Finally, a 2010 Entry!

Am I surprised I haven't posted on my Racing Reflections blog in a while? No, not at all. Actually, there's an extremely good reason for the lack of entries. I haven't been doing much swimming or biking this year. And now it is already the end of June!

It seems folks really make time for what they truly want to do. I love swimming and biking, but other things have been given higher priority like finishing an RN Refresher Program at a local hospital, graduating a second daughter from high school which included the college search and many celebrations, helping my elderly dad out, spending time with out of town relatives who came for a visit, preparing first daughter for her summer mission trips to Belize and Haiti, job interviews, speaking engagements on purity and modesty issues at various Christian schools, camps, and prayer talks at our church's VBS, finishing article deadlines for Christian publications, doing radio interviews to plug an annual Modesty Fashion Show, volunteering at a local pregnancy resource center doing ultrasounds as an RN and other ministry related opportunities that seem endless and come with the privilege of being married to a Pastor.

Yep, I just haven't had a lot of time for exercise - not until recently! I have hopped back on my bike and am preparing to train for my annual summer triathlon which will take place in August. If I have a good six weeks that I can be consistent with biking and swimming, I should be good to go. I am hoping to have my same running partner, but we'll see because she just had baby number two.

I just finished a 15 mile bike ride. It was hot and humid, but I felt pretty good. I am hoping to bike twice a week and swim twice a week for the next two weeks before I bump things up. I'll also be doing some free weight training. I haven't registered for the triathlon yet, so its not quite official. I will be much more motivated when I pay the bucks and sign up to once again do a local team tri.

On my bike ride today, I spent time thinking about my precious daughters. I prayed for my first daughter and for her mission work in Central America. I am so very proud of her! I also lifted up prayers for my other daughter who will be doing mission work this summer at several Indian reservations. She and the band she sings with were asked to minister to the teens through their music. They will be performing several concerts and will have the opportunity to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. When I was my youngest daughter's age, I was as lost as I could be. I sought to live for none other than myself. I was in darkness and participated in deeds of darkness. How my daughters have such a head start in fulfilling all the will of God that He has for them. I will be their prayer warrior for I know much will come against them to woo them off the path of the straight and narrow. Oh God, keep them in Thy Name! May they not waste one day or one breath. May they keep their eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and finisher of their faith.

On my next bike ride, just to keep things fair, I better think about my sons and lift them up in prayer too!