Out Our Way: Lighten The Load

Blurb Hebrews 12:1-2 - "Let us lay aside every weight and the sin that clings close to us, and let us run the race with perseverance ..."

Out our way, spring comes slowly, but when it arrived, both Doc and I were eager to get out into the "big open" and ride. The problem was that we both got lazy during the winter and put on both weight and girth. Ole Doc's cinch was at the last notch when I saddled him up - and even then I had to really pull to get it hooked. He grunted and wheezed as I pulled it with all my might, just barely able to fasten it securely. Even his back cinch, which was always...