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A horse named Halo

My stomach rolled with anxiousness and excitement, like a little girl getting to pick her first pony.  Stacey lead me to the barn where half a dozen stunning rescue horses awaited their call to duty.  I wanted to work with all of the horses; each seemed to share something unique and deeply appealing.  However, it was Halo that captured me and drew me in.  Her crisp, sea-blue eyes, braided mane and black and white prints were breathtaking.  Her beauty was…

Verge of Extinction; Self-Love

One day I decided to give the boys some home lessons on American plants and animals that are endangered and on the brink extinction.  We learned about the American chestnut tee (and its revival), the Texas Golden Gladecress, the Crimson Hawaiian Damselfyl, The Grey Wolf, American Bison, the West Indian Manatee, we even discovered the debate regarding redheads going extinct.  As we tumbled through National Geographic’s, World Wildlife books and Nature Conservancy sites, I was explaining what it meant to…

Confessions and Resolutions of an Imperfect Yogi

I have been hearing all of the new years buzz;  the things people want to change about themselves and their relationships;  the things people want to do and attain,  and it is all inspiring and yet somehow exhausting for me as my plate is already incredibly full with the goals I have created in the previous 32 years of my life. I think,  for me,  this year is about embodying what and who I already am. Learning to fully step…