Greetings, readers!
This is Your Favorite Blockhead, hoping you and your family have had a very enjoyable
and relaxing Christmas holiday.
Just a little disclaimer:
there will be several links in this blog for affiliates that I truly believe
are appropriate for the new year and for a non-profit organization that is near
and dear to my heart. Below is directly from the email I received from the
owner of the ranch:
“Because of your
support, Runnin Free Ranch has been able to serve 100 clients and
has facilitated 290 sessions in 2017. We have more than doubled the
numbers as compared to 2016 in which we served 43
clients and served 79 sessions. ALL FREE OF CHARGE!!!!
We give all glory to God.
Here
are some quotes from a few clients Runnin Free Ranch has served this year:
‘As a Navy veteran, I
struggled daily with rage, stress, a low self-regard and a lack of empathy
before going to the ranch. My interpersonal relationships suffered as well. My
relationship with Sevin (one of the Ranch horses) has helped me to let go of
control and of the shame of past mistakes that I’ve carried for years. I am
forever grateful to Runnin’ Free Ranch for the treatment I have received!’
‘My child has really
matured and gained confidence in himself through working and building a
relationship with Zeke (one of the Ranch horses). He even tells people he's
going to work with horses when he's grown up as well. It's neat to see how
excited he is about the time he spends at Runnin Free Ranch.’
‘Running Free Ranch has given my daughter a safe place to work
through some things in her life. She was very apprehensive at first but now she
looks forward to going. Not only can I see the changes in her but her teacher
and school counselor have noticed as well. I feel like I am slowly getting my
happy little girl back.’”
…I could not have said it any better. The gracious sponsorship
from the Ennis chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars has allowed me and other
service members to utilize the ranch without sweating the cost of sessions.
And, with your help, the Runnin’ Free Ranch can serve so many others in need.
Please consider giving to the ranch by following the link below (anything is
sincerely appreciated, friends, even if all you can donate is prayer):
OR here is a really fun option! Purchase through Amazon by using
this link and 5% of your purchase will be donated back to the ranch:
Blockhead has a few recommendations if you want to use the
Amazon link. Two books that you can consider ordering:
Chael Sonnen’s new book: The Four-Pack Revolution: How You
Can Aim Lower, Cheat on Your Diet, and Still Lose Weight and Keep it Off
…or the book I am currently reading:
Abigail Adams: A Biography by Janet Whitney
It has been fascinating thus far to read the story of the
American Revolution through the eyes of a woman who has been both wife and mother
of a President. This book clearly distinguishes for the reader that entering
her life “is to see the back of the
stage, the personal and intimate side of what from the front was the finished
dignity of history.”
One joyous part of the festivities we have celebrated here at the
Little residence has been to share many cups of coffee over several slices of the
Deluxe World-Famous Fruit Cake we gave my parents this year from Collin Street
Bakery. Not to mention, today happens to be National Fruit Cake Day!
Trust me! If you are cringing as you read this, there is a HUGE
difference between regular fruit cake and a Deluxe Fruit Cake from the World-Famous
Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana, Texas! It’s the perfect balance of Texas pecans,
pineapple and papaya from their own farms in COSTA RICA, ripe cherries from Oregon
and Washington State, pure clover honey and plump raisins!
…If I still haven’t won you over on the Fruit Cake, then
consider their other best-seller: Texas Pecan Pie! Seriously, look through the
website through my link and see for yourself what you would like on your dinner
table to ring in the New Year:
And lastly, I hope you guys will consider turning those
wonderful holiday pictures on your phone or camera (some of us are still old-school)
into beautiful canvas prints to hang in your home or at the office by following
this link for Easy Canvas Prints:
My family surprised the heck out of me this season! My wife caught
priceless pictures of me opening gifts like this one after I had un-earthed
Peanuts gems like Charlie Brown, Schroeder, and Lucy that I am holding in this
one:
…yep. Could not have timed that belch better! You could almost
analyze this picture like my students have analyzed the famous painting, American Progress by John Gast,
for years. Notice the radiant light beams that glow from my bald spot, the Thankful
pillow, the oblique expression my mouth is generating, and how befitting that it
is the crabby Peanuts character Lucy that I chose to pose with…
…Anyways, I am certain that my wife will NOT be turning this
one into a canvas print, but those of you that captured those cherished memories
this Christmas and are wanting to check out a great website and company that
will do all the hard work for you, check out the link above for Easy Canvas
Prints! Enjoy your New Year and stay safe, friends!
- -YFB
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