by Ron Hevener | Sep 22, 2015 | Stories
This story appeared in the Lancaster Sunday News, written by Pat Johnson The day Ron Hevener called to announce the birth of Naja, he was as excited as any new father. To Hevener, Naja’s birth was evidence of just one more miracle in the unfolding events of...
by Ron Hevener | Sep 13, 2015 | Stories
Winter’s aching fingers pinched my ears as I hurried to the barn. My toes, cozy and padded by woolen socks in a new pair of work boots, bent with each chunk of frozen mud beneath them and sent fluffy, mindless snow bouncing away on my path. A shepherd amid his flock...
by Ron Hevener | Sep 13, 2015 | Stories
“A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”- John Shedd One of the things I like most about horses is their emotional honesty. By emotional honesty, I mean a horse’s direct connection to its natural impulses. These can be...
by Ron Hevener | Sep 13, 2015 | Stories
A little boy threw down the wash towel and refused to wash the dishes. His young father, who probably didn’t like washing dishes, either, said, “OK. If you won’t do the dishes, then you must do something else.” “But, why?” asked the boy. “Why must I do something I...
by Ron Hevener | Sep 13, 2015 | Stories
It was one of those sunny days when you can’t sit still, when something stirs in your belly – in your blood – and you’ve got to get out and do something! The sound of a lawn mower danced on the breeze; the smell of fresh-cut grass and evergreen sap flowing through...
