I stretched out my physical therapy as long as I could because I love the weekly tune-ups. I had my last session this week and got one final treatment before the GW Parkway Classic. My physical therapist is about to go out on maternity leave, which means I’ll have to get by on my own for a while.
I hope she doesn’t stay out too long, in case I need her help to get through my fall half marathon training.
My husband is a great shopper and has a knack for finding the *perfect* gift. He was so excited when he found lederhosen cycling kits, he wrapped them up for Valentine’s Day, even though it would be months before it would be warm enough to wear them.
That warm day came this weekend, and we wore them proudly on the Conte’s Alexandria group ride.
Today was another one of those days when the devotional reading grabbed my attention and wouldn’t let go. Anytime I hear the Bible passage that inspired me to choose Running With Perseverance as the name for this blog, I am going to listen closely, and nearly every time I find new meaning in it.
I forgot I had this photo from 2013
of the church down the road from me!
The Cherry Blossoms have come and gone, but there are still a lot of pretty trees that make being outside this time of year so enjoyable–unless you suffer from seasonal allergies.
Around my neighborhood, we have pink and white dogwood, flowering crab apple, flowering plum, and pink and white magnolia trees. On my commute, there’s a stunning crape myrtle that makes me smile no matter how miserable the traffic is.
I am not one who believes that God orchestrates every moment of my day, but I usually am able to find God present if I take the time to look, to watch and pray, to listen for that still, small voice. Sometimes I find God in a particularly beautiful sight. Sometimes it’s in the realization I’ve avoided a bad situation. Sometimes I sense God in a nudge towards making a certain decision. Other times, I feel like the target of a divine sense of humor.
That was my reaction as I listed to the Morning Prayer podcast while getting ready to run the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run (did you see my Race Recap?).
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