Springtime means only one thing in Limestone County: RODEO!
And the Limestone County Sheriff's Rodeo is a wonderful event, particularly for the kids like Jared who are disabled and usually are on the sidetracks of life watching everything pass by at a high rate of speed.
We went out to the Rodeo grounds about 9:30 in the morning to participate with the other kids in his class and all of the 'special' guests who had been invited from the area. Schools and organizations that serve the needs of the handicapped youth and adults from our area brought buses and vans filled with eager participants.
Cowboys, rodeo clowns and the Queen of the Rodeo were all at the ready to make sure that each one of these participants went home with memories and smiles.
Jared loved his time there. We did the fishing pond and rode the hayride. Jared watched while some of his friends rode the horses. He got a horse painted on his right cheek and won a little stuffed horse from the fishing pond. While we were there, Jared had his photo taken with the Queen, got her autograph on a beautiful photo of her wearing her crown, and enjoyed his time just soaking in the atmosphere that makes it all great. We waved to the riders and smiled at the clowns.
Although the day was chilly, the warmth of the people who took the time to make this day fun for my son and so many other like him who are less able in visible ways was undeniable. Sometimes, you have to go beyond the norm to achieve something good.
In this case, I have to say, the people who organize and prepare all year for this event have done something more: they have achieved a measure of greatness. They have opened their hearts to the people who are truly a representation of the meek and lowly in our world.
God bless cowboys! Though the cowboys are rough and tough and strong so that they can handle the animals that make the rodeo such a heart-pounding, thrill-a-minute draw, underneath that rough exterior beats a heart filled with a kind of love and compassion that can't be seen by most folks.
Unless they came to the Exceptional Rodeo Friday.
That's the one place that the heart of the American Cowboy is seen in all of its red, white and blue American glory.
It just doesn't get any better.
And the Limestone County Sheriff's Rodeo is a wonderful event, particularly for the kids like Jared who are disabled and usually are on the sidetracks of life watching everything pass by at a high rate of speed.
We went out to the Rodeo grounds about 9:30 in the morning to participate with the other kids in his class and all of the 'special' guests who had been invited from the area. Schools and organizations that serve the needs of the handicapped youth and adults from our area brought buses and vans filled with eager participants.
Cowboys, rodeo clowns and the Queen of the Rodeo were all at the ready to make sure that each one of these participants went home with memories and smiles.
Jared loved his time there. We did the fishing pond and rode the hayride. Jared watched while some of his friends rode the horses. He got a horse painted on his right cheek and won a little stuffed horse from the fishing pond. While we were there, Jared had his photo taken with the Queen, got her autograph on a beautiful photo of her wearing her crown, and enjoyed his time just soaking in the atmosphere that makes it all great. We waved to the riders and smiled at the clowns.
Although the day was chilly, the warmth of the people who took the time to make this day fun for my son and so many other like him who are less able in visible ways was undeniable. Sometimes, you have to go beyond the norm to achieve something good.
In this case, I have to say, the people who organize and prepare all year for this event have done something more: they have achieved a measure of greatness. They have opened their hearts to the people who are truly a representation of the meek and lowly in our world.
God bless cowboys! Though the cowboys are rough and tough and strong so that they can handle the animals that make the rodeo such a heart-pounding, thrill-a-minute draw, underneath that rough exterior beats a heart filled with a kind of love and compassion that can't be seen by most folks.
Unless they came to the Exceptional Rodeo Friday.
That's the one place that the heart of the American Cowboy is seen in all of its red, white and blue American glory.
It just doesn't get any better.
1 comment:
What a great event! They have River City Round Up where I live. Jared makes a great cowboy!--Zealia
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