He Made Me Blink
Life has so many unexpected twists and turns. It’s so easy to be disappointed when our plans are not God’s plans. I am trying to be more open to “listening” in these instances instead of immediately feeling like “why me?” This is not how I want this to happen. I think back to last spring when I went to Texas to try a horse and things just didn’t work out. I was very disappointed. I spent a lot of money and time to make the trip, so I started asking God if there was a reason that I’m supposed to be here? I heard a definite yes. Ok…but why? Driving away from the ranch where I tried the horse that I had every intention of buying, I called my friends that I was staying with and told them that I was taking myself to dinner. I wanted to regroup and think about what I was supposed to do in Texas for the next 3 days. I found the cutest Italian restaurant and sat down with a goblet of Red wine. To the internet I went searching for horses for sale in Texas. The first couple I found looked promising, but were pretty far from my location. I watched a video of a bay gelding that was just trotting the pattern and looked very green, so I passed him over. I went on to inquire about a few more. Nothing was grabbing me, so I went back and looked closer at the bay gelding. He did look very green, but he was only 4 and just came off the track…ok..I looked at his papers….in his breeding was Corona Cartel (my favorite). No way I thought to myself..he’s the one. I spoke to the owner and she was determined to put him in a local sale the following weekend. I told her that I was leaving town in a few days and wouldn’t be able to bid on him and asked if she would let me meet him. She agreed. I met her in Decatur, TX and when he backed out of the trailer I knew I had to have him. He reminded me so much of my gelding that I just lost…and when I saw him I had to Blink (hence his name now).
The best vet in Texas was just down the street and Blink passed the PPE with flying colors. The vet told me on the side that I’d better hang on tight running this one, because he looked like he could run a hole in the wind! I was thinking the same thing.
Fast forward to now….this colt looks scraggly with his winter coat, but stepped up today and cruised the barrel pattern in a way that made me smile. I never smile in a picture! I’m so excited about this guys future. God must really love me to have sent this one to me! I feel like the luckiest girl in the barrel pen