Slow Dance

A couple of weeks ago, before we became house bound with rebounding sickness, we had the awesome experience of visiting a 24 hour old colt and his mother and father. The kids and I were enthralled with the beauty of their love and concern for each other.

Even the colt's daddy would nuzzle up his nose to him through the fence, to make sure he was okay(my five kids and I are quite the frazzling crowd at times).

My in-laws have a few guests staying over indefinitely and one of the sweet ladies brought her horses, goats and dog along with her. She also makes glorious goats milk soap!

We so enjoyed the surprise call to come and visit this newborn colt and appreciate the magnificence of God's creation.

I've captioned the pictures of our little adventure with a poem I believe to have been written by a terminally ill girl, looking at life from the perspective of it's end being close at hand.

It's a good perspective to be reminded of, prompted by and spurred on because of.

Have you ever

watched kids

On a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain

Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a

butterfly's erratic flight?

Or gazed at the sun into the

fading night?

You better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music

won't last.

Do you run through each day

on the fly?

When you ask how are you?

Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done

do you lie

in your bed

With the next hundred chores

running through

your head?

You'd better

slow down

Don't dance so

fast.

Time is

short..

The music won't

last.

Ever told your

child,

We'll do it

tomorrow?

And in your

haste,

Not see

his

sorrow?

Ever lost

touch,

Let a good

friendship die

Cause you never had time

To call and say, 'Hi'

You'd better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last..

When you run
so fast to get somewhere

You
miss half the fun of getting
there.

When you worry and hurry

through your
day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.

Life is not a race.


Do take it slower

Hear the music

Before the song is over.