Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky
And live like you ain't afraid to die
Don't be scared just enjoy the ride."
-Chris LeDoux
I think of this song often. It has been a harder few weeks. Amanda hasn't been able to do chemo for a couple of weeks due to low white blood cell counts and low platelets. There are days she has been real down. Mentally and physically. She is strong and puts on a good face for the kids. She was able to do a session this last Thursday.
We both need to remind ourselves to live in the moment. Easy for me to say. Ryder is growing up so quick. He is turning into a little man right before our eyes. He started singing his new favorite song. Stand By Me. He seems to know things aren't quite right but he really lives in the moment. And little Violet seems to be faster crawling than Usain Bolt. She can do the fifty in like 3 flat. We have such gifts in our lives and I am scared with all that we are going through, we will miss out on some of it.
A local magazine, "North Texas Farm and Ranch"did an article on Amanda, the horses and our business. I am proud of it, but reading it was a real reality check. That my beautiful wife and family are going through this challenge. Don't get me wrong, they did a wonderful job writing it. Just somehow made all this more real.I always tell people when they ride horses they need to keep their head up, look where they are going and breathe. So just like the Chris LeDoux song says, we are going to do our best to "Keep tall in the Saddle and hold our heads up High."
