These last months have been quite the roller coaster ride for me. But I paid the price of admission to get into this Park, and I chose to take this roller coaster ride called life.
At this park, there are many rides to choose from. The first ride I chose, was the Marriage ride, and for the most part this ride has been a blast, with more highs than lows. This ride is one that I am strapped firmly into, and plan on riding it into the sunset, with my ride partner and best friend. My husband Donnie. (We actually lined up to get into this Park at the age of 16, and now 34 years later, we are enjoying all the thrills that this particular roller coaster ride is bringing.
The second ride I chose was called the Motherhood ride. Again, I take this ride with my ride partner Donnie and I guess you could call this a dual roller coaster with two parts "Motherhood and Fatherhood" Its a dual roller coaster that you ride together, but with various twists and turns. The Motherhood side of the roller coaster can reek havoc on your emotions as you take the ride to all its peaks and valleys. The Fatherhood side of the roller coaster is the main support system of the ride, as he shoulders the weight of the structure on his shoulders.
It is a ride we freely chose to ride together, and I am grateful to have my ride partner with me all the way. I found the first few hills easy to handle, but as it turned out, the ride can get really bumpy. At first I thought I could handle all of the rides ups and downs with ease, but I found during the course of the ride, that I was very grateful for the hand that held mine tightly as parts of the ride got very scary. But as scary as this ride can be, it is is also full of thrills, laughter, and constant anticipation as to what is coming around the next bend.
From the first hill called infancy, to the hills called teens, and the hills called adulthood, I would gladly buy a ticket to ride the coaster called Motherhood and Fatherhood, over and over again.
My Park is always open, always changing, and always full of exciting, exhilarating, scary, and ever changing amusement rides. My Life is full and I really like going to the Park and experiencing all it has to offer. I know that in the future there will someday be a "Grandparent Ride", and someday, there will be particular rides that we really won't want to get on. But in this Park called Life, its all about the ups and downs, and we should cherish every ride we are freely willing to take, and enjoy it to its fullest.
