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A little fun get to know me!

    I am going to blog some questions over the next few blogs. I will write my answers, however I would love to read yours as well. Just hit the comment on my blog and let me get to know you as well.

1. If you could host a talk show, who would be your first guest?

Okay this one is easy for me! REBA McENTIRE. It has been my dream since a little girl to meet her. She is a strong and courageous woman. Her music has helped me through break ups, sad days, mad days, and lots of happy days. Her faith in God is inspiring. I have interviewed her also amazing sister, Susie McEntire for a podcast. I would probably have to just have them both on my tv show.

FYI the hosting a show is a dream as well. I sort of already am walking that one out. I have a program for Facebook and YouTube. It’s time to reboot it ♥️

2. What are three of your favorite foods?

Spaghetti

Mexican food

Yummy salad

3. Share one thing that you love to do that you get to do nearly every day.

I love to encourage others to pursue their dreams and purpose in life. I get to do this daily through social media if not in person.

4. What are your three favorite smells?

Horses

Cattle

Cinnamon

5. What is your biggest fear? Losing people. Either through death or abandonment. God says He will never leave me or forsake me. I hold on to that promise to fight this fear.

Okay your turn!

Blessings,

Dream Catcher 3:20

Cassie Gilman

Running C’s Favorite Recipe

At Running C Cattle Farm, they have a favorite recipe.

I have to say it’s my favorite food group lol. Well it’s a few groups combined but… I still think  spaghetti should have it’s very own food group.

Photo credit to Big Oven

This recipe will be one of your favorites as well.

I have to let you know that they only use RUNNING C Beef for this yummy recipe.

The recipe is found at this link https://www.bigoven.com/recipe/spaghetti-sauce-with-ground-beef-sausage/1311626

Dream Catcher 3:20

Cassie Gilman ♥️

Fall Is On The Horizon

I am so very excited because we are at the middle of August now. That only means one thing to me… Well two lol. One my daughters birthday is coming up and FALL is on the horizon.

Fall is my absolute favorite season. I love the smell in the air of the leaves that are falling and decomposing. I know that sounds weird but I love it. I love being able to wear a hoodie. I maybe a hoodie junkie. A fall firepit is the best ever.

What else about fall do I love? Hmm. Football, chilli, fall festivals, the colors and so much more. My energy level rises way up. I told my sister the other day I couldnt wait until fall. She asked me why. When I told her that I have more energy in the fall she totally freaked lol. She already thinks I have way too much energy.

I went on a hike this last weekend and it was awesome. I want to go back this fall and see the drastic change in the area. ♥️

I feel like I am going into a fall season in my spiritual walk as well. I know there are somethings that will fall off and decompose in my life. This may sound like a painful season, but oh the spring season that will come down the road!

I know that I have deep rooted hurst and leftover trauma from my past. Those things that have caused hardness in me will begin to drop away. I will bloom again, stronger and even more beautiful than ever.

So I say BRING ON THE FALL!

I would love to hear a few of your favorite things about fall. Please leave me a comment and share yours thoughts.

Dream Catcher 3:20

Cassie Gilman

What Is Friendship To You?

I have been thinking a lot about friendship lately. I find myself spending more time alone than ever in my life. I find myself longing for a deeper level of friendships than ever before, for new friendships as well. Yet I still find myself alone so much of the time.

I have to ask myself why am I choosing to be at home alone when I know so many people? I think it is because my view of friendship is not what the world has made it into. Friendship is more than a social media friend, it is more than an occasional hi, or text…

Friendship has many different levels in life, but the one I am longing for, the one I crave, looks different than the majority of what I see around me.

I have some great friends and very close life long friends in my life. What I am longing for is sometimes hindered by the different lifestyles others live or seasons they are in verses my season. Some are married, some are in relationships, some have different beliefs or lifestyles they live, that sometimes interferes with what I am longing for. Their schedules and mine may not line up. Maybe our finances are not the same level when it is time for a road trip and so I find myself going alone or not getting to go with them.

I have to say that if I could really show you an image of what I am looking for it is probably the Golden Girls lol. I want to laugh together, cry together, fight a little, make up a little but always stay loyal. I know I have those kinds of friendships for sure.

So what is it I am looking for? I am looking for new friendships to add to the ones I already have. See I have been closed off to new for a long time. I will try to open up and accept a new friendship but something inside me keeps them at a distance. I have been hurt by some very close friends in my life. Some whom I looked up to, who were more like family. It has put a distrust for people into my heart. It has been rooted so deeply that I have almost closed myself off inside when it comes to loving someone on that level.

I am starting to find myself longing again for closeness, deep conversation and a bond that is risk taking. I am starting to let go of some of the old to make room for the new.

Recently I realized that I have been holding onto a couple of people in my life for about 7-8 years too long. When we hold onto dead relationships and compare others to the hurt and damage left behind from those relationships, we leave no room for others.

I have always always held onto people to tight and too close and way too long. I am not perfect by any means. I have hurt others as well in my relationships, but I allow people who have damaged and broken me in ways to remain a major part of my heart. It is time to let go of those people. It is time to make room for others to make new memories with that far outweigh the pain and brokenness left behind.

How do I begin to make room for new friendships? I believe the very first step for me to take is allowing God to be my very best friend first and foremost. When I lean on His love, I will find healing and room for others in my life. When I lean on His love, I will find a safe place to allow others that are safe people into my life. I will no longer fear being taken advantage of, used, betrayed or rejected…

I will know that God directs my steps in every area of my life. Yes even in my friendships. I will know and trust that if someone is not healthy for me, He will guard my heart and I will not have to.

I am ready now to laugh with, travel with, cry with, dream with, build with and do life with those who God puts into my life from this day forward. I will allow God to place and remove those who do and do not belong in my inner circle. I will not choose people out of my own emptiness but out of His fullness of LOVE!

I will treasure the life long friendships I have no matter the amount of time I get with them. If it is a couple of hours floating in a pool, or sitting talking to them while they hang laundry and chase their precious grand baby, or maybe that rare moment they can take away from care-taking of their own son who is disabled from a tragic accident. I wont feel sorry for myself because their lives and mine don’t always match up at the same time. I will leave space for the new and treasure the years I have with them to come.

I am excited about what God is doing in my heart. I am excited for the room I am allowing Him to make in my heart for new friends.

What does friendship look like to you? I would love to hear from you? Just post a comment and lets do this life together.

For a look at healthy friendship examples and teaching click on link below

https://watch.tbn.tv/better-together

Dream Catcher 3:20

Cassie Gilman

For sure NOT SOLO VACA

Wow I love my Jesus.

This morning I was sitting down to put my make up on before church, and I got all my answers.

For many many years, since I was a child… I have known God had great BIG plans for my life. Over the years of wrong mindsets, negative words and hurts that have built up, I have been scared to death of that BIG PLAN.

I have stepped out and dipped my toe and maybe even my foot in the water to try it out. You know like how you do when beginning of pool season starts???? Heck I may have even waded in part way and then freaked out and ran back out!

For so many years I have helped others with their call, goals and dreams. I pushed, pulled and promoted them anyway I could. But most of all I hid behind them. Say what you ask? See if I was helping them and not stepping out to my own big plans then I couldn’t really fail, stand out, or be responsible for that BIG PLAN.

Back to getting my answer. Well that’s it! LOL. this morning I heard it’s not the lifestyle and it’s not him your grieving. You no longer have anyone or anything to hide behind, that is what your grieving. It is your fear you are now having to face!

Even though what He showed me was hard truth it totally lifted something from me! I feel so rested and joyful.

I WILL DO IT EVEN IF I DO IT AFRAID!

I will DO THE NEXT RIGHT THING

I WILL DO IT DARING GREATLY!

I love all my encouraging podcast I listen to. Just sayin!!

If you need to read the process of all this on my vacation lol

https://crossgbackyardfarms.com/flying-solo-on-vaca/

Dream Catcher 3:20

Cassie