I have so much background to fill you in on but I will start by saying that I am going to use this blog to update about training for a marathon in October! I don't know what I've gotten myself into but I know this is very symbolic for me in my life and I want to capture the million thoughts that bounce around in my head every day - things that parallel in my life with regards to running and growing each and every day. I will definitely give you a full background as I go but I wanted to set the stage so to speak.
October 10, 2010 - Chicago Marathon - I will be there with 5 friends and 44,995 other people to run 26.2 miles. Why Chicago? Let's just say I have some unfinished business in that city! I will be running with two of my very best friends ever in life - Courtney Simmons Barnes and Stephanie Stephens Braatz. Also running is a dear friend of mine from Chicago, Emma Avery and two of Court's friends from Memphis, Becky Bowers and Adina Wiseman. I will tell you more about each of these ladies and their impact on my lives as we go along but that's all you get for now.
The past year has been the worst of my life yet the best of my life so far. My life was turned upside down on February 17, 2009 - things as I knew it fell apart for me and my life took an entirely new direction - a direction that I did not want to go in, one that was hard, and painful and horrible and awful and left me breathless and broken. However, it ended in a direction that was amazing and powerful and joyful and COMPLETE. Jesus is my rock. He has held me in the palm of His hand and held me close when I needed Him the most. He has proven to me yet again that NOTHING in life matters but knowing you are His. And one thing I know is this: "The Lord will fight for you while you remain silent." Exodus 14:14.
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Welcome to blog world! Can't wait to follow you on your journey and pray for you along the way. I love you, friend!
ReplyDeleteBecause silent is our FAVORITE place! :) Bwahahaha!
ReplyDeleteStained glass is beautiful because small pieces are cut, broken, smoothed, shaped to refract light; in doing so, these pieces combine to form an image that radiates a beauty no single piece could produce.
HB, it is in your "shards" that the image of Christ -- His finished work on the Cross and His continuing work in your life -- radiates clearly. You have always been beautiful; you have always been light in darkness; but the dynamic prism effect of what He has done through this pain and the surprising joy have made you a treasure of cathedral importance.
Cannot wait to see all God is going to do through this season!!!!! Much love!!!!!