I Would Suggest "LONETREE"

I hear Yellowstone is on network television this. evening...
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I would suggest "LONETREE" instead.
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*** A Family... Generations deep
*** A Ranch... Over a century
*** People... None have been in jail
*** Sons... Strong and dependable
***Daughters... Attractive and dignified
*** Cattle... Hereford cattle that still have their horns
***Romance... Starring couple been married for over 30 years
***Drink... Good black coffee and the purest of water
***Guns... Gave up counting
***Guns... Know how to use them
***Challenges... Grasshoppers like crazy this year
***Gov't overstep... Been trying to rein in a huge gun range
***Language... family friendly - nothing has to be bleeped
***Working cattle... Slow and quiet - Language is family friendly
***Horses... Plenty of good ones
***ATV... minimal
***Interruptions... no commercials
***God... His Way not our way

Chokecherry Picking

The chokecherry patch was amazing... Picked 30#. Will make luscious jelly and syrup.

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Good family time as well.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON DRIVRE

We have been so busy on the ranch... We just decided to take a drive this afternoon. We are blessed to live in western Dakota. The Prairies and Plains... The Black Hills and Badlands. Today, we just stayed in our home county...

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We certainly enjoy the family time as well. Tomorrow... We have around d 55 kids coming to the ranch to spend time. "For The Kingdom"

NiCE RAIN

Lonetree Creek running pretty strong this afternoon. We received 2.65" of very much appreciated rain. Our big dam (Reinhold Lake) pick up a foot or two of water. This was such a nice rain. So gentle... really soaked in. Thank You Lord.

Photos by Danny Reinhold

THIS OLD HOUSE

It is 1:30 AM and I am having a difficult time sleeping. Tomorrow, we will move out of "This Old House"... at least for a season. For nearly a century it has been home to the Reinholds... Generations.... and it has been the setting for many joys and yes sometimes trials as well. But it has always been home... and not just to our family. Emanuel and Hazel Reinhold built this house in the 1920's. My Dad, Tige, grew up in this house. He and his wife, Vicky, along with their three sons moved in around 1962. I grew up in this house. And Robin and I have lived in this old house for as long as we have been married. And our children grew up in this house.

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But time and this old gumbo (clay) soil has taken its toll. Our basement has always shifted to and fro to some extent with the freezing and thawing... wet and dry over the years. Tough country in more ways than one. And we had hoped to remodel one day and improve the basement and foundation. Well now the time has come as a couple of weeks ago, the north wall in the basement caved in after some heavy rainfall.

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Now we have to address the issues. However, our summers with camp are not the easiest times to get big projects like this done. We are extremely tied up with the camping schedule and all the kids that come to enjoy the ranch and learn more about the Bible and Jesus. Simply stated, "We would have scheduled this "project" some other time". But that is not to be.

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So what is the project. We are moving out and preparing to lift the house and proceed to move it to the east. When that is completed we will excavate the old basement and then proceed to pour a new foundation and basement . Then we will move the house back. Sounds easy enough.. Right? Well, we are encouraged that we have the contractors in place to do such a project. It should happen over the next month or so. Then when the house is back in place, a complete remodel will take place. Yes to fix the wear and tear of nearly 100 years on the Great Plains of Dakota and the living of multiple generations that have called this old structure home.

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Worries... not really. God has this. Weary... yes we are at that. May is always a challenging month with preparation for camp and the many ranch activities that must be done. And then there is the summer season. This will be our 44th season of camp at RBR and we know how busy that keeps us... We do not want our busyness to take away from any child's experience at camp. We somewhat say "tongue in cheek" that we operate on spiritual adrenaline. We realize our extra strength comes from the Lord. But at times we are physically exhausted as well.

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We know that we cannot complete this project on our own. We need to relay on God and the capability of others as well. We request your prayers that we will stay focused and fervent. We need to trust God to meet the needs and the extra expenses along the way. And we must live in faith and trust that God will provide in all areas.

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Camp starts next week. And we have so many tasks yet to complete. We will take one day at a time. There are some other situations that are part of life that are adding to the challenges as well. I ask for your prayer in those areas, too.

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I have added some pics to this album that go back to the 1920's. I find them fascinating. My Grandpa cut the logs and had them milled for the framing of this Craftsman model house. It was built for a thousand dollars back then. We still have the same hand saw that the carpenter used to build with. He used it for framing and then set the teeth differently for the finish work. Amazing. I loved growing up in this house... I always thought it was big. As I became an adult, I realized that it wasn't so big, but was certainly adequate for the family. We enjoy the coziness and closeness. And yes now moving forward we look forward to having it not only repaired but updated as well. Tomorrow we move... some of us will go to the house by Reinhold Lake... some are moving into a camper and one of the cabins. As for now, I should get a little shut eye in the last hours in this old house... and trust God that one day we will move in again for the next however many years...

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Thanks for praying and caring...

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From the book of Ephesians chapter three, Paul writes,

"For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Lonetree Ranch Branding 2023

MY BROTHERS

My Brothers... My best friends...

Lyle August 25, 1959 - May 28, 1979

Lee June 7, 1961 - May 28, 1979

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Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:1-2

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But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31

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We're pilgrims on the journey of the narrow road

And those who've gone before us line the way

Cheering on the faithful, encouraging the weary

Their lives a stirring testament to God's sustaining grace

Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses

Let us run the race not only for the prize

But as those who've gone before us

Let us leave to those behind us

The heritage of faithfulness passed on through godly lives

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After all our hopes and dreams have come and gone

And our children sift through all we've left behind

May the clues that they discover and the memories they uncover

Become the light that leads them to the road we each must find

Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful

May the fire of our devotion light their way

May the footprints that we leave lead them to believe

And the lives we live inspire them to obey

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Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful

May the fire of our devotion light their way

May the footprints that we leave lead them to believe

And the lives we live inspire them to obey

Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful

(Words by John Mohr... Performed by Steve Green)

The Boys...

The Boys...

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Yes, the grass is greening up and growing, but sometimes during this time of the year, the herd bulls sort of have to make due in the lot or little out of the way pasture. And right now, they are putting in their time just not far out of our picture window.... Might add... not a bad picture.

JULIA'S GRADUATION

May 19, 2023 was a very special evening as we celebrated, with our Julia Lee, completion of high school, but certainly not the end of learning. We are very grateful to God for our daughter. Love you so much and Godspeed,

Mom and Dad

Lonetree Legacy 2023

Lonetree Legacy is pleased to announce that there are two recipients of scholarships to members of staff at Rainbow Bible Ranch during the spring and summer of 2023. The scholarships are awarded on merit of service to their community and RBR as well a desire to grow in knowledge and wisdom. Godspeed to Mesa Roghair from Okaton, South Dakota and Julia Reinhold from Sturgis, South Dakota. Mesa is the daughter of Brad Shawna Roghair Julia is the daughter of Larry Robin Reinhold. They will each receive a Lonetree Legacy Award in the amount of $2000.00.

" A COWBOY'S LAST RIDE"

"A Cowboy's Last Ride"

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To say that I am more than pleased would certainly be an understatement. Our friend and artist, Jill Marie Tesnow, delivered this to the ranch this morning. We commissioned this piece of my Grandfather, Emanuel Reinhold. and Jill did a remarkable work in watercolor. Grandpa Reinhold settled on Lonetree Creek in the early 1900's. He passed away around 1964. My Dad, Marvin "Tige" Reinhold carried on and I am blessed to be not only holding the reins... but in every sense of the word... handing them to the next generation as well.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANNY

Happy Birthday Son!

Mom and I count you as a blessing from God. We pray that you have not just a good day, but years forward and on down the road. You have been a friend to many. We consider it a privilege to not only call you son, but also partner... on the ranch and in ministry at RBR. Godspeed young man.

THERE IS HOPE...

There is hope... As many of you know, with the drought of the past years, nearly all our ponds and reservoirs dried up or were mere mud holes. Yes, with the exception of Rendevous Spring, we lost all our fish as well. However, yesterday, we were able to stock Rainbow Trout in the Homestead Pond. We have a few dams that are full and we have some that have no water at all. We are still trusting the Lord for much needed moisture to not only fill ponds, but also replenish subsoil moisture.

A TRIBUTE TO MOM

My Mother...

Vicky (Voreta) Reinhold 1956

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"Strength and honor are her clothing;

She shall rejoice in time to come.

She opens her mouth with wisdom,

And on her tongue is the law of kindness.

She watches over the ways of her household,

And does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children rise up and call her blessed;

Her husband also, and he praises her:

“Many daughters have done well,

But you excel them all.”

Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,

But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

Give her of the fruit of her hands

And let her own works praise her in the gates.

Proverb 31:25-31

STONE JOHNNY

Our "Stone Johnny" erected at Deer Draw near Castello Point. Our family had been planting trees and we took a little break to build a reminder of our efforts. Each time we see that Stone Johnny, we are reminded of a special family event.

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Across the Plains and into the Intermountain northwest... they are called Stone Johnnys, as well. Landmarks to help early day sheepherders and settlers to show boundaries and other locations of importance. They can be found in various locations in South Dakota and across the five state region (South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and Nebraska)

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We read in the Old Testament of God asking leaders like Joshua to set up "memorials" ... reminders of special events as stated in Joshua 4:6-7… “that this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ Then you shall answer them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. And these stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.”

Life on the barn...

"Life in the barn"... Still spending quite a little time there... but what a change in weather... in less than a week... Could get into the eighties today... "A bit too warm for the stock and those of us humankind that work here."

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The grass is showing signs of green... Praise the Lord...

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