A Few Things Friday

* I have been slowly increasing my running mileage. I'm not technically training for anything, but my running buddy is. Amanda is training for the St. Jude marathon... thats right... not the half... the full thing! So I've been running part of her runs with her. We run 4-5 miles a couple of days a week. When we finish that, I go get ready for work she keeps running. Obviously I can't run her long runs with her, but I plan to increase each week as she does. (even though she has to get 10 more miles in from my mere 6-7 miles with her)

*One of our students is in a home ec class and has had "the baby" all week. Every teenager should be made to take this class or at least have the baby for a week. I went to dinner with her before church and of course she had it at church. It really cries (loudly might I add), needs a diaper changed, to be burped, held, etc. The teacher can tell exactly whats been said to the baby or whats happened to it. For example, in class on Wednesday all the babies were crying except one. The girl (not our student) was proud of her quiet baby until the teacher checked it out. The teacher asked if her baby had fallen and the girl explained that it had fallen off the bed last night. The teacher said well I can tell b/c it has head trauma, a broken neck, and it died 3 hours ago. I mean this is crazy good stuff. Our student has made it clear now that she may not even want children after this experience. :) Now what would happen if every teenager was forced to do this? I think we'd have less teen pregnancies... they'd be scared for their lives!

Thank you for whoever created this idea. It was genius!

*We went to the Lecrae concert Friday night. It did not disappoint. If you like Lecrae then you need to check out: Canon, Trip Lee, and Andy Maneo

*While there, I found some friends.

*Bellevue softball is over and I'm sad to admit that we didn't win a single game all year. We got close and led some games but never could pull out the W. We did have a fun team though.... even if we weren't that good.

*I love cloudy, rainy days. I've never run on a rainy day though... until yesterday. 5:45a.m. It was just misting at first and then it began to come down harder. Not enough to make us stop, but enough to wish I had a hat. Then it stopped. I thought I'd be against running in the rain, but it was rather enjoyable. Now where was the rain during my running club when it was 150 degrees out?! That would have been nice. Now when it gets cold... you can forget it.

* On Monday nights I'm doing Beth Moore's Revelation study. Holy moly. It is good. Its intense for sure, but I'm learning so much. Revelation is a book I have stayed away from for so many years... intimidated I guess. Beth so clearly (and a little too quickly at times!) explains. As I sat there last Monday listening as she read, Revelation chapter 4...

"⁸ Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:

“‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’^[b]

who was, and is, and is to come.”

⁹ Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, ¹⁰ the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

¹¹ “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.”

I literally got chills. What a powerful book. I'm ashamed to have not really dug into it until now. I'll talk more about it later though. Its worth a post of its own.

*Memphis Madness is tonight. I don't really like watching sports on TV but I love it live... especially Memphis basketball. I like it especially since we know this kid. Can't wait to see his moves tonight.