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Freedom Reigns Ranch
Aug 10, 20223 min read
A True Miracle
This picture shouldn’t exist. Bob shouldn’t be alive, but God had other plans. I need to give credit where credit is due, and this was...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Hope in Community
"So God has given both His promise and His oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
May 30, 20222 min read
Perserverance
As the sun was setting one Thursday night I got to witness one of my top 5 proudest session leader moments. It was one of those moments...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Nov 25, 20217 min read
Learning Freedom
Learning Freedom written by Founder and Executive Director, Carissa Ramsdell The day we get to let horses that have completed the...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Aug 31, 20214 min read
A Letter to Remi from Joseph...
Dear Remi- Welcome to your new life. They often say here that it’s not heaven but one of the closest places to it but I think it’s...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
May 31, 20211 min read
Student "Serve Day" from a Teacher's Perspective
When the morning of GCA’s Serve Day came around, a great group of students and teachers gathered around and headed that way. Upon...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Dashing Through the Snow
We've enjoyed an unusual two days of measurable snow in the past week at Freedom Reigns Ranch and wanted to share some of the photos with...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Jan 1, 20213 min read
New Beginnings: A devotional on Lamentations 3
"We do know the Author, we have the hope of knowing how the story ends, but we’re living in the tension of the present day and that...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Letter from a Mom
Hello. I am a mom and an individual who received and is receiving the benefits of the ministry at Freedom Reigns. My kids and myself, we...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Oct 31, 20202 min read
A participant's perspective
"I feel like I’m safe and I don’t have to worry about what's around the corner and the lessons I learn there carry into everyday life."...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Apr 8, 20204 min read
Ditches
I think one of the hardest lessons we have to learn as followers of Jesus is how to actually live our faith out when extreme adversity...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Looking Back
Looking back: Do you find yourself looking back at the past few weeks wondering how we got here? In the bombardment of media, numbers,...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Apr 8, 20202 min read
Learning Confidence
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105) One of the first things I learned about horses is that they are...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Apr 8, 20202 min read
Community during COVID-19 Quarantine
Wild horses depend on their herd to survive. A horse without a herd will spend hours, days, even weeks staying on the outskirts of the...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Dec 22, 20194 min read
Honoring Warrior
I love Freedom Reigns Ranch for a lot of reasons. The horses, the friends, the sessions, and even the chores have brought more peace and...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Jul 2, 20193 min read
Exhale, Then Trust
As a kid, I went to an equine-focused, faith-based summer camp. I recall that place as being one of the only completely safe places I...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Apr 14, 20193 min read
Palm Sunday Thoughts From a Rancher
Can you imagine the scene? The man everyone had been talking about in the center of a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people. The sound...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Jan 25, 20192 min read
Being a mentor grows your faith too!
Driving to my first session, nerves fluttered in my stomach as I wondered how I would mentor a child. I prayed that God would fill me...
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Dec 22, 20182 min read
Musings from a Ranch Hand Inspired by our Horse Friends
Horses are brilliant at non-verbal communication, and they are continually teaching me. Here are just a few recent thoughts: Be yourself....
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Dec 7, 20183 min read
How Horses Reveal The Lens in Which We View The World, and God
Written by Founder and Director, Carissa Ramsdell Horses are strong, majestic, beautiful animals. Most people will acknowledge that....
All photos are from Freedom Reigns Ranch and all stories are true. Names may have been changed to protect confidentiality.
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