A Kid's Guide to Living in Crazy Days

April 21, 2020

We’re living in unusual days and discovering new normals, even as some states are beginning the path to reopening. Our kids and teens are feeling the same emotional ups and downs that we struggle with every day. So, how do we talk with them and have them work through some of these thoughts and …

How Can We Help Our Kids in Times of Crisis?

March 18, 2020

Schools closing, staple items missing from the grocery store, schedules upended, plans canceled, trips postponed, group restrictions, church online, family working at home, and information changing rapidly makes this all feel like we’re living in a movie. And it’s easy to get pulled into thinking …

Breath of Life

February 25, 2020

As our mentor team gathered recently for training and preparation for the upcoming session season, we worked through a passage of Scripture together. This is what was shared: As I was growing up in the church, this passage in Ezekiel 37 is one that was not often preached about, but when it was, it …

The Beauty of Vulnerability

October 7, 2019

Recently, Brené Brown’s books Daring Greatly and Dare to Lead have been challenging the way we view our interactions with others. And vulnerability is at the center of the introspection. We need to feel a measure of trust in order to take the leap to be vulnerable, yet we also need to be vulnerable …

Endless Hallelujahs

September 9, 2019

Bright Side Youth Ranch: A place where hope, healing, and faith collides and forms the most beautiful outcomes in the hearts of so many broken children. Getting the blessing to intern, mentor, and be a part of that process this summer was so incredibly special. There’s a saying at Clemson that’s …

Ali's Story

January 24, 2019

How cute is this face?? We think Ali is adorable and are excited to share how she came to Bright Side. This story does in fact start with a Once Upon a Time because we need to go back a few years to when Devin and I were living in Northern Virginia, just south of Washington D.C. Alright, so maybe …

Hoof Prints on my Heart

August 8, 2018

I’ve spent over 30 years around and with horses. Sometimes that has been in a professional environment. Sometimes that has been in a more backyard experience. Many times, horses have been a way to compete and perform or to teach and train. More recently, though, horses have become partners in …

When the Dream is Bigger than the Dreamer

May 1, 2018

There are moments when I just have to sit down and process all that is happening in me and at the Ranch. There are so many thoughts, so many emotions swirling through my heart and mind that I have to carve out time to look at what it is that I’m truly experiencing and feeling. I started off the …

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