We obviously got some info that wasn't what we meant. We need to ask questions more clearly!!
Anyway, at the end of the scary trail, we landed at the farm of Dale and Rita Swift. More great folks!! They took the girls in for the night because it was entirely too cold for tents!! As did the Stoltzfus'.
But, while we were at the gas station... regrouping, we did meet some nice folks! We always do!
Frank Gibbs would like prayer for health and our safety.
Steven Wolf has some nerve damage that needs restoration. He is unable to ride anymore.
Brady Mae Ross would like the Lord to give her an opportunity to testify!
Yvette needs prayer for better health
Dale Swift asks for prayer for this country. And we ask for blessings for their hospitality!
An anonomys man brought bales of hay and 2 bags of feed!
Holly Dill asks for prayer for her mother-in-law, Phyllis Dill. Phillys had back surgery and came out worse than she went in. They would need a healing so that no more procedures have to be done.
So, that's day 103. We'll catch up today, tomorrow.
Comments:
Crickette...Thanks. He always knows best, doesn't He?
Mark...Those pack horses "step up to the buffet" every time we stop! They are soooo funny!!
Cindy...Sounds like a GREAT time!!! We have NO phone call signal at all. Lucky to get texts to go!
Joan...Thanks! Love ya!
SMS...Much safer for all!! I think
Terri...Thank you soo much! The ladies are great!
Ok. That's all! Keep in touch, we love your comments! Keeps us in touch!
Good night and God bless!
Faith
We had NO signal last night! The light on the air card wouldn't even flash!! So we're going to write one day at a time and hope it goes because we are connected at 0 % right now! HILLS!!
And that was our introduction/welcome to Tennessee! A hill that was maybe not so long but right straight up. We didn't make it! Those horses pulled as far as they could and more. They still had pull in them but they couldn't get any traction!! Each hit a knee at one point so we just stopped. Of course by this time we were all the way across both lanes of traffic!! BUT...outriders!!! Brandy, riding point, rode up to a pick up and asked for a pull. He agreed and we were saved! Whew!! Rough! So when we got safely into a gas station and greeted all the curious folks, we had an offer for the night! Brandy rode with to check the roads and said there were some issues but thought we'd be ok. We were. This time it was a HUGE downhill!!! With brakes floored the horses literally tip toed down that thing!! This is scary stuff!! We obviously got some info that wasn't what we meant. We need to ask questions more clearly!!
Anyway, at the end of the scary trail, we landed at the farm of Dale and Rita Swift. More great folks!! They took the girls in for the night because it was entirely too cold for tents!! As did the Stoltzfus'.
But, while we were at the gas station... regrouping, we did meet some nice folks! We always do!
Frank Gibbs would like prayer for health and our safety.
Steven Wolf has some nerve damage that needs restoration. He is unable to ride anymore.
Brady Mae Ross would like the Lord to give her an opportunity to testify!
Yvette needs prayer for better health
Dale Swift asks for prayer for this country. And we ask for blessings for their hospitality!
An anonomys man brought bales of hay and 2 bags of feed!
Holly Dill asks for prayer for her mother-in-law, Phyllis Dill. Phillys had back surgery and came out worse than she went in. They would need a healing so that no more procedures have to be done.
So, that's day 103. We'll catch up today, tomorrow.
Comments:
Crickette...Thanks. He always knows best, doesn't He?
Mark...Those pack horses "step up to the buffet" every time we stop! They are soooo funny!!
Cindy...Sounds like a GREAT time!!! We have NO phone call signal at all. Lucky to get texts to go!
Joan...Thanks! Love ya!
SMS...Much safer for all!! I think
Terri...Thank you soo much! The ladies are great!
Ok. That's all! Keep in touch, we love your comments! Keeps us in touch!
Good night and God bless!
Faith
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Days 101 & 102
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!
Sorry we missed yesterday....no signal. We didn't move yesterday...on purpose. We had guests. It was like Michigan day in Kentucky. Our host Rob is from Michigan, so it was great talking to him. Then our friends and neighbors from across the road from our old home stopped in. If you have been reading since way back....they're the STALKERS! They stalked us down again. They were visiting their son Matt in Tenn. so they stopped in on the way back home. It was so great to see them. But the visit was just way to short. I mean way to short. Sure was good to see their faces. Thanks guys. We know ya went threw a lotta trouble to meet us. And we sure enuff appreciate it. That meant a lot to us.
Now I gotta give you a little back round on our next visitors. We have prabably mentioned them in our blog before. There have been 1 dog, 5 horses, and 2 ladies about 2 weeks out in front of us since Michigan. They are traveling to Houston, Texas raising money to drill wells in Haiti. Horseback for Haiti. We would run into folks on the road every once in a while who would say "do you know the 2 ladies traveling on horse back? They were just through here 2 weeks ago." Well of course we hadn't ... they were two weeks in front of us! Well they emailed us Friday night and explained who they were and Punkin and I laughed and knew exactly who they were. They left us a phone number and Punkin text a few times (no phone signal either) and they decided to come out and meet us. So some of their new friends brought them out and we decided to travel together a while. Brandy said she felt like the Lord told her that we needed them to get through this piece.
This may seem like a small thing but there are lots of "what ifs." What if the dogs don't get along...what if the horses don't get along... But once again all that stress and worry was for naught. God took care of all of it. We tied their 3 pack horses on the back of the trailer and we had a lead rider (scout) and a trailing rider bringing up the rear. Very effective keeping the traffic off us. The pack horses walked pretty good behind the trailer. 1 or 2 of them figured out that THERE IS HAY UNDER THAT TARP...so it was like leading them with a carrot. And ya know what? It was just good fun to see horseback riders in front and in my mirrors.
The Girls names are Ashley & Brandy Nelsey. They are good Christain girls with a true heart for the Lord. We have great respect for the adventure they have under taken. There is not a doubt in our minds that they will accomplish what they have set out to do. If you can be of any help to them...God bless you. We don't know how long we'll have the pleasure of their company...but we'll enjoy it while we can.
Bob & Casey take a much bigger step than the saddle horses, so they trotted a little more than they wanted to today. Plus Bob...being Bob...Mr. lead horse, I gotta be first...tried to catch Brandy's horse all day. He doesn't much care to have a horse in front of him I don't think. So he stepped up a good pace all day. We'll see if we can get them slowed down some tomorrow. Or at least more breaks. Just wasn't many places to pull off on this small road today. we did about 13 miles...which is fine, for a 12;00 o'clock start.
Small county road with little traffic means we didn't meet many people. But this is the best way around Clarksville and Fort Campbell. We are staying with an Amish family who invited us in for a hot meal before we even got the horses up. We will share about them tomorrow. Great folks. Bob & Casey are in their fence, the 5 saddle horses are in a pasture, the Girls are tucked in an upstairs bedroom warm and toasty and Punkin-Bear-Sugar-and me are in the wagon. Glory to God! 7-horses, 3-dogs, and 4-people safe & sound, first night out. We all prayed for a big enough place and 1-2 MINUTES later, an Amish gentleman pulled over to talk with us and recommended we try the farm on top the hill. Glory to the Lord.
PRAYER REQUESTS and COMMENTS:
Mark-Connie & Erika and David Nelsey (the ladies Dad, who it was a pleasure to meet) aksed for prayer for safe travel for all and PRAISE and Gods blessings to all who have helped.
Thanks to Sharen-Joan-Rachel and Cindy.
Cindy our email address is mark1deb1@yahoo.com . Please shrink all pic's to 600 maximum.
That's all for these two days. Our buckets are empty and we're whipped. Good night and GOD bless you and yours.
Sorry we missed yesterday....no signal. We didn't move yesterday...on purpose. We had guests. It was like Michigan day in Kentucky. Our host Rob is from Michigan, so it was great talking to him. Then our friends and neighbors from across the road from our old home stopped in. If you have been reading since way back....they're the STALKERS! They stalked us down again. They were visiting their son Matt in Tenn. so they stopped in on the way back home. It was so great to see them. But the visit was just way to short. I mean way to short. Sure was good to see their faces. Thanks guys. We know ya went threw a lotta trouble to meet us. And we sure enuff appreciate it. That meant a lot to us.
Now I gotta give you a little back round on our next visitors. We have prabably mentioned them in our blog before. There have been 1 dog, 5 horses, and 2 ladies about 2 weeks out in front of us since Michigan. They are traveling to Houston, Texas raising money to drill wells in Haiti. Horseback for Haiti. We would run into folks on the road every once in a while who would say "do you know the 2 ladies traveling on horse back? They were just through here 2 weeks ago." Well of course we hadn't ... they were two weeks in front of us! Well they emailed us Friday night and explained who they were and Punkin and I laughed and knew exactly who they were. They left us a phone number and Punkin text a few times (no phone signal either) and they decided to come out and meet us. So some of their new friends brought them out and we decided to travel together a while. Brandy said she felt like the Lord told her that we needed them to get through this piece.
This may seem like a small thing but there are lots of "what ifs." What if the dogs don't get along...what if the horses don't get along... But once again all that stress and worry was for naught. God took care of all of it. We tied their 3 pack horses on the back of the trailer and we had a lead rider (scout) and a trailing rider bringing up the rear. Very effective keeping the traffic off us. The pack horses walked pretty good behind the trailer. 1 or 2 of them figured out that THERE IS HAY UNDER THAT TARP...so it was like leading them with a carrot. And ya know what? It was just good fun to see horseback riders in front and in my mirrors.
The Girls names are Ashley & Brandy Nelsey. They are good Christain girls with a true heart for the Lord. We have great respect for the adventure they have under taken. There is not a doubt in our minds that they will accomplish what they have set out to do. If you can be of any help to them...God bless you. We don't know how long we'll have the pleasure of their company...but we'll enjoy it while we can.
Bob & Casey take a much bigger step than the saddle horses, so they trotted a little more than they wanted to today. Plus Bob...being Bob...Mr. lead horse, I gotta be first...tried to catch Brandy's horse all day. He doesn't much care to have a horse in front of him I don't think. So he stepped up a good pace all day. We'll see if we can get them slowed down some tomorrow. Or at least more breaks. Just wasn't many places to pull off on this small road today. we did about 13 miles...which is fine, for a 12;00 o'clock start.
Small county road with little traffic means we didn't meet many people. But this is the best way around Clarksville and Fort Campbell. We are staying with an Amish family who invited us in for a hot meal before we even got the horses up. We will share about them tomorrow. Great folks. Bob & Casey are in their fence, the 5 saddle horses are in a pasture, the Girls are tucked in an upstairs bedroom warm and toasty and Punkin-Bear-Sugar-and me are in the wagon. Glory to God! 7-horses, 3-dogs, and 4-people safe & sound, first night out. We all prayed for a big enough place and 1-2 MINUTES later, an Amish gentleman pulled over to talk with us and recommended we try the farm on top the hill. Glory to the Lord.
PRAYER REQUESTS and COMMENTS:
Mark-Connie & Erika and David Nelsey (the ladies Dad, who it was a pleasure to meet) aksed for prayer for safe travel for all and PRAISE and Gods blessings to all who have helped.
Thanks to Sharen-Joan-Rachel and Cindy.
Cindy our email address is mark1deb1@yahoo.com . Please shrink all pic's to 600 maximum.
That's all for these two days. Our buckets are empty and we're whipped. Good night and GOD bless you and yours.
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