Sunrise

The sunrise this morning was beautiful. I wish I had taken a picture. Sort of a gentle lavender that melted into salmon and gradually faded into a buttery yellow (don't laugh, the sky really did look that way!). Got me thinking about new starts, the coming year, and all of the goals we'd like to accomplish as a family.

This year will be really hard in some ways: lots of change and unknowns as we move overseas. We want our goals to reflect how we love the Lord with all of our hearts, our minds, our souls, and our strength. Since we're all in school, using our minds challenges us daily! We strive to open our home and our hearts to old friends and new friends on a regular basis as well. Now that Katherine is a little older, we're beginning to fall into more of a routine around here, and our souls are hungry for more time each morning with the Lord. The most unatural way for this family to love God is with our strength! It is not easy to get up and move (although we love being outside enjoying creation), eating rich foods is much more fun than eating carrot sticks all of the time.

So, as a family, we are tackling this area of weakness together. We are signing the kids up for the Oklahoma City Marathon! Twenty five of those miles must be logged before the end of April when we meet with friends and run the last 1.2 miles as a group. We are so excited! Anyone want to join us?