Hope Rising: Stories from the Ranch of Rescued Dreams Paperback – August 5, 2003

I am not a horse person, but this book can’t help but touch your heart because it is real and down to earth. The Lord bless this ranch and the work they do.

You will especially like this if you are a horse lover. Stories about how humans and horses help to heal each other.

This is a wonderful book filled with heartfelt, spiritually awakening stories obviously written by someone who has a heart full of love for her fellow human beings, the creatures we share this earth with and this glorious realm of life gifted to us by our Lord. I picked it up and couldn't put it down. From the first page I was moved to tears and so grateful for the wonderful life that I have been blessed with. How one person could so deeply understand how to mend the broken souls and spirits of these children and animals is truly a gift of sight from God. If only more individuals could be moved to do more for their fellow man and animals, wouldn't the world be a much better place? I am often reminded by God's call to service with events like the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and families across our country struggling during desperate economic times; but, I now fully realize thanks in part to this wonderful book and woman, how service, love, healing, and community have always been and will always be part of our journey in life in the smallest of ways. I hope others will buy and read this book and be moved to do more with their lives to help our planet, our fellow creatures, and most of all our fellow human beings. I thank God daily for wonderful human beings who walk this earth, guided by angels to help others in their time of need. I am grateful that Kim Meeder and others like her open their hearts daily to his message and help perpetuate His "miracles". Thank you Kim, for sharing your stories with the world and opening my eyes to His will. God Bless you!

What a wonderful read. It gives you faith in humanity again. Just after I finished this book I purchased 2 more copies and had them mailed to the horse lovers in our family. Everyone loves this book and has hope for this ranch. My horse loving good willed sister passed away shortly after reading this and I truly believe God put this book in my hands for a reason. We made beautiful donations to this Ranch in her name and I know she’d be flattered.. they are remarkable people with unbending faith. Give it a read and see what a difference 2 people can make.

This is an amazing book! It's full of love for people and horses, healing for people and horses, and hope for people and horses. Kim and her husband Troy run a ranch in Oregon for neglected/injured/abused horses, or just horses in need of a home, and run a ministry serving people in the community who are in need of the hope and cheer working with horses can bring. The author has a very poetic writing style, and is able to capture the importance of even the little moments. The overall message of the book points to Christ as the giver of true hope, and is a great encouragement to believers to let Christ love others through them. This book is a collection of standalone stories that make you want to find a horse to pet or a kid to hug. =)

I've been deeply touched by books before. This surpassed most. The life lessons on the surface of these stories can transform, but the more poignant life lessons below the surface are there if you take the time to see them.

Compelling true stories of God using horses and willing people(who were once broken) to heal other broken people through using the amazing gift of horses. These are horses who have been abused and are being healed, and God uses them to heal broken people around them. My 92 year old mother is a PICKY reader. She wants a book with substance. This book has kept her enthralled. We are buying it for my granddaughter who is 11, but it is good all the way to age 92.

Great inspirational stories. Some can be very sad, but worthy of the read. If you love horses, this will make you very pleased there is someone out there like Kim Meeder that loves horses, and loves God, and together they save as many of the horses that they can. Her work with the children, has in my opinion saved many lives , and made them look at themselves in a whole new light

Not only is the subject of the book encouraging but she is a very gifted writer.

I found this book encouraging to my faith and made me look again at the wonder of the God we serveI heartly recommend this book to lift you closer to God

Beautiful life stories

Have some tissues ready!

Perfect for someone who sees no way that God could bring 'life' out of tragedy, loss, woundedness. There He is in story after story (easily read in brief, stand alone, chapter 'bites'): wrapping His Love around wounded souls and wounded creatures... Not letting the wounds win.Ideal for those who have no idea that the Lord is so relationally intimate, tender or powerful in personal dimensions.