I love learning experiences. They're usually not easy but make you so much stronger because the next time anything remotely similar to the "learning experience" comes around, you're going to turn and run HARD in the other direction. You're going stand up for what you know is right and never relent. You fall down and it hurts, but you pick yourself right back up, brush yourself off, remember what you learned, and keep on going.
I know I've posted this before but we sang this song today and I absolutely LOVE it! Especially the 3rd through the 5th verses, oh and the very last one, too (which I didn't post here):Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed,
for I am thy God and will still give thee aid.
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
the rivers of sorrow shall not thee o'erflow
for I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
my grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply.
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.
Having a running partner makes a world of difference. Like this morning for example... If I didn't have someone waiting for me to show up and go running with her, I would have just stayed in bed and slept. It's also nice to have someone to talk to during the run because running by yourself can get mighty boring. And it's nice to develop a friendship. So if you don't have an exercise buddy, I suggest you try and find one because they really are the best in more than one way!
Sorry the picture quality is so bad. This little monstrosity was just chillin' in my window well the other night. This picture was taken after I had already sprayed it with Raid, but when it was living, pretty sure that it's legs stretched out bigger than the quarter. I don't have a whole lot of experience with black widows but that was the biggest one I've ever seen!
Any ideas on why caring for someone causes pain sometimes? In any relationship I've ever had, whether it be platonic, familial, or romantic, there is always an element of emotional pain. I guess it has everything to do with the idea of adversity in all things. We have to experience the bad in order to experience the good. But it sure is hard sometimes.
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Has anyone ever heard of this website before? I looked at it for the first time today and it made me laugh ridiculously hard. This is the one that made me laugh the hardest... I couldn't even finish reading it to the people who were with me and I think they were only laughing because I was laughing so hard. Click HERE to read it.
This is the run I did today... The map doesn't do the hill justice. By the time I got to the top I thought I was going to hyperventilate as well as have my heart explode out of my chest (ok, so I exaggerate... it wasn't that bad). I was definitely sucking wind, though. My poor body and brain were wondering what I was doing to myself. It was a good run. And I found another killer hill that I want to try when I'm feeling ambitious. I do love running!
I've volunteered at the Family Support and Crisis Center here a few times. Working only 25 hours a week with nothing else to fill my time leaves me with a lot of time to kill. I figured I'd do something constructive during that time. So, I picked volunteering at the Crisis Center. I thought I'd get a good warm, fuzzy feeling from doing it. And I guess I do get a little of that but the worst part comes when I tell those kids I've been playing with that I'm leaving. It's heart-breaking to watch their faces fall. Because the last thing they need is someone else leaving them. I'm going to keep doing it, though, because I feel like I'm doing some good.
