Yesterday I discussed Keeping Up With the Joneses as the first reason we sometimes miss God’s gifts in our lives. Today, reason two – “I Want A Pony!”

This is a pretty self-explanatory statement. Most would consider asking for a pony to be an unreasonable request. Actually receiving a pony is a totally extravagant gift. Now, there may be someone out there thinking to yourself “I had a pony” “She was a beautiful pony”. Let me just say this to you. I am so happy for you that you had a pony. That’s an amazing thing. But I am so sorry for your husband that he’s got to live up to a gift like that forever. Unless you grew up on a farm, or in Duvall (private joke for my Evergreen family) – having a pony is a pretty over the top gift. One of my favorite Seinfeld moments was this one. Ah, cracks me up. Continue reading →