Family is Everything

Family is Everything

He will fight your battles...............

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Orlando, FL, United States
I am a wife of 14 years, mother to FIVE, yes five amazing children, God has turned the broken into beautiful, I love running, almost an addiction, I love food, primarily chocolate.....

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Random jibberish

Well the last couple days have been a whirlwind, should I say the last week! After months of baseball/softball season for the four kiddos, I know who signs up all the children at once, that would of course be me! You would think a break would be in stow....nooooo.....I had to jump on the "free" did I mention, "free" tennis lessons! After all their mother never had any coordination at all when it came to anything to involve a ball! So I jumped at that and of course they all could play. I should mention that we have tennis everyday except Friday! And then there is drama camp, really not "drama" but a real drama camp at a price I can't ignore, for the two older girls.....So everyday is jammed, except Fridays, with a twoish hour window in between! Whew, I am tired just blogging about it! Sooo....it has been a little crazy here! Needless to say less than 4 weeks left of the madness! Then I will force myself to take a break.....but did I tell you we will be starting back to school in July, "Oh, MOM!" I love it though! I wouldn't have it any other way....
Now I am finally getting to the point where I am going to have to force myself out of my cozy bed in the morning and run at least if not earlier by 6....this Tennessee heat is just brutal!
I went to my first "official" training for the half....met with the CRC(running club) at Austin Peay for a 1.1 mile warm up and then 4-6 laps on the track, which was awesome! These were run hard and then jog......so after surviving my first week back into running without breaking or reinjurying anything, I have an emotional high about me! Although my ankle is a little stiff from yesterday's run I am off to tackle the roads again tomorrow, bright and early. There is something about belonging to a running club honestly....even if you can't keep up with the fast pack, or you lag behind or fall in the middle, it is exhiliarting! I ran next to one man and expressed how I felt like I was in highschool cross country again, he I am sure thought I was a complete dork! But that is okay....Running makes me feel free, free from all the distractions, the business of my life, the frustrations that I feel, the resposibilities that wait at home for me.....it is my time to just breathe and relax.....I really do love it!
In other news we finally, yes I mean finally have another car. A working, functioning vehicle! Praise God, I am amazed, but God does have a tendency to surprise me once in a while!
So for now these are just random thoughts that have tumbled out of my brain tonight.....

1 comment:

TWitmer said...

Jill...I love you and it's soooooo good to see you back on the blogging track, as well as running track! :)