Running and Treadmill Contentment

I was able to run today after four days of taking it easy due to sickness. To play it safe, I stayed at home and ran a 3 miler on the treadmill. Not my favorite place to run, but still I was so happy to be running. I felt pretty good, but tomorrow will be a better indicator as to whether or not I pushed too hard. Sometimes I think a good sweat, and boy do I sweat, helps release toxins out of the body. We'll see.

Anyway about running on my treadmill. Yes, it was quite a run. Where else can I run each step in a place called home sweet home. Contented to run on the treadmill down in my basement, I caught a glimpse of precious scenery I couldn't have seen outside on my regular route.

There were reminders all around me of those I hold most dear. Adam's little army men were scattered hither and thither; evidence of Ethan's recent curiousity caused him to investigate the inside of a unused computer tower that was laying on the floor; Lydia's cats came to see what I was up to; and Hannah's new 10 pounder hand weights and strength resistance bands were also in a spot indicating their recent use. Then there's the make-shift tent in the middle of the basement that Lydia and Adam made the other day. Shelves of books, books, and more books reminded me of my studious hubby as did the diet coke can sitting on the table next to couch, next to all the books.

My treadmill is near a wall where upon a collage of family pictures hang. As I ran, looking at them every now and then, I felt very content to run on my treadmill. A few years back, my children and my husband blessed me one Christmas with it! I was actually surprised!

I did like running on my treadmill today, even if it's not my favorite place to run. I was reminded of those I love dearly and content to reflect as I ran on my treadmill that there's really no place like home!

I don't know if there will be treadmills in my Heavenly Father's House. But I do know, according to John 14:1-6, that He has prepared a place for me there, and I will know of contentment far beyond my capacity to know it now. Treadmill or not.