Comments on: Noelle Helps Us Rise from the Ashes

By: Rhoda Reilly

Rhoda Reilly — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:24:39 +0000

Dear Joe and Kathleen,
It was heartwarming to read of your most recent event with Noelle. She is a huge part in this healing process for you and I believe she is teaching you both very deep lessons. She is an absolute beauty and seeing her “join up” with you brings tears to my eyes.
As you know, I lost my beloved Spirit (to a snake bite) after only 8 short months adoring him and establishing the best bond I’ve ever had with a horse. I asked him to bring me another horse I could love and bond with as much as him. He did, in only 3 weeks, I have our new Spirit girl (yes, her name is Spirit too . . . now that’s not a coincidence). She is an amazing beauty and full of love. In the photos we have taken of her, we have seen many orbs around her but there is one that is huge and I know it is our Spirit in the spiritual animal realm that stepped in to let us know he is with us still and bought us our other Spirit to love. Now, tell me there is not an amazing omnipotent spiritual presence around all of us!! If you’d like I can send you the photo.

Love and continued healing and blessings,
Rhoda Reilly, your Valley Center neighbor

By: Dawn Hubbard

Dawn Hubbard — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:48:09 +0000

Dear Joe and Kathleen:
The card you have coming in the mail will lift you to
immortalizing Malachi, Noelle and “Dad” when you look at the picture. I am wearing it and get goose-bumps thinking what it means to me. May it mean the same to you!
Love, Dawn

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:26:44 +0000

Hi Joe and Kathleen,

Good to see you back. I am sure that Noelle is trying to cope the best she can as well. It is very heart warming to hear that she has gotten closer to you, but what a tragic way to have that happen. I still cannot comprehend the loss of a wonderful little guy like Malachi. Losing a dog or cat is one thing but after all the work time and love you put into Malachi just to lose him…………..words can’t even scratch the surface.

I have been praying, as I’m sure all of us have been, that God will give you guys the strength to carry on and find some good out of the pain. “Things happen for a reason”, I have always believed this ever since I was a little girl. The reason for this is way beyond all our understanding, we can only push forward as beaten, weary and heart broken as we are some how we rise above the ashes to find the sun once more.

I hope that this will too find a special place in the sun, the memories you have of the time you spent with Malachi will be the bright spot in a dismal dark forest.

God Bless you and keep you strong.
Hugs, Christine

By: Barbara Stephens

Barbara Stephens — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:28:10 +0000

The loss of your sweet boy was so hard to read. My prayers are with you both. It seems that it has brought you closer to Noelle and she to you. Perhaps this was the divine plan all along. Malachi was the key that has opened the door to a closer relationship with Noelle. Take care.

By: Marianne Duggan

Marianne Duggan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:39:33 +0000

I always belive that God gifts with special horses, to help us on lifes path. Malachi was one of the special ones. He now runs in God’s herd.

By: Dawn Hubbard

Dawn Hubbard — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:12:56 +0000

Dear Joe and Kathleen:
First time blogging, but only for you and Malachi and Noelle and Cash and all! It made me enter the codeword six times until I stopped. His blood and spirit are in her to comfort you and knowing this, know why she has come to you!! Love, Dawn

By: mary stephens

mary stephens — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:21:03 +0000

I’m proud to say I “out there” with Terry…Reaching Noelle appears to have been the goal…a gut-wrenching & heart breaking one for sure. Malachi is I’m sure still with you all and guiding yours and Noelle bonding and future. God bless you all for your work & will keep all of you…2 legged and 4 legged in my prayers.

By: Janice Bush

Janice Bush — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:35:31 +0000

Joe and Kathleen I believe that there is a higher power who knows His purpose for us here in life and this purpose is set even before we or anything (animals included) come to earth. I believe Malachi was put here on earth was born to Noelle for a purpose of bringing her closer to his mom. I always wondered why the higher power would call children and young animals home way before what I was ready for them to be.
There are special angels, such as Malachi, was whose purpose here on earth are short. In the short 3 months Malachi had the opportunity to be here on earth he helped you and Kathleen to become closer to his mom. Malachi may be gone in body but his spirit will always remain with the 3 of you, Kathleen Joe and Noelle. You are in my thoughts and I am glad you have become closer to Noelle for that is what Malachi wanted you to do.

By: Yvonne Rawleigh

Yvonne Rawleigh — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:38:38 +0000

Joe: I find myself thinking of you and your wife everyday and praying for you both. I know my love of animals, my horses the most, and can’t imagine losing one. I know that day will come but for now I’ve never experienced losing a horse. I can’t imagine your pain. Just know so many people are praying for you and Noelle.
Yvonne

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:39:19 +0000

Joe: I so appreciate what you (and Malachi and Noelle and Benji and Kathleen) are doing for the mustangs; my heart has been going out to all of you since I heard about Malachi. I am shedding some love onto my little foster mustang filly Kaya in Malachi’s honor.
Kate and BLM mustangs Lalo, Frisco, Kaya and BLM burros Bunny, Rainbow, Olli and Camilo