I Have Been Tagged!!!!

I’ve been tagged, by my friend, Beckie , so here's my list of the 5 bravest things I have done:

(not in any particular order)

1. Going to another country (WOW!!! What an life-changer that was).…….which ties into....

2. Adopting our two kiddos from Guatemala.

It takes bravery to embark on a journey KNOWN to be stressful, long & unpredictable.

3. Rappelling: If you know me at all, you know this is NOT my type of activity.

I prefer both feet on the ground.

All.the.time.

I cannot describe the relief I felt when I backed over the side, & the rope held!

It held!!!

Will I do it again?

Nope. Marked off the box, don’t need to do it again.

4. Skiing for the first time in my life at age 24.

Remember…….I prefer FEET on the ground-not narrow, long (really long) pieces of metal ATTATCHED to my feet (read-FEET are NOT touching the ground).

Add in a slippery slope w/ SNOW on it…….& let’s just say……it was amazing I did it once, & still continue to do it whenever I have the opportunity.

5.This one was really hard for me……I realized I am perhaps not the biggest risk-taker in the world…..but, I digress……

I finally thought……some of the hiking I have done here in Colorado is either BRAVE or REALLY, REALLY STUPID!!!!

The lightening storm I was caught in last summer (w/ family from out of town), when we knew at the beginning, the clouds looked rather threatening…..after almost 10 years in CO, you would think I would know better!!!!

I think I can honestly say I have never been so scared for my life (& really-my children’s lives) as I was that afternoon, huddled a mile or so up the trail from the car. We knew we had to wait out some of the storm there, due to big, open, bare rock we had to scramble around……

Can we say-not the wisest of decisions?!?!?

Can you see how SCARED my poor nephew is!!!

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But, really, w/ my fear of heights,
it’s a wonder every time I take children hiking,
swallow my fear (or just pic a trail w/ no drop-offs-Ha! Ha!!) & just DO IT.

And, oh, it is SO WORTH IT!!!!

(I have yet to try it w/ three children…..but,

stay tuned this summer-it might just happen!!!!)