Introduction   A hush came over the crowd as we all anticipated what was about to happen. The gate opened and the thundering sound of 28 hooves came bursting onto the arena floor. The sound alone stirred an unexplainable excitement in the souls of the horse-loving crowd as the animals galloped in unison and in sync Read the full article…

I’ve told my children before how our wedding date was picked but somehow every year they want to hear the story again. They asked again today and it reminded me that for the past 29 years we have managed to consider each other in all our decisions. I’d say that’s one of the reasons we lasted 29 Read the full article…

Attention Please Before a speaker, teacher, or leader speaks, sometimes they have to get our attention so our eyes are focused and our ears are primed to hear. This is absolutely true in the horse world as well. In the wild, the herd’s lead horse—the boss, the alpha—is the one that has their attention. Even Read the full article…

It was the first morning after coming home from our honey moon. I woke up to a shrieking sound about 6:00 a.m.. I thought it was a woman’s voice. More than that I thought it was a woman screaming. I shook Phillip awake and said “listen!” After a few seconds, there it was again. “Did Read the full article…

December 26, 1994; the day after Christmas and I was exhausted! Natalie was 3 1/2, Andrea was almost 2. The past few days had been rather hectic with last minute shopping, baking, wrapping and making our rounds to the grandparents houses. This was the day I was looking forward to. I already had plans to Read the full article…

As long as I can remember, I’ve had a soft spot for “Old Fashioned”. I love movies set back in the 1800’s, Westerns, History, Antiques, Amish communities…I’m not sure what it is that draws me but I suspect it’s the simplicity it portrays. A time where porches were used for more than just a decorative Read the full article…

  One thing I have learned is not to be too disappointed when things don’t go as planned. God is never late; with that said, I also believe we have an enemy that delights in putting obstacles in our way to discourage us and even try to cause us to abort our mission. We had Read the full article…