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Timberline Ranch is a Christian ranch and kid's camp located in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. Beloved by many thousands of current and former staff and campers, Timberline celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2011. Toby's Timberline is a look back at the early years of Timberline Ranch, reliving the joyful journey of one happy camper, turned counselor, wrangler, and kitchen helper! Included in Toby's Timberline is Rockette's Story: The History of Timberline Ranch, and Tim's Round up of Timberline Horses. This is inspirational, real, and humorous reading at its best: the retelling of authentic Christian living and plain hard work of ranch life and ministry development. ""I wrote this because the new generation need to know the beginnings-all the answered prayer and the struggle that went on in the early years"" Rockette (Doris Wittenberg) ""Writing Toby's Timberline became a journey back home. What a joy to reflect and spend time again with many of the 'Timberline pillars, ' men and women of God who have given of themselves to so many. My story is a small reflection of their work, offered in the spirit of thanksgiving for what was given to me. I hope Toby's Timberline will help others to journey back and remember their own Timberline Ranch experience"" Toby (Faith Richardson)

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Author Faith Richardson is a former Timberline Ranch camper, counsellor, and horse wrangler! Favorite summers were spent 'on the ranch' learning about horses and about life. Today, Faith continues the lessons of TR about the importance of respecting nature, being kind, and building a spiritual relationship. And she continues to share life with animals: Fable and Walter (Dalmatians), Parry the tabby cat, horses, goats and chickens make their home at Fox Song Farm, where Faith and her husband live surrounded by trees on Vancouver Island. In her fiction writing, the forest and animals become happily entwined in many of Faith's stories. Faith's doctorate is in advanced nursing practice (DNP) and she formerly practiced as a family nurse practitioner. She is now a semi-retired ecotherapist and educator, and, happily, writing is back on the priority to-do list! Faith's approach to therapy, teaching, and writing grows out of a tradition of healing arts that recognizes the nature connection and the power of story. Faith has published most recently in the medical field (Elsevier) and previously had YA novels published by Harold Shaw Publishers and Hodder & Stoughton (under her birth name Fay S. Lapka). She also has released YA novels under her own imprint Fox Song Books, one of which, The Peacock's Stone, won the 2005 Eric Hoffer award. Doris and Peter Wittenberg, on-site directors of Timberline Ranch for many years, were beloved by thousands of campers and TR staff. Doris, lovingly known as 'Rockette' has penned a biographical memoir of their years developing the shared idea of a ministry for children that would inspire in them a love of nature and of Creator. Rockette's Story is a reflective personal and detailed history of the birth and early development of Timberline Ranch. Tim Wittenberg, son of Doris and Peter Wittenberg, along with his sister, Anita, grew up on Timberline Ranch. Older brother Tim became involved in the ranch ministry in many ways: caring for horses, operating the Tuck Shop, and assisting with maintenance all over the ranch. Tim had a special love for the hardworking trail horses at TR. His horse stories bring back many memories of that beloved early herd!

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