Honestly-  I'm having a pretty rough day.  Not gonna lie.  So here's my feeble attempt at making my life appear brighter than what it actually looks like right now. :P
I am so glad it's finally getting warm outside again!  We're supposed to have weather up in the 70's this week. :) And it's even supposed to be fairly warm and sunny on Sunday. Which is race day.  And that's saying a lot for Eugene!
So yeah.  I'm pretty excited about the (now) half-marathon.  I'm sure it will be fun.  Sadly it will be a really fast trip over to the valley.  What can I say?  It is what it is.  Not much I can do to change that.... :-/  Sadly enough.
All that being said... I do hope to pop into the Sweet Life Bakery while I'm there.  Almond lattes and an infinite number of amazingly beautiful and expensive, but truly delicious baked goods.  Just the kind of place I like to be.

Coaching Notes

"Prayer brings peace, clarity and direction. It builds faith and brings focus. It causes freedom, peace, and rest. Through it we worship God- we connect with Him and our relationship with Him grows. As we pray for others, our love and connection with them grows. Generally, prayer is behind Gods working."

" When we do not pray we see a decrease in faith, lack of awareness and a lack of purpose/direction in our lives."

"Prayer moves God to work- 'If my people...then I will..'"

"Prayer is the biggest tool I have to accomplish what God is doing in my life."

Christian guy or Man of God?

Let's get this straight. There is a BIG difference between a Christian guy and a Man of God. The Christian guy might say that he loves you; but a Man of God will love God more than you. A Christian guy might text you Bible verses or have a tattoo of them; but a Man of god will live out those verses and have them written on his heart. A Christian guy might go to church; but a Man of God will see that his highest calling is to give Christ glory. A Christian guy might "accidentally" compromise your virtue or purity; but a Man of God will protect it above all else. A Christian guy might be super attractive, fun, or handsome; but a Man of God will have a beautiful heart, regardless of his looks. A Christian guy might be content to take you out, but a Man of God will go beyond the superficial and hold you up before God in his prayers continually.

So don't settle for just a Christian guy but for a Man of God. And long to be the kind of woman of God who will attract a man like that. — with Miruna Georgiana Erskine.

...do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; (Colossians 1:9-11 KJV)

Saw this on the bulletin board at church- definitely worth consideration!

"If you're not serving The Lord, it proves you don't love Him. If you don't love Him, it proves you don't know Him. Because to know Him is to love Him and to love Him is to serve Him."

I think I've always had my own ideas about what serving The Lord looks like. Now I'm trying to understand what it is HE wants me to be, what HE wants me to be doing. Not what I think is important or worthwhile...

Isn't it strange that you can be going along in life and then you suddenly realize that everything is different? You don't exactly know when it changed or what happened. It was not a conscious decision, or even something you realized was happening until you find yourself here. Until you find that you're a different person with different goals and pursuits.... The pursuit of my life has changed and I couldn't even tell you if it is a good thing or bad thing. At this point I simply know that it has all shifted.