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How Flash and Beau the lab made friends.

What it means to wear your donkey heart on your sleeve.

Her observations struck a relatable chord in my heart.

How we all are artistic and all have creative abilities Rachel Anne Ridge shares eleven lessons that Flash taught her.

First, from the publisher: Meet Flash: a quirky, unconventional hero with gigantic ears, a deafening bray, a personality as big as Texas, and a story you’ll never forget. Tyndale Momentum, Tyndale House, Carol Stream, IL, 2015.

What did Flash do during the ice-storm? Flash: The Homeless Donkey Who Taught Me about Life, Faith, and Second Chances.

What it meant for Rachel to remember her name.

What did the sheriff say about stray donkeys.

How they began patching Flash back together.

Mom to three grown kids and Nana to four littles, Rachel writes online at She remembers seeing some donkeys that were kept as pets, and wondering, “what’s the point?” After all, what did one DO with a donkey, anyway? Mom to three grown kids and Nana to four littles, Rachel writes online at Adopting a stray donkey was about the last thing Rachel imagined she’d ever do. Unable to find a home for him, Rachel and her family took him in…and their lives were never the same. Rachel found out the answer when a shabby, homeless donkey showed up on her doorstep – at a most inopportune moment. Adopting a stray donkey was about the last thing Rachel imagined she’d ever do.

Flash by rachel anne ridge