Wow! What an amazing AMAZING day!!! First. I will start with there were several of us praying all week as we watched the weather report get worse and worse. All I kept thinking was, "I'm stressing more about the weather and Kids Ride than I am about cancer!" How weird is that!?? So I left it to God. He was going to make this work - and he did. There was flooding and a 90% chance of rain for the entire weekend. Until the hourly came out Sunday morning. There would be sun from 1-4pm. Seriously! It rained throughout our entire set up and then poof, the clouds disappeared and the sun came out! It was GORGEOUS! It was a miracle... just like God parted the seas, he parted those clouds so we could make a difference and so our kids would be safe. HOW COOL IS THAT!?
The ride was awesome. Simply awesome. The kids had a blast, the adults had fun cheering, and overall we could not have asked for a better event... I'm so thankful for all those who helped make it happen because Lord knows there was no way I could do it alone. :)
At 4:00 sprinkle, sprinkle, down came the rain and in perfect timing. We were packing up - and may I add, at lightning speed. We have some pretty awesome volunteers because I blinked and it was done. Not kidding. And even better, while we were finishing up Vicki was preparing our house for dinner. So after a fun-filled, adrenaline-rushed 5 hours, we could chill out, and eat dinner. She even made these beautiful Sweet Rides cupcakes and a SR cake in radioactive green! Love it! Then, if it weren't already the best day, we look outside and it's a double rainbow... a reminder of God's promises. Pretty awesome.
Hanging out with family and friends this weekend and watching this ride come together was emotionally beautiful. I can't describe to anyone the feeling it gives, but it humbles me to know that so many people are walking with us and are here for us.
45 riders. Close to $900 raised. Safe kids. Riding for a cure. yep, well worth it...
Pictures are on our facebook page: www.facebook.com/sweetrides
Double Rainbow, indeed: Yeah, a quick reminder your being watched over. Awesome!
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