I read Kim’s first book, Hope Rising, on the plane heading to Oregon. (This book is on the reading list and I highly recommend it.) I found myself wowed, awed, and in tears on many occasions. The stories of each of these horses and children touch deeply into our souls with the inconceivableness of their […]
Bend: The Worthless Property
Kim and Troy purchased the Ranch when it was viewed as useless cider dirt and rock property and transformed it over the years and through a lot of hard work and dedication into an amazing facility. They had a God given vision of what this property could be and held many jobs to subsidize the […]
Bend: Open to the Moment
The staff were intentional and always willing to take time to discuss history, answer questions, provide information, and all the while seeing each person they came into contact with as a person of value and worth. If it was devoting a couple of hours to talk with us, taking us on a tour, or just […]
Bend: Welcome to the Ranch
Crystal Peaks Ranch is owned by Kim and Troy Meeder. They have several staff and a multitude of amazing volunteers. The moment your boot steps onto the ranch, there is a warm greeting and a hospitable extension from staff and horses alike. It is a bright, happy, beautiful ranch with surprises tucked away in every […]
Bend, Oregon
Well we traded in our snorkels and fins and pulled on the boots and jeans and headed to Bend, Oregon. Several of you know I travel to Bend for an annual gals weekend with friends from Los Angeles. Bend, Redmond, and Sisters are in a triangle position to each other and they lie in the […]
Bimini: Embraced
At the first sighting, we lowered ourselves into the water with a pod of spotted Atlantic dolphins. As I started swimming I found myself going in a direction other than where they had directed us to go. Looking around for others, I found myself seeing images of six dolphins coming at me. They swam on […]
Bimini: Friends, Friends, Friends, and more Friends
I thought I would send along a few pics of the people of our human pod on this journey. We had people from the Czech Republic and Great Britain; there were Canadians, Germans, Dutch, South Africans, and several from the States. As we got to know each other and played with the dolphins together we became […]
Bimini: Healing
What can I say – I do believe there is healing that happens when one engages with these souls. I believe there is healing that happens when we allow whatever is to unfold and open ourselves up to unconditional love. I was touched so deeply at the trust of the dolphins of us. They came […]
Bimini: Dolphin Facts
A few other facts I learned: Mothers carry their babies for a year before giving birth. The babies stay with the mom for six years until they are independent. They feed the babies by the baby signaling to the mother that they are hungry. They do this by bumping her in the lower belly and she then releases […]
Bimini: Choosing Life
Dolphins are voluntary breathers. That means dolphins make a choice each time to breathe, unlike ourselves, as we breathe without thinking. There are stories of dolphins in captivity and their life span is shortened dramatically. Most live only two years. The man who trained Flipper experienced this with one of his beloved dolphins that worked in […]