Race to Robie Creek

 The girls that I work with are runners and run during their 1 hour lunch break. They invited me to join in. I never saw myself as a runner and when I would try running at the gym, I hated it! But I've grown to really enjoy the work out and the endurance that it does build. It also helps with getting to know the women I work with on a more personal level outside the office. When it came time to think about signing up for a race, I decided that I would try to enter in along with one of the girls I work with. At the last minute, Chuck decided he would give it a shot as well. So Chuck and I made it in within the 15 minutes it took to meet the maximum to enter into the race.  So here we, along with 2400 others,getting set to run in 80+ degree weather, in hopes for a low number and reasonable finish time. 

Gettin' ready for a run!

 There were several water stations along the way to help keep the runners hydrated. So you just run     through, grap a cup of water and some fruit and keep on running on without stopping.

Eating a rice dish and fruit that they served after the race and kept
ourselves cooled off in the river.

Chuck and I both finished in 2 hours and 34 minutes and out of 2460 runners, we finished in 1252nd and 1253rd place. It was an awesome experience and can't wait for next year!

Robiecreek.com

Hikin' and Flyin'

Monday after I got off of work, Chuck and I drove towards Lucky Peak and hiked a very large hill called Gnar. So far this is a non-restricted piece of land free to speed flyers and or hikers lookin' for a good work out. It takes about 30-45 minutes to hike but it's soooooo worth it once reaching the very top of this thing! Chuck flew off and landed at the very bottom and met me half way up again as I made my way down. Those are the times I wish I knew how to fly. But still a scaredy cat so I'm cool with keeping my feet on the ground. Ahhh, but it looks like soooooooo much fun!

The side/back view of Bogus Basin behind us. (The mountain with snow)

Birthday Boy

Each year, I find more and more of how grateful I am for the life of Chuck. He's done soooo much for me and others. He's the most caring person I know. He sets a healthy example of who I also want to be more like; honest, discerning, humble, gentle, and most importantly, the pursuit of a heart after God.  I learn what it is to love and to put others before myself through his example. I understand through the love Chuck shows me, God's love for me. Happy Birthday to a special person!

MONSTER JAM! RRRRRRrrrrrrr

I didn't have anything green to wear so Chuck
 helped my out with that. 

So Chuck and I spent a couple of hours on Saint Patty's day at the Monster Jam. A friend from Chuck's work had a couple of extra tickets and knew that Chuck and I have always talked about going so Bowe was nice enough to share with us.  I seriously have always wanted to go but just never really wanted to spend the money and I probably wouldn't still. But there is something about watching giant trucks driving over a pile of dirt and junk cars, literally catching several feet of air and bouncing back down as they landed, is something very entertaining! Plus they smash stuff as they drive and jump over old cars. They just run 'em right over! The tomboy in me has now been revealed.

This guys wasn't as aggressive because
I think that he was too fancy and didn't want to
 scratch his nicely painted batmanmobile. 

Chuck monster jam smile.

Watch what happens to this guy!

Thanks Bowe!

Getting Real!

Recognizing how to be living real has been a huge challenge in my life these past few years and I see how much I've been held back because of living for myself and putting up that front so that others will get the impression that I'm a good christian in order to continue doing whatever I want when no one could see. I believe so much of my upbringing in church encouraged that way of living. I know this because of looking back on my own life and the fruit that resulted from it and the fruit of others who have had the same upbringing. I'm so blessed that God has helped me see this in my life now because it's an opportunity to change.  I have had to make some major heart changes and it's been a tough battle but God is good and has given me the strength to fight through my stubbornness. I know this is bold of me to say but it's becoming more and more evident of how lost people are who claim to know God when they really do not!  WHAT WE DO WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS LOOKING, DEFINES WHO WE REALLY ARE.  I was told this once by the most loving person I know a few years ago and it has always stuck. It has helped convict me with the issue of my thought life and the condition of my heart. I still find myself thinking through this phrase because I want the root of the sin ripped out of my heart! Things that start to process in my thoughts that I recognized as a red flag, I need to stop and think about what is really going on in my heart! Is this making any sense? I feel frustrated because I'm a terrible writer but I want to share and express what it is that I'm learning and feeling concerned about!

 Anyway I hope it sticks to whomever reads this who is challenged in this area of their lives.

                 "As in water face reflects face, So a man's heart reveals the man." Proverbs 27:19