Our neighbor came pulling up with his team of Percherons pulling his buggy the other morning and asked us to hop in for a ride, if we weren't busy.(It didn't matter how busy we were, we weren't going to pass that up!) He was going to be giving wagon rides at his house later in the day for a party and was taking the horses out for a preride to let them get any restlessness worked out. (As it turns out, they pulled beautifully with no problems, but it is always a good idea to do that, no matter what.)
It was a very nice and peaceful ride and we chatted about different things. He asked what had brought us to this part of the country. I briefly told him why we had come here. (All of that will be explained in the Journey-To-Simplify posts I've been doing as soon as I get them going again!) When I finished my husband said, "So, you could be looking at a rich man, but instead you're looking at a poor one." I kind of under my breath said something like, "There's more than one way to be rich.", but before I could finish our neighbor said, "I think you're rich."
He and his wife both work full-time and have a very nice place. She pays someone to do her housework because she doesn't have time. He has a saddle repair business on the side but he said he can't keep up with it. When they need or want to do something at their place they can afford it. He told us that it was his birthday and when we said that we hoped he had a great time at his party, he told us that just having the time to hitch up his horses and take a ride was all that he wanted. It really meant a lot to him.
As you can imagine, comments like that do a person a world of good when it comes to keeping in mind what is really important in this life. And, when the going has been rough, it can make all the difference.
We're keeping both hands on the plow again.
Hope you are, too.
Nancy
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