I Wanna

I wanna run up the stairs.

The other day I saw a commercial. I cannot tell you what the advertisement was for, but I have a vivid memory of a lady running up stairs with a package on her hip. Easy-Peasy like. Blip-blip-blip, up she went.

I'm hard pressed to remember being able to walk up any amount of stairs without trouble. Oh, there were times I could fly down the steps and go about my business, then turn around and go back up them without thinking anything about it. I can actually remember going up and down my grandparents back steps over and over and over, just for fun! I had a pair of pointed toed boots and I loved to see if I could match the points to the corners of each step as I paced up and down. That's actually a little sad to me...Why was I allowed to do that? Why did I want to do that...? Where was everyone and why did I have that much time alone...

Over the years it's become more difficult to manage steps. Not only stairs, just steps! LOL! I'm not really sure why, but every step I take feels like the ground is about to fall away under my feet.

Going down stairs is a challenge. If my right foot doesn't keep up, I can fall on my face. Going up stairs is a whole different struggle depending on how I feel at the time. Typically I start with my left foot and just take them one at a time. It's a wearing and tiring feat. Some days I stand at the bottom and gather my strength before I tackle the 5 whole steps it takes me to get up to my porch...

"Whew, made it. Again."

Some days I'm alright and keep going. Other days I trudge over to the chair and rest or clomp along to the door and make it inside to gather energy to continue with my tasks. Every time I get to the top I'm grateful. It's one more time I've made it alone. Well, not totally alone.

Every day God carries me. I ask Him to. Each morning as I thank Him for the day, I ask Him to bless and orchestrate it. "Please help me to do what needs to be done and carry me when I feel I can't go on." and He does. Every- single-time.

We all have our challenges. Of course, some are seemingly heavier than others, but who are we to judge. Everyone carries a different load and each burden is heavy enough if you try to carry it alone. Don't be too busy to realize someone else's need. And don't be too wrapped up in your own needs to reach out to someone else. You never know how much they may be able to help you in return.

Hope you enjoy the pictures I post here. This one is part of our herd. They keep me goin'...for real. It's an endless obligation. But I love it! They don't complain much and never cause me to have "Road Rage".