my goodness

i hope you can hear that in surround sound with all the southern drawl i can muster up.

emphasis on the "my" of course.

i absolutely loved everyone's feedback & encouragement
from the previous post!
ya'll are awesome!!!

it's so hard to be clear in texts or comments & emails.

it's hard to hear the voice behind what is said.

blog posts are certainly no different.

i was not at all angry with the question that was posed.

i thought she honestly ( & she did indeed come on back by & tell me the same) was curious how we balance raising teenagers who go to public school ( one of the largest in the state) & watch things like the bachelor ( gag me),  gossip girl & the kardashians (on occasion)

but also love jesus.

 it can be done. it really can.

since i primarily write about our life

it's not unusual to get questions about how we handle different situations

& i will gladly answer what i can.

in fact, if you'd like to ask any questions you can send them

& i'll try to incorporate them into a few blog posts.

it's  a brave move to put yourself out there & share beliefs and convictions.

& also not get anybody too fired up.

i can count the times on one hand (& still have a finger of two left over) that someone has left me a rude comment.

i'm not sure how i've danced below the radar but thankfully i have.

anyway...that's enough of that for now. but i LOVED all the feedback. seriously!

for months i've thought about our schedule between march 2 & march 10th

& how things would all fall in to place.

dan & i are heading to my favorite place at o'dark thirty saturday morning.

last year was super blustery & cold but with the mild winter we've had, i'm hoping it will be gorgeous

for the Seaside half marathon.

this will definitely be my half marathon swan song.

i love running

but i've decided i do not love running for 2+ hours.

plus, i am convinced that my thighs & calves are completely jacked up now

due to all the distance running.

it happened last year too. i was certain that all that training i would drop a jean size & therefore treat myself to some post race designer flats. 

well, i didn't. i'll be darned if those last few weeks i got bigger.

what the heck.

so the other day i'm standing there in my little ugg wannabe slippers & i tell one of the girls ( whose name shall not be mentioned) that i thought my calves were bigger

 to which she replied "yeah, they do look weird".

fantastic

madison turns 17 tomorrow!!

she whipped up these dr. seuss inspired cupcakes a few days ago,

i thought you'd enjoy~

 ps. i bought the designer flats this year anyway.
so take that. 
signed, owner of ginormous calves.
~~~

And we will worship, worship
Forever in Your presence we will sing
We will worship, worship You
And endless hallelujah to the King

matt redman