Port City Minis

08/23/2025

This is what I have been saying on this platform! I want other people/ kids to see you can do what you love if you sacrifice, work hard, and live in your means!
Stop trying to make everyone else happy! Keeping up apperances will leave you broke and unfillfilled.
Letting go of needing more/ being happy and greatful for what you have is where happiness lies!
Thank you Lord for all my blessings!

08/20/2025

Please share this and help our most vulnerable local children!

Its our Directors birthday month! Today we share her personal Birthday Fundraiser post about why we need your support more than ever, especially for our teens!

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"This morning started with a teen arriving with a social worker/carrgiver at Foster Pantry to pick up a book bag......and a simple question .... "is there anything else you need" began a hour long shopping spree of all the things a 15 year old needed who entered foster care with NOTHING!! Our selection is currently very limited, but this girl walked out with a giant duffle bag, a bookbag and several shopping totes full if clothes, shoes, bedroom decorations, journaling supplies...but most importantly a huge smile on her face and gave me two hugs on her way out and asked if she was able to come back and help.....

When you support Foster Pantry .... you support mornings like this
.. you support a caregiver saying yes to a teen because we can supply all the things they need that can add up very quickly
.. you support the self confidence and dignity these kids deserve when starting a new school year
... you support a little bit of normalcy for a child entering a scary, unknown situation having to live with complete strangers
....you support the caregivers who continue to say yes to opening their home to kids who need a temporary safe, loving home
... and as my friends and family you support the blood, sweat and tears myself and my volunteers pour into our programs and these kids because they deserve it...

So this is me begging....the needs are greater than ever given current government budget cuts and nonprofit grants being more competitive bc everyone needs the extra help...please consider supporting our efforts to ease the transitions of children in foster care.

If you can't donate, ask me how you can get your workplace, church, school, or neighborhood involved. We rely on donation drives and fundraisers to keep our foster closet stocked.

And if you have questions about being a foster parent or guardian ad litem ... let's chat!

Her Birthday Fundraiser 🔻🔻🔻 Lets help her EXCEED her goal!
https://www.facebook.com/share/1H1aUCSEkE/

08/11/2025

Karma and Kiera in action! Horses know their jobs! At pony parties she is a calm little cucumber but at a show she is a hot little fireball.
I am greatful and blessed for every run my daughter has with this little mare. ❤️
Photo credit: Tyndall Equine Photography-Lindsey

08/11/2025

This is one of my friends missing horses! Please share!
Missing Horse Near Teachey, NC, 28464
Name: BRIEA
Gender: Mare
Species: Horse
Breed: Morgan
Description: Teachey NC near Wallace NC . 45 minutes north of Wilmington NC 2 hours from Myrtle Beach. Not a p**p or hoof tracks anywhere . Fence was half way down. Hired a drone in Sunday . Nothing in a 5 mile search .
Area Last Seen: Teachey, NC, 28464
Date Lost: 10/15/2024 12:25:00 PM

Also some education:
This is why owners brand horses. When they go to the kill pens its rare they check for microchips. Branding is a way to identify your horse with ease. It prevents theft, and can save a horse from the slaughter pipeline, helping them find their owners.
People think its cruel but it can save a horse from an uncertain fate! Many people steal horses then take them across state lines to sell where they end up in the slaughter pipeline.

I'm praying she gets her horse back!

08/10/2025

As I’ve said before — there are levels to horses.
Not every horse is cut out for every job.

Some horses want to go, go, go. Others are perfectly happy to be lazy and just chill. Some are perfect for children, while others are for experienced hands only.

Our ponies are ones I trust 100%. At the end of the day, they’re still animals — but we work hard to read their cues and listen to them. Over the years, we’ve rehomed horses who no longer fit our program. It’s never easy, but we make sure they go to amazing homes, even if it means taking a huge loss on our investment.

Horses can get burned out, too. That’s why we don’t offer lessons — we keep our ponies fresh for the weekends so they can give their all- and they do! They get special treats, lots of love during parties so they also enjoy it. During the week, they just get to be horses.

Safety is our priority. If a horse shows signs of not wanting to get in the trailer anymore, I listen — and I find them a happy retirement home. If they start to get irritated- we give them a break. This is why we bring several horses and switch out ponies. It is a game of me reading each horse and making sure everyone is happy.

Do horses kick? Yes. But mine do not have a history of kicking — and I would never bring a horse with a history of kicking around children. Before any of our ponies go to a party, we spend months preparing them — taking them off-site, working them around seasoned horse kids, traffic, loud noises, and more. They go through countless tests before they ever meet your child.

So dont think your neighbor down the road is a jerk because they won't let you borrow their 3 year old barrel horse for pony rides. Some horses are just not fit for the job!

I love my ponies, and we put in the work long before you ever meet them. I think it shows. ❤️ Horses at the end of the day are animals anything can happen but we work super hard to train them to handle things with ease!

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