Just Get in the Boat!
A white-water rafting trip had sounded like great fun when we had planned our trip to Colorado months ahead. The day arrived for the adventure, however, and I was fearful. Three days before boarding the plane for my week’s vacation with ten other family members, I had injured my lower back and was having difficulty simply walking. Was it wise to raft down the Arkansas River and risk getting thrown out of the boat and experiencing greater injury? Probably not,…