b'Running the RaceBLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTEDBy Betsy Lemairehowfastdouwannab@gmail.com, facebook.com/betsy.lemairenunn, instagram.com/betslemaire,Lemaire Barrel Horses: youtube.com/user/howfastdouwannab B loom where you are plantedthe cup half empty that cannot be good or as my dad, who is something I have said forreally was quite the pessimist, used to say, "Betsy I am a years and years. What doesrealist!" To which I would always laugh because no he was not. this really mean? Does it apply to where you live? Does itHe did grow up in the Great Depression and was sometimes apply to flowers? I mean yes of course it does but just howwaiting for the other shoe to drop. I feel like I became ultra-does it apply to our everyday life. Does it affect what comespositive and always wanted to prove him wrong. I have always out of our hearts and our mouths and is then transferred seen the good to a fault but I do believe we have to bloom into action? where we are planted. Now, does this mean you need to stay in an abusive relationship? No, that\'s not what I mean. Does I cannot help but think about a friend that I have had for yearsthis mean that you need to keep that horse that rears all over who thought the glass was always half empty. They complainedthe place to the point you may get hurt? No, that\'s not what daily. Their spouse bummed them out. Their kids bummedI am saying either. We need to use common sense (or as my them out. Their horses weren\'t good enough. Their rig buggeddad used to say, Betsy, use your head for something other them. Their house wasn\'t nice enough, therefore, they alwaysthan a hat rack). We need to assess the situation and question wanted to relocate thus they moved their family all over theif we are the type of person who always thinks that someone countryside thinking that the grass was greener in some otherelse has it better than we do. Are we jealous of others or can town or state. Things were just never good enough. we just put our heads down and make something happen right where we are? Can we put work into our marriage and I believe that if you have a thankful heart you can always findwill our spouse do the same? Because one person cannot do the good in things even when times are hard. Don\'t get meit all. that\'s just not going to work. Do we have the tools that wrong, sometimes whatever the decision you make, by golly,we need or do we need to get some help? Can we put some it\'s going to be hard. Maybe you decide to stay in that hardmore work into this horse and do we have the tools to get him marriage. You try to be gracious, kind, forgiving, and lovingwhere we want him? Or do we need help and if we get it, is to make things work because you see the good in that personthis horse worth our time? Does he have the heart and what even when they have thrown you a few curve balls. You forgiveit takes to make him a good one? Hence the same questions and move forward. Hence, you bloom where you are planted.apply to the spouse, is he Let\'s say you keep that horse that is completely wearing youworthy of the fight in a sense? out. You know he has so much try and is such an athlete but isWill he come to the party? so full of himself that you would almost rather throw rocks at him or pony him than ride him. Every dang day you suck it upThis for me is where lots of and put in the effort. You choose to work on him and bloomprayer comes into play. Lord, where you are planted instead of selling him and starting freshhelp us to knowdo we with a new horse. You know exactly what he is. Youve put abloom where we are planted pile of work and time into him and if you get on another youor do we move forward in will have to do the same thing. It\'s kind of like a marriage. Isanother positive fashion? the one you have (meaning your horse, not your spouse) oneUltimately the choice is you need to get rid of, or is he still worth working on? Let\'salways ours. It\'s neverwith yousay you live in a town and you love the people but you can\'tanyone else\'s move to makewhereverseem to find that perfect church. Do you move or do you sitwhether it\'s a job, a home, tight and becomea relationship move, or thatyou goa part of a body ofhorse that you just really dig believers becauseand others can\'t see what the they love Jesusheck you see in him. That\'s and so do you?absolutely okay because in Do you let thethe end, you are the one thatDOWNLOAD THELord work onhas to decide to bloom whereFREE things throughyou are planted. No one else you and in youcan do that for you. or do you just May the Lord keep you 96.3 REAL sit home?These are alland bless you in the palmCOUNTRY of His hand. And as always, hard decisionskeep swinging friends, APPbut be realistic.and do your best to bloom If you arewhere you are planted!always seeingLove you all. LEMAIRE BARREL RACING & PET CAREBarrel Horse TrainingPet SittingDaily Chores928-231-6184howfastdouwannab@gmail.com ARIZONAREALCOUNTRY.COMArizonaRealCountry.com November 2023 31'