Response

Well said, Lakester!  Maybe such actions by the states will set this country back on center.  After all, the Roman government was heading in this same direction and look what happened to it.

An Arizona Land Grab?

In what some are calling a rogue action, Arizona is grabbing forest land from the Federal Government.  But who grabbed it first?  Constitutionally speaking, the Federal Government isn't supposed to own land.  In fact, that job rests squarely on the States.  What say you?

Money isn't the root of all evil...

Nope, money is just a symptom of a much more important sickness.  Improper thinking about money is only evidence that I'm not right with God.  What do you think?

Self Focus

Question: In what ways does self-focus harm my community, county, nation and world?

"It's more like falling in love..."

Yes, loving God is more like falling in love because all religion ever made of me was just "a sinner with a stone tied to my feet."  Jason Gray puts it so very well, don't you think?

New Handbags and Necklaces

 Top: Soft pretty pink leather with solid Red Oak ends.  Durable and affordable - the Trinidad Goodner way!  $29.00  $6.00 shipping.  Please visit our Esty shop to purchase.
Next: Spring green leather with solid Teak ends. Built to last a lifetime.  $28.00  $6.00 shipping.  Please visit our Etsy shop to purchase.
Next:  Classic black leather and solid Red Oak handbag with center magnetic closure.  $29.00  $6.00 shipping.  Please visit our Etsy shop to purchase.
Next: Rustic red saddle leather and solid Red Oak make this shoulder bag durable and chic.  We've added six Swarovski crystals to accent the corners.  Magnetic closure.  $35.00  $6.00 shipping.  Please visit out Etsy shopp to purchase.
Next: 16" Retro stone, glass, plastic, pearl, coral, quartz and citrine necklace.  Sure to brighten any neckline.  $15.00  $6.00 shipping.  Please visit our Etsy shop to purchase.
Next: Retro/Southwestern 16" necklace - Trinidad Goodner's favorite for wearing to town on a Friday night!  Amethyst, stone, glass, plastic, pearl, coral, trade, topaz and silver beads make up this piece.  $20.00.  $6.00 shipping.  Please visit our Etsy shop to purchase.
Next: 20" necklace that we just completed.  It's a tribute to spring!  Stone, plastic, glass, porcelain, coral, pearl, citrine, trade, topaz and amethyst beads boost your spirits.  $20.00.  $6.00 shipping.  Please visit our Etsy shop to purchase.

Competition

What about competition is godly?  I'm just asking...

My worth.

"My worth to God publicly is measured by what I really am in my private life."  Oswald Chambers

Grateful for spring.

How notably warm the spring air is right now.  Winter's snow has almost melted - but there are still small drifts on the north sides of large trees.  That snow doesn't stand a chance in this warmer air.  All God's critters are breathing a sigh of relief to know that more light is on its way!  New Mexico is a blessing.

What is it about the sunlight in New Mexico?

A question most asked by folks who come to New Mexico - "What makes New Mexico's sunlight so crisp?"  We're not too sure of the scientific answer to that question, but we do know that sunlight and weather like today's are what bring people to visit.  There is a special feeling here.  Trinidad Goodner's ranch is particularly replete with that silvery sheen that graces the mountains, terrain, rocks and trees in New Mexico's Pinon/Juniper foothills regions.  Drake Hash could even see it as he looked through the window and into the parking lot of Jo's Cup-A-Joe Cafe.  Whatever it touches, that special light enhances with a unique brilliance.

Thanks to Our Customers

 Thank you so much for your interest in our hand-built handbags and in our novellas!  We appreciate your orders more than you know!  We trust that our products will exceed your highest expectations and we covet your feedback.  As Trinidad Goodner so aptly puts it, "The buyer is the mortar that holds the bricks of capitalism together."

The Dry Creek Series Book Club Set

 Trinidad Goodner's world is Dry Creek, New Mexico, a fictional ranching community that thrives on God, grace, and green grass.  Journey with canines, bovines, and human beings as they encounter the joys and challenges of a town that refuses to change, but continues to grow.  Keep your powder dry, your lipstick close, and never spur a willing horse!

 240 pages in the four-book set.

 Completely wholesome, Christian fiction.
 $5.00 per book with discussion sheet.
 $3.00 shipping.

 $20.00 for the four-book set with book club discussion sheets.
 $5.00 shipping.

Hardwood and Saddle Leather Handbags

Top: Solid Rosewood and black leather handbag, great for carrying just about anything!
Second from top: Cute little rustic red leather and solid Teak handbag.
Next down: Rustic brown leather 12" long handbag with a magnetic closure.  The ends are solid Teak and all of our bags are oiled and sealed for chic durability.
At bottom: Trinidad Goodner's favorite bag!  7/8" thick solid Red Oak ends with black leather for the body.  Sleek, simple and ready to work.  What she loves about it is the ease with which she can find her truck keys, bright orange lipstick case and cell phone.  It's roomy enough for extra things, too, like a comb, a small Daytimer, checkbook and wallet.  The handles are balanced and soft to the touch.  3" wide x 5" tall x 10" long.
All bags are $26.00 plus $6.00 shipping within the United States.  Visit our ETSY shop to order online via Paypal or write us at P.O. Box 254 Estancia, New Mexico 87016 or email at babbi@higherspeed.net and we'll jump in the truck, drive to the Post Office and ship it right out to you!

Trinidad Goodner's Ox Blood Dirt Floors

In what way are Trinidad Goodner's Ox Blood dirt floors remarkable?  Does the maintenance they require seem labor-intensive?

Black Saddle Leather and Poplar Handbag

 Affordable and durable style, our latest black leather and solid Poplar handbag is hand-built to last.  9" w x 7" t x 3" d.   Magnetic closure.  The Poplar ends are sanded, oiled, and sealed for elegant ruggedness.  The main character in the Dry Creek novella series, Trinidad Goodner, loves this handbag!  $26.00 plus $6.00 shipping within the United States.

Tool bag

 When Drake Hash needs to fix fence on his ranch near Dry Creek, New Mexico he fills this handy leather bag with fence staples, tools, stays and nails.  There's nothing worse than arriving at your work site and finding out some of your stuff fell out of the truck on the way.  5" wide x 6" tall x 13" long this saddle leather and solid Pine tool bag is built to carry the heavy stuff that we need to get a chore done.  We outta know; we built it!  $19.00 plus $6.00 shipping within the United States.  Of course, it's Trinidad Goodner approved also.