Anderson Quarter Horses

Anderson Quarter Horses Team roping and barrel horses Our ranch is located in Southeast TX. We raise cattle and train horses; colt starting, barrel horses, and team roping horses.

04/10/2020

Conversations with God: Shelter in the storm. As the thunder began to roll and lightning was striking in the distance, the anxiety began to grow amongst some of the old dogs. They would run to the house and to the barn and then back to the house. The dogs that had a comfortable safe place to go knew exactly where to hide. One dog goes to this tiny box on the porch. Another goes up under the steps. The pups all gathered in the big dog house under the porch. Then the two that had no idea where they wanted to seek shelter continued to roam and quite personally they were getting in the way. They would get under the vehicles as we tried to park them under the barn. They would then get in the stalls where they were not welcomed and quite frankly put themselves in more danger than the rainstorm. Then they would run to where others were resting and cause a chaotic ruckus. They knew they wanted to seek safety and shelter from the storm but they continued to seek it in the wrong places. Does this sound familiar? Do we know where to seek shelter from the storms of life? Do we run to a safe place or do we put our trust in things that bring more harm? Do we drown our problems in alcohol or drugs? Do we run to people for advice instead of bringing our problems to God? Do we go to others and begin to complain and cause ruckus? Do we know who brings salvation during troubled times? Are we like the lost dogs running to or from or are we like the dogs that know where the safe place is? There is shelter from the storms of life and His name is Jesus. He is our refuge and strength. He is our strong tower. Seek him. Find your security in Him. Don’t run to the places of self satisfaction. Don’t run to places that bring more harm to your life. Turn to the place that promises peace in the valley. Turn to the place that promises refuge. Turn to God. Now more than ever is the time to call upon the name of Jesus. Jesus!!!! Call his Name. Jesus!!!! He will rescue you in your times of desperation. Find peace in Him. Be blessed my friend.

02/19/2019

Thank you Manuel Gonzalez for the opportunity to ride a nice filly

11/24/2017

Conversations with God: Thanksgiving then Black Friday. To me, Thanksgiving represents food...then the word feast comes to mind. What is the true meaning of Thanksgiving?, I ask God. He answers in the way only He can. To give thanks and be appreciative and to feel true gratitude is to “feast” upon the things that God has to offer. To feast upon the joy, peace, and security that comes with the relationship that goes into a deeper understanding of purpose. Thanksgiving is much more than a shallow thank you and a small I appreciate you. Thanksgiving is a true feeling of gratitude, a feeling of the truest appreciation, one that makes you want to return the favor or make better decisions because of an act that was done. The cross, God then places a beautiful picture of the cross in my mind. To be truly grateful for the greatest gift of all time is to be appreciative for the sacrifice made that day on the cross. Make better decisions because of the sacrifice. Love people unconditionally because of the sacrifice made that day. Forgive because of the sacrifice. Be thankful because of the sacrifice. And one more thing is to watch out for Black Friday. The crazy day after the great feast. The day of hustle and bustle and spending and racing. Sometimes we celebrate thanksgiving in our daily lives and quickly turn to Black Friday and forget to spend time sitting at the foot of the cross. Remember to celebrate an act of Thanksgiving daily. Bask in the light of the Son and be a blessing to others. Happy Thanksgiving everyday.

11/22/2017

Conversations with God: Waiting with the Master. The morning ritual at the barn begins with feeding everyone and turning them out, then the stall cleaning begins. As I was cleaning, I noticed Baby Boy had stayed back and was just hanging out at the barn. Everyone else was all the way in the back pasture. I walked over to check on him and make sure all was well. I realized he was hanging out because he wanted a snack. He knew that if he waited until all of the big boys were gone, he could get extra yummies. Side note is, his name is Baby Boy but he is a 15.3, 3 year old that gets pushed around by the older horses. He knew that if he stayed with his master, that his alone time would prosper him with treats, alfalfa and extra hay. Smart boy! Of course that is just what he got, all of the extras a boy could eat. I smile as I realize God was painting a beautiful picture in my mind. Alone time with the Master is something we all need. When we take the time to leave back the hustle and bustle of life, the worries and stress, the distractions that life brings, we find the rest and peace that God offers. As I fed my c**t treats and scratched his head while there were no distractions or interruptions, I felt a sense of joy. I believe as we sit with our Master, it brings joy to His heart and the blessings from Heaven fall upon us. I believe as we sit with Him and allow Him to fill us with all of the things of Him, joy, peace, love, fulfillment, happiness, health, healing, we become filled with His presence and we are able to bless others. I encourage you to find the time to sit alone with the Master. Be filled my friend. Be blessed and remember to always be a blessing.

10/05/2017

Conversations with God: Barn Gate. Imagine spending hours of your day cleaning your barn; tidying up the alley, making sure the stalls are s**c and span, sweeping the feed and tack room and raking the alley once more before leaving. Then you walk away for a while and return to the barn only to find that the horses came in and tore up the hay bin and strolled hay from one end of the barn to the next? Alfalfa hay in this particular case! They didn't just walk in and eat the hay. No, they pulled bales down, strung it out, walked over it, messed in it with no regard to the effort, time, or money spent. How dare the horses? Don't they know better than to come in the barn and eat the hay? ....Wait just one minute, how did they get in the barn in the first place? Did those sneaky horses decide to undo the chain and the latch and let themselves in? Or could it be that someone else left the gate opened as they walked out to the arena? Shouldn't the horses know that just because the gate is opened and the temptation of alfalfa lies there that they should not go in and eat of it? No. The answer is no. They don't know that they are not suppose to enter the barn if the gate is opened. Shut the gate. Don't blame the horses for coming into the barn. You left the gate opened. Be responsible. Don't blame others. This paints a picture of our spiritual lives as well as everyday occurrences. When we leave "gates" opened in our lives, we give the devil the opportunity to come in to steal, kill and destroy. It gives him an opportunity to come and take what is not his. We must be mindful and aware that he lurks around the corner waiting for the opportunity. We can spend time cleaning up and doing the right thing but if we don't address the stumbling blocks in our lives, we leave the gate opened. It ranges from unforgivemess, to infidelity, to addiction, to anger, to judgement, to depression, to slothfulness, to hatred, to gossip, and the list goes on. It doesn't matter how hard you work on cleaning that barn and making everything look so neat to the eye, if you walk away and forget to close the gate. And the second fact of this matter is you shouldn't blame others for something that is your responsibility. Our reaction to a situation can set us up to fall into sin. Mistakes are made, accidents happen, life comes at us; we can choose in which way we will handle that situation. Our reaction says a lot about what we hold in our hearts; for what flows from our hearts, our mouths speak. Clean that barn and close that gate. Ask God to help you close the gates that seem too heavy to shut on your own. Ask for God to help you clean your barn and ask Him to help in cleaning your heart so that the goodness may flow from your heart and mouth and you may have the ability to encourage others. Be a blessing my friend. Be blessed.

09/15/2017

Conversations with God: Brokenness. As I was returning to the ranch the other day, I had forgotten something at home and needed to go down the highway to my house. As I came around the curve I noticed a turtle in the road and like always I turn around to save it. Looking from the truck he looked normal and looked as if he just needed assistance to cross. After getting out and looking closer, I noticed he had been hit. I picked him up and realized he was still alive but very crushed and broken. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with a broken, crushed turtle but I wasn't going to leave him. I brought him home and sprayed him with purple spray and made him as comfortable as possible. Does this sound familiar in your life? We meet people or have family members or friends that seem perfectly fine on the outside but as you get to know them and become closer you realize that they are crushed and broken on the inside. This pertains to ourselves and strangers alike. Some carry themselves as if life is ok and all is fine but inside they are broken hearted and lost. What do we do when we come across this situation? Usually our first response when we don't know how to fix the situation is to become mad, resentful and judgmental. As I held that turtle, I was at a lost as to what to do with it. It's a turtle and I could walk away from it but my heart wouldn't let me. How many times do we get frustrated with people and want to walk away? God revealed to me that when we get to the point that we don't know what to do with or about someone, lift them up in prayer. We have a very powerful weapon in this life we live and it's called prayer. Prayer works. It changes hearts. It brings peace and joy. It restores life. It heals. Prayer may be the only tool that will fix the crushed and broken hearted. It's your job to use that tool because when one becomes so crushed on the inside they can't even pray for themselves. Be blessed my friend and always remember that God loves you...even before you knew Him.

09/12/2017

Conversations with God: Broken Snap Have you ever had a bucket with a strap with a broken snap? I'll repeat: a bucket with a strap with a broken snap? Well I have a red one in the back barn and about every other day I must pick it back up and reposition before I feed. Of course, depending on my mood...some days I would grumble about the bucket. And of course, it's not the buckets fault at all; it's the broken snap that causes the inconvenience. The bucket can still do the job it was made to do; the snap on the other hand is the reason its ineffective. The bucket doesn't need to be thrown away or replaced...the snap does. Well here it comes. God reveals to me that this represents people and the sins or problems in their lives. Have you ever heard "hate the sin and not the sinner"? It's the sin or problems in their lives that keep them from being the fully effective individual they were called to be. In the bucket case, I didn't throw the bucket away I replaced the snap. Now we can't go around changing people but we can pray for them. We can now be aware that it's not just who they are but what's going on inside that makes them who they are at that moment. Instead of being offended or bothered by the people we work with, live with, or come in contact with that seem unlikable...take a step back and realize that God does have a purpose for that individual, a snap may be broken somewhere in their life. Take the responsibility to pray for these people. Also take the time to evaluate the snaps in your life. Make sure that you are being the fully effective "bucket" you were intended to be. Be blessed my friend.

09/08/2017

Conversations with God: Fill Up on the Everlasting Round Bale
One day, Jared had put out a new round bale for the horses. After the first day, I realized that the mares were resting peacefully in the sun...much more than they had been in the last week (and it had been sunny and warm). They were not constantly grazing to fill their bellies or standing at the gate waiting for feeding time. I realized that this is like the people that "fill up" on God’s word and fill themselves with His peace and Knowledge...no longer needing to scavenge, “graze", or search for things to fill their souls...they are full of peace and can rest even through the harder times. I see so many people looking and searching for worldly "things" to fill the holes in their spirits when really and truly the only hole filling "stuff" is God. Fill up on the only "round bale" that fills your hungry soul...ask God to pour His peace on your life...You do not receive it unless you speak it...Open your mouth and talk to God...He will reveal Himself once you ask Him to. Be blessed my friend.

08/25/2017

Conversations with God: It's on my Back. Yesterday after feeding my pig, I waked over to get into my car. After I set down and began to drive off, I heard the loudest scratching, buzzing, thumping bumping sound coming from behind me. My mind runs away with the thought that an overgrown horsefly must be caught in my backseat window. Then my mind switched to a fear mode and started to believe it could be a giant wasp ready to sting me. I began to drive faster and roll all of the windows down. The noise subsided and I began to feel at ease once again. My mind still continued to wander whether or not the dangerous loud creature remained close by. All of a sudden I feel something on my back. Wrecking time. I slammed that car in park and jumped from the seat only to find that the large dangerous creature was just a very large leaf that had landed on my back before sitting in the car. Yikes. The lesson God teaches me here is a humbling and eye opening one. He says sometimes the things we blame others for, we are actually carrying on our own backs. The blames and disappointments have nothing else to do with someone else. The fear lives within us and doesn't come from outside measure. At this particular point, my mind ran off with the thought that something was dangerous and out to get me. When in reality the "problem" was not a problem at all. No it was just a little something I was carrying on my back. Something so small that I could have just brushed it off and continued on. Are we carrying something that we could just brush off and continue on without hardship and strife? Sometimes we need to check our "backs" and make sure we are not carrying a burden that can simply be wiped away. Be blessed my friend. Be a blessing.

08/17/2017

Conversations with God: Look Up. On my way back to the house from the barn, I found myself concerned about a few things to the point that it was taking my mind off to a distracting place. I felt overwhelmed with a moment of sadness. Then I look up to the clouds and the sight I see is a reminder that He loves me and He reveals Himself when I need Him most. I look up and see the beautiful white puffy clouds shaped into what seemed to be all kinds of beautiful creatures. The amazing thing was all of the clouds were in a vertical shape pointing and leaning a bit towards the sun. They seemed to be looking up to the Heaven and praising God. It was as if they all had faces of excited and expectancy. This was not just one or two clouds in this position. The entire sky was filled with these clouds only. There was not a stray cloud in sight. I hear a song about praise come on over the radio and I then hear Gods voice speak so clearly. Praise me at all times. Praise me in the good and in the bad and in the in between. Praise me. When you praise me you take the focus off of your world and back on Me. I will say that this small moment changed my outlook on my entire day. Our focus matters. I encourage you to exchange worry with praise, sadness with praise, anger with praise, resentment with praise and the list goes on. Whatever that you may be feeling, whatever may be withholding joy and peace from you, exchange it with praise. It seemed as if the only music that played for the next hour was a song about praise. Sing praises. Sing praises. God loves me. God loves you. Focus on that today. Do not allow the worries of the world to steal your focus. Be blessed my friend. A heart of worship cleans the filter of life.

07/30/2017

Conversations with God: And Sometimes
Have you ever ridden a horse and get to a point that you feel like you are not making any progress? The point to giving up? The point that you wish someone else would take over? The point of quitting? I remember times over the past several years that I have asked my husband to get on a c**t and work on the things that I felt I could no longer accomplish. There were times that he would ask me to ride one of his horses and work on the things he couldn’t achieve. There were times that I no longer wanted to ask for help and I wanted to give up and quit. I realized today that there are times in our lives that we get to a point where we want to give up. That point where things seem pointless. The times that we can’t pray for ourselves. The point that we feel hopeless and helpless. The point that we are so weak that we want to give up on our marriages, our responsibilities, and some reach the point of giving up on life. That is when we must be the person that steps up and lifts the others up in prayer. When we must help others accomplish their missions. We must encourage others to finish their race set before them. We must stand in the gaps until they regain their strength. And sometimes we are the ones that need the help. We need others to stand for us. Its ok for my husband to work on my c**t and get him past the point that I could not reach. Its ok for me to ask for his assistance in achieving my goal. Its ok for him to ask me for help. We as Christians need to do the same for each other. We must humble ourselves to ask for help when we are hopeless and helpless and feel as if we are drowning. And as Christians we must be willing to do the same for others. It is our responsibility to use the privilege of prayer to lift up our brothers and sisters in their times of need. Reach up or reach out, be encouraged or be the encourager, be lifted or be the lifter, be the blessed or be the blessing. God encouraged me today to continue to reach out to those that feel like the storms of life are taking them under. He also reminded me that asking for help is ok too.

07/28/2017

Conversations with God: Buried not lost. Growing up at our house, we had pets of every kind. Well things haven't changed in the Anderson household. The newest addition to our zoo is Abbey and Austin, 2 baby turtles. They were living in a small plastic box so I decided to expand their home place and build them a turtle oasis. As they are locked in the "zoo room" and the door stays closed I decided it was unnecessary to put a top on their new home. After returning home from work last week I had discovered that the door to the room was left opened and the cats had playtime in the turtle oasis. Both turtles were missing. After hours of combing the room and then roaming through the house, only Austin was found. I was so upset that we could only find one turtle. So, we of course blamed the cats and wondered why the door was left opened and continued to look for several days until it seemed all hope was gone. 6 days had passed and My human Abbey wanted to show a friend her turtle Austin and the friend says I just saw both of your turtles. Abbey said, "no turtle Abbey was eaten by the cat." Her friend replies "no it didn't she was buried in the sand." Buried in the sand. This story is just another reminder that our faith, our love, our joy, our peace, our strength, our hope...doesn't necessarily die or gets lost, it gets buried in life's dirt. We search high and low in places outside ourselves and blame others for the results when really and truly the answer lies within. The faith, love, peace, joy, hope, strength...it's all within ourselves...in our relationship with Jesus...it just gets buried in life's messes. Discover, recover. Satan comes to steal kill and destroy but Jesus comes to give you life and life more abundantly... receive it today. Be blessed.

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