Raising Cowboys

The cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man or take unfair advantage.  ~Anonymous

Is there anything cuter than a miniature cowboy?  Of all the toys at Mawmaw's house I think the cowboy toys get the most use.  It's not only the boys -- I've caught a little girl with guns around her hips, rocking her baby. 

    

A Cowboy For Jesus

Verse  

I'm just a little fellow, but I always want to be,

a cowboy sticking close to the Man of Galilee.

I want to do some roping of the souls who are in sin,

and keep them all for Jesus in the Holy Ghost Corral.

  

Chorus

I'll be a cowboy, a Christian cowboy,

I'll work for Jesus all my days.

And on the prairie or in the city,

I'll help to round up all the strays!

The song "A Cowboy For Jesus" 
was written by Ira Stanphill in 1948.

If you want to raise your cowboy to be a real man, then this book should be on your shelf.  Raising Real Men is written by Hal and Melanie Young. 

Amazon's review says:

 Raising Real Men looks beyond the untied shoes and dirty jeans to what the Lord means your son to be. Learn how to help him focus on schoolwork, find real heroes, stand alone when he needs to, and become a real man one day. Don t just survive raising boys, succeed at it and learn how to love them as they really are.

 So raise Christian cowboys.  Don't just survive, but succeed.  And remember this age old advice: When a cowboy has a chew in his mouth, don't hit him on the back.

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If you've raised your cowboy, I suggest you purchase a copy of Raising Real Men for a parent of boys.  I promise you'll be blessed by your generosity.

Look out, Mountain Lions and Cougars!

                                                                        
Hat's Off to Cowboy Snacks

What fun -- A Cowboy needs his snacks

Fill his hat with peanuts, string cheese, a bit of chocolate and carrots for his horse.  Such a fun gift for $5.00.  You can always add a horse, too.  And of course, what's a gift without a book.

Growing up Cowboy

by

Jack Sorenson

I love what Sorenson's son wrote on Amazon:

I'm the oldest of five grown kids and the artist featured in this book, Jack Sorenson, is our dad. I couldn't be more proud of him or the great reviews his book has received on Amazon! I'm proud to say that the values treasured in this book have been upheld by Dad in life. He pours his heart and soul into every painting he creates, even into the titles he give them. I STRONGLY recommend this book to little cowboys and cowgirls, as well as anyone who has grown up with a little of the cowboy spirit in them.