Thankful Thursday

I am Honored and Humbled to receive these

"AWARDS"

from my

FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!

A big Cowgirl HUG to my Pony Cousin SMR
over at

Saddle Mountain Rider

for the

"Cowgirl Spirit Award"

follow her stories and adventures

with the PONY COUSINS

This "One Lovely Blog Award"

was bestowed upon me by these two

LOVELY Ladies

Jan from JAN'S PLACE

&

Ali from THE BLESSED COUNTRY MOM

Do I ever Feel SPECIAL to receive this award!!!

NOT ONCE

not twice

three...

yes three times!!!

The "Attitude of Gratitude Award"

my gratitude to these beautiful gals!

Michelle at A & MD RANCH

&
Ali from THE BLESSED COUNTRY MOM

&

MY Niece Sares at LOVELIEGH TREASURES

A Heartful thanks to all of YOU!

It is because of You , and who YOU are

that makes ME who I am!!!

I enjoy each one of YOU and your stories

YOU share about Your Lives!!!

I am not passing these awards on to anyone else

as they have been going around...

BUT

you all deserve them ten-fold!

i LOVE YOUR BLOGS...

to all of YOU

Dusty Devoe & Copperponys follower's...

YOU ARE an inspiration and SPECIAL TO ME

THANK YOU FOR HOPPING IN THE SADDLE

AND riding my TRAIL!!!

i LOVE you ALL

Dusty Devoe

Wordless Wednesday

Antique Plants

i have always loved to work in my yard

i am very lucky that cowboy likes to help

and has a green thumb!!!

i think he inherited the gift from his

mother and grandmother

they both had beautiful yards

we have some very special and cherished

plants inside and out!!!

this is a third generation plant from cowboys

grandmother

it is called a BEAUTY BUSH

cowboy has taken starts off of the plants

everytime we move so we can have one

this Hydrangea was also grandma's

it was to big to take when we moved

so cowboy started one for our beach house

then he started another one when we moved

to our current home

this is an indoor plant

it is a Begonia

and a start off on my great grandmother's

it is approx 20Yrs old

it has struggled the last few years

and i was afraid we would loose it

but it is thriving now!!!

cowboy and i gave this to my grandparents

for Christmas about 32 Yrs ago

there was two of them in a macrame hanger

i made

when "Buba" passed away, i took one and gave my

niece Sares the other one, as she had taken care of them

this Philodendron is another treasure in our home

it belonged to cowboy's mother

this picture was taken about 33 Yrs ago

those two cute little girls are

PONY GIRL and PAINT GIRL!

DUSTY DEVOE & NANA VI

are in the background

this is the plant today

it is about 55Yrs old

hopefully we will be able pass these

treasures on to our girls

one of these days and the

love

will keep on growing!!!

Dusty Devoe

Cowgirlz Inspiration

a miserable heart means a miserable life,

a cheerful heart fills the day with a song.


Proverbs 15:15



Dusty Devoe

In Loving Memory

I'll Fly Away

this beautiful song seems to be a favorite of my

family's

at memorial services...

it is song 15 on my play-list

{ i am having problems setting a song to play }

my cousin Gwen and her husband Kenneth

always play their guitars and sing...

they bring tears to your eyes with their

beautiful harmonious voices...

they live their life for the LORD

Heart and Soul

a few months ago i mentioned we had a family

cemetery in the little town where my dad grew up

it sits up on a hill behind his childhood home

i always knew when it was my time to leave

this earth

this is where i wanted to be buried

it is so peaceful and beautiful here

we lost a very DEAR cousin last fall and

her memorial service was last Saturday

Vicki was 7 years old when i was born

i didn't get to spend time with her growing up

it makes me really sad that i didn't know her...

i always thought she was so beautiful

rest in peace dear cousin

i know we will meet again in HEAVEN

and

we will be little girls

playing and laughing together

some glad morning when this life is o'vr,

I'll fly away;

To a home on God's celestial shore,

I'll fly away.

fly away PRETTY GIRL

Dusty Devoe

Thankful Thursday

i sat at my computer last night and struggled

to come up with anything to post today

it just wasn't happening

UNTIL

i woke up this morning

i have so much to be thankful for

family, friends, my pets, and my health

i love this picture of lily bug

i've always thought it looks like she is praying

this is cowboys grandmother, Elma

this is grandma's bible

you can see is is very worn with love

there is no date in this bible
grandma has a date of 1949 written in it
and a note on the next page that
this bible is about 50 years old
making it at least 100 years old today
AMAZING!

as i glance through the pages i discovered there
are some verses circled
these are listed above on the
front page

there are some beautiful pages

grandma always tucked things away
these dried flowers are still in the bible
she loved her flowers and had a
beautiful yard

As I post today, I am thinking of others
and their difficulties they are going through
I am asking you to pray for these families
as they are facing many heartbreaking issues
in their lives right now


you can go to their web sights

Praying for April Rose
Kayleighs Story
Praying for Stellan

ISAIAH 41:10

Fear thou not; for I am with thee:
be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help
thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the
right hand of my righteousness.

Dusty Devoe

Wordless Wednesday

desertrose & jesse

from jessesdesertrose

Dusty Devoe