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Author Insight
Fear of Loving Again
Have you ever loved a pet so much you fear letting yourself ever be vulnerable like that again? Has it hurt so much you swore there would never be another dog, horse, cat...whatever who could take its place in your life? During this Halloween season we talk about so many ghosts and goblins and tales of horror to scare us, but what scares us more than the fear of being hurt, being left alone, being heartbroken. This week I faced my fear of ever having a horse again that I could love as much as the mare I just lost and took a chance that I could open my heart again. Stay tuned...I'll tell you about conquering my fear and taking on my new red mare!
Book Excerpt
Dream Horse
Standing by my car, Sarah hugs me again, but I don’t really feel it. I don’t feel anything. Like a carved pumpkin, hollow inside.
“You’re sure you can drive home?” She peers into my face like she can read thoughts or something.
“Yeah.” I pull my phone out to check the time. “I gotta go.” I’d better leave, but I’m paralyzed. “My permit won’t allow me to drive in another forty minutes.” I say this, but my feet don’t move. It’s dark, and the sweat cooling under my shirt gives me a chill. There’s a jacket in the back seat, but I don’t bother getting it. A small breeze ripples the blue tarp covering Octavia.
“She was my dream horse.”
The words spill out and drag what’s left of my heart with them.
Sarah sucks in a deep breath like she’s spooling up for a lecture…for telling me I’m wrong and something better will come along. She runs her hand down my arm and shakes her head slowly. “No. It’s not Octavia.”
No? That’s it? None of her spiritual mumbo jumbo? Just as well. I don’t feel like being cheered up by any promise that things will get better.
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