Three images from over time, all displaying the identical factor: child-like surprise.

Stacy rearing Misty- Stacy 11, Misty 21

Within the picture with my pony, I’m 11 years previous and she or he was 21.
🎄The Christmas current I needed so desperately, and was probably the most not sure I might obtain, was that English saddle. I had seen two horse occasions on TV, the Kentucky Derby and the Olympics. I wanted that saddle.

After I pause, and suppose again to sitting on the ground with my brother, sizing up the presents beneath the tree, it doesn’t take lengthy, and I discover myself transported again to that second. Hope, goals, anticipation…nervousness…
I bear in mind the swell of hope after I noticed the field…
I can bear in mind the wide-eyed surprise, and the odor of latest leather-based after I opened it.
The picture was taken shortly afterward by a photographer who was driving by way of our city and noticed us out using in a snowy area.
I believe the grin on my face is similar one I had after I opened the field.

Whenever you take a look at the subsequent picture, you in all probability see two minis, dressed up like reindeer. After I take a look at the picture, I can really feel the fridge chilly. I bear in mind how a lot I loved instructing them to drive, and I bear in mind how a lot I laughed when instructing them to drive as a group.

😢But when I believe a minute longer, tears start to properly up in my eyes as a result of I additionally bear in mind why I received them.

My seven-year-old stallion, Vaquero, died the yr earlier than, and I struggled to go to the barn. To see the empty stall. To really feel any pleasure after I was within the barn.

A number of months later, my son determined he needed to coach a mini. As I helped him search, I got here throughout these two…and located myself laughing for the primary time in a very long time. I introduced them residence, and though I ‘skilled’ them, the reality is that they rescued me. Their antics made me giggle and rekindled my baby – like surprise.✨

The ultimate picture is a single expertise.
❄️Snow, a sleigh, a form pony, and the supply to go for a drive.
A second in time.

✨Youngster like surprise is obtainable at any age.
Generally it comes with nice anticipation, generally it’s tinged with unhappiness, and different occasions it’s however a short second.

I shared three of my tales, and I’d love to listen to your moments of kid like surprise (at any age) and images too, in case you have them.

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