Marathon Monday #1

Marathon Monday has arrived!  As promised, I'll be posting a weekly video update here and on Facebook.  I am more likely to give up when I feel alone in hard things, so I'm learning from the past and creating a sense of community and momentum this time around!  (Brace up for five months of great metaphors! lol)

In life and in marathon training, we have the capacity to LEAN IN to what feels hard/intimidating, trusting that ALL HILLS END and WE CONQUER HILLS ONE STEP AT A TIME!*  As 2025 approaches, I am moving into a new season with some potential life and career transitions, new challenges, and big learning curves ahead.  I could view myself as small in comparison to these challenges and shrink back and feel paralyzed by fear... or I can view myself as strong in Christ and lean into them, knowing it will be hard but believing I can do hard things.  By the grace of God, I am learning to adapt well, put my best foot forward, and believe that I'm capable of growth and change.  That perspective is everything!  It means intentionally taking action and moving forward, leaning into what feels difficult and intimidating, trusting that it's a temporary hill or hurdle that I will eventually master.  (*Things I'll remember to actually say more coherently in a future video. lol  Whatever, it was around 1:00am and I'm happy enough with it for my first recording!)

❤ Speaking of mastering things, let's take a quick moment to celebrate that I now have my Master's Degree... which is great evidence for my new marathon training motto:  Start Strong - Finish Stronger!

Colorado Christian First Day 7-21-22

Final Day 12-15-24 ❤

Graduation Ceremony in Loveland, Colorado 5-9-25

Current Screensaver.  I am beginning with a strong mindset, determined to keep moving forward and press through the Finish Line next April!  I also know the beginning and end are the glowing fun parts, and there's a lot of messy, monotonous middle in between... the rigorous weekend runs, the daily training plan, the food tracking, and a five-month COMMITMENT that will weave through some unexpected surprises and some expected stressful life and career transitions!  In all of the above, I will do my best to lean in and believe I have what it takes to move through stressful things and reach the other side!!  

In big and small ways, God is with us and for us, directing our steps and keeping us from falling!  I feel more in tune with the Holy Spirit lately, more aware of ways He is actively working in my life and my family and friends' lives... but even when we are obtuse or oblivious to it, God is always at work in the details behind the scenes!

So here's to trusting in God's protective strength and guidance!

Here's to meaningful goals and beginning again, not giving fear the microphone.
Here's to truly believing in ourselves from day one.

Here's to knowing we all matter and drawing strength and inspiration from others!
Here's to starting strong... and finishing even STRONGER!

Cheers!! ;-)  Thanks for your support!

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