Surprise!

Last Saturday Chloe, our sheep, surprised us with Purple Feather Farm's first lamb! We are so excited about this new little one. Pearl, as we've christened her, is a healthy, beautiful, solid black little ewe and spends all of her time either eating, bouncing or sleeping. Chloe has proven to be a wonderful mother even though Pearl is just her first baby. Pearl will be available for sale later this summer after she's weaned. She is priced at $300. In the mean time, we'll be enjoying our latest bundle of joy! Be sure to come by and visit the proud mama and adorable baby when you come for a lesson, pony ride or field trip!

Sheep Shearing

Recently it was Shearing Day at the farm! This was Pippin and Chloe's first shearing so it was quite the event here! The lady who sheared them was extremely nice and did a fantastic job. Thankfully, Pippin and Chloe tolerated being sheared pretty well. They look so funny now without their wool! The wool is beautiful (especially Pippin's) and I can't wait to wash it and start crafting with it! There are so many projects I'm looking forward to trying. I can't wait to start spinning, dying, felting, and eventually crocheting the fleeces. Here are some pictures from Sheep Shearing Day at Purple Feather Farm:

Chloe Before

Pippin Before

Pippin getting his "winter coat" removed

Chloe getting sheared

Chloe After

Pippin After

Alf

Alf is an adorable little 2 year old chestnut gelding. He's currently only about 13 hands or so. I can't wait to start working with him. He is very sweet, willing and smart! I'll be using the Parelli Natural Horsemanship methods focusing only on ground work for now because he is too young to be ridden yet. I will keep you posted on his progress.

Alf is also available for adoption. For more info about the Georgia Equine Rescue League and adopting Alf check out their website: Here.

Koda, My One-Eyed Wonder Horse

             I’ve always loved horses—always—and I’ve had a horse of my own for over six years now, but it wasn’t until last year that I started reading about equine rescue. Once I learned about the importance of equine rescue I searched the internet trying to find an organization in my area. I found The Georgia Equine Rescue League (GERL). I read everything on their site. Finally, I read about becoming a foster home and I decided I wanted to get involved. It seemed perfect. We had plenty of space and time and love! I told my parents all about it and they were on board. My mom told me that I needed to find out what we needed to do and I needed to do it.

So, after talking it over with my parents I emailed Becky Gregory about how I could become a foster home for GERL. She was great about helping me out and by October of last year we were an approved foster home! We waited about a month and then I got an email from Becky with a picture of a sorrel and white medicine hat gelding with beautiful blue eyes. Truly, I think I fell in love with him then. She told me that he had been rescued, rehabbed and adopted earlier in the year, but due to circumstances outside of his adoptive mom’s control, he was now being put back into foster care. His right eye also had cancer and would probably have to be removed.

 About a week after I got that email Koda arrived. From the moment he stepped off of the trailer he’s been wonderful and I’ve been in love! Koda got off the trailer like he was arriving home. He was just so relaxed and calm. Within two days he and my two geldings were  grazing together contentedly. Before the end of that first week we had already gone for a couple of rides. He rode great even though he was still a little green. He also stood still for the vet to check on his eye. The vet confirmed that Koda would have to have his eye removed. Things moved really quickly after that. Both of the wonderful vets from New South Equine came and removed Koda’s eye. They did a great job!

Koda recovered quickly and acts like nothing happened. Amazingly just days after surgery he was still not spooky and just two weeks later he rode great, and acted totally normal! He continues to amaze me every day!

Well, about a month after Koda arrived Becky asked me if I’d like to adopt Koda. Of course, after my parents and I discussed it we decided that Koda was a part of the family now! Even my aged Morgan gelding loved him—the two of them are usually side by side and eat out of the same pile of hay. None of us can imagine life without him now! He’s been absolutely wonderful! We currently enjoy riding at our house and on our street and are using the Parelli Natural Horsemanship methods. We’re hoping to go on some trail rides and compete in local shows soon! I also look forward to fostering for GERL again!

I am so thankful that God brought the Georgia Equine Rescue League and Koda into my life!

Happy Trails,

               Beth Eavenson

A Barn Raising. Part Seven.

It's been a while since I've updated the blog on our progress with the barn and a lot has happened since then.

 We have a roof!

 And Walls!

 Lots of Walls! We're bulding more and more walls every day!

We're even building doors!

It's all so exciting! We're hoping to have the whole thing finished by the end of the year! I'll be sure to keep updating about our progress!

Pictures from Kelleys Island

I know it's a little late, but better late than never! So, here are some pictures from our family vacation on Kelleys Island!

 Welcome to Camp Patmos!

 Dad, Mom and I at the lighthouse!

 The dining hall.

 One of my favorite views.

Mom and Dad.

 Our cabin is the one on the left and Stephanie and Jack's cabin is on the right.

Another great view!

Inscription Rock.

The Glacial Grooves! Amazing!

Our cabin!

More of our cabin. My bunkbed, complete with horse blanket!

Camp Patmos

For our family vacation we went to Camp Patmos, which is located on Kelleys Island, OH in the middle of Lake Erie. For my parents and my sister it was a blast from the past, for me it was a chance to see people and things I had always heard good things about. My parents lived in Ohio for a few years, found an amazing church, and made wonderful, lifelong friends. They also went to Camp Patmos with these friends every year and had such a great time that they are still talking about those times at Camp Patmos twenty two years later! The drive was long, but fun.

On our way we stopped in Cincinnati to visit The Creation Museum, which is all about equipping you to defend your faith. It's full of facts that back up Genesis. I loved it! The exhibits were well done and overall it was simply amazing! Plus, where else can you ride a real live camel?!?!?! Apparently, where we stayed has a high crime rate because during our two night stay Jack and Stephanie's van was broken into (the robbers got some library books, coloring books, a memory game, a base ball and glove, two DVD players, and a Bible, which I hope they read.) and we witnessed another robbery in broad daylight! Needless to say we were glad to leave lol!

After that adventure we drove a little bit further and stayed with some of my parents' friends. They were so nice and hospitable! Everything was wonderful! While we were at their house we went to the church my mom and dad used to go to, met a ton of their friends, saw my parents' old house, visited with more friends, and had a great time! Thank y'all for all of your kindness and hospitality!

Finally, on July 4th we got to camp! It was non-stop fun! We rode bicycles, went swimming, kayaked, rode in the speed boats, hung onto and fell off of the banana boat float (which you can get an idea of here), rode wave runners (that was one of the scariest and most fun things!), bought fun stuff at the Pop House (like ice-cream, t-shirts, bracelets, etc.), went letterboxing (we found 16! Which brings my total of found boxes 55! YAY!), looked for beach glass and fossils, hung out with friends, went to Chapel every morning and evening, where we learned even more about Creation, evolution and God's love from Carl Kerby. Interestingly enough Carl Kerby used to work with Answers in Genesis and was instrumental in the building of The Creation Museum. His new ministry is Reasons for Hope, which you can learn more about here. After ten days of focusing on God, His Truth, family, and fun I am so pumped and ready to share about what I learned! Camp was so much fun and I loved it so much! I really hope that we can go again!

Have questions about Creation, evolution and what God says about it all? Need hope? I'd be more than happy to talk! You can comment or email me here at: myhorseandme1[at]gmail[dot]com
Love,
~Beth

The Gathering. Atlanta 2011.

Of course, The Gathering was awesome! Ted Dekker and Kevin Kaiser (Ted's producer) were both so nice and down to earth. April 22, 2011 is a day that I will never forget for so many reasons! For the sake of keeping this short I'm only going to talk about two of those reasons, but if you want to hear more, I would love to tell you all about it!

Writing has always been one of my passions, but recently it's become more like a chore. It's just seemed like I've had to force myself to write. Thankfully, all of that changed 8 days ago. That's when I went to Ted Dekker's Gathering in Atlanta. I told Ted about how his books always spoke to my current situation and how they always left me feeling challenged and changed and I asked him how to write books that will change the world. Well, his advice sort of threw me at first, but now it's been such an inspiration and encouragement. He said that I should "write without an agenda. Don't worry about changing the world. Write to discover. Write about love and light and truth." He said, "That's what draws people and ultimately changes them." Since then I've thrown all of my old "writing theology" out the window and I've been writing a story that I've fallen in love with. "Broken" is IT. Besides all of the epicness that comes with meeting my favorite author for the first time and rediscovering a passion that I thought was long lost, God also sent me the friend I've really been needing! In Emily I've found a fellow Dekkie that shares my passion for reading and writing. She has also been awesome at encouraging me and I hope I've been an encouragement to her too! A big "Thank you!" to Ted Dekker and Emily for all of their encouragement and advice!

Dive Deep,
Beth

How do We Embody Patience, Love and Forgiveness in an Impatient, Hateful and Begrudging World?

Patience. Love. Forgiveness. Unfortunately, most of the time I have difficulty living out those words. Especially when I feel like a great injustice has been done. My first response to such situations is usually anger-okay, maybe it's always anger. I have little enough patience in day-to-day life that I have no patience left for those that do wrong and know better. In my self-righteous anger I make a list of all the wrongs they've done and think about how I would love to tell them off. The last thing on my mind is to love and forgive them. Well, God doesn't work the way. And it's a good thing too! Over and over our loving God reiterates the importance of being patient, loving our enemies and forgiving those who trespass against us. He never says, "Have patience with those that know no better." or "Love the people that love you." or "Forgive and forget the small stuff." Instead He gives us verses like: Proverbs 19:11 "A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.", Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.", Colossians 3:12 "Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." and Luke 6:34-36 "And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful." Also, our God is loving and has commanded us to love and He even paints a picture of what love is for us. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs." We have also been called to forgive. Colossians 3:13 "Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.", Matthew 6:14-15 "For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.", and Matthew 18:21-22 "Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, 'Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?' Jesus answered, 'I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven.'" I know that these words go against the grain of this world, but we're meant to swim upstream. God has called us to bring Him glory and what glory is there in being impatient, hateful and begrudging? The hardest things I am having to learn is to forgive and forget, love the sinner (but not the sin) and have patience with the undeserving (including, but not limited to: the post office, chickens, dumb people, and my computer. Just kidding.) Trust me, those are not things I can do on my own. I have to seek God and let go of the hurt and anger inside me, which is no easy task because hurt and anger can be great comforters. Then I have to let God heal my heart. When we do these things, we become become a light in the darkness drawing others to Christ.

Love,
Beth

The Priest's Graveyard by Ted Dekker

This time I'm not posting a review. This time I'm posting a request. Ted Dekker is poised to release his newest masterpiece on April 19th! I, like so many others, wait with bated breath.  The Forest Guard has been issued new orders. We're on the march. To spread the word and share the message is our main goal, but for this particular mission we are charged with changing our profile pictures and sharing the links to this interview with Ted and this review of The Priest's Graveyard. Help yourself and me by taking a look at these links and sharing them with others! :) Thank you! :)

P.S. Rest assured that I'll post my review as soon as I read the book! :)

Books for Sale

I don’t want to have saved all of this stuff that’s just going to burn. Looking at my books I could almost see the flames licking at their covers now. I’m going to use up my life for Christ and store up real treasures in Eternity. I want to reach the end of my life a day late and a dollar short. I want to be spent. Those are the thoughts that crossed my mind earlier today and sparked this post.
There are only a few things---material things---that I really value. Of those things, few, if any, have a monetary worth. I prize handmade gifts. Usually, they aren’t shiny or expensive, but they are meaningful and heartfelt. Because they typically represent an interest or experience that the giver and I share, these handmade treasures are worth more to me than any expensive trinket. I also love letters. From the stationary to the envelope to the words on the paper, these are probably my favorite thing. It is amazing how one little envelope with my name on it can spark such a warm feeling in my heart. I enjoy seeing the personality of the writer come out in the stationary and handwriting. I also love hearing about other people’s lives; what they like and don’t like, what they do, where they live, and how they are both different and like me at the same time. The other thing that I am attached to is my book collection. It is worth some money. I have over 100 books that reside on my bookshelves and in my heart. The list is made up of childhood favorites and relatively new works. I can remember the story of every book and I would never sell any of them---that is, until now. God has been working on all of the hearts in my family and now he’s gotten to me. My sister and her husband, as most of you know, currently have 5 girls from Eastern Europe and have two children of their own. Their home is a little cramped at the moment with 9 people and only 3 bedrooms. They also feel that God may not be finished with their adoption story. They are going to finish the upstairs so that they can accommodate their growing family. Of course, finishing the upstairs costs money! So, they have decided to sell everything they have that they don’t use. This means some sacrifice. Stephanie’s harp, engagement ring and diamond necklace are on the chopping block. My parents have also decided that this is the right thing. Mom is going to sell their class rings and a few other things. Finally, I feel a peace and a calling to sell my book collection and give the money to my sister and her family. I’m not going to sell all of them. Some I’m keeping for sentimental value and some I am giving away, but the bulk of my books are now up for sale. I was a little sad at first, but now I am at peace. You can find the list of books that I have for sale and their prices at the end of this post. Take a look and see if there’s anything that you might like! If you would like more information or shipping information please contact me. Thank you.

Children’s Books:
The Good Dog by Avi = $2
Chestnut Hill Books 1-5 by Lauren Brooke = $10 for all of them or $2.50 each
Heartland Volume 1 (contains books 1-3) by Lauren Brooke = $10
Heartland book 6 by Lauren Brooke = $2
Saddle Club Books 1-13 by Bonnie Bryant = $15 for all or $2 each
Horseshoe Trilogies #2: Last Hope by Lucy Daniels = $2
The Phantom Stallion Series books 2-10, 13, 22, 23 and The Phantom Stallion Wild Horse Island books 1 and 3 by Terri Farley = $17 or $2.50 each
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George = $2.50
Old Yeller by Gipson = $2.50
King of the Wind by Henry = $2.50
The Snow Pony by Lester = $2.50
Winnie the Horse Gentler book 5: Unhappy Appy by Dandi Daley Mackall = $2.50
The Hole in the Sky by Barbara A. Mabler = $5
Me and Katie (the pest) by Ann M. Martin = $2
My Friend Flicka by O’Hara = $2.50
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White = $2.50
A Series of Unfortunate Events book 5 = $2.50
Greatest Horse Stories (3 books in 1) = $10

Young Adult Books:
Eldest and Brisinger by Christopher Paolini = $20 for both or $12 each
The Yearling by Rawlings = $5
Chosen and Infidel by Ted Dekker = $15 for both or $10 each
Adult/Nonfiction:
Hope: Lessons Learned from a Hummingbird by William Cuccia = $5
Boneman’s Daughters by Ted Dekker = $15
Saint by Ted Dekker = $10
Heaven’s Wager by Ted Dekker = $10
Faces in the Fire by T.L. Hines = $10
The Falling Away by T.L. Hines = $10
The Unseen by T.L. Hines = $10
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee = $15
This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti = $15 for both or $10 each
A Horse of Your Own = $10

Another Goal

I love to write and I love horses. Now, I am going to incorporate these loves into one goal for 2011. Last night I attended the Walton County Young Riders meeting. The speaker talked about the not-so-typical jobs you can have that involve horses. One of those was writing or editing content for magazines like Horse Illustrated, Horse & Rider, and Young Rider. Because she mentioned it, I have been doing research about freelance writing for these publications and I like what I've read. I can do it! Now one of my goals is to have one of my manuscripts published by the end of the year. To do this I am going to have to work hard and write a lot. My plan is to write something every day and mail it in. Hopefully, something will make it into publication!

More Letterboxing Fun

Thanks to the beautiful weather I was able to go letterboxing two days in a row! Day before yesterday Mom and I went to Turner Lake Park to hide a couple of my letterboxes.In my opinion, Turner Lake Park is the hidden jewel of Covington! We found two perfect spots for my letterboxes! Turner Lake Park is now the home of Robin Hood and his companion, Little John. Yesterday Mom and I went letterboxing at Stone Mountain Park. Happily, Stephanie (my sister) and her children Zhenya (16), Katya (13), Anya (12), Kristina (11), Faith (8), and Caleb (4) were able to join us! We had a blast! We started the day off by searching for a 'box near the grist mill, which was unfortunately missing. After spending some time exploring and taking pictures at the grist mill and the surrounding area we headed over to the plantation area. Everyone, even Caleb, enjoyed looking at all of the old buildings. The best part of the plantation was probably the barnyard petting zoo. After we finished our tour of the plantation we headed over to the nature garden for lunch. Once finished with lunch we hit the nature trail and began our quest for letterboxes. Thankfully, we found two boxes on the trail! Both of which were adorable carves in beautiful locations! The nature garden and trail is such a wonderful place even in the winter. Once we had hung out at the nature garden for a while we decided to head over to the song bird habitat and trail. We didn't do any letterboxing here, but we did really enjoy walking around and looking at nature. I really had an awesome time with Zhenya! I think she really enjoys letterboxing and I hope she'll carve a stamp soon! As soon as we were finished basking in the solitude of nature we went to our final letterboxing destination. We looked for and found the 'box that we wanted to find at the sports pavilion. It was awesome! What a wonderful finish to our letterboxing excursion!

My New Business

True to my family's typical entrepreneurial spirit I have started my own business! Most people who know me know that I love horses. Now I am going to put my knowledge and skill regarding these beautiful animals to good use! Joker, my beloved chestnut Morgan horse, and I are offering riding lessons. For over 5 years, we have been riding and working together and I think that we really have something to offer! I know that I am so grateful to all of the people who took the time to teach me so many horse related things. Whether I paid these people or not the things that they taught me have been invaluable. They have enriched my life and made riding exciting and fun! I am really looking forward to sharing my knowledge and skills with others! You can read all about the lessons and everything else by going here. The first private riding lesson is only $10.

Letters from Beth

I love sending and recieving letters! I was thinking about this today as I wrote a few letters to my friends. I really do enjoy writing personalized cards and mailing them. I guess it's because I know how much it makes me happy to get something in the mail and it's so cool to think that I can make someone else that happy by doing something I love! So, if you would like to get a letter from Beth (lol) then email me your address at homeschooled_horse_lover@yahoo.com! I would be more than delighted to send you one!

Centest Results and Newspaper Article

You can find out how my team did in the horse quiz bowl competition as you read the newspaper article below that I wrote and sent in to the Walton Tribune.

Walton County 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl Senior Team Places 5th

Saturday, January 15th, The Walton County 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl Senior Team came in 5th in the state horse quiz bowl competition at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, GA. The team was made up of Beth Eavenson, Leah Grimes, Tori Jones, and Michelle Whiten. They were accompanied by their coach, Mrs. Sarah Grimes, and Walton County Extension Agent, Mrs. Judy Ashley. Horse quiz bowl is a competition where teams of four (sometimes five if you have an alternate) buzz in and answer questions about horses. The competition uses a double elimination bracket system. In preparation for state competition the team wrote, practiced and memorized questions about horses and the horse industry. They learned about everything from Arabians to Shires (horse breeds), strongyles to strangles (parasites and diseases), Secretariat to Peter McCue (famous horses) and everything in between. Now that the horse quiz bowl season is over for these 4-Hers, they will begin preparing for Horse Judging and Hippology (the scientific study of horses). Practices will start in March. If you would like more information about these upcoming practices and competitions contact the Walton County Extension Agency at (770)267-1324.

By Beth Eavenson.

Horse Quiz Bowl Competition 2011!

Tomorrow is the big day! Early in the morning Tori, Leah, Michelle, Mrs. Judy, Mrs. Sarah, and I will be on our way to Rock Eagle 4-H Center for the state horse quiz bowl competition. Once there we will put our knowledge to the test and hopefully show off our skills. All season we have written, read, practiced, and memorized hundreds of questions all about horses. We've studied everthing from Falabellas to Shires, equine periodic opthalmia to laryngeal hemophlagia, stongyles to strangles, and everything in between! Here's the best part! If we win we get to go to Denver, Colorado for the national horse quiz bowl competion. How awesome would that be???? The answer is: VERY, VERY AWESOME! I pray that we remember all we've learned, stay calm, and do our best. So, wish us luck and try to answer this quiz bowl question: Why must you cansider the age and size of the rider when purchasing a horse?

Good Bye 2010! Hello 2011!

Well, another year is coming to a close! This has been a truely wonderful year! I have enjoyed all of the good things and realized that the bad things that have happened have happened for a reason. The five most wonderful and memorable things that have happend in my life this year are:
1. My gaining four --yes, four-- nieces this year! Three of which came into my family by adoption (which is a wonderful thing!)
2. The building of my barn! Even though it isn't finished yet! It has been and continues to be a wonderful learning experience for everyone that works on it and it has also provided plenty of material for my blog.
3. Getting my learner's permit! I read the driver's manual, studied for the test, paid to take the test, and passed the test all by myself! I was/am so proud!
4. Going to the Southern Regional 4-H Competition in Clemson, South Carolina and getting to compete in Hippology (the scientific word for the study of horses). And my team even placed in two of the five devisions! We got third in team problems and fifth in horse judging!
5.Going to the letterboxing event. It was so neat to see how a hobby can bring so many interesting and different people from all walks of life together.
After looking back on the past I feel that it's high time to look to the future! On my list of things to accomplish/do/work at/etc. is:
1. Grow closer to God through reading my Bible and praying. I hope to read through the entire Bible in 2011.
2. Live a healthier lifestyle.
3. Get/stay caught up in school.
4. Read more. More classics, review books, inspirations, fiction, fantasy, maybe even a couple of biographies!
5. Blog more. I've only written half of what I should have this year!
That's all I have to blog about for 2010! What are your momorable moments from 2010 and what are your goals for 2011? I'd love to hear about them!

Christmas

Oh my! I can't believe Christmas has come and gone already! This was the most wonderful Christmas yet! I had all of the family gatherings, shopping trips, delicious dinners, and of course delightful presents I could wish for! Let me start from the beginning! My brother and his family came up about a week before Christmas. While they were here we went on the Annual Sibling Shopping Trip (where just Clay, Paige, Stephanie, Jack, and I go shopping), The Butler family Christmas Party (my mom's side), The Eavenson Family Christmas Party (my dad's side), and the family photo shoot. The most exciting of all of those activities was definitely the family photo shoot! Oh boy! It was one crazy day! (You can read more about that event here.) We had a wonderful time together and I was sorry to see my brother and his family leave on Christmas Eve even though I knew they had to if they wanted to get to Paige's family's farm before Christmas. After they left we all got new pajamas on Christmas Eve and Christmas presents on Christmas day. I love everything I got and I think everyone else does too! It's important to peer behind the commercialism sham and remember, appreciate and give thanks for the real reason for the season! Christmas day commemorates the day when the Son of God was born and God's plan to save us began to unfold. Merry belated Christmas!

A Christmas Miracle

It was family picture day! Everyone got all dressed up and we posed away! We were having a pretty good time, but of course all good things must come to an end! We were out in the front yard right next to the horse fence and "friendly" Red Rock wanted attention. Everyone was at their wits end with him because he just wouldn't go away or leave us alone! That's all well enough until you ad the fact that we had all three of the family dogs out there and two of them were off leash and just happened to have hidden herding talents! Well, there went Buddy and Chase chasing and barking and biting at Red Rock. Red Rock was not about to be run off so easily though! He started kicking, biting, bucking, and snaking (an aggressive herding behavior used by dominant horses to discipline disobedient underlings) at the dogs. There were several close calls for both of the pups, but then there was one well placed kick and one poorly placed dog head that ended with Buddy knocked out cold. He slowly rose up after almost being stomped (but Red Rock changed his mind about killing Buddy after Buddy was incapacitated) to death. Instead of walking Buddy limped, the convulsed and kept falling over. We all thought he was a goner! There was a lot of Crying and praying as Jack and Stephanie rushed Buddy to the vet! Buddy isn't just any dog-- he's Faith's dog. Those two love each other to death and Faith would be heart broken if Buddy died! Here's the Christmas miracle part: Buddy is fine! Not a broken bone or even a concussion! The vet said he was knocked out for a moment and probable had a seizure, but everything else is fine! Whew we were all very relieved!