I am pumped! It is quite possible that I have the autograph of the next President of the United States. That is not all. I had my pic taken with him! Amazing!
GO McCAIN!!!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
busting through the wall
I haven't posted since last year. Gosh, that seems so long ago but in reality it was just over a month ago. I reminded myself about hitting the wall in a marathon. Well, I made it through that ONE marathon promising never to run one again. Guess that is how I am feeling tonight. I am promising myself that once I complete this dissertation I will never write another one. Who would want such torture??? Hitting the wall really is a wild sensation when running a marathon. I remember it vividly. I was worn out, literally and my running buddy, Chic, a 60 plus year old man was pushing me on. I had met up with him early on and immediately formed a bond with him. We talked the entire way through about this experience, our family, and just life in general. I will never forget him. He was an awesome running partner for 26.2 miles. As we ran through the "wall" they the race coordinators we were soon faced with hwy 17. If you know the beach, you know hwy 17 is a main road. I was a bit discouraged because I had not seen family in several miles but when I turned that corner onto Hwy 17 there they were. My mom and my sister cheering me on. I felt inspired. I felt incredible. I felt like there was nothing in this world that was going to stop me from finishing this race. I was in the home stretch. Just 8.2 miles left. Wow, that seemed like an eternity then but now, now that I am in a different race, it seems like a piece of cake.
A different race for sure. Now a race against a bigger giant. The dissertation. I am encouraged tonight. I feel the prayers from my family and friends. I feel the gentle nudge of the Lord pushing me as my fingers feverishly pound the keyboard. I thank God for moments when the words flow easily. I thank God that I wake up at night thinking "oh, I need to say this or phrase it like this". That happened last night and it was awesome. I pray for more sleepless nights if it means a sentence or two. Sentences make paragraphs. Paragraphs make pages and pages make DISSERTATIONS!
I am encouraged tonight that I am on mile 18. I am can see the finish line but I must run a few more hills. I am encouraged by my major prof and I thank her for that. She has always been an encouragement to me. I am thankful for my friends at Capstone who say often that they are praying for me.I feel it, I need it, I am thankful for it.
A different race for sure. Now a race against a bigger giant. The dissertation. I am encouraged tonight. I feel the prayers from my family and friends. I feel the gentle nudge of the Lord pushing me as my fingers feverishly pound the keyboard. I thank God for moments when the words flow easily. I thank God that I wake up at night thinking "oh, I need to say this or phrase it like this". That happened last night and it was awesome. I pray for more sleepless nights if it means a sentence or two. Sentences make paragraphs. Paragraphs make pages and pages make DISSERTATIONS!
I am encouraged tonight that I am on mile 18. I am can see the finish line but I must run a few more hills. I am encouraged by my major prof and I thank her for that. She has always been an encouragement to me. I am thankful for my friends at Capstone who say often that they are praying for me.I feel it, I need it, I am thankful for it.
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