Thankful Thinking

In the spirit of 'Tryin New Things,' tomorrow marks my first day of Hood to Coast training. For all of those that don't know what Hood to Coast is, I advise you to google it.  For all of those that do know what it is, you probably think I am crazy. And for those of you that know what it is and also know me, you must think it is impossible for me to accomplish. I hope to prove you all wrong.

279 days away. 279 days to train for the longest relay in the world. It all starts tomorrow. My running schedule right now starts out with just running for 20 minutes but by the end of February I should be around 5.5 to 6 miles. I am hoping that all of this is not to much to ask of my very out of shape body. But I also hope this prevents the ever looming 'freshman 15.'

Since this is November and Thanksgiving is one week from today, I should probably list a few things I am thankful for. So here it goes: God's provision (He is the best! The way he works when you just decide to give Him total control of your life will just blow you away), my roommates (I can get very lonely at times because I am not having the whole 'dorm experience', but my housemates are really a blessing!), my family (I have only not lived with them for about 3 months now but the more I am away from them, the more I really appreciate all they have done for me), Branches Church! (if you haven't ever heard of this church, go check out their website brancheschurch.com), my young/still hopefully agile body (this way I can accomplish my goal stated at the top of this post). And there you have it...my thankful list.


And finally since pictures make blogs a whole lot more interesting here are a few...

From back when I could actually complete a 5k at a reasonable time.

That would be me and my great friend/roommate/Christ follower!!! Yep, I said it....Christ follower. Another thing that I am probably most thankful for this November!