by Melinda | Feb 9, 2016 | Home on the Range, Hope for the Trail, Life Abundant, Life on the Rock, Living in the Moment, Obedience, Thankfulness, Trust, Trust and Obey, Uncategorized, Under His Wings
I hadn’t walked down on the property in a while, life just being too darn busy. But I found myself with an unexpected day off, yesterday, and decided to strike out for some fresh air. When I got down to the bottom pasture, I realized the horses were down there....
by Melinda | Jan 8, 2016 | Be the Light, Home on the Range, Hope, Hope for the Trail
As you know, we have a non-profit called Hope for the Trail. We offer equine-assisted therapy for kids and adults with all manner of challenges, and little by little, we are growing. Back in the fall, I was looking for a local photographer to do our family...
by Melinda | Nov 8, 2015 | God in the Everyday, Hope for the Trail, Listen and Learn, My Man, Obedience, Prayer, Reaching Out, Texas, Thankfulness, Travel
I’m in Fredericksburg, Texas this cold, rainy morning, in a little cottage in the middle of nowhere. Which, of course, equates to no wifi, hence the typing on my phone. Fredericksburg is one of our very favorite places. We return here again and again when...
by Melinda | Mar 11, 2015 | Giving, Hope, Hope for the Trail, It's Not About Me, Life on the Rock, Sacrifice, The Great Uncomfortable
Our Hope for the Trail fundraising campaign is coming to a close in about 27 hours. In the midst of it, we’ve welcomed (and enjoyed the heck out of) our new stud colt, Flynn, made some significant transitions (more on that later), and have still managed...
by Melinda | Mar 9, 2015 | All in the Family, God in the Everyday, Home on the Range, Hope for the Trail, Life Abundant, Thankfulness
It’s been a special weekend. In the wee hours of Friday morning, we got a call from Maddie, telling us that her pregnant mare, April, was finally in labor. Twelve days late, all of us had begun to wonder if it would ever happen! We threw on clothes and...
by Melinda | Mar 4, 2015 | Giving, Hope, Hope for the Trail, Sacrifice
Remember the Uni-lazy? The big, brown, footed Snuggie suit? Well, back when I first posted about it, I had also thrown that crazy pic of me, in the suit, up on Facebook. It garnered a fair amount of attention. One person said that he would make a $50...
