Nope, not the country... me.. actually ran. I ran. It's been almost 6 weeks since I've run. Ragnar to be exact. I ran one day a few days after that and my back hurt so badly I wanted to cry. Since then it's been an on again off again thing with the back pain. The weirdest thing will make it bad again. I've really been praying that it would somehow get better. It sucks to hurt all the time. Good thing my back is the worst of my troubles, my family would be in real trouble if it was anything serious!
I've been watching Biggest Loser faithfully but have yet to be inspired. I want to lose weight and feel strong again, but really I just want to eat cookies. I had about 6 yesterday. I don't know what my problem is. But when I watched it last night (and cried through the whole thing) I decided... I'm doing it. I want to feel strong and in control again. My back has definitely been a problem but today I decided to see if I could do it.
Lucky for me it was a cool morning and Dalin was home sick. I went to just try to run a mile or two, start slow... see how much it hurt. I ran the first 1.36 miles without stopping. Pretty good for starting over. I put my iPod on a setting that wouldn't tell me how well I was doing. I didn't want to worry about it, go slow and steady. In the end I went 2.75 miles and had a 10:12min/mil average. I thought that was good! Best part was that my first mile was 9:36. Don't let me kid you, I was sucking wind, but I also thought I was going slow. Best part is that my back only twinged a little. I could feel it, but it wasn't bad. We'll have to see how it feels tomorrow. Great start to my day!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
I Ran
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Become as little children
I asked them to pray with me. We thanked Heavenly Father for these two sweet kids being in our family and how good they both are and for the blessing of having baby chicks. We asked him to forgive for the bad choices that were made earlier and that we can feel happiness in our hearts again. We promised to take better care of them from now on and asked Him to help them to be ok through the night. We thanked Him for our Savior and for the ability to be forgiven. The whole time, sounds of sniffles and quiet sobs could be heard. We then had a big hug and a talk about forgiveness. About Heavenly Father forgiving us because he can see in our hearts and know how sorry we were and how Mommy forgives them because I love them and know they are good kids. Then we talked about forgiving ourselves. Sometimes that's the hardest part.
My true prayer is that this is one of those experiences that when they are grown, they will look back and remember what it felt like to feel sad, ask for forgiveness and then feel love. Even if we lose a baby chick or two, the lesson these little ones learned tonight was valuable.
Bo had a hard time being done with it. Even after his shower, he just sat on the floor and cried "I ruined everything!" We got him through it and I think he's out playing Wii now. I'm so glad to know about repentance and for my Savior who made it possible for me to be forgiven of my bad choices. I'm so glad for these little angles who give me teaching/ learning experiences so regularly.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Insightful Conversation
I know I've been a little doting on Whitley lately, but she deserves it. This is a conversation she had on Facebook with one of her friends from school. I'm so proud of her ability to say what she believes and still be kind. She has been friends with Stefanie for a long time and because she preceded this conversation with acts of love, Stefanie knows that Whitley was not being judgmental of her.
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