Kara Petta Photography

This is a post about my family, my life and a little birthday gift that we named “Hare.”

For the last couple of months we have been going through a Dave Ramsey program about finances and reducing debt called Financial Peace University.  It has been an amazing eye-opening experience for our family.  A couple of weeks ago he (Dave) talked about having lunch with his friend who is a billionaire.  He asked his friend the secrets to his success and his friend told him about the book the Tortoise and the Hare.

That really stuck with me.  It’s so simple, yet so hard to put into play!  It’s been a focus for me to keep myself on my own track and not to freak out when things don’t happen fast enough.  Slow and steady wins the race!  It’s about enjoying the journey and learning along the way.

Then last week I had my birthday and at my party Bryant (my husband) walked in with this gift.  It was a tiny baby turtle.  God really does have a sense of humor!  I named him Hare, and he became our family mascot (taking over the coveted spot from our sleeping pit bull Cole, the former mascot).  After some talk (really mostly arguing) about how to care for a turtle, we decided the best place for our new mascot was in our pond in the back yard.

These pictures are our last moments with Hare.  I loved his little turtle tracks and Berk’s curiosity.  I hope Hare loves his new home and wins the race!