Authentic Trust.

This weekend I went to a women's retreat in the NC mountains. There were almost three hundred women gathered to refresh, retreat, and giggle.

Over the weekend I thought a lot about trust and authenticity. They emerged as my personal themes and I worked hard on the trust element during my first ever horseback ride. At 3:15 p.m. on Saturday I rode a gorgeous dark brown quarter horse named Raven up and down a mountain trail! It terrified me to climb on top of this unknown independent creature. She was definately in control and I was at her mercy. However, towards the end I kind of wished that I had said 'Yes!' when my parents wanted to buy me a horse for one of my childhood birthday gifts.

Meanwhile, Clare did not get a horse for her 5th birthday (but maybe she will for her 6th so Mama can borrow it). She spent her day opening treats, being treated, going to a football game and attending her friend's birthday party. We plan on doing more celebrating at the end of this week now that I am back in town and ready to focus on five year old fun.