I have the sweetest memories of pony rides at the zoo! Looking back on a post I wrote in 2014 about part of our stay-cation at the OC Zoo I can see that we've been waiting for and preparing for this season for a loooong time...which is probably why it all feels so natural.
As we continue to settle into our new life off the beaten trail, we have loved every minute of it!
We love having farm animals and based on the pics from that post, I'm thinking we'll be adding a few goats next.
We love watching and listening to the many creatures out here in nature.
We love the smells and sounds that surround us in the hills, overhead, and at our neighbors' properties.
We love tending the garden, trees, and earth and are making plans to start growing more this year.
We love the simplicity of it all.
And, clearly...we've been loving the pony rides!
We are so grateful for this place to call home, this little spot in the world that God provided.
It's a blessed place to minister to the hearts and souls entrusted to our care.
We continuously thank the Lord for making a way to bring us here!
It's a blessed place to minister to the hearts and souls entrusted to our care.
We continuously thank the Lord for making a way to bring us here!
And yet, we hold it loosely, knowing that He has the perfect plans for us and we don't know what tomorrow may hold.
For now, as we enjoy the many adventures and learning experiences of our days...
we're thankful for our precious pony, "gentle friend"...and we're thankful for our home.
we're thankful for our precious pony, "gentle friend"...and we're thankful for our home.
"Yes, the Lord will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase."
Psalm 85:12
