High Hopes Journal: Visit #5

(TS)For the last few visits, I haven't done much of anything besides clean stalls and groom horses, but today was my time to actually help in a lesson.(SD)When I entered reception area, everything was just as normal as it always was.(CM)When I turned around, a very shy looking girl asked me for some help. (CM)She was also a volunteer and it was her first day on the job. I told her to follow me as I walked through the barn area, getting ready to help when needed.(SD)While showing her around, someone in the ring asked me to come in and help with a lesson.(CM)I entered, trying to remain calm, when my eyes locked with a pair of bright blue eyes on a sweet face. Lauren waved shyly as I came to stand beside her.(CM) Through out the lesson, I was amazed at her determination and willing to learn.(SD)What surprised me even more was that she had just become a big sister.(CM)Her parents had just returned from a trip to China with the baby girl they had just adopted.(CM)Every time I would ask a question about her baby sister, her face would light up and she would make more of an effort to speak.(CS)After the lesson was over, I walked her over to the waiting room where her father watched. I distinctly remembered the look on his face when we walked through the door. He looked so happy and grateful to have me working with his daughter, it almost brought tears to my eyes. I know I will always remember this visit, and I can say I made not only a little girl happy, but her family as well.