May 20th eve of leaving Parkes reflection on a great day.
God is good that’s what I know. Today I had ‘planned’ to look after my horses, do some washing, computer updating etc, then from 2pm get my horses shod and have an early night. My day went a little bit along those lines but oh so much more. At 9.45 am was in a car with Norma Garment (the wonderful lady I’m staying with) going to East Parkes school to share ride4acure and “Mela-What?” with a joint scripture class of the Anglican and Catholic kids who just happen to have both Norma whom I’m staying with and her husband Barry Garment, and John Hanstock from ‘Spring park’ that I stayed with the night before as the scripture teachers . So all three of their classes together and I was able to give the presentation and share the ride4acure story with this fantastic group of young people. What a privelege for me.
Also I have had so many wonderful people in the last week who have helped me out with accommodation for me and my equine friends who all belong to the Central West Carriage Horse Society including Alf and Sharon Cantrell, Norma and Barry Garment, Wayne Teale (at Forbes who I’ll be staying with tomorrow night) and also Christian Munge the farrier from Dubbo! Amazingly generous people I’m so fortunate to have met.
After the school this morning I came back here and did get some computer jobs done, website and blogs updated, then the farrier Christian Munge came all the way from Dubbo with his apprentice Michael and shod all three horses for me with shoes and nails provided by Clarkes Horseshoes of Wingham, who’d couriered what I needed all the way from Wingham to Dubbo for me! Christian and Michael were here for over three hours and very generously donated the shoeing which is incredibly kind hearted.
I’m blown away by the generosity and big heartedness of people, today I feel so completely humbled by the goodness and charity within the humans I’ve had the grace to meet today (and of course so many of the other days of this incredible ride). And to top off an awesome day tonight got to meet Norma and Barry’s daughter Heather and her daughter Elizabeth. Heather has organised media and a group of pony club riders to escort me for 10kms out of Parkes, one of which is her daughter Elizabeth, with a few other riders we’ll be meeting at Parkes pony club grounds ont he way past. Also Parkes pony club are making a donation to ride4acure with a special presentation tomorrow. I go to sleep a very satisfied, Blessed and happy horse trekker!
So here I am well past my bedtime tucked up thinking about the good naturedness of others and how blessed I am to have this life.
