2013 - What's New
I usually wake up each morning grateful for a new day and a new beginning but recently I am even more thankful for every day I have. I try not to take the opportunity each new day is for granted. As I sit here recent events are fresh in my mind, but when I look back at this entry 10 years or perhaps even 10 days from now time will have blurred my memory. Shootings at a elementary school and at a neighborhood house fire are among the events that remind me not to take a moment for granted. But other events as well that don't make the news also remind me that each day is a gift not to be taken lightly. Little things like friends looking at colleges with their children or planning to send a child on a missions trip. Big things like a friend's waiting to hear from the Dr whether the lump is cancer or not. Everyday something reminds me how each moment is a gift.
This year I am trying to stay focused on the gifts and blessings of each day. I am going to try and make the most of the opportunities I have to take care of myself, my family and my community. I am going to focus on "the silver lining" of every storm cloud.
I started 2013 by signing up to be an "Iron Girl". This summer I will bike, run and swim in an Iron Girl Triathilon with perphaps 20 (plus or minus) other women I am blessed enough to call friend. I am grateful that I can even consider doing this after knee and back injuries. I am grateful that my family is not only encouraging me to do this but they are also going to be training along side of me. All of us getting healthier as a way of not taking anything for granted!
Our pastor at church recently preached on finishing the race strong. None of us knows when we will reach our finish line. We just need to be grateful we are still in the race and run each day like the finish is just around the corner. Sometimes it's painful. Our bodies ache and we are tired and we feel like we can't breathe. But we push forward. I truly believe that God is with us always. He's there handing us the water we need to go on and cheering us forward through the pain if we just accept him and his help.
So this day, this year and I pray for the remainder of my days I will finish strong and not take a minute of the "race" for granted.