Faith, hope & love. Which is the strongest? Which does the most work? It can be argued in so many ways including where they are all equals. And I can live with that. I can live with having faith that God will lead us through the deepest & darkest valleys of our lives. I can live with the hope that we will be the 5% that beats this thing. I can live with loving ourselves & our spouses & friends & families through the great changes in our lives. Sometimes even the changes that come with great struggle. And all three of these very important things are very strong candidates for being the most important. But I have a different take on this. A take that involves adding a tier, though I’m not sure if that’s a thing. But hear me out.

What is the brightest beacon of hope in the deepest & darkest moment of our lives? I mean I truly think this is bigger than faith, hope & love and I think that’s saying a lot because those are 3 power hitters that we are talking about right there. This huge thing is believing. Believing that you will be the one who beats this crazy infection. Not just hoping you can, but truly believing you can. Believing that the sun will come out tomorrow despite the cloudy skies that are in the forecast. And do you know what can make it so, so strong? When others believe it too. They believe in you. When they don’t need to see it to believe it can happen. Tonight I felt that belief in me in a way I haven’t felt in about 5 years. My parents believed in me & my ability and had me get back in the saddle again. Actually it was back on the bike again, literally, but you know what I am saying. And gosh did it feel good. Not just the being able to ride side by side with my kids in something other than a wheel chair kind of feeling good. But the “if there is a will there is a way” kind of good. And let me tell you, there was a will. A will that started with a friend believing that I needed to get back on a bike that was assembled for me. Which spread to me believing that I could ride a bike someday with my kids. And that belief spread to my mom with a simple text. Then to my dad. And then to Borger’s Bikes. And then back to me. And because I had all these people believing I could, I did. And it was magic. Magic that is far greater than any words I could possibly use to describe it. So I’ll just leave the description of this moment of belief to just magic.

This tier that I added is more like a foundation than an actual tier. It lies beneath it all to help make the other 3 stronger. Believing in something far beyond us and this earth helps solidify our faith. Believing in the 5% survival rate gives us hope. Believing in our timelines that God has hand picked for us can help us love ourselves & believing that we all have flaws and perfections helps us love others. All three are very strong on their own, but add that base, nothing can cause them to crumble. They might creak & crack with the really bad storms, but they will not fall. So believe in the impossible today. Believe that what you thought was your last might not be the last time. Believe in yourself. And most important, surround yourself with people that love you & believe in you too. Because if you do that, big things will come. I promise.

P. S. A HUGE shoutout must be made to my parents & to Borger’s Bicycles, LLC!! You literally made this One Legged Mommy’s WILDEST dreams come true! It all started with one tiny thought that turned into something wonderful! Thank you for believing in me! 🚲 💕 🙏🏻

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