It is nice of Samm to write these tales for us all.
It has been a very dismal and trying week for us on a personal note.As most of you know my Aunt Joyce (my father's only younger sister) passed away unexpectly. Her services were held this past week in Illinois which we were unable to attend.
Then this past Friday, we attended the funeral of Rob's friend's older sister. This was the second funeral we attended in six months of his friends syblings. Rob grew up with this family and he states they were all very close and very much a family to him.
Each of the horses at the ranch are excellent. Electra has healed beautifully, and is doing superbly. We are blessed to have all those that supported her during this time, thank you as well as a thank you for supporting our much needed hay drives.
Our daughter is home on leave with us before she deploys to the ocean for 6mos - ? We do not know where her mission will take her but we are in support of her and all the other troops who must endure this hardship, but who stand proudly and fight for what is right. May the Lord Bless Them All and Keep them from Harms Way. Bless their families, who will have them in their thoughts daily and give them strength knowing that they have been trained in their professions and who will do what it takes to give each of us the freedom that we so enjoy on a daily basis.
Rob and I have scheduled Justice for his gelding on Tuesday, February 8th at 10am. He is growing into a very a beautiful horse, with a wonderful disposition. We look forward to many years with him.
Since we are unable to take on any other horses at this time, our excellent networking system we have established with wonderful people who think positively and are non judgemental we as a group have managed to find permanent placement for 5 horses that would otherwise have ended up at auction. Thank you to this group of wonderful people and thank you to the families who took these majestic animals into their homes and hearts.
All donor tax receipts have been mailed and most of you should receive them by the end of the week. Thank you for your help and support.
This past week has been tough mentally, but we are keeping the Faith and the Hope alive. We are taking the negatives and tossing them aside and turning them into positives. We are treating others as we would want to be treated on a daily basis. As we have said in the past, when you point a finger at someone remember three are pointed back at yourself. Take a negative and turn it into a positive, we all have so much to be thankful for.
Stephanie and Rob
MHR PMU horses
