Go.
My heart was beating faster than usual as I stepped up on the step stool and took my right leg and kicked it up over this handsome gentle horse. It had been at least 20 yrs since this body had felt the stirrups in my feet and the reins in my hands. I felt a little taller and breathed a breath of relief knowing I was on him. I took in the scenery, smelling the fresh rain misting in the air and listening to the birds singing in the old oak trees. My heart was full as I gently guided my new horse around the arena. I walked in complete peace and soaked in the gift of pleasure to be doing something I thought I could never do again. A back injury kept me away from the things I loved in life and the joy that I experienced that day will never be taken away from me. I am grateful that not only did I not fall off the horse that day but I fell into the gratefulness of the grace of the Lord for giving me back something I thought I had lost. Stop.
Go.
My heart was beating faster than usual as I stepped up on the step stool and took my right leg and kicked it up over this handsome gentle horse. It had been at least 20 yrs since this body had felt the stirrups in my feet and the reins in my hands. I felt a little taller and breathed a breath of relief knowing I was on him. I took in the scenery, smelling the fresh rain misting in the air and listening to the birds singing in the old oak trees. My heart was full as I gently guided my new horse around the arena. I walked in complete peace and soaked in the gift of pleasure to be doing something I thought I could never do again. A back injury kept me away from the things I loved in life and the joy that I experienced that day will never be taken away from me. I am grateful that not only did I not fall off the horse that day but I fell into the gratefulness of the grace of the Lord for giving me back something I thought I had lost. Stop.
