One of my favorite events each week is taking Erin to her riding class on Saturdays. I love that she has three other girls in her class, all at the same level of riding experience and around the same age. I know Erin lives for Saturdays, I remember feeling that way when I was taking…
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The kids go to a 5-day camp with our church today. Are we ready? Well the bags are packed, the sleeping bags rolled up nice and tight, we’ve gone through the checklists and filled out the paperwork, but are we really ready for this? N.O. Well, the kids are, but the dog and I are…
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When I was about 8, I asked my grandmother, a portrait artist, to teach me how to draw horses. At 8 every thought I had was horse-related. She agreed, and gave me a photo of a horse skull. “Draw this 50 times”. WHAT?! That was not at all what I had in mind! But I…
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Erin is ten as I write this, and tall for her age. We wear the same size shoe – which is pretty great because that means that we get to share the riding boots! I know it won’t last, she’ll out grow them by next year, I am sure. But it reminds me of how…
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