The Arkansas Farm Girl

This is a controversial topic among many Christians. Can you really get to Heaven on just faith?  Most of the controversy stems from James 2 which has a lot to say about faith.  From this chapter many people draw the conclusion that in order to get to Heaven you have to do great works, but I disagree. While I'm not saying that you can be a bad person and still make it to Heaven just because you have faith. That would be wrong. Let me ask you a question. Picture a man that has sinned his whole life. He drank and did drugs. The state prison guards could tell you his life story because they heard him tell it many times. On this man's death bed he accepts the Lord as his Savior. He died right after he asks God to forgive him. If this man has never done a good work in his life will God turn him away from Heaven? I don't believe he would as long as the man was sincere when he asked for forgiveness. Now let's look at a man who's done nothing but good things hi...

I love the calf pen. Calves are so funny and I love forming a bond of love and trust with them from a young age. I have raised a lot of calves over the years but my current batch is probably my favorite. They are a pretty interesting and vastly diverse group. Slick: So named because he started escaping from the pen almost as soon as we put him there. Not only that, but he became quite adept at sneaking up on people. For this reason Grandpa decided that Slick fit him perfectly. He is also the feed "hog" of the calf pen. Apparently being the oldest gives him the right to whoever's feed he feels like eating.  Amigo: Good old Amigo is the friend of the group. He was the first of Slick's pen mates and probably the friendliest. Luckily for Slick, he is laid back when it comes to meals, because Amigo is also the biggest.  Molly: Currently our only heifer, Molly really runs the pen. This girl has got an attitude. One time Slick kicked her out of her feed...

What is Faith? The dictionary defines faith as the complete trust and confidence in someone or something. Barbara Johnson described it as seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness. George Muller knew just how important faith is. He ran numerous orphanages on the faith that God would provide for them. Hebrews 11:1 tells that our faith should be unconditional. "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Most people find it hard to believe in a God they can't see. Can you see air? No, you cannot but that doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. Faith is so powerful that it can move mountains. Here's a funny story. One Sunday when I was maybe six or so, the pastor at church preached about faith. He quoted Mark 11:23, "For verily I say unto you, whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart; but shall believe that those thin...

I really enjoy making a connection with the animals. Being able to care for an animal every day and being involved with the day-to-day care of an animal is very rewarding.                                     -Ken Ramirez One of my favorite things to do is take care of animals, especially those who are sick, injured, or orphaned. There's just something about seeing an animal go from looking like it's barely alive to running around with its friends and looking better than ever. It is because of this that I have become the unofficial director of our farm's rehab. Since we live on a cattle farm 99% of my patients are cows and calves but I've been known to nurse other animals back to health. I would now like to share their stories with you. Although I have been caring for bottle calves since I was young, Daisy is the first of MY rescue and rehab projects. She is the first cow that I was in charg...