Hope Rising by Kim Meeder is a book  compiled of wonderrul true, real life stories of freedom and hope.  Hope for the broken and an inspiraion to all that read its pages.  Kim Meeder and her husband Troy, owns and operates Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch in Central Oregon.  Crystal Peaks is a nonprofit organizaion that rescues abused and neglected horses and pairs them with disadvantaged children, offering the children a place of safety, peace and hope.