I woke to a strange sound a dragging, scraping noise. I figured it was just the trash cans, until I stepped into the kitchen and saw the bottom half of our back door shattered\u2026 and Oscar, our horse, standing calmly on the patio with the broken door hanging around his neck. Somehow, he\u2019d broken through even though the latch on his paddock was still locked.<\/p>\n
He wasn\u2019t hurt, but he looked shaken. Then I noticed movement by the tree line. I grabbed a flashlight and stepped outside. Oscar didn\u2019t budge, like he had done his part. That\u2019s when I saw her a girl, maybe nine or ten, crouched beside a backpack.<\/p>\n
Her name was Kendra. She\u2019d run away after a fight at home and had wandered through the woods. Oscar must\u2019ve sensed her and come to get help. I gave her some food and called the sheriff. She clung to me, not wanting to go.<\/p>\n
Eventually, she did but I made sure to get the social worker\u2019s number. That day, something shifted. We\u2019d been so focused on money problems, house repairs, and long workdays. But Oscar reminded me that maybe we\u2019re doing more good than we realize. Sometimes, life doesn\u2019t knock it breaks down your door to show you why you\u2019re really here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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