More Than a Dream... I Ride

So give me a stretch of plain
As far as the eye can see.
Then behind a flowing mane,
Well mounted you will find me.

I will race the clouds on high
With the wind running by my side.
Upon a mighty steed , I'll fly.
Will be more than a dream, I ride.

Yonder distance the clouds disappear.
The hoofbeats too will grow faint.
The challenge has erased all fear,
To the horizon there is no restraint.

I will return, show no remorse.
Each passing cloud will bring another
I've thoroughly enjoyed this far flung course
And that fine horse I rode, has a brother.

Larry B. Reinhold February 27, 2015

The Critic Within

It is not the critic who counts,
nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,
or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena;
whose face is marred by dust and sweat; who strives valiantly;
who errs and may fail again,
because there is no effort without error or shortcoming,
but who does actually strive to do the deeds;
who does know the great enthusiasm, the great devotion;
who spends himself in a worthy cause;
who at the best,
knows in the end the triumph of high achievement,
and who at the worst,
if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly,
so that his place shall never be
with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
Teddy Roosevelt – April 23,1910

Resurrection Sunday 2022

Knowing Christ is Above All

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But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

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Not that I have already attained,or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:7-14

A Great Poem by Badger Clark

There is some that like the city—
Grass that's curried smooth and green,
Theaytres and stranglin' collars,
Wagons run by gasoline—
But for me it's hawse and saddle
Every day without a change,
And a desert sun a-blazin'
On a hundred miles of range.

Just a-ridin', a-ridin'—
Desert ripplin' in the sun,
Mountains blue among the skyline—
I don't envy anyone
When I'm ridin'.
Badger Clark...South Dakota Poet Laureate

Photo by Robin Lee Reinhold

20:22

How is this one for 2022?

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Proverbs 20:22 may be a go to verse for many of us.

"Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”

Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you."

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Often times we "take matters into our own hands". And often times those matters just go from bad to worse.

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The "wrongs" that we may experience may be big..

The "wrongs" may be someone taking advantage of us.

The "wrongs" may have been going on for weeks, months or even years.

And then some of the "wrongs" may be just plain annoying.

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So the next time you want to "get even"... or "demand or own rights"... or may be even enter into a state of denial... Remember, God has your back... He is also riding point...

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So in 2022... Remember 20:22... Proverbs 20:22, that is.

Larry B. Reinhold

Photo of Caleb by Robin

Cultivate your own capabilities

Cultivate your own capabilities, your own style. Appreciate the members of your family for who they are, even though their outlook or style may be miles different from yours. Rabbits don't fly. Eagles don't swim. Ducks look funny trying to climb. Squirrels don't have feathers. Stop comparing. There's plenty of room in the forest.
Chuck Swindoll

Photo by Robin Lee Reinhold

What God Does....

Many live aimlessly asking, "What does God do?"
I live amazed proclaiming, “What God Does…”
Larry B. Reinhold

Photos by Danny Reinhold

B&W... Shades of Color from the Ranch

Really...Amazing and pretty. Some pics of Dakota Ice Art that Robin took this morning.
Thank you God for giving me the gift of sight to enjoy these beautiful formations.

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