My first thought was that "We will go all day and have so much fun, basking in the warmth of the spirt and learning all their is to know about everything"……. well that WAS my idea at first.
But THEN reality sunk in… Because I woke up with a sever migraine due to my lung flare from overdoing, I knew I could not miss my chiropractor appointment today.
My sweet and kind daughter drove me to my chiro appt. and then another 45 minutes to the women's conference. I was kinda worn out from the drive but I was determined to enjoy this day with her. We were about 2 hours late to the conference and drove around trying to find a closer parking spot to help eliminate some of the walking I would be doing. It was packed but we were able to find a decent spot.
Once we parked, registered for classes, had lunch then we were off to our classes. I decided to stay with my daughter and go with her to her classes, not only because she didn't want to be alone, but also because all of her classes were in the same building.
During the classes we laughed, cried, and felt the spirit inspire us to never give up no matter what we may face in this life. I wanted to stay longer but my body was telling me otherwise. I did not want to mention to my daughter but she knew.
After the third class, my daughter could see in my eyes that I needed to go home even though I really wanted to stay for more classes. She looked at me and said, "Mom did you remember you still have to climb that huge staircase and walk all the way back to get to the car?" I did remembered the long walk here and that huge staircase so relunctantly, we decided to head back.
As we approached the staircase, my daughter took my purse from me and as I tried to climb the same speed as everyone else, my breathing became very rapid. I started to get very winded and my daughter grabbed my arm and said "Mom, Walk With ME", she was not embarrassed of me and the speed I needed to go, in fact she would place both feet on each stair in a very slow like manner. We laughed as we both climbed that staircase together as people zoomed around us. We joked and enjoyed the journey up that huge hill together.
Now she could have went ahead of me and I could have tried to push myself and climb fast, but she knew what I could and could not do and once again she was reminding me of my limits and staying by my side every step of the way!
Once we got to the car, I was completely tanked from the climb, walk, and the heat. She told me to lay back and rest and she knew her way home. I was so grateful for her and the love she showed to me today. She stayed by my side every step of the way. I know in life that we can only make it through if we have someone to walk with us. Whether it be a child, a spouse, a friend, or even the Savior we all need that someone to WALK WITH, in order to make it through our most difficult times in life.
I hope I can always be there for her as she was there for me today. Love you NIAH!
Today my daughter was the one who Walked With Me….
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