"Free at last, free at last, Thank God Almighty, I'm free at last."- Dr. King

As of about 4:00p today we no longer own 409 S. Cullen. Praise the Lord, it has been a long, hard 3 years.

May the Lord Jesus Christ bless the new owners. May their lives be filled with joy and hope.

Isaiah 40:31 "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength."

Well I have survived the hardest week of training. 70 miles this week. Now the tapering begins and it gets shorter and easier from here on out till the big 26.2. I am a little tired and sore but generally feel like things are well.

More importantly the fundraising is also coming along. We are nearly to our goal and more donations are coming in all the time.

To those of you who have already contributed, I give my sincere gratitude. And if you haven't donated, don't wait any longer. Your OAR donation goes to a great cause. They have an excellent record for keeping their overhead low and putting the money where it is needed the most, into real-life situations where families battling autism need it.

4:45a

Things which matter most, must never be at the mercy of the things which matter least. –Goethe



Just thought I would do a quick blog before I go out on my morning run. This picture was taken on Labor Day at the Park Forrest Scenic 10 and 5K. I did the 10; Zach did the 5K and Chloë did the 1/2 mile kids run. Her mom and brother helped her. She came in last, but by the cheers of the crowd you would have thought she won the whole thing. I doubt that the winner of the 10 mile or 5K crossed the finish line to that much fanfare. Great race and a fun day. The CRC sent several delegates.

king of pain

king of pain

king of pain

I'll always be king of pain...

-The Police 1983

Greetings. Well 1st a running update; The training is going well. I capped off a 67 mile week with a 22 mile run this morning. This was new territory for me on both fronts: My previous highest mileage week had been 60.5 and my longest training run before today was 21. I was also very happy with my pace. It was my fastest to date for a long run. Only after mile 20 did my pace slip above an 8 minute mile.

Today the weather was perfect-cool, clear skies, a bright moon, and some light fog in the low lands. I did get a little freaked out about mile 4...I was plodding along a country road with foggy corn fields on both sides of me...I'm sure I would have heard the crickets and bullfrogs singing had The Brothers Doobie not been belting out "Long Train Running" in my headphones., but I digress...I am running along when a rather large bat started circling my head! Many of you know that I have a history of encounters with bats, so I kept my cool. Maybe I should embrace the bat...they seem to have embraced me.

As far as the rest of life goes, it would seem as though the project house has been sold. We should close later this month. This is a major blessing. We have been waiting and praying for this for a long time. I purchased this house in order to remodel it back in November 2004. It took 2 years of blood, sweat and tears to get it into a condition I was satisfied with. We are very thankful that God has provided a buyer and hope that she will be blessed in this 1900 era house that has been completely renovated with TLC.

Otherwise, with school in session we are all settling into our routine. We cram a lot into each day and are grateful for time spent together as a family. God has blessed us in many ways and we praise Him for it.

Until next time, blessings.