"Dancing with a chainsaw."

One day you are a spectator with big dreams. 

Another ...you are in the driver's seat and part of the entertainment.

You can't believe it. Your own car and your first race.

Then you understand what Cale Yarborough meant when he said, "Driving a race car is like dancing with a chainsaw."

But you did it! All of it!

The plan was to enter the race, drive two laps for experience and drop out. Make a debut for real next season. 

The reality was that when the checkered flag dropped, you were still running. You ran the whole thing!  

One race and you came in 9th in the season for your class and won $90! 

So much for waiting until next year to debut! 

I wouldn't have missed that night for the world!  

"Behold, children are a gift from the Lord."

(Psalm 127:3)

A Grand Passion

“Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion.”    (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

And Laurel is hooked!

Laurel & Jazz

The gleanings from the September Johnston County Horse Show for Laurel, her Aunt Rachael, and her friend, Koltlyn. 

Not a bad day!!

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord.
(Psalm 127:3)

Boogety, Yall!

 When he was very young, he showed us what he wanted to be...

"When I grow up, I want to be a race car driver."

And then about 10 years later:

First practice...Wake County Speedway

"Behold, children are a gift from the Lord."

(Psalm 127:3)