Change

A lot can change in a month and a half. It was April 15 when I last posted.

I finished the semester. With the best GPA I've ever had at BYU. Thank you!

I celebrated Kristen's graduation.

I didn't go to Ghana.

I had a birthday.

But the thing that changed the most in the past month and a half is that I lost someone I love. It was very hard, but I treasure those hard times I had. Because it was so hard and is now so personal I'm not sure if I'm ready or even if I will put it on the world wide web.

"In each case their passing has brought sorrow over the separation of friends. But in every case there have also been comfort and reassurance and certainty that death, though bitter to observe, is not the end, but is, rather, only another graduation from which we go on to a better life."

Gordon B. Hinckley

Still Running

My half marathon training is coming along. Very slowly. But surely I guess. It gets kind of discouraging sometimes, but somehow I'm still running.

This is what my legs look like after I run-I had shin splints for awhile, but I got a cold and stopped running for about week and the rest seemed to cure them. At least so far.

I have to admit though, I really do not like running. It takes about every ounce of motivation I have to get me to go everyday. I did not get the gene for a love of running from my mother. But, like I said, somehow I'm still running. It's a mystery. And a miracle.

But I also have to admit I feel really good after I'm done.

If I ever make it to this half marathon I'm pretty sure it will be the hardest thing I've ever done. And I know that will be extremely satisfying. Maybe that's where my motivation comes from.

Happy running!