A Very Long Time!!
Bummer! I had a blog all ready to go and accidentally deleted it. GRR!! One more time...
It's been three weeks and time passes so quickly! Has anyone else there considered that we are halfway through 2005?!
Many things have happened and here's a quick (but not so brief) update (not in the order of importance):
+ Last weekend, my running group was set to do 14 miles and that sent shivers down my spine.... Will asked me if I wanted to run a 10k (~6.2 miles) race with him at Cal State San Bernardino. It was awesome! I placed 2nd in my age group!! And not only that, but I also did really well on time! When I first started running a mile, I was doing it in around 14 minutes. For the last several weeks, Will and I have been working on speed and I went down to 11:30 minute miles! I was also excited because there was a lady in front of me working so hard to keep it that way... I passed her up at the beginning of the 6th mile and left her behind! That felt very good! We completed 5.5 miles of bike riding to supplement the miles I should have done with the group...
+ Today, I ran 11 (and a bit more) with my running group. I felt great and was making excellent time but one of my group members called from behind and asked if I would run with them. After their break (nearly 10 minutes), I never quite recovered. I lost the rhythm and felt very stiff. I'm going to try to avoid that in the future.
+ One of my best friends moved to Washington last weekend. That was a sad experience. She was a pal from high school and we have been pretty much inseparable ever since - 9 years later! Of course, we'll stay in touch but things will be different now. =(
+ I found out last week I was accepted into Talbot! There are many things that I need to address on that level... Paperwork (yippie!) and money.... But I am really excited. I finally feel like I'm being obedient to the Lord in this area.
+ I'm still meeting with the Mormons on a weekly basis. Last week, they brought a video on the apostasy. I always think it's funny how their founding prophet said that God told him "I was answered that I must join none of them [Christian churches], for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that 'they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.'" [Joseph Smith 2:19] A couple of mornings ago, Deb and I met at Starbucks (sadly, because of training, I'm limited to hot chocolate these days!) and were discussing this. We agree. If you're going to disagree with what I believe, that's fine, but at least be true to what you believe. Seriously, three missionaries in the same living room a couple of weeks ago all agreed that we (as attenders of Christian churches) would be okay in the grand scheme of eternity. We are just missing the "fullness of the Gospel". My bad! Is that all?!? They've never given me a good reason to accept the teachings of the Mormon church. The people are kind, that is true, but there is no outside proof... No maps, no certainty... We just have to pray about it! Gag!! Sorry. I'm leaving my soap box now...
+ Will and I are still dating and very happy. Last week, one of my cousin's graduated from high school and he went with me. We had a little time to kill before the party started so we took a walk through the park. He pulled me over to a flower and said, "Christina, look at the colors of this flower. Do you remember what the Bible says about Solomon and the flowers? And look at the trees. They raise their branches to praise God..." Wow!!
+ Father's Day is here again... That'll be 4 without my father (although it's been nearly 5 years now). One of the guys at the office said as he was leaving yesterday, "Christina, have you taken care of your dad for the weekend?" Gulp! When I told him that my dad was no longer with us, he said that he would like it if his family did something that he enjoyed in memory of him after he's gone. I have a couple of ideas about what I could do... one of them is to visit the grave site. I haven't been there in years. In my grief group, we talked about how the grave site itself doesn't hold any pleasant memories for us but it is closure. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one down there....
Anyway, thanks for reading. There are many things to share. But, for now, signing off....
It's been three weeks and time passes so quickly! Has anyone else there considered that we are halfway through 2005?!
Many things have happened and here's a quick (but not so brief) update (not in the order of importance):
+ Last weekend, my running group was set to do 14 miles and that sent shivers down my spine.... Will asked me if I wanted to run a 10k (~6.2 miles) race with him at Cal State San Bernardino. It was awesome! I placed 2nd in my age group!! And not only that, but I also did really well on time! When I first started running a mile, I was doing it in around 14 minutes. For the last several weeks, Will and I have been working on speed and I went down to 11:30 minute miles! I was also excited because there was a lady in front of me working so hard to keep it that way... I passed her up at the beginning of the 6th mile and left her behind! That felt very good! We completed 5.5 miles of bike riding to supplement the miles I should have done with the group...
+ Today, I ran 11 (and a bit more) with my running group. I felt great and was making excellent time but one of my group members called from behind and asked if I would run with them. After their break (nearly 10 minutes), I never quite recovered. I lost the rhythm and felt very stiff. I'm going to try to avoid that in the future.
+ One of my best friends moved to Washington last weekend. That was a sad experience. She was a pal from high school and we have been pretty much inseparable ever since - 9 years later! Of course, we'll stay in touch but things will be different now. =(
+ I found out last week I was accepted into Talbot! There are many things that I need to address on that level... Paperwork (yippie!) and money.... But I am really excited. I finally feel like I'm being obedient to the Lord in this area.
+ I'm still meeting with the Mormons on a weekly basis. Last week, they brought a video on the apostasy. I always think it's funny how their founding prophet said that God told him "I was answered that I must join none of them [Christian churches], for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that 'they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.'" [Joseph Smith 2:19] A couple of mornings ago, Deb and I met at Starbucks (sadly, because of training, I'm limited to hot chocolate these days!) and were discussing this. We agree. If you're going to disagree with what I believe, that's fine, but at least be true to what you believe. Seriously, three missionaries in the same living room a couple of weeks ago all agreed that we (as attenders of Christian churches) would be okay in the grand scheme of eternity. We are just missing the "fullness of the Gospel". My bad! Is that all?!? They've never given me a good reason to accept the teachings of the Mormon church. The people are kind, that is true, but there is no outside proof... No maps, no certainty... We just have to pray about it! Gag!! Sorry. I'm leaving my soap box now...
+ Will and I are still dating and very happy. Last week, one of my cousin's graduated from high school and he went with me. We had a little time to kill before the party started so we took a walk through the park. He pulled me over to a flower and said, "Christina, look at the colors of this flower. Do you remember what the Bible says about Solomon and the flowers? And look at the trees. They raise their branches to praise God..." Wow!!
+ Father's Day is here again... That'll be 4 without my father (although it's been nearly 5 years now). One of the guys at the office said as he was leaving yesterday, "Christina, have you taken care of your dad for the weekend?" Gulp! When I told him that my dad was no longer with us, he said that he would like it if his family did something that he enjoyed in memory of him after he's gone. I have a couple of ideas about what I could do... one of them is to visit the grave site. I haven't been there in years. In my grief group, we talked about how the grave site itself doesn't hold any pleasant memories for us but it is closure. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one down there....
Anyway, thanks for reading. There are many things to share. But, for now, signing off....
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