Choosing Joy- Easy to find today

I was so blessed today! My daughter has a lot of friends up here in this Northern Nevada community. Every one is so nice. I don't really know how to begin to tell it.
My daughter told me, in advance , that we would be expecting a visitor early in the evening. So I already knew what to expect. The kids knew someone was coming too, but did not know who. Well, the phone rang about 3 o'clock, and it was the visitor. They said that he was around the corner and would be at our house in about 10 minutes. I quickly ran and checked my camera, to get it ready.
I ran outside to get a picture of him as he crested the hill on the path to our house. How excited I was. Then I could hear the bells. He was riding his horse and had his really huge mule pulling behind him with packs on. You see, the hunters around here actually use mules to pack their supplies in and out of their hunting trips. A pack mule was packing in some Christmas presents for the kids! Tim, the rider, was wearing his riding gear, complete with a santa hat over his cowboy hat. I think I was more excited than the kids were. How cool is that! Tim, does this every year and really enjoys it. It doesn't bother him that he sometimes has to trailer the animals in to the area, then go through all the trouble of unloading and loading them in the trailer. Then he gets them all dressed up in bells and loads the presents and let the kids see him coming. That's a lot of work! But he loves to bring joy to those around town. What a joyful experience! I am still tickled to have been a part of it. The kids were just in awe! They loved the horse and mule. Then the packages were unloaded and I thought they were going to pop with excitement! It was great! Yeah, Joy was easy today. I loved it!