Way to go Beta!!!

I am so proud of Scott and our little girl Beta. They had an awesome show last weekend at the ACE Agility Trial in Granby, MA.

Beta took first in the Master Snooker class and got a super Q which means she had the highest score in the class. She was also the fastest!!!

She also took first place in Master jumpers with a blinding speed of 29.6 seconds!!! She was fantastic and her dad did her proud with his fabulous handling.
What a team!!!!!

Thank our Troops

Regardless of how you feel about the war in Iraq I think we can all agree the soldiers are making a huge sacrifice of their time.

I was trolling my favourite blogs this evening and came across LetsSayThanks.com at Chronicles of a Country girl. (Her photos are gorgeous!)
This is especially important to me because my niece Lauren is serving in Iraq right now. Go visit her blog Laurne and say hi. LetsSayThanks.com is a program Xerox created to send Thank You cards created by children to our troops. You just click on the card of your choice choose a message and your card will be sent to a soldier.
This is a great season to let them know we are thinking of them and thanking them for their service.
Go send a card!

Take Care Lauren

My niece Lauren who is in the army is headed out today, overseas. She can't tell us exactly where she is going but we are pretty certain of where she will be.
She is a beautiful, brave woman and I am appreciating her sacrifice so much as she goes off today, away from her "normal" life, and her beloved husband Steve as she goes to protect all of us.

She is proud to go and that makes me admire her all the more. I believe she goes with God's blessing and we will be lifting her in prayer daily.
Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.

8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-

10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;

12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."

If you want to check on her she has a blog of her own Laurne . I don't know how much time she will have to write but I hope we get to hear from her while she is away.

God speed Lauren, we love you.