A Cyclist's Thanksgiving Prayer

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to gather with family and friends and reflect on the blessing of the last year. Many of us experience renewed hope and faith during the Thanksgiving holiday because we turn our eyes and hearts onto what is most important. We give thanks and prayers for those we love and make us better. When your heart is filled with gratitude, there is little room to worry or complain.

As we reflect on the many rides and adventures of this past season, may the following cyclist's prayer fill our souls.

As we bike through the city streets, the highways and the mountain trails

Protect us Lord from

Spills and crashes

Trucks and cars whose drivers do not recognize our right to use the roads

Dogs who like to bite our shapely legs, cracks, and sharp objects that flatten our tires,

Thieves, and bikenappers who lust after our bikes

The rains and thunders

And all kinds of nasty accidents

Give us energy and the strength

To wake up in the morning and go for a bike ride

To keep us from bonking

To ride up hills and mountains

To reach our destination

Grant us the courage

To descend rapidly down the hills

To ride through the rain

To join and finish races even if we know we'll never win

May we experience the joy and ecstasy

As we are moved by the beauty of nature

As the sun and the wind caress our face

As we feel one with the bike and the road

And forget about the time

As we get in touch with the child within us

As we enjoy each other's company

As we feel we could bike forever

May we continue even as we grow old

And up to the day we die

And may you allow us to continue biking in heaven

Forever and ever

Amen

YIPPY SKIPPY

Thankful for riding with the SPOOKS!

Thankful for riding with the Boys!

Thankful for Grandkids!

 Thankful for Trophies

 Thankful for WARM feet

 Thankful for Fall Colors

 Thankful for Sunsets

Thanks for the Holidays!