Diamonds and Rubies Ranch

12/17/2024

Here is what we do in our free time at the ranch. We teach our livestock dog Boomer to walk Pearl the baby donkey.

12/14/2024

With the rainy season upon us, we are in need of sand to fill the round pen. This greatly helps with reducing the mud for when we have sessions in the round pen after a rain.
If you know someone that might be willing to donate sand or even give us a good deal on sand, please let us know.
Blessings !
*Picture for attention

12/14/2024

Today we celebrated Christmas with our Precious Gems horse club. We made Christmas cards for others, cookies, stuffed animals horses, but most importantly we talked about the reason for Christmas.
We talked about seeking Jesus, caring for others, spending time with God and His birth.
What a blessed time of year it is.
Merry Christmas to all the families!

12/14/2024

Happy National Day of the Horse to our herd of gems. God sure blessed us with an amazing herd with testimonies that relate to those that come through our ranch. We are so thankful to have Topaz, Sapphire, Opal, Pearl, Diamond and Ruby.

12/11/2024

"For all the animals are mine and I own the cattle on a thousand hills"
Psalms 50:10

"Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High. Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you"
Psalms 50:14-15

There is safety in God's Word and in His herd. For all of it is His!
Amen

12/10/2024

We have a few candles left, just in time for Christmas. They are $15 or two for $22 just for the month of December. Proceeds support our girls horse club. They smell good until the last burn (close to 40 hours), soy based and made here in TX.
Here are the scents we have remaining:
Pumpkin Pie
Red Hot Cinnamon
Holiday Home
Autumn Harvest
Christmas Tree

12/10/2024

Abundant Life
John 10:10 " I have come that you might have life, and life more abundantly."
What is abundant life? What gives your life abundance?
In Greek the word for abundant is Perissos. It means beyond measure, over and above what is necessary.

The word for life is Zoe. Zoe means the absolute fullness of life, which belongs to God; a life active and devoted to God.

When we put it together, abundant life means A life beyond measure and above what is necessary that is the absolute fullness of life which belongs to God and is active and devoted to Him.

We don't have to earn it, we just have to receive it. We have to know the one from whom abundant life comes from. Knowing Jesus more and more will increase the harvest.

This is our hope and prayer for every woman and girl that comes to Diamonds and Rubies Ranch. That they will extract the abundant life that God has for them.

This will now be a part of our vision statement.

12/04/2024

Your God Given Leadership and the 70-25-5 rule!
Ruby is the youngest of our horse herd and I love watching her trying to rally up the older horses to play with her. She is completely content bucking and rearing and trying to excite the other horses to play, regardless of what they think about it. 😂

Something I love about horses, is that they are truthful. They are who they are and they don't try to be anything else. They don't try to be the fastest if they aren't the fastest. They don't try to be the strongest if they aren't the strongest. Yet all of them make up the herd and are important to the safety and survival of the herd. You may be asking, what is my gift? What do I contribute to my herd (family, work, friends, etc)?
The truth is, we are all leaders when we follow Christ. He calls us to lead based on our own spiritual gifts. We need to embrace those spiritual gifts, not try to perfect someone else's. John Maxwell said it best in this devotion and illustrated the 70-25-5 rule.
✅ Give 70% of your effort to your strengths
✅ Give 25% of your efforts to the things you want to improve
✅ Give 5% of your efforts to your weaknesses
How many times do we look at someone else's gift and we try to do it better than them, only to fail and meanwhile neglect the things we are already strong in. God didn't make us to be strong in all things. He gave us each our own strengths and He wants to use them for his glory.
As I watch Ruby this morning, I see her strength is resiliency. No matter what life has thrown at her, she still enjoys the little amusements, "she is more precious than rubies" and so are you.
Saddle up and lead well!

11/25/2024

A new addition to our round pen for evening sessions.

11/24/2024

I often look at our herd and just gaze upon how majestic and beautiful they are. Not just on the outside, but also their nature is beautiful. They will follow you and put their head on your shoulder too.
It is because they are God's, that they radiate a certain kind of beauty. He hand selected each of them for ministry, to be used as vessels to bring hope, healing, and a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. The parallel between their nature and the very nature of God, is beautiful.
There is nothing quite like the experience of the Word and the herd.
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11/23/2024

Our Ruby with one of our Precious Gems.
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11/19/2024

Learn more about Diamonds and Rubies Ranch Founder

Local Stories Meet Reanna Liversage Gerky | Faith Based Equine Assisted Coach at Diamonds and Rubies Ranch and Chief Program Officer at Impact Communities. November 19, 2024 Leave a reply We had the good fortune of connecting with Reanna Liversage Gerky and we’ve shared our conversation below. Hi ...

11/18/2024

Reach the end of the race! Keep looking forward and upward. Then you will be complete and lacking in nothing.

11/16/2024

Little Pearl had her first hoof check. She is such a good girl.

11/16/2024

Our mother-daughter sessions are just so precious. Everyone was feeling God's rest, even the dog.