Another great Monday with our Young Travelers boys. They are still working in Charlie’s shop on their birdhouses. This week we talked about forgiveness and being happy even in bad times. This was a very good discussion with the boys, however, we did hear some sad stories. The boys are getting to know each other […]
Little Sisters
This past weekend we had a group of girls from Big Brothers/Big Sisters come to the ranch for a visit. Some of the girls have a Big Sister, but most did not. They are on a waiting list. The storms did not just pass away this time. The rain came in down pours and we […]
Young Travelers – Week 3
Well the guys started their wood/metal project in Charlie’s shop this week. It sounds like they all enjoyed what they were doing. The boys are making a wood birdhouse with a metal roof. Bill and Charlie are instructing the kids with the project, while Larry, Rufus, and Jerry are talking with the boys about the […]
Salvation Army
We have had some great kids coming from the Salvation Army Summer Program. They are escorted by a lovely lady named, Annie. What a blessing these kids are to us! They come for just a few hours to ride the trail and play games, but how much fun they are! They always want to come […]
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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 […]