Finishing Strong

I finished!! I ran a half-marathon, and I finished strong, sprinting across the finish line. Here's the crazy part: I trained for it in about a month. That should not be physically possible, and yet I did it. And I have only really been running since January/February. Therefore, I can very safely say that it was not me....it was ALL God. I never could have finished a half-marathon, but God asked me to, and gave me the strength and ability to finish. How amazing is the God I serve?!

He is so incredible!! And I really need to hang out with Him today. This has been the only day that I felt like doing anything this week, so I have been busy cleaning and preparing to go have dinner with K. I'm making blackberry pie and apple pie. :) It's been a while since I made some pies, so it is fun to get back into that.

In other news...I don't have any major running to do this week, but I'm sure that I will run because now I'm hooked. I think I want to train some more and run another half in the fall. But I have also told several people that I will run with them, so I think I will have my hands full with running even if I don't train for anything more.

Also I'm thinking about rearranging my room....

I have a new job for next fall that I'm super excited about. I'm going to be a supplemental instructor for an ECO 155 class, so I will get paid to sit in on class and take notes and then have study/review sessions. I'm also excited about taking abnormal psych with L next fall...good times.

My mum and sis are coming down to visit me this weekend, so that will be fun, and I'm excited for them to go to church with me on Sunday. Also PoHo dance party on Friday night!! WoooHooo!!

That's about all for now...I need to spend some time with Jesu before dinner. Peace Yo (with gansta peace sign).

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