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We require all our volunteers, staff, and mentors, to read an amazing true story in the book, Hope Rising, describing a program that has inspired us to follow a similar vision. Parents are advised to use discretion with young children for reading Hope Rising.
Hope Rising
By Kim Meeder / Multnomah
Transforming an abandoned rock quarry into Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, Kim and her husband, Troy, created the perfect match—a rundown property filled with broken horses, all to love back to life thousands of mistreated children. Come visit a place where the impossible flourishes, dreams survive a mean reality—and hope rises. 254 pages, softcover from Multnomah.
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Bridge Called Hope: Stories of Triumph from the Ranch of Rescued Dreams
By Kim Meeder / Multnomah
From the author of Hope Rising comes a collection of 25 true stories from the “ranch of rescued dreams!” Animal lovers and anyone with a heart for hurting kids will appreciate these tales of the small miracles that unfold at the Meeder family’s ministry where formerly abused horses are cared for by troubled children and teens.
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How to Really Love Your Child
By Ross Campbell, M.D. / David C. Cook
In this bestselling book, Dr. D. Ross Campbell reveals the emotional needs of a child and provides parents with the skill and techniques that can begin to help make your child feel truly loved and accepted. You’ll learn to really love your child through every situation of child rearing from physical touch to discipline and from affirmation to spiritual nurture.
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Boundaries with Kids
By Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
Here’s the help you need to raise kids who take responsibility for their lives and attitudes. Parents will learn how to set loving limits, bring control to an out-of-control life, define appropriate boundaries and consequences for children, and much more.
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