"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."
John "The Penguin" Bingham
In the spring of 2007, I started running, mainly to try to lose weight, because walking just didn't get my heartrate up enough. I would run on the levee by our house. It's so beautiful and peaceful up there, and I really came to enjoy running and ran my first 5k in February of 08. I was so proud of myself. A few years ago, I would've laughed if you told me I'd run a 5k. Shortly after, I started having so many problems with my feet, arches, and ankles hurting. I was also having some other health issues, so I had to quit. Later that year I found out I had Hashimoto's, an autoimmune thyroid disease, which explained the joint pains. Thank God for a wonderful endocronoligist who actually listened to me and payed attention to my blood work. He put me on medicine and got my levels down.
Around May of last year, I decided that before I died I wanted to at least run a half marathon. Don't you know that same week I had that thought a friend called and asked if I wanted to run a half marathon with her! I really wanted to but ended up being unable to because I was trying to get over mono. The past 2 1/2 years have been really difficult for me. But I've definitely learned to appreciate my body and all it does for me. I think we tend to take it for granted until it's taken from us. Well, I started back running last week and am really proud of myself. For me, I've had to learn that the miracle is that I started not that I finished. I do still have a desire to run a 1/2 marathon and have my sights set on one in October. Please pray that my body will cooperate with me, so I can keep up my running!
If there's one thing God's taught me through all of this is that we are stronger than we think and can do more than we ever imagined. Whatever it is your striving to accomplish in your life, just know that with God's strength you can make it!
"I have fought the fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7
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- Silas and I were married in June of 2006 after a whirlwind courtship and engagement. I graduated from SLU with a degree in Elementary Education, although, I am currently working part-time at our parish library. Silas graduated from ITI with an Associates in Electronic Technology. He works at Spectra Measuring Systems. We happily purchased our first home in September '08 and are expecting our first child in October. We are both grateful that God brought us together and hope this blog not only shares our life with others but also serves as a source of encouragement to its readers.
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11