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She Sure Can Handle That Big Ol’ Horse Well To Be Such A Little Thing A Short Story by Charity M. Richey-Bentley Copyright © 2014 Charity M. Richey-Bentley      Oh no.  He was out. Again.       She had gotten up a little early to finish studying for her Social Studies test.  She had already showered […]

Whew!  Our last day of traveling back to ‘Bama.  We are beat. It has been wonderful–a very successful trip in so many ways, but we are ready for home.  Ready to spend the night in our own bed and not be pushed to make 600 miles a day.  Ready to love on my 4-legged babies […]

So. I am always talking about how blessed I am–how blessed The Horse Mafia is, right?   Well, we have reached a whole new level of BLESSED!  The past couple of days at The Western States  Horse Expo have been nothing short of phenomenal!   So, where do I begin?  First, let me show you […]

Hello to everyone!  I hope you have all had a great past few days.  Last time I updated you, we were on our way to a B&B in Cathey’s Valley.  We had a wonderful couple of days there before driving on to Sacramento for the Expo. Our room at the B&B was in a barn. […]

Good Morning!  I hope you have a wonderful day! We made it another 700 miles yesterday and we are in Needles, California!  We are driving to a B&B today in Mariposa and spending a couple of days there before driving to Sacramento and setting up on Thursday at The Western States Horse Expo.   We […]

Good Morning!  Last night (or early this morning), we made it to Tucumcari, New Mexico before stopping to rest.  The last hour, my husband drove in hard rain, long flashes of lightning and tornado warnings to get us to a hotel. But, this morning, the sun is shining bright on this beautiful Sunday!  And we […]

We are about to leave for our cross-country trip out to California for the Western States Horse Expo. We are going to drive as late as we can tonight, get a good night’s rest and start out again in the morning. The Expo does not start until the 13th, but we are taking our time […]

It has been a wonderful weekend.  On Friday, I was a little down because my husband was going to Mobile (and the beach) to spend some quality time with the grandchildren and I had decided I couldn’t go because I just had too much work to get done.  I have posted a couple of times that […]

I believe in the power of prayer.  I believe that prayer can heal, prayer can change, prayer can deliver and prayer is a weapon that can destroy illness and evil. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24 Do not be anxious […]

Hello, Everyone.I hope you are having a great Friday and I hope your weekend will be blessed.  Here in Sterrett, Alabama, we are having beautiful weather.  I hope you are too. 🙂 I love spring and summer flowers.  My favorite flower is the hydrangea.  We have some beautiful hydrangea plants and each summer enjoy their […]