I Grabbed Ahold Of All My Dreams And Off We Flew...

Dreams, aspirations, desires, not all bad, everyone has them. Tonight I had the pleasure of taking the back seat at study and let my co-leader take the reins and he opened with asking each of us what we could be if we could be anything or go anywhere and why. When it came my turn I had several to answer with so I chose two of the big ones: I want to be a dorm parent at French Camp Academy some day, and I would love to be involved with Christian Veterinary Missions in some form. But there are so many other dreams I have, the smaller ones that influence my daily interactions with people, that I need to take into account as well.

As a study group we have been going over the "7 Deadly Sins" and this week was on lust. As a group we defined lust as: "An overmastering desire that puts the object of desire above God with disregard to the consequences." We didn't discuss lust as simply sexual lust, but also lust for possessions and status. So, back to how my answers to the opening question tie into it all. I have some great aspirations, are they lusts? Those aspirations aren't overmastering, just things I would like to do someday. BUT, I do have to admit I have lusts. Right now I'm lusting for a truck, it has been overpowering for sure! Every single night I have spent hours scouring ads, 2+ nights a week I have been at dealerships talking to pushy salespeople, and so far it's been all for nothing. On one hand, a vehicle is a genuine need with the weather getting cold, on another, it has become an overpowering thing in the past few weeks. Something else a friend posed to me when I was having a rough time of it this past week was this: "Are you missing your ex, or missing having a boyfriend?". That one hit home pretty hard. I have always dreamed of being married and being special to someone and having a man to love, and I have to admit it has made itself a lustful desire in my life. The want to be wanted, and the want for the status of being someone's girl. Are either of these thoughts or dreams bad in and of themselves? No. God created us to want relationships, the desire to be with a man was put there by Him, but when it becomes a distraction to my relationship with God it has become a lustful idol.

These small dreams have pulled me away from my relationship with God. Instead of being a part of God's plan and letting them happen as He wishes, I have tried to put my hand in and focus on them so intensely that I haven't been diligent in my devotions, I have been so caught up in needing finances for a car that I haven't tithed regularly. I have allowed and even promoted these roadblocks in my relationship with God.

Am I a hopeless case? No. Thanks to God's grace I can right what I have been doing wrong. Thanks to His forgiveness I can work towards being a "living and holy sacrifice" even when I do allow things to get in the way, He will still be there when I come back, even though there are consequences.

A friend of mine wrote this song when we were apprentices together, and it has always been one of my favorites. It's about hanging onto our dreams when they pull us away from God. Through tear filled eyes I listened to this song and finally let go tonight. You can listen to the audio version here, the title is "The Balloon Song" by Rachel Mozeika

I grabbed a hold of all my dreams and off we flew,

When my feet they left the ground and I didn’t realize I was leaving you.

Farther and farther, higher and higher

These arms of mine are getting tired

Your gravity is pulling me back to You.

But I think it’s time to let go

Of everything I’ve ever known

Oh the climbs just getting harder

I know that this is gonna hurt

But it’s gonna be much worse

If I hold on much longer

It’s something that was so in vain

Something that I thought I needed

Turned out to be so small

It’s all my fault I’ve drifted so far away from You

I think it’s time to let go,

Time to let go

Of this balloon

It was my choice whether or not to grab ahold of it,

And as I look back down it's beginning to be something I regret,

 Farther and farther, higher and higher,

Your gravity keeps pulling me back to You

But I think it’s time to let go

Of everything I’ve ever known

Oh the climbs just getting harder

I know that this is gonna hurt

But it’s gonna be much worse

If I hold on much longer

It’s something that was so in vain

Something that I thought I needed

Turned out to be so small

It’s all my fault I’ve drifted so far away from You

I think it’s time to let go,

Time to let go

Of this balloon

It comes in all shapes and colors

And some people choose to hold on longer than others

But sometimes all our dreams aren’t always the best for us

And who we really need to cling to is Jesus

Oh I think it’s time to let go

Of everything I’ve ever known

Oh the climbs just getting harder

I know that this is gonna hurt

But it’s gonna be much worse

 If I hold on much longer

It’s something that was so in vain

Something that I thought I needed

Turned out to be so small

It’s all my fault I’ve drifted so far away from You

I think it’s time to let go,

I just let go,

Of this balloon

I Said I'm Waiting For Dawn...

Waiting for my emotions to change. Waiting to feel better inside. Waiting to feel safe and whole again. I heard this song tonight and it has had my head and heart running around in circles. My heart feels homeless, like it can't find anywhere to just rest. But have I even been looking for a place, or to busy trying to ignore the need for that rest and abiding? Have I been so overly active and busy in some things that I have been slothful and neglectful in others?

The last phrase of lyrics sounds a lot like me right now. Every now and then I see you dreaming, Every now and then I see you cry, Every now and then I see you reaching, Reaching for the other side. Some of my best friends have seen the mood swings, the sometimes instant change in me. I'll have a small dream here or there, but something as simple as one comment from someone will crush me. Somewhere I lost my tough skin and soft heart, instead I feel like I have a thin skin and a hard heart for others in its place, and I hate it. In my inability to handle my own emotions and abide in God's rest I have become calloused to those that my heart should be soft towards. It is hard to admit but it's true.

God says all I need to do is come, that His yoke is easy and burden is light, that He is my fortress and my stronghold, I know it all in my head, but in my heart I still struggle to simply admit that I can't do it alone. Dawn will come, but only if I open my eyes to see the light.

What are you waiting for, the day is gone?
I said I'm waiting for dawn
What are you aiming for out here alone?
I said I'm aiming for home

Holding on
Holding on

With red eyes what are you looking for?
With red eyes, red eyes

All of my days are spent within this skin
Within this cage that I'm in
Nowhere feels safe to me, nowhere feels home
Even in crowds I'm alone

Holding on
Holding on

Every now and then I see you dreaming
Every now and then I see you cry
Every now and then I see you reaching
Reaching for the other side
What are you waiting for?

Startin' With Me...

   Security, or insecurity, faith or fear, fulfilled or lonely, at peace or miserable, comforted or bitter... the extremes of my life as of late. The source of my stability can't be the people around me, they fail, can't be my circumstances, they change, can't be myself, because I am nowhere near perfect!

   I make decisions based on faith, initially have a peace about them, but yet find myself doubting those decisions later. I put my expectations in people, in circumstances being just how I planned out in my head, and find myself angry and torn apart inside.

   This past week and a half have been the hardest for me in a long time. I feel like I have been functioning on just above empty. Like there is nothing left to give to anybody, or anything. Today I worked a 12 hour day, I got home and all I wanted to do was take a shower and pass out in bed, yet my head is spinning a million miles an hour. It hasn't taken much to put me in tears the past couple of weeks either. Little things like songs on the radio, going certain places, or the date on the calendar have pushed me to the brink.

   In church we have been doing on a new series called "How To Be Alone And Miserable For The Rest Of Your Life" and it's been on different things that cause us to be without relationship. The first week was on bitterness, last week was selfishness, yesterday was on the power of our words. All 3 have hit home in hard ways and dredged up things that I wish I could go back and change. Am I supposed to let them go? Or am I supposed to go back and try to fix them?

   The only way to fix anything is to change myself first, and it has to be from the inside out. It has to be a God motivated heart change, nothing else will stick.

 If I had a dime
For half the things I did
That didn’t make no sense at all
I’d be living a little higher on the hog
If only I’d of known
That later on down the road
I’d look back and not like what I see
I’d of changed a lot of things
Startin’ with me

All Creatures Of Our God and King...

A rainbow I saw from my backyard

Sunrises, the stars on a clear night, thunderstorms, rainbows, snowflakes, birds, foals, eyes... just a few of the things that put me in awe of the One who created them. As we transition to fall, and will soon have snow in the mountains here in UT, I am continually reminded of God's hand in the world around me. Driving to work this past week we had a glorious rainbow, we haven't had one all summer due to the drought, and just seeing it as I drove brought tears to my eyes as I heard in my heart "I have it all under control". He speaks through everything around me, be it my niece's giggles and curiosity, or the amazing way he created the horses that I treat and work with on a daily basis, or the sky that He paints in majestic colors every morning and every night, He is always there.

Recently I have been seeing reminders of how powerful, and yet how loving, He is to me. His amazing power in a thunderstorm, His knowledge and care in how He created every living thing to be just so, His compassion in a rainbow, His faithfulness in the sunrise every morning. When I'm attentive to things He created I hear His voice like He is speaking directly to me. David got it right when he said "The heavens declare the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge." (Psalms 19:1-3) If I simply listen in my heart to what I can see with my eyes then my reverence and awe and worship of the God that created them would be more from my heart.

I Love Jesus, Does He Know?

 Yesterday my mom shared a blog with me by the title of Grace For The Road. The particular post was "I don't Wait Anymore", I want to share pieces of that post with you as well as some of my own thoughts.

When I turned 16 my parents presented me with my purity ring, and I wear it to this day, but after reading this blog it really has me questioning the motives behind wearing it.

There are a lot of girls out there who don’t know who God is anymore – the God of their youth group years just isn’t working out. Back then, that God said to wait for sex until they are married, until He brings the right man along for a husband. They signed a card and put it on the altar and pledged to wait. And waited and waited and waited. Some of them have prayed their whole lives for a husband, and he hasn’t shown up. They’ve heard the advice to “be the woman God made you to be, focus on that, and then the husband will come.” They’ve read “Lady in Waiting,” gotten super involved in church and honed their domestic skills. And they still wait.

So many young women these days are hounded with the saying "true love waits", and I'm not slamming their campaign or saying that sex before marriage is ok, but they are waiting for God to fulfill some sort of deal. That if they follow Him then He will automatically give them a man so they can give everything to that man. I myself have been in that place with God, doing what I think He wants me to do so He will bring me the man of my dreams. When things didn't go as I planned I got mad at God, repeatedly. Several times I made major life decisions based on what was happening in that man's life, because I was living in a state of waiting. Waiting, thinking that if I did everything just right then I would have him.

Unlike the author of the post I still wear my ring. I'm not going to live my life like I am waiting for a man to appear so my life can begin anymore, I'm not going to love Jesus on the condition that He brings a man into my life, instead my ring will be a reminder to just simply love Jesus. The purity should be a side effect of my love for Him, not the central focus.

Katlin, or Katie as most people call me, means "pure in heart". The verse quoted most in relation to my name is "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.". It makes more sense now that I think about it in light of the article. In order to be truly pure in heart I must be pursuing God out of a deep love for Him, and that love and relationship with Him will produce the drive and desire for a pure heart. And someday, when God decides that the time is right, a man will join me in my pursuit of Him. But I'm not waiting any longer.

There's Something About A Woman...

So, this whole being single again thing has had me thinking a lot lately about what it means to be a woman, and especially what it means to be a woman worth wanting, and a woman who can be a support to her man.

The most extensive passage on being a woman of virtue and a woman who is a blessing not only to her man but to her family is Proverbs 31. This woman is described as being trusted by her husband, she works with her hands, feeds her family and maidens, she clothes her family and has the financial smarts to buy a field and plant a vineyard, she is strong and serves the needy, and knowledge and wisdom are on her lips. When I first read this passage it leaves me feeling a little unqualified and overwhelmed, but the passage doesn't just give a lengthy "to-do" list, there are also rewards sprinkled among the verses. She does not fear for her family because they are provided for, she will be known as a woman who fears the Lord, her husband is known in the gates, her husband trusts in her, she may be hard to find but that makes her worth far more than jewels. When first viewed as a whole the idea of even possibly being that woman appears daunting, kind of like first getting the syllabus for school at the beginning of a semester, but after stepping back and looking at the individual pieces it really isn't all that hard. Each "task" or "characteristic" simply takes daily dedication, a little bit of time each day and it isn't so hard. The best daily picture for me is my housecleaning, I tend to let it pile up until the weekends because my days are so long at work right now, but then on Saturday it is like this huge task I have to take on and it looks impossible. If I simply did a little bit here and there every day when Saturday came around there might just be one or two things left to do and then I could enjoy my day.

What place a woman should hold in society has been controversial, and will continue to be, but in whatever "status" God has placed a woman she still wields immense power through how she influences the men in her life. If you listen to country music for any length of time you'll here songs about moms, wives, girlfriends, and how they swayed the men around them. The question is, do I want to be the wife that empowers her man, or the woman who drives her man to want to live on the corner of the rooftop?

"There's somethin about a woman that makes a man a man"

We Are Family...

• • So, every family has their share of goofy moments, goofy talks, and craziness. Tonight I was feeling more than a little stressed after the day's happenings, and I got home and logged on my computer to find my extended family in quite the crazy talk that all ensued from one of my cousins putting up a facebook status about going Vegan. It is a little long, but if you are looking for a laugh you might find it quite enjoyable :) I know I certainly did!

     

     

    Mylissa Abraham Horrocks What?!?! Who went vegan, Kelly? Grace?! That's amazing :)

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    Nicole Guider It was micki wasn't it lol

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    Al Llamas Micki would never give up meat... when she gets a wedding invite she checks chicken, fish, and steak. Then writes in yes please.

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    Caroline Morris I can't cook for that. She's going to have to bring her own food for thanksgiving. How is she going to eat cake or pie?! How does one even make vegan cake????!

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    Mylissa Abraham Horrocks applesauce, dude :) don't you guys remember the tofurkey from years past? :)

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    Joe Abraham In that case, more meat for me!

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    Thom Abraham ‎Al Llamas was trying to get her to eat horse meat! Didn't appreciate the beauty of these animals in my yard:)!

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    Mylissa Abraham Horrocks ‎Al Llamas, you can not eat the horse I'm bringing up there. I'll kill you.

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    Caroline Morris Applesauce replaces butter and eggs? Forget the cake. I'll just give her some applesauce and we'll call it a day.

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    Mylissa Abraham Horrocks ‎Caroline Morris yes. and copious amounts of oil, instead of butter. Completely disgusting. Not entirely sure its healthier.

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    Joe Abraham Mmm Slim Jims...

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    Caroline Morris I understand the no meat thing, and less/alternative dairy but if we are talking about Kelly (are we?), that girl loves frosting. Buttercream, I'm pretty sure....

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    Ashley Lynn Abraham babe! ur eating ur slims I got u! haha! I live meat too much to ever consider being vegan! In fact I just love food too much to be picky!

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    Joe Abraham So Kelly is going 100% breast milk?

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    Al Llamas In my country the finest meats come from the loins of the caballo. It is the burro that is sacred.

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    Ashley Lynn Abraham Is it Kelly or Grace? I thought Kelly was vegan already...

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    Joe Abraham Ponch, my meat is sacred in my country too!

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    Thom Abraham Grace loves her some steak! That country girl will never go vegan or vegetation or any of that stuff...were does the protein come from?

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    Thom Abraham Man cannot live on Vienna sausage alone, Joe! Sell anything yet?

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    Al Llamas I read this and it turned me into an equestriaterian. It will change your outlook. http://theoatmeal.com/story/eat_horses

    

    Why we should be eating horses instead of riding them - The Oatmeal

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    Joe Abraham Thinking about selling horse burgers for a living...

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    Thom Abraham Quoting Kristin Llamas, "You cannot eat them, they are a mode of transportation!" The artist formally known as Kristin Abraham has spoken...

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    Thom Abraham The kinder, gentler Thom will just let that go, Joe...Hopefully Al Llamas will not!

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    Clayton S Joyner Ok guys, jokes aside. Kelly is trying to make a healthy change not a political statement. Please try to be supportive, I promise, that she is not trying to push her choice on anyone else.

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    Joe Abraham Apparently there is a market... Equestra-Burgers: Made from the horses too slow to run away!

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    Mary Abraham Not to worry! We have all traveled down that road before. Thanksgiving at Mark & Myssi's we had spanakopeta. Probably miss-pelt. You go Kelly.

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    Kristin Llamas This family is out of control ;) but no one has mentioned that 1/2 the family eats only potatoes, corn and maybe some cheesy broccoli as their "vegetables." Not to mention the mushroom, shrimp and onion issues...oh yeah, and mix in diabetes and Dad's "allergy" to water. Haha...just try cooking for that hot mess!

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    Thom Abraham I love water! Will my sugar free mixers in there, of course...

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    Joe Abraham I would like to point out that I am no longer allergic to vegetables- but still refuse to eat fungus. Unfortunately, all I needed was MORE things I was willing to eat. #ImFat

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    Thom Abraham Joe and I have come to the conclusion that the best meal ever invented is the Wendy's Baconator...you don't even have to ask them to hold the lettuce and tomato, and large size it to wash it all down...Diet Coke, of course...too many calories in regular!

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    Caroline Morris Clay- we are just joking. I could care less what she does/does not eat, and she knows I love her either way. Joe- as I would not try and force meat on Kelly, I would also not try and force fungus on you. Thom- gross. You should consider a no fast food diet. Just a suggestion.

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    Thom Abraham Caroline, you are right...I enjoy my own grill cooked baconator any way...a Bubba Burger Baconator...on a DiPaolo bakery Roll, if I could find one! (That reference is only for those of you who are old enough to remember Rochester...) BTW, down to 258...from 287 a year ago...looking for another push to the 230 range!

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    Al Llamas This is getting way out of hand. I for one am deeply hurt that no one in this family takes me or Kelly's dietary choices seriously. Jim is right Joe Abraham I will not let your comment about selling go... I propose an equestra-burger food truck. We can call it... wait for it... Hoof in Mouth! What's that sound you say? Oh that's just the sound of me and Joe printing money y'all. But seriously guys what is this 1950? Why all the dietary discrimination? When will we be judged not by what we eat, but what we don't eat? I wish what we ate could make some kind of political statement... a day that eating a chick-en sandwich meant something for once! Oh wait. #ImFatTooJoeSoDontFeelBadWeCanBeFatTogether

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    Thom Abraham ‎"Hoof in Mouth"? As a great man once said, "I don't care who you are, that's just plain funny!"...if you don't know, don't ask...

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    Thom Abraham WHO THE HELL IS JIM!

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    Joe Abraham Working on "Hoof in Mouth" marketing campaign...

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    Al Llamas I already have our slogan: Haaay is for Horses... Horses is for delicious!

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    Thom Abraham Are those grill marks....OR WHIP MARKS!

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    Thom Abraham Why am I encouraging this? Gonna open with it for the show today...don't like anything else I've got...

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    Al Llamas The Jim Abraham Show brought to you by Equestra-Burgers.

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    Thom Abraham How did we get here from Kelly Abraham Joyner's vegan-ess? Clayton S Joyner can't be happy about it:)!

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    Joe Abraham Hoof in Mouth burgers now makes VEGAN BURGERS! Coming to a refrigerated truck near you!

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    Kristin Llamas Amazing...Dad is throwing out his entire run-down due to a comment about Kelly going vegan. This thread illustrates the direction of communication in every family discussion....wait no, Dad will get a call from Joseph Anthony Abraham saying "I just heard that Poncho ate Mylissa Abraham Horrocks horse!" Then it will be official. Love you all ;)

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    Ashley Lynn Abraham ‎Joe Abraham! Are u working...or barely working!

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    Ashley Lynn Abraham I have to admit though....I like the logo...and the slogan! it's catchy!

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    Ashley Lynn Abraham https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/TmsC7MbAV2K6LQx8jvvMphya3I0x1O3yAqYn9eIua3lfp0MZDD4yHZf-6rd7s2SHVtgn83xfC1KI9S-gmd9-B-tD4S7e4woQ4mO3TP2l5THeBgGKf7g

    

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    Mylissa Abraham Horrocks This is hysterical. I for one am in complete support of kelly's dietary choices. Anyone who cares to educate themselves on Kelly's choice should watch 'forks over knives'. It will scare the crap outta you, of which you will have none because you will no longer be eating meat. Horse or otherwise.

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    Thom Abraham Nobody is eating any horses here! Got 12 minutes out of this bit, though...Ashley Lynn Abraham, Joe Abraham did get some good things done today. Kristin Llamas, I thought it was "Kristen"? Joseph Anthony Abraham does not read this anymore, Mary Abraham hid his computer. Mylissa Abraham Horrocks horse is too big for Al Llamas to eat, and where is Suzy Marie Abraham Goers or Katie Lee Goers on this disgusting topic?

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    Joe Abraham At Hoof in Mouth, we don't use "Pink Slime" - we use 99% pure Illinois equestrian. Low in fat and high in protein, you wont have to take horse steroids anymore! On November 18, 2011, the ban on the slaughter of horses for meat was lifted as part of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2012.

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    Al Llamas In my country if you fight a caballo with your bare hands and win... to the victorious one goes the spoils. My uncle always said... give a man a horse, and he can plow a whole field in a day. Teach a man that horses are delicioso... you don't have to plow the field and you feed a man for at least 6 to 8 months give or take, depending on the size of the caballo in question.

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    Al Llamas As you can tell my uncle was very wordy.

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    Caroline Morris Kris- this stream is further proof that the most useless news gets the most attention:) hey, at least it's been a family affair.

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    Kristin Llamas Yes, father...I was raised as "Kristen" all to discover at 16 (while getting my driver's license) that my birth certificate actually read "Kristin." 7 kids later, you realize that you've been misspelling the name of your #2. Proud parenting moment I'm sure ;)

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    Kristin Llamas Right, Caroline Morris?! Pretty sure that you, Dominique Rose Abraham and Michael Christo could diagnose this family from this one discussion alone ;) Diagnoses=Clinically dysfunctional

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    Caroline Morris And apparently wants to try horse meat?!

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    Kristin Llamas HORSES ARE FOR TRANSPORTATION! haha!

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    Kristin Llamas ‎....and barely works...

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    Grace Abraham Idk why people think we're making fun of Kelly... She's our family. Even if we were we have the right to do that due to the fact that she is our flesh and blood....

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    Caroline Morris I actually think we are all just poking fun at each other. Nothing for anyone to get uptight about. Except maybe the horses....

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    Al Llamas Guess the secret ingredient in the stuffing this year isn't such a secret anymore.

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    Thom Abraham Alas, the horses were very frisky tonight...running around, totally blissful...I think they are vegans?

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    Joe Abraham Horses aren't vegans, they are dinner...

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    Kelly Abraham Joyner So I was just made aware of this amazing conversation between my family members and I have three things to say. 1. Why don't we have our own TV show, I was laughing so hard I was crying. 2. I am not huge on the frosting, that is Kristin ;) and 3. I am going to bring some food to Thanksgiving this year that is so healthy and delicious you will pee in your pants (horse meat free.)

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    Thom Abraham Hey, Kelly Abraham Joyner...so with you being a virgin and all, how did you have those 2 girls? Sure your names not Mary?

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    Mylissa Abraham Horrocks YES Kelly Abraham Joyner!!! I will eat tofurkey with you!!! Wait till you have mark's brussels sprouts. They are amazing. All kidding aside, we were vegan for like 2 weeks about a month ago :) we pulled back, since the kids were mutiny bound, but we have DEFINITELY decreased our meat consumption and upped the veggies, esp with Margaret's diagnosis. Anyway - more power to you!

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    Katie Lee Goers oh my goodness... thanks to Uncle Thom's comment I was made aware of this and I agree with Kelly, y'all need your own tv show! I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe. As for horse meat, it is a delicacy in some foreign countries... just don't tell the little horseman/horsewomen in the family that yet

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    Mylissa Abraham Horrocks And I vote that we all sit on Thom Abraham and shove brussels sprouts down the gullet

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    Mylissa Abraham Horrocks ‎Mark Horrocks ate horse in honduras. No lie.

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    Caroline Morris You will all be happy to know there was absolutely no meat in my diet today. Although I can't say no to cheese...

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    Al Llamas I have some things to get off my chest too. Who says Alas anymore? What are you a pirate in the 1700's? Also did anyone notice that someone misspelled the word misspelled am I the only one who finds irony in that? Thank you Katie, Mylissa Abraham Horrocks and Mark Horrocks for validating my life choice.

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    Kristin Llamas Wait a minute! The entire purpose of the original post was to point out that ALL family meals should take place at a restaurant...yet there is still talk of cooking and bringing food at Thanksgiving. The internet is full of TROLLS!!

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    Katie Lee Goers ‎Joe Abraham does have quite the marketing strategy figured out, I'm impressed! lol... but I do believe the slaughter of horses for human consumption is still illegal in the united states

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    Katie Lee Goers speaking of Thanksgiving... if I can swing it I might crash y'all's party next year... I have a conference I have to go to in Nashville the first week of December anyways

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    Katie Lee Goers haha! nice lol... but he isn't the one I would want to eat! My boss was on the one I would have been more than happy to kill and piece out myself!

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    Kristin Llamas Totally just deleted that comment...in realizing he was no longer around...didn't want it to be in bad taste (ugh, honestly no pun intended....hoof in my mouth!)

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    Katie Lee Goers lol, it's all fine... no insult at all... it's been a couple of years

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    Katie Lee Goers I would have gladly barbecued his buddy that busted my face up though! and there are several at the barn right now I would gladly donate to the cause, and I can't get fired because my last day working there is Friday anyways! who's hungry?

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    Al Llamas Awesome! Hear that Joe Abraham? We have a supplier now. This is just like Breaking Bad now. I call Walt. Joe you can be Jesse... yo.

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    Katie Lee Goers now, how to keep this whole set up under wraps so we don't end up in prison... hmmmmmm... black market horse meat is a dangerous business

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    Al Llamas Please... me and Joe Abraham have watched so much Breaking Bad and Dexter we know exactly what to do. First step... post it all over Facebook so no one suspects a thing.

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    Kristin Llamas Does this mean I have to start running a car wash? I don't think the art business is capable of laundering all that horse-meat money...

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    Katie Lee Goers hmmmm yeah, running that much money through art would be a little suspicious for sure

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    Mylissa Abraham Horrocks ‎Al Llamas you are making my day right now. and we ALREADY have our own show.

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    Kelly Abraham Joyner Gross guys.

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    Katie Lee Goers eh, not really... I mean we eat cows, and they are much filthier than horses in most ways... they throw up their food so they can chew it and swallow it again for pete's sake! horses don't do that

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    Mark Horrocks I don't even know where to begin. Even though I married in...can we have a theme song for our show?

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    Thom Abraham Amazingly and deliciously gross!

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    Joe Abraham Is like everyone on facebook right now yo? Al Llamas, do you have a hacksaw I can borrow?

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    Thom Abraham ‎Katie Lee Goers you are just feeding into the "Hoof in Mouth" guys! Do not encourage them! Alas....

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    Thom Abraham ‎Al Llamas if this doesn't stop, thanksgiving is going to turn into a Gala!

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    Katie Lee Goers I couldn't help it! I have had many a day where some of the horses I work with are just begging to be dinner

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    Joe Abraham BTW, we will be merchandising the "Hoof in Mouth" brand, t-shirts soon to come at loveallyn.com

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    Kristin Llamas Oh no Mark Horrocks! Now I will lose Al Llamas for the night as he writes a jingle! BABE....stay with me, here!!!

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    Katie Lee Goers oh gosh lol... the whole family will need one for sure... then we'll really need a tv show!

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    Thom Abraham I am trying to work, but the FB is going off, and Mom is nest to me reading all of this on her phone...right next t me. I can't @Allyn her, but she won't accept my friend request...

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    Joe Abraham Yeah, a TV show would help get out the word about "Hoof in Mouth" yo!

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    Joe Abraham ‎Allyn Abraham doesn't wanna be your friend? Thats sad...

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    Kristin Llamas Awesome....episode one: Dad can't even get mom to accept his friend request!

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    Clayton S Joyner LOL is everyone all on Facebook at the same time right now?

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    Katie Lee Goers I think so... must be the evening family reunion lol

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    Clayton S Joyner Anyone else Shocked that Dominique Rose Abraham hasn't made a single comment?

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    Kristin Llamas She's probably boycotting facebook again...you know, she does that every couple weeks to make a political statement.

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    Thom Abraham ‎@Mom says she's my wife not my friend...

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    Thom Abraham ‎Katie Lee Goers is offering to send horses here for slaughter...I brought her into this to shame you all, and she wants to send meat!

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    Katie Lee Goers oops lol... I guess you should have informed me of my purpose before I said anything lol

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    Joe Abraham I have to go, I have too much work to do. I am running the largest horse meat distributer in North America. I don't have time for all this talk. I'll send you guys a stallion for Thanksgiving...

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    Al Llamas ‎Mark Horrocks you can be our taste tester since you now have the taste for horse in your blood from your trip to Honduras. Do do da da da... It's nutritious and delicious. It's a party in your face. Well giddy on up and have a little taste... a family from the north but now they've gone down south... put a Hoof in your Mouuuth! Yeah! ©

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    Kristin Llamas way to throw the copyright in there Al Llamas

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    Katie Lee Goers ok Al, I was laughing before, but now I'm laughing so hard I'm crying lol. what tune is that to? it seems like it should be a goofy western something or other

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    Joe Abraham and ™

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    Kristin Llamas oh man....hover over Joe Abraham name! Now we know why Giuliana is always so shocked!

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    Mark Horrocks Let's name the parent company Mr. Eds Packing House.
    
    And for the record, horse does not taste like chicken. It tastes like horse, of course.

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    Katie Lee Goers that's the tune the jingle should be to! Mr. Ed's tune from his tv show... perfect!

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    Al Llamas ‎Mark Horrocks That name is taken it's a place in Tijuana. You have to knock to the beat of the song low rider to get in. Hey look at me I can mention Allyn Abraham who knew!?!

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    Mylissa Abraham Horrocks oh no, you guys just gave Mark Horrocks his next idea for Original FARM, LLC...help

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    Kristin Llamas Everyone who is Allyn Abraham's friend on facebook raise their hand....NOT so fast Thom Abraham!

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    Kristin Llamas That's right, Jim....

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    Thom Abraham Now that's just mean...

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    Thom Abraham Just took an ugly turn here...

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    Katie Lee Goers sorry Uncle Thom :( she's not my friend either... but I'm just extended family

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    Thom Abraham Try friending her, I'm sure she'll accept...but she never goes on her laptop anymore....too busy feeding and watering THE TRANSPORTATION! Kristin Llamas!

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    Katie Lee Goers I think I did a while ago, it says I did at least. Horses aren't the most effective form of transportation unless you're in the mountains up here on an Elk hunt where the 4-wheelers can't get it. then they certainly are worthy of being deemed "transportation"

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    Thom Abraham ‎Katie Lee Goers go back about 60 comments or so...a reference to Sunday when Kristin Llamas was trying to explain to Al Llamas why we don't eat horses...she said, "They are TRANSPORTATION"! She's an artist, that's the best she could come up with. My argument was much stronger..."Cuz we don't eat the freakin' HORSES!"...

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    Katie Lee Goers lol I must have missed that part!

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    Al Llamas Good transportation for hunting elk? Don't you mean good transportation for hunting other horses? My uncle once tracked a horse for 5 days before a fight to the death in the wilderness. I will never forget the look in his eye when he told me that story. I could only look him in one eye because the horse hit him with his tail in the other one so he had a patch on it.

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    Kristin Llamas Well, fine...they are only transportation for those trying to look fancy or mighty (you know, "get off your high horse") and I'm not sure, but I think Thom Abraham just insinuated that artists are lacking in some way...maybe it is because I was a confused child...you know, because my parents were always spelling my name wrong

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    Katie Lee Goers geez! We aren't that extreme out here lol. Not to mention I don't think we have any wild horses in Utah, at least to my knowledge. Yeah, he did just insult your intelligence Kristin Llamas. and it's always the parent's fault

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    Al Llamas How do you spell your daughter's name sir? Is that with an e or an i? Thom Abraham: you know what that's a really good question? Let me get back to you on that one.

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    Kristin Llamas hmmm, you know...I'm not really sure, just go with your gut

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    Katie Lee Goers and when he comes back... "Which daughter were we talking about again?"

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    Kristin Llamas hahahaha

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    Al Llamas I can't breathe!!!

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    Thom Abraham ‎Kristin Llamas, I know this is you artist name, obviously your real name is Christy....love, Jim

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    Kristin Llamas I'm just gonna go ahead and delete that comment for you...so you can try again

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    Thom Abraham ‎Katie Lee Goers again, feeding the beast! I am you Uncle, or something...don't pile on!

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    Katie Lee Goers bahahaha... I can because I can just sit back and watch the chaos that ensues! It is so much fun! :) you know you love me anyways

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    Thom Abraham What comments do you keep deleting? Nothing seems to be deleted here on Faceplace?

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    Kristin Llamas due to your track record....I'm not sure if you are intentionally misspelling Kristy...

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    Al Llamas I can't take this anymore... I'm out I have to get up bright and early to feed the horses... to a party of 20.

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    Thom Abraham Good night all....tons of fun. Love most of you...

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    Kristin Llamas horse bacon, horse sausage, horsey side up on toast...

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    Katie Lee Goers yeah... I've gotta get up early and feed and work the 21 horses we have in training right now... goodnight family :) miss you all!

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    Kristin Llamas night all...thanks for never falling short of ridiculous!

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