Blessings in a Simple Life
There are tiny glimpses of miracles everyday in life; I am writing this blog as a way to keep track of the simple joys that God has given me in an ordinary day.

Saturday, December 15, 2007
When my mom was growing up, she had a horse named Ginger. My mom loved that horse. She rode regularly, took care of her, absolutely adored her. My grandparents sold her when my mom left for college and my mom dreamed ever since of having another horse. When I was a junior in college, my parents went on a ski trip to Beech Mountain, NC. While there, my parents fell in love with the area because there were mountains for skiing (like where my dad grew up in the Berkshires) and farm land (like where mom grew up outside of Columbus, OH). They bought 20 acres and planned on building a log cabin and barn, and, of course, buying a horse or two. What a lot of people don't know is that when my parents moved here in 1999, my dad got wronged when he "sold" his business in FL. Long story, not going there. Anyway, the happy retirement and horse dreams were put on a shelf. Well, over the past 8 years, my dad has put a bit of money aside and kept it a secret. Today, the kids, mom, dad, Oma, and I went to Leatherwood Stables to meet Murphy, the horse my dad is buying for my mom. My Oma thinks my dad is crazy, as do quite a few other people, but I think my dad is awesome. He knows how much and how long my mom has dreamed of having a horse again. It's funny how some women would think it was so romantic for my dad to save like that for a trip or jewelry, but so many think a horse is not. I think it is awesome. Go dad! I hope Wes will love me like that 25 years from now!

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