You May Not See it Now

I have a bone to pick with my neighbor and friend Linda! She sent me on a new running route promised as "almost no hills." I think her definitions of "almost" and "hills" must be quite different from mine. Whew! Needless to say, I didn't run the whole way. At least I WAS running when my friend Joyce drove by...twice! Thanks for the encouragement out the window! I'm signed up to run another 5k on Sunday (8 am...I plan to still make it to church on time). It's called Damien's Run. Here's their mission:

Our mission is to awaken the community to it's natural instinct to nurture and support teens. We encourage empathy, assistance and treatment for teens abusing substances and those afflicted with the disease of addiction. Through acknowledgment and education, Damien's Recovery, Inc. strives to eliminate teen apprehension in seeking assistance and treatment. This cultural change will stimulate and develop positive self-esteem enabling teens to stay clean, and become vital members of the community.

If you'd like to read more about it (and to find out who Damien is), check it out here: http://www.damien.tv/Drtitle.htm

Now...my thoughts while running today. They're all for my friend Cathy who just had her first child three days ago. I remember what that was like...joy, worry, sleepless nights, crankiness, amazement, wonder, and feeling like you didn't have a clue (sometimes). Get used to it! It's called "parenthood." Good to know you're not in it alone. God is there. Always. And you and a whole community will be there to help introduce your daughter to God through his son Jesus Christ. I'm pumped to be a part of it in any small way!

Here's a song dedicated to you (well...Stephen Curtis Chapman wrote it for his wife but I'm posting it for you).

One Heartbeat at a Time

You're up all night with a screaming baby

You run all day at the speed of life

And every day you feel a little bit less

Like the beautiful woman you are

So you fall into bed when you run out of hours

And you wonder if anything worth doing got done

Oh, maybe you just don't know

Or maybe you've forgotten

You, you are changing the world

One little heartbeat at a time

Making history with every touch and every smile

Oh, you, you may not see it now

But I believe that time will tell

How you, you are changing the world

One little heartbeat at a time

With every "I know you can do it"

Every tear that you kiss away

So many little things that seem to go unnoticed

They're just like the drops of rain over time

They become a river

And you, you are changing the world

One little heartbeat at a time

Making history with every touch and every smile

Oh, you, you may not see it now

But I believe that time will tell

How you, you are changing the world

One little heartbeat at a time

You're beautiful

You're beautiful

How you're changing the world

You're changing the world

You, you are changing the world

One little heartbeat at a time

Making history with every touch and every smile

Oh, you, you may not see it now

But I believe that time will tell

How you, you are changing the world

Oh, I believe that you

You are changing the world

One little heartbeat

At a time

And you're changing the world

Cathy...I can't wait to meet this precious little girl and say "hello and welcome to the world" in person. Congratulations to you and Jon and know that you ARE changing the world...one little heartbeat at a time.

Love,

Liz