My First 10K Race!

 My First 10K Race!

I finished the Speedy Spaniard 10K - my first 10K at age 55!!  Although I'm not speedy and definitely struggled (I had some walking moments for sure)! I loved starting the race with my beautiful daughter-in-law and having Kristin, Jeremy and Jacob cheering me in at the finish line! Seeing family at the finish line was the absolute best!  I am not a great runner, and wasn't fully prepared so that first hill right at the start threw off my hopes, since I had to walk right away and get past that difficulty!!  I did run most of the time and knowing Kristen was running in front of me, and my family would be at the finish line kept me going!! 

I also had a beautiful tender mercy when my running pace was the same as a dad running with one son and pushing another son in a large stroller! I talked to them later and his son had similar disabilities as Joshua. So I felt Joshua cheering me on too!  With Joshua's super hyperactivity and running everywhere, I called Joshua my very own home gym, so I loved this very sweet blessing today!

My time was 1:16.  For the record, I got 6th place out of 6 women in my age group!!  But I finished.  :)

Thanks Kristen for inspiring me to do this!! You rock!!

"I Will Run This Race"

"I Will Run This Race"

July 8, 2014

Here's one of my new favorite running songs sung by Kristene Mueller.  The words say so much about my life with Joshua.  The love reminds me of the love of our Savior for Joshua, for me, and for all of us, and how hard our race in life can be.  

When I made the Savior's love for Joshua part of every day life, caring for Joshua no longer became a burden, but became an honor and a joy.  Joshua really was a "runner" his whole life!  And he escaped whenever and wherever he could.  That kept me running too!  :)  So now that he is gone, I run, and it is hard, but I do it in memory of  myJoshua and to keep strong in the race of life.

Thinking of Joshua and how hard his life could be for him, compels me to try harder each minute, and each day. Our journey together really was a good fight of faith, so worth fighting for, and completely captured my heart.

"Homeward Bound"

 I will run, I will run this race,

And I will do it all for love.

Your love compels me forward,

Your love controls my heart,

And I just can't, I cannot get away.

So I will fight this good fight of faith,

And I will do

it all for love.
You are my great reward,
You're so worth fighting for
And I can't wait to see Your face.

So I will run, I will run this race,
And I will do it all for love.
Your love compels me forward,
Your love controls my heart,
And I just can't, I cannot get away.

So I will fight this good fight of faith,
And I will do it all for love.
You are my great reward,
You're so worth fighting for
And I can't wait to see Your face,
And I can't wait to see Your face.

Hallelujah