Two Little Hikes that were a big deal for me

I absolutely love Angora lakes.  It is so amazing.  The water was freezing but I love just being there.  It feels like a secret place and we have to hike in a little to get to it.  I honestly don't know how I even made this hike.  I just took it very slow.  And the night before we went a hike up to this meadow.  It was gorgeous and I felt so refreshed and I was amazed and did not even know how I climbed up those switch backs.  It's not like it was a hard hike, but I don't even know how I made it with the back pain I had been having and the pain and fatigue I still experience.  It was a small miracle.  I just wanted to go so bad and didn't want to wait behind in the cabin while everyone else was out and about.  I really, really, don't even know how I made it on these two little hikes, except that it was an answer to a prayer.  I wasn't miraculously healed and I could still feel my pain and fatigue, but it was somehow lightened for a bit when I so badly wanted to just feel a little bit better.  That's how a lot of the trip was for me.  And really, a lot of life is that way for me.  On a day to day basis I really don't feel well, but somehow, sometimes, I am given opportunities to still do some of the things I love to do.  I don't feel great, but sometimes I just feel well enough.  Those are the miracles that I experience in my life.  I've since had really crummy days and some pretty good days, but I remember those two glorious little hikes and being with my family and hoping that some day, I'll be able to do it again.