Friday Afternoon - WHOSE I am

Good afternoon!


The marathon was wonderful!  I ran with an iPod, but listened to it only for 6 songs, all Jeremy Camp.  For the better part of 4 hours, 56 minutes and 40 seconds I chose instead to listen for God among my fellow runners, the crowds cheering us on (how they buoyed my spirit at mile 20!  The tears in my eyes were the most grateful tears I've ever experienced), the wind, the sun, the entirety of the day.  And then, right as we started mile 22, finally turning our backs to the headwind we had experienced for the previous 6 miles, they were playing Toby Mac's "Burn for You"!  What a wonderful opportunity to cry out in thankfulness with every fiber of my being (and yes, the muscle fibers were aching!).  To be ALIVE and utilized for His purpose!  Such a day!!!


The marathon was my prayer.  And it was answered.


All else is well.  Better than well, wonderful!  Better even than wonderful....... BALANCED.


I'm engaged to be married with the love of my life.


I'm drawing again (my future stepdaughter asked for pages she could color, and that simple request was enough to find me returning to my sketchbooks and do that which I've been gifted to do).


I'm praying to God, and more importantly, I'm listening FOR God.  I see His hand moving through my life.  Funny, it's always been there.  My eyes were just too caked with the dust of this world.


Have a wonderful weekend!  I'll post again, and soon!


Until then, I'm glad we're friends!


Frank