Mom and Me Living Life!

Mom and I before the ride.

Mom when she first got on the horse.

Today I enjoyed one of the most precious blessings from God as I got to go horseback riding with my mother.  Now many of you may wonder why that is such a great blessing, but eight months ago on August 13th when we brought my mother into our home to live with us I really thought her funeral would be the next big event that we would attend together.   She was that bad off!  She hardly spoke, didn't want to eat, and struggled to walk.  I had no thoughts that I would see a blessed day like today when we got to enjoy an outing such as horseback riding.

The ride was fun.  I won't tell you that mom absolutely loved it.  She got scared right before we were ready to get on and even said, "I don't know if I should be doing this or not."  I'll be truthful I felt a little guilty pushing and challenging her to do it but we were there and heck we already paid the $50.  She got up on that horse and yes she ached a little but she was a trooper.  She held on the entire 40 minutes.  Yes, she asked several times how much further we had to go but she pressed on and finished the course.  This is a special day for Mom and me, not just because it was fun but because I got to give back to her the joy of facing your fear and enjoying a challenging event.  Ok, she never really said it was an enjoyable until we got off the horse and knew she was safe.  

This is us finishing up a long 2 mile ride.

This day was made possible and presented to you by God's kindness and love.  

$50 for the 2 horseback rides

$89 camera broke

$$ Gas to and from the Horse park

$3 parking

$30 Lunch

Priceless: The joy of seeing my MOM living life and facing fears.

Thank You Christ!