Going the Distance

Check out these ROCK STARS!! Just to give you a frame of reference - they are swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and running a marathon - a mere 26.2 miles! If you watch closely, you can see the winner's time 8:22:36! Wow! It takes me 2 hours to run 10 miles. I like the song a lot. It is not about the winner but the guy that keeps going even though the crowd has left and the trophy has been claimed. I'm going to watch this before I leave for the race on Sunday.

...Let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross...Hebrews 12:1-2

Run

Well, we are a week away from the big race day. My emotions are on a roller coaster between excitement and self doubt. Can this 30 something aged woman really run a half marathon? We ran 10 miles this morning. In September, I couldn't run over 3. I completely amazed that we can run this far. I am moved emotionally when I think about it all. I feel like I'm shedding off the chains that have bound me emotionally and physically for so long.

This morning I had many thoughts out on the road. We got the pleasure of running under the stars and moon in the sky. They were very sparkly this morning. I kinda felt like the heavens were rooting for us. We saw our ever constant but silent spectators, the deer. They gathered to see if we were going to make it up the street. ; ) My crew and I chat some but we have stretches of silence too. I feel like the Lord is right there running with us encouraging us to run for those who cannot. Today, I thought about how Jesus died on the cross and how this run is nothing compared to the pain he went through. I can keep going. I thought of the NY city firefighter that ran a marathon with his deformed body after being hit by a bus a few years earlier. I do not have a physical deformity so I can keep going. I thought of B's sister that is in so much pain right now fighting MS and how her body betrays her and won't let her move. I do not have a disease so I can take another hill.

I do not know what March 1st holds. I may fall apart. I may have to scooch across the finish line on my bottom because I can no longer stand. I may win the trophy! LOL!!! All I know that so far, this has been a monumental experience in my life. I say this daily to anybody that asks me about running but I truly believe that IF I CAN DO THIS ANYBODY CAN! I cannot boast of my own ability because I know it is only God that picks my feet up and puts them down. I am thankful for this opportunity. I hope you will be encouraged to try something that you never thought you could do.

10 Sweet Things About My Hubby

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10. He makes me coffee every morning.
9. When it's cold, he puts my covers in the dryer to warm them up before I go to bed.
8. He runs to the store at all hours of the day or night without complaint usually because I have forgotten some integral part of whatever it is I'm working on.
7. He holds me in the morning before he gets out of bed.
6. He knows that my PMS cravings are a NEED and not a WANT type situation! ; ) Hand over the bottle of real Coke!
5. He makes sure that he hugs, kisses and says "I love you" to each of us before he leaves for work.
4. He is my #1 fan and encourages me in all of my pursuits.
3. He gives awesome back rubs.
2. I needed to get my training miles in on Saturday and I had not been able to get it done during daylight hours. So, he drove the "pace car" alongside me so I didn't have to run alone in the dark.
1. This morning he said, "I love you. I love the whole concept of you." Woohoo! Say that again!

Thank you Lord for a man that loves you, me and our children!