God is ALWAYS active!!!

Since my last blog entry, a few things have been going on! Amidst house guests, making travel plans, the continual hand holding thru puberty....stuff has been happening!

First, I am blessed and excited to share that I have passed the 3 mile running mark!! I am jazzed to say that I can now run 3+ miles without stopping! Such a praise! Carol and I ran a 5k without stopping and it was thrilling and mind blowing a the same time. I knew I WANTED to run it, I knew it was the goal...but I was doubtful about completing the race, running from beginning to end. As we ran and kept a pace that was steady, I worked on my breathing and tried to keep it steady as we covered our first mile, then our 2nd. As we rounded to the Finish Line I was exhilarated as we pushed ourselves to sprint the last few yards to finish strong! It was such a great feeling of accomplishment! Carol was proud of me! My trainer, my slave driver, the voice in my head who pushes me....was proud of me!! Amen!! :)

I also entered a writing contest that a dear friend told me about. This contest was for a scholarship to a Women's conference for women who feel called to write and speak for God's glory. I entered and was so blessed and humbled to be notified that I won!! I will be attending this conference at the end of July and am excited to learn more about how to put feet to my faith regarding answering God's call on my heart to write and speak.

I spent this past weekend at our Women's Retreat here on Maui and came home spiritually blessed! I was honored to speak on Friday night about a beautiful woman of faith in the Bible, Esther. To share what the Lord laid on my heart about such an inspiring woman and her faith was a gift. To remind women, and be reminded myself, that the Lord has called us to stand, regardless of the circumstances and outcome....allowed me to glimpse once again, of the beauty of the Lord's tapestry for us all that He weaves, even while we sleep!

Before the retreat, Carol picked me up and we ran our long beach run. She pushed me farther than ever and I was almost moved to tears of joy when she shared that I ran about 3.4 miles!! We did 6.5 in total, but I ran 3.4!! Thank you Carol!!!!!

Knowing Katie was waiting for me when I returned home from the retreat, knowing she would welcome me with hugs and kisses filled my heart. Snuggling her on the couch and eating popcorn was the perfect ending to a wonderful weekend!

Gotta Run!