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Author Archives: Bonny Livernois
Young Travelers – Week 2
We had a great time again with our Young Travelers boys. We talked about responsibility and wisdom while we were getting ready to ride. They rode by themselves this time and had to learn some things and take responsibility for the safety of their animal and themselves. Also, horses can teach us wisdom as they […]
Our First Weekend with Rodeo
Well, we had another great fun weekend. We had a small group of 6 teenage boys. We think they had a good time. When you look at the pictures you can see a change in countenance from the time they arrived to the time they left. Chris’s Mom and Dad came from Texas for a […]
Harley
A special thank you goes out to our new friend Harley. She has been helping us with kids on Mondays, and will start helping in August during our overnight weekend trips. She loves the horses and is very good with them. Harley has been on the mounted cadet team under the direction of Colonel Lapham […]
Young Travelers
Our new Young Travelers program started this past Monday. Five teenage boys are going to be coming to the ranch from 3:30 to 6:30 for six weeks. We are going to be working on the 7 principals outlined in the book “The Young Travelers Gift”, by Andy Andrews. We will be doing this by utilizing […]
Brightmoor Garden Club
Our very first overnight ranchers came for a visit this weekend. They came back in 2006 and there have been a lot of changes since then. For us and for them. Brightmoor has a youth garden club now. This is amazing to me! They have gardens planted in vacant lots on their street. They grow […]
Volunteers
We just wanted to send out a thank you to all our wonderful volunteers. Many people have labored many hours to help make the ranch a success and accomplish its goal:touching a child’s life; one child at a time. This mission is not mine or Bill’s. It is God’s and all the people He has […]
Cub Scouts
Saturday we had fun showing some cub scouts around the ranch. They too enjoyed a nice trail ride on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The sky was so blue and there was a soft breeze blowing. Archery was a favorite for the boys also. The kids like the archery as much as they like the horses. […]
Behavior Educators
For the past three Mondays, Behavior Educators from Adrian came for a visit and took advantage of what we have to offer kids and their mentors. We took the kids on a trail ride, played yard games, and learned archery from our very own expert, Chris. We have been having a lot of fun with […]
Are We Having Fun Yet??
The boys from Kids Explosion visited the ranch this past Sat and Sun. Saturday morning looked a little gloomy as we watched storm clouds pass around the ranch all morning. It never did rain, the sun came out and the wind blew to cool things off. It must have been Jan’s opening prayer!! God really […]