A Summer of Not Running. . .

Life has seasons, and sometimes we get shoved into those seasons without really knowing why or having much choice. This summer, I was planning to get back into running the second half of the summer, but I found myself in Laramie Wyoming, working with a group out there called Solid Rock Outdoor Ministries (http://srom.org). My husband and I have both instructed rock climbing and backpacking there before, and they suddenly found themselves short on staff and invited us to come out for a month. We got to instruct two rock climbing courses (one to City of the Rocks Idaho!), and a large youth group course to the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, and Pariah Canyon. These were awesome opportunities for us, and a great time to relax and get away from school, but not much time for running!

Since getting home in August, I've worked back up to 3 or 4 miles at a sub-10 minute pace, which is decent for me. But last week, I got some news- my running partner is moving! I'm still deciding and praying about doing a half marathon in November and then a marathon in December, but I really don't think the marathon is a good idea- I think I would need more training time.

In the meantime, there are several people in the process of adopting. If you're looking for someone to support, a friend of mine is doing a 10 mile SWIM to raise money for an adoption from China. You could check his story out at: www.patrickandpatty.blogspot.com

Other families currently adopting (not an all-inclusive list):
Jeff and Sheila Corbin
Nathan and Kimberly Neely: http://www.bringingthenationshome.blogspot.com/
Mike and Allison Barker: http://www.ugandainourhearts.blogspot.com
The Gygaxes


And then some pictures of my summer because that's what a blog is for, right? Posting pictures of myself. haha! I just think pictures explain better than words what I've been up to: