Hope Rising (2011)
“The familiar marble rattle of spray paint cans being shaken made the very air sound happy. My patient horses yielded their bodies as living canvases for the young artists eager to paint their soft glowing hides with glittering stars and stripes. Red, white, and blue decorations were strewn in every direction beneath the bright morning sun. Here, within the hub of joyful chaos, my heart soared. It was the best of days—it was the Fourth of July.
I looked at my paint-drenched horses, standing inno...cent as lambs. God bless them, crossed my mind, quickly followed by the thought, He already has. My heart smiled.
It was almost time. After all of the fluffing, combing, glittering, and painting, the kids and horses were nearly ready. I surveyed the aftermath of the happy onslaught. The sparkling debris on the ground made the earth itself shine with a dazzling grin.
Now we were ready. And I was prepared to share with our star-spangled herd what this day was really all about. I gathered everyone together—children in front, adults at the back—and began to share my heart, my simple view of what this day represented.MoreLess
I looked at my paint-drenched horses, standing inno...cent as lambs. God bless them, crossed my mind, quickly followed by the thought, He already has. My heart smiled.
It was almost time. After all of the fluffing, combing, glittering, and painting, the kids and horses were nearly ready. I surveyed the aftermath of the happy onslaught. The sparkling debris on the ground made the earth itself shine with a dazzling grin.
Now we were ready. And I was prepared to share with our star-spangled herd what this day was really all about. I gathered everyone together—children in front, adults at the back—and began to share my heart, my simple view of what this day represented.MoreLess
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