Dancing Home

One Christmas, a little horse learned a valuable lesson; that not all people who have so much, have anything at all; and those who seem to have little, often have so much more than we can imagine. Theodore the Dancing Horse must survive pouring rain, mucky mud, unfriendly dogs, and rejection by his beloved owner before he can find a new life; a life he had given up all hope of ever finding.

In Dancing with a Porcupine, Jennie Owens shares the compelling story of her struggle to save her own life while caring for three troubled children she and her husband adopted from foster care. How could she stay loving, giving, and forgiving in the midst of a daily battle with children acting out the rage, resentment, and pain of their own traumatic pasts? Is there such a thing as secondary trauma, and if so, what do you do about it? When faith, endurance, and creativity are not enough, what’s next?