Feeling a little scared...

Well, there is 31 days until the Portland Marathon, I am really starting to feel a little scared. My ankles hurt all the time and my muscles ache from all this running, and I am fairly positive that there might be a small fracture on the top of my right foot...yet I must run. Pray for me if you think about it, and please don't leave a "you are crazy to run" or "I would die" comment, just pray...
One thing I am determined to know is how I can soar on wings like eagles; and how to run and not grow weary (Isaiah 40:31) I love the movie Chariots of Fire, what an inspiration! The Lord is my strength, and the Lord has called me to endure. Whenever Keri and I are running (especially long runs) we pray and ask the Lord why He has called us to run this crazy thing and the only thing we KNOW is He is teaching us to learn to endure so that we can teach our children that you can do anything. You can do anything. I take my boys on 12 mile runs (they ride bikes) and they absolutely love it! They are building strong character, becoming strong physically and have learned to not whine! I always say "God would never make Nancy run a marathon, she gets to hang out on the beach all day!" Or Keri and I secretly pray that Karen will meet us along the way with cookies made by her and her girls!! Well, all my family and friends, at least you know that about once a week a set aside a four hour block to torture myself, but you are benefitting because I am praying for you and blessing you all! I will not quit.

A few of our favorite summer 2007 pictures!

Driving towards Mt. Bachelor and the three sisters in central Oregon... (dont mind the glare on the dash) Mt. Bachelor in the background, this is little lava lake, cool!
Zach and his little guys...

Kim and her boys (yeah thats right, I'm wearing a do rag)

A deer in our campground, came right up to us!

Zachs birthday!

My good friend Nancy, she visited from Hawaii and her and her kids stayed with us for about a week and a half, I miss her!!!

Zach at Red Robin, isnt he cute??

Happy Birthday zoolan..., I mean Zach... he can't help it if he is really really good looking right?

Kevin and Cole eating whip cream...yeah right, remember he is Kevins kid, you know what he is eating? TARTER SAUCE!!! YUK!!

That is Caroline with my Aunt Gerry and my Aunt Cookie, sorry it went on twice but I don't know how to remove one??








The Adams brothers and Kim... Chandler snuck in there too, but isn't he cute? The siblings reunite!

My sister in law Anne and me, she is so beautiful!

This is a typical Kevin/Kim type picture, especially the horrified crowd of onlookers...Zach and Anne being the wise people that they are, snuck off to wait in the vehicles until we stopped making fools of ourselves...I miss you Kev!

Well, it was a great summer and it is almost over. We have already started school with the boys and things are starting to get back to normal, whatever that may be! It was fun seeing Kevin and Anne and their family. (finally)! Hope everyone had a great summer too!