Wow, what an amazing honor.  

I am so blessed and thankful for this opportunity.

Unfortunately, I can't give too many details yet but please feel free to email or call to find out more. :)

Thanks for your prayers!

It's not over yet.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, SOMEONE BLUE!

You may recall seeing this photo in a previous post. This is my luxury liner... a 1999 Honda Accord EXL Coupe. It is fully equipped with all the niceties including a sunroof and spoiler, as you can see. There are a lot of  great thing about having an OLDer car, some of which include: NO CAR PAYMENTS, affordable insurance, good gas mileage, NO CAR PAYMENTS oh and did I say, NO CAR PAYMENTS. Ok, so as you can see there is ONE main advantage of having an older car. The only problem with it is that you may find yourself having to complete repairs on it and slowly replace old parts with new parts.  Let me explain. I awakened this morning before my alarm and decided today would be a nice day for a hike. I washed off my patio, watered my plants, fed the pooch and headed out the door. The mornings, err shall I say EARLY mornings are getting cooler (note I did not say cool, yet).  As I walked to my car, I saw Kathy outside with Sally, I told her I'd be happy to take her hiking with us so after a few minutes of tussling and romping, Jake and Sally were ready to load up for their excursion. I clicked my 'clicker' to unlock my door and reached for the handle to get in and  'wallah' nothing happened. Hmmm? I locked it again and clicked again and still nothing happened. Hmmm! Kathy went in through the passenger side door and pulled on the driver's side handle to open it but STILL nothing happened. Grrr... so now what! The dogs were loaded in, Sally was driving and Jake was in the back seat waiting for her to start the car. I had gotten in the car and gotten as far as the passenger's seat. Hmmm, this was not working out so well. Wearing a skirt, crawling over a center console in a coupe and trying to maintain a level of respect from onlookers is not a good combination. :) Now is a good time to remind myself that I DO NOT HAVE A CAR PAYMENT! Haha!!

Why is it that when one thing goes out, everything seems to follow suit? It's like one sends a memo to the rest of your belongings and then it all goes downhill from there. My computer has been acting up, the brakes in my car along with some other minor and major repairs are also screaming for attention. So what is a girl to do?! I guess I'll have to borrow a car from someone for a day and start adding some NEW to my OLD to keep me from getting BLUE. :) At least I've got my health, oh and NO CAR PAYMENT! =) Hehe!

One last question remains. Do I crawl in from the passengers side or 'Duke's of Hazard' it in through the driver's side window? Ha! ;-)

The Race

Growing up things were often challenging and when things got rough at home I would always leave the house to go for a run. I was often propelled by frustration or confusion. Despite the source, I remember running as fast as I could for as long as I could, which usually wasn't too far.  I didn't realize it, but this was the only way I had ever learned to 'deal' with things.

When I was in Jr. High one of my P.E. teachers noticed me running and recommended I join track. I was never a distance runner and to this day cannot run very far. I didn't realize I was any good at running at all, I just knew it always made everything better... or maybe I was just too tired to notice anything wrong.  I remember training and I still recall the coach giving us pointers and teaching us strategies. "Don't turn around, don't look to the right or left of you to see who's there and NEVER look behind you." All of these things would make you lose your concentration and seconds off of your time. All bad things! "We run to WIN!" I also remember that no matter how short your race, you should not give it your all until you get to the very last of the race and then that's when you give it all you have. This conserved energy and could win you the race.  I ran the 200 meter, not a long race but a race none-the-less. I was a sprint-runner.

As I was meditating and praying today, I was reminded of those races. It seems like a lifetime ago, but the principals haven't changed. We are in a race and we're almost at the end. I believe things are wrapping up, God is preparing His people for a place far greater than we've ever known, His coming is closer than it's ever been.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. (Proverbs 4:27)

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. (Psalms 91:1,15)

He has made a way for us to make it to the end of the race - a winner.

... others may deny the Lord and live in sin, 

but the race that I have entered I must win, 

through those pearly gates I mean to enter in, 

I have settled the question forever.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. (IITimothy 4:7)

MORE THAN ANYTHING... WE'VE GOT TO MAKE IT!!

Heaven WHATEVER the cost. Will I see you there?

Let's make plans to meet... beside the river.