RubySera_Martin
Well-Known Member
I'll lock the barn door anyway. That is what Quahom told me it's like if I post an intro at this point and I know he's right. BTW, Quahom, I found your pic on the other thread. You look like a guy who might actually know something about handling horses. I know I do. I owned a horse (a series of different ones over the years) for the best part of twenty years--might have been more like fifteen or sixteen. Good old Chester served me well for ten years.
I was born into a horse and buggy Mennonite community. For those of you who don't know what Mennonites are, I wrote quite a bit here http://www.comparative-religion.com/forum/christianity/how-does-it-hang-together-5328.html. I had been going to indicate which posts contain the most info but it looks like it's scattered throughout. Maybe you can do a word search on "Mennonite" to find the bits and pieces.
And yes, the horse truly is gone. Chester is gone and has been for about three years and eleven months. I was unable to find my niche in the Mennonite community and finally decided to try a very different route. I knew it would probably cost me my membership in the community and that was about the worst thing I could imagine happening to me. However, I was so unhappy and desperate that I stuck to my plans and it was indeed the worst thing that has happened to me. It was, indeed, considerably worse than I had anticipated. But the the rewards were correspondingly greater, too.
I had no idea what life had in store for those who are loved and respected. It's so wonderful to be treated like a human being that I can never get over feeling amazed and grateful. Not for one moment have I regretted my decisions. There have been helping hands all along the way. There have been others, too, but the helping hands far out-numbered the hindering hands. This community has been one of the "helping hands," and I am grateful that it is here. May we have a long and prosperous life together as we learn what life is all about.
Ruby
I was born into a horse and buggy Mennonite community. For those of you who don't know what Mennonites are, I wrote quite a bit here http://www.comparative-religion.com/forum/christianity/how-does-it-hang-together-5328.html. I had been going to indicate which posts contain the most info but it looks like it's scattered throughout. Maybe you can do a word search on "Mennonite" to find the bits and pieces.
And yes, the horse truly is gone. Chester is gone and has been for about three years and eleven months. I was unable to find my niche in the Mennonite community and finally decided to try a very different route. I knew it would probably cost me my membership in the community and that was about the worst thing I could imagine happening to me. However, I was so unhappy and desperate that I stuck to my plans and it was indeed the worst thing that has happened to me. It was, indeed, considerably worse than I had anticipated. But the the rewards were correspondingly greater, too.
I had no idea what life had in store for those who are loved and respected. It's so wonderful to be treated like a human being that I can never get over feeling amazed and grateful. Not for one moment have I regretted my decisions. There have been helping hands all along the way. There have been others, too, but the helping hands far out-numbered the hindering hands. This community has been one of the "helping hands," and I am grateful that it is here. May we have a long and prosperous life together as we learn what life is all about.
Ruby
