Teri invited everyone to her family's farm for a Labor Day picnic. She brought out a bunch of the horses and ponies for the kids to ride, and had some games set up, as well as huge barbecue spread set up inside the barn. Getting everyone together like that was what we all seemed to live for, and we often spent time on Teri's farm and in her big pool. It always rocked my world seeing the teens hanging out on a tractor wagon or hay bales, and the younger kids riding mini-John Deere tractors, ponies or just exploring the farm together. And it was such a great time sitting and chatting with our homeschooled friends under big old trees in such an idyllic setting. God Bless Teri and her family for always being so welcoming to all of us!
As you can see from the above pics, Jenna loves horses. She would rather do nothing except sit or ride on a pony all day, which she did on this day. We'd walk her around the corral for a while and then come back, and she would just grin from ear-to ear, while sitting on 'her' pony. And then we'd go around the corral again. It was a dream of mine, as a little girl, to have my own horse and I can see that same desire in my daughter's eye's, too.
It is my desire to give that dream to her....and for myself very soon. There is something so powerful, majestic, gentle and free about a horse.
