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I’m Bringing Lazy Back….

I went running tonight. Well, actually, running/walking…actually, running/walking/weaving/heaving/trying not to hurl….ing…

I think I’m in trouble. I think that 5K is going to be…well, a catastrophe. Maybe I could go ahead and schedule the flu…or getting Ecoli. It could happen, I eat a lot of spinach!!

I think the problem is that I was made for sprinting…like the 100 yard dash! Whatever happened to the 100 yard dash? Now there’s a sport I could really train for! I still think I should start my own “K”…the 1/4 K (and if the font is leading you astray, that’s NOT a single 4K, but one-fourth of a K!). Seriously, I think it could be the next big thing!

I think I need to go eat some spinach…just in case! I DO feel quite flu-like, but I better save it for a couple of weeks…otherwise I’ll “recover” too soon…just in time for the…you-know-what.

Okay, so Survivor Man is eating raw seal meat…now I really feel “flu-like”. At least he doesn’t have to run a 5K!!!! Wimp! But I digress…

It’s Friday night…don’t most couples go out to a nice dinner on Friday night? Our “date” included Byron saying inane things like “Just a little further!” and “You can do it” and things like that…some nerve! He did say that I looked cute in my running outfit…so I guess I’ll forgive him. :-)
Anyway, so I think I’m bringing lazy back into fashion…

Seriously!

Peace.

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angiebledsoe
on April 4, 2008
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I’m Bringing Lazy Back….

I went running tonight. Well, actually, running/walking…actually, running/walking/weaving/heaving/trying not to hurl….ing…

I think I’m in trouble. I think that 5K is going to be…well, a catastrophe. Maybe I could go ahead and schedule the flu…or getting Ecoli. It could happen, I eat a lot of spinach!!

I think the problem is that I was made for sprinting…like the 100 yard dash! Whatever happened to the 100 yard dash? Now there’s a sport I could really train for! I still think I should start my own “K”…the 1/4 K (and if the font is leading you astray, that’s NOT a single 4K, but one-fourth of a K!). Seriously, I think it could be the next big thing!

I think I need to go eat some spinach…just in case! I DO feel quite flu-like, but I better save it for a couple of weeks…otherwise I’ll “recover” too soon…just in time for the…you-know-what.

Okay, so Survivor Man is eating raw seal meat…now I really feel “flu-like”. At least he doesn’t have to run a 5K!!!! Wimp! But I digress…

It’s Friday night…don’t most couples go out to a nice dinner on Friday night? Our “date” included Byron saying inane things like “Just a little further!” and “You can do it” and things like that…some nerve! He did say that I looked cute in my running outfit…so I guess I’ll forgive him. :-)
Anyway, so I think I’m bringing lazy back into fashion…

Seriously!

Peace.

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angiebledsoe
on April 4, 2008
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Finally…

…when the alarm went off this morning (we slept in a little, so it went off at 6) - anyway, when I heard it, my first thought was, “Finally! I slept through the whole night!!”

From 11pm to 6am - that’s more than a full night for me. Yippee!!

Of course, it would probably take a month’s worth of nights like that to repair my insomnia, but I’m going to concentrate on the positive. And, maybe, tonight I’ll get to sleep by 10 and sleep ’til 7…Maybe!

By the way, the “tattoo” in the pic below (”Where’s My Fainting Couch”) is not real…

It looks like I’ve been talked into my first race. But at least it’s not ’til April - I will definitely need that long to train so that I don’t hyperventilate and die…or at least embarrass myself really badly. Were doing some kind of “group run” and Amanda is the slave-driver captain…I think she’s met her match with me…

We’ll see…

I’m not sure if sitting on the couch, blogging - while eating cheese toast and watching “Millionaire Matchmaker” is in the training regimen, but…

…oh well. I slept through the whole night so it’s all good no matter what. :-)
I guess I should go clean the laundry off of the elliptical machine…

peace.

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on January 11, 2008
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Still in the Running

It’s Thursday, and I’m tired…weary, but I woke up feeling that way.

After a morning of meetings, we spent a couple of hours in Ikea. I love Ikea, but it’s overwhelming - but I guess 300,000 plus square feet of domestic accoutrement can make you feel like you’re in Heaven and…not - at the same time.

We have another Home Team meeting tonight - last night’s was incredible. I told Byron on the way home, “We may be a smaller group than we were a year ago, but we’re stronger and more determined - you can build a church on a group of committed people like that!”…and we are. And tonight, I know, we’ll be inspired and encouraged again.

But, still, I’m weary - maybe tonight I’ll sleep more than a few hours - maybe tomorrow I’ll eat the way I should - maybe I won’t let little things stress me out or other people’s “issues” affect or offend me…maybe.

It’s a long and winding road…

Of course, even in the weariness, there’s gratefulness - a lot of gratefulness for all the reminders along the way that I’m not alone. Every friendship that has weathered the many storms of past seasons; Every loyalty - every selfless sacrifice I’ve witnessed; Every time someone chooses to put others before themselves and their own comfort; Every smile. Every tear…

There is so much to be grateful for in this journey. So I will choose to make those things my focus, and remember to breathe…(and remember Stillness’ Whispers).

When I ran “track” (Yes, I did - don’t be a hater!), I always gravitated to the short events - the sprints. When it came to the long-distance stuff, I always struggled…I would just want to give up - NO MARATHONS FOR ME!!! But, apparently, God has other plans because this “journey” is a marathon, and I have to learn to pace myself, remove hindrances, not look back, focus on the finish line and…RUN. It’s the only way to get to the other side.

And, along the way, God sends “water breaks” - friends that are like “aloe for the soul”. He also reminds me that, although my journey is personal, I’m not running alone - there are many others in this race with me. So, I pray that I’m never the “weak link”,…

I know God will give me the strength I need - beyond that, I will do my part to keep my eyes on the prize…

Thanks to all of you who continually come along side of me and lift me up. I’m grateful…tired, but grateful.

Peace.

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on November 29, 2007
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