Saturday, July 20, 2013

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" Do not be afraid to be different from other people. The path I have called you to travel is exquisitely right for you. The more closely you follow My leading the more fully I can develop your gifts. To follow Me wholeheartedly, you must relinquish your desire to please other people. However, your closeness to Me will bless others by enabling you to shine brightly in this dark world."
Jesus Calling- July 20th


I really like social media. I like the fact that I have reconnected with family and friends that live all over the country and world. I love looking at pictures my family and friends post. I love the prayers and encouragement that I can get at the click of a button. I love reading funny stories and reminders of childhood memories. I think there is one downfall that I sometimes often get trapped in, the downfall of comparing my life to everyone around me. If you have followed my blog for any period of time you know that I have mentioned this struggle before. I guess in this waiting time in my life the evil one has been using this struggle to get me back on the jealousy/comparison train. My reading from Jesus Calling this morning was exactly what I needed to remind me of the path that God has put me on to make the most difference for His Kingdom! 


Well, every day I reminded at how much my kids are growing, but yesterday was a big reminder when we went to pick up Emma's glasses. She looks so cute in them, but she also looks so grown up. Her eyes are not too bad, but there was a little correction that needed to be made and with her reading so much the eye doctor thought it would be best to get her glasses. I am just thankful that Chloe did not need any :)! We have found an amazing eye doctor and I am thankful! After we picked the glasses up we headed over to school to pick Jeremy up from work. We then headed to McCormick Place to pick up our race packets. The race is bright and early tomorrow morning (the race STARTS at 6:30 AM) and I am honestly super nervous. I have trained and I actually walked 26.27 miles this past week, but it just seems impossible to walk 13.1 miles in a few hours! When I signed up I thought I had some friends to walk it with, but they decided not to to it. Last week another lady from school needed a walking buddy because her buddy bailed on her and my brother texted me this morning and he has decided to walk it instead of running, so it looks like I might have two people to walk it with me. If you think of me in the morning maybe whisper a prayer for me! I will let you know how it goes :)


 My sweet city kids. They are just walking and talking and loving the city!


 

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