life. and everything in between

Psalms 139:14 “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;  your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”  On Sunday I had finished a long run for the first time in awhile. When I slowed down and came to a walking pace I felt this overwhelming sense of gratitude for my legs. Sounds odd I know but I did. I began to thank Jesus for my legs, for my passion for running, for giving me a determined spirit, for giving me the ability to accomplish my dreams, basically thanking Him for making me and giving me the strengths that I have in life. I had one of my moments of hearing from Him where it’s not different voice but my own voice saying something I could not have come up with myself. I heard “You are fearfully and wonderfully made.” As I typed that I had the same reaction I did when I heard it…tears. Sometimes, more often then I would like to admit, I have days of doubt. Days of not feeling pretty, slim, or simply not good enough. It was a reminder for ...

It has been officially been 6 months since we arrived in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. Crazy. Some days it feels like we have lived here for years and other days it feels like yesterday that I thought my heart was going to burst out of my chest with grief as I drove out of the Tahoe Forest Church campground.  Life changes so quickly. I have been trying to be very present with my emotions and the events of the past 6 months. I don't want to look back at this time and wish I would have been more present here in CDA. But I also don't want to try and replace my memories from Truckee to hid the grief that is sometimes more real than the feeling of my feet hitting the pavement when I run. How does one balance all of these things? I don't know. I do know that as hard as this change can be I believe we made the right decision. I truly believe this is where we are suppose to be right now. I can't tell you where God will lead us 5 years from now but I can tell you I will trust Him ...

There is absolutely no denying that most people love summers. I am one of those people! After a much needed FaceTime date with the Danielle and Nathan talking about summer and fun summer plans, it gave me this HUGE desire for summer. To settle my restless heart after we got done with our date I started a list of things we wanted to do this summer. I asked Levi what his summer goals where....he had the best answer in the world...  I kid you not. This was his answer. That's why I love him, he always reminds me to not take things to seriously, even in my list making modes. But I am so excited for summer. Our plans so far consist of biking, hiking, camping, and of course visiting Truckee! I don't like wishing time away but I do wish winter were over! I am ready for warm weather. We did go on a hike on Saturday. It was lovely, a little chilly but so much fun. Mineral Ridge... Photos taken by the famous Levi Ponczoch ;)