The original plan for the weekend was to:
1.) Attend the Winnipeg Goldeyes at Cleburne Railroaders baseball game on Friday night.
2.) Stay in Mineral Wells.
3.) Run the Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon in Graford on Saturday morning.
4.) Drive to and stay in Amarillo Saturday night.
5.) Run the Hope & Healing Place Half Marathon in Amarillo on Sunday morning, then drive home after attending church.
What has put me off of that plan? A $90 price for the half marathon on Sat. morning and it only has 49 registrants so far.
So what are my other options?
Fly to El Paso on reward travel on Friday and return Sunday night or Monday morning. The trip would include:
1.) Fresno at El Paso baseball game Friday night.
2.) A 5K in either El Paso or Alamogordo, New Mexico on Saturday morning.
3.) A 10K at 5 p.m. in Alpine, Texas that starts outside of Kokernot Field and finishes on home plate.
4.) A 5K on Sunday morning in El Paso.
5.) If returning on Monday morning, a possible drive up and back to Albuquerque to catch a minor league game there.
Or it could be flying to Oklahoma City on reward travel, which has a myriad of options.
Option #1 would be:
1.) Oklahoma City Dodgers game Friday night.
2.) A half marathon in Woodward, Oklahoma on Saturday morning. 6:30 a.m. start.
3.) The half marathon in Amarillo on Sunday morning.
4.) Fly up Friday morning and home on Sunday night.
Option #2 would be:
1.) Tulsa Drillers game Friday night.
2.) Half marathon in Joplin, Missouri on Saturday morning.
3.) Oklahoma City Dodgers game Saturday night.
Option #3 would be:
1.) Tulsa Drillers game Friday night.
2.) 5K in Midwest City, Oklahoma at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday morning.
3.) 5K in Norman, Oklahoma at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday morning.
4.) Oklahoma City Dodgers game Saturday night.
I'm torn and the clock is ticking. Which one would you pick?
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Monday, April 16, 2018
Trying To Find The Drive; April 16, 2018
Another week has gone by and I'm not sure if I'm any the wiser or not.
The thing that most troubles me these days is the fact that I seem to not have any direction in my life.
Now, this isn't to say that I'm floundering, but I would also say that I'm not thriving as well as I can be.
But on whose terms?
I know that the only person's terms it should be on is God's, but we're all - for the most part - guilty of either trying to make our own terms - or even worse, the world's.
By being involved in endurance sports, I'm around lots of people who have lots of goals for various reasons.
While I enjoy getting out and participating -- both running and announcing, their goals just don't have the same meaning to me -- and I'm not sure that I have any!
My plan this weekend was to go to Oklahoma and catch minor league baseball games in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Springfield, Missouri.
I was to fly in to Tulsa, drive to Oklahoma City for a Friday night contest, run a 5K in Moore on Saturday and then a college baseball game at Oral Roberts Saturday followed by minor league games in Tulsa and Springfield that same night and the following afternoon.
I'm tired just typing it out again.
As I drove home from work on Thursday night, I pulled over in Navasota and called Hilton to see if I could get the points from my two reservations put back into my account.
If I had been denied, I would have made the trip.
But it was 10 p.m., I was beat and I was still an hour from home.
I would have needed to take my work rental car back to the airport (which is a minimum hour and a half round trip), pick up my car and then drive to Hobby to catch a flight on Southwest to Tulsa.
I bit off more than I could chew.
Once I got home, I cancelled my flight on Southwest, banked the $251 fare and decided to stay home.
I needed to get a tax return in the mail before Tuesday's deadline and I had learned during the week that I could actually use Fed Ex or UPS to get it there instead of blindly trusting the U.S. Postal Service.
That was the biggest thing that was on my mind as I would have been throwing away a lot of money if it didn't make it there in time.
I got it taken care of and out of the way Friday afternoon, but I was like: "What am I going to do now?"
I could have very easily taken some time off over the weekend to just relax and read, but that would have been too easy.
Waverly and I went out for an early dinner at Cheddar's as I got caught up on her week at school. She was planning on going in the morning to run with Bill's group for a few miles and then taking part of Run The Woodlands 5K and running with a young person that she used to baby-sit from North Park Baptist Church.
I woke up Saturday morning at 4'ish and knew that I needed to get on the road soon to wherever.
There were lots of 5K's I could have gone to, including one or two in towns that I hadn't run in before as well as the Davy Crockett Bear Chase in Groveton.
However, the time that I got out the door would have made making it for the 7 a.m. start a push.
Therefore, it was off to Brenham for the Blue Bell Fun Run so I could run in their inaugural half marathon.
A nice $65 walk-up price and the chance to visit with a friend before the race that I don't get to see that often were two of the biggest benefits from the morning.
Saw many, many friends and acquaintances including Raul Najera with RunFar USA, John and Tinette Yoder, Alfredo and Lettie Gonzalez, Alfonso Torres and Lucia Gentry.
The half marathon course was tough, but the event not having a mile one water station and the 5-mile station being out of fluids really set my temperment off in a not-so-good direction out on the course.
And to add insult to injury, there was a gentleman that had an external sound system on him while he ran.
I just don't like them and feel like you should have headphones so that you can listen to what you want all by yourself -- and not to force it on to everybody else.
I guessed it helped me to a 2:20:46 finish. Not bad for not having the miles on my legs as well as it being "not so flat'.
42nd best finish of 136 half marathons. That means I’ve run a lot of crappy times, for me.
Saw many friends after the race, including Seven Hills Running Club’s Ken Johnson and Cindy Pate. Got a nice shout-out coming down the “hill” to the finish from Steve Allen. Given everything recently, I really needed that “shout out”. I appreciated it and posted so in the club Facebook page.
Water stations on the half course were a major issue and I’m glad that I have a friend, Becky Nesbitt, who I know is friends with the race directors, to share my discontent with. She was gracious in listening to me and that’s all I’ll share about it as I know it will be taken care of.
I came back and I’m not sure how productive I was the rest of the day.
I had some profiles that I needed to get done for Bill’s group, but my creative energies had left the building in the middle of last week.
Multiple options presented themselves to me for Sunday. They included 1.) Stephen F. Austin State at Houston Baptist softball at 2 p.m., 2.) Stephen F. Austin State at Sam Houston State baseball at 1 p.m. or 3.) University of Kentucky at Texas A&M University at 2 p.m.
I would end up going to church somewhere, regardless of which one I chose.
If I stayed and went to HBU, probably would have gone to the Church Project.
If I went to the Sam Houston State game, I would have visited University Heights Baptist Church in Huntsville.
But the fact that A&M was playing the final game in their current facility intrigued me and sealed the deal.
I had also been wanting to visit Central Baptist Church in College Station.
Same thing as Saturday, I got up just in time to be able to leave to make it to church for their only 9:45 a.m. worship service.
It is a larger church with a contemporary service that included a song out of the “virtual” hymnal – i.e. a little bit traditional, and old you might say.
The only drawback to me was that there were six songs. I checked out after four, looking for the Pastor Chris Osborne to come up and start sharing the message after each remaining song.
They were dedicating and opening a new children’s building and a significant amount of time was spent at the end of the service recognizing those who had contributed and speaking about the goals of reaching children for Jesus Christ.
Then it was off to the A&M campus to catch the SEC softball contest.
I left after five innings with the score tied, 2-2. The University of Kentucky would score in the top of the sixth to avoid a sweep by the Aggies and win 3-2.
After getting back home, Waverly and I had our weekly meal together on Sunday evening at Guadalajara and got caught up on the week past.
When she was at Liberty, Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Central time was our time to speak – a tradition that I cherish and now hate to miss even more, if possible.
So a lot of good stuff? Sure.
But still I navigate through the throes of “What do I need to do?” and “What do I want to do?” on a regular basis, and it is tough when there doesn’t seem to be enough to satisfy the thirst of the latter question.
The thing that most troubles me these days is the fact that I seem to not have any direction in my life.
Now, this isn't to say that I'm floundering, but I would also say that I'm not thriving as well as I can be.
But on whose terms?
I know that the only person's terms it should be on is God's, but we're all - for the most part - guilty of either trying to make our own terms - or even worse, the world's.
By being involved in endurance sports, I'm around lots of people who have lots of goals for various reasons.
While I enjoy getting out and participating -- both running and announcing, their goals just don't have the same meaning to me -- and I'm not sure that I have any!
My plan this weekend was to go to Oklahoma and catch minor league baseball games in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Springfield, Missouri.
I was to fly in to Tulsa, drive to Oklahoma City for a Friday night contest, run a 5K in Moore on Saturday and then a college baseball game at Oral Roberts Saturday followed by minor league games in Tulsa and Springfield that same night and the following afternoon.
I'm tired just typing it out again.
As I drove home from work on Thursday night, I pulled over in Navasota and called Hilton to see if I could get the points from my two reservations put back into my account.
If I had been denied, I would have made the trip.
But it was 10 p.m., I was beat and I was still an hour from home.
I would have needed to take my work rental car back to the airport (which is a minimum hour and a half round trip), pick up my car and then drive to Hobby to catch a flight on Southwest to Tulsa.
I bit off more than I could chew.
Once I got home, I cancelled my flight on Southwest, banked the $251 fare and decided to stay home.
I needed to get a tax return in the mail before Tuesday's deadline and I had learned during the week that I could actually use Fed Ex or UPS to get it there instead of blindly trusting the U.S. Postal Service.
That was the biggest thing that was on my mind as I would have been throwing away a lot of money if it didn't make it there in time.
I got it taken care of and out of the way Friday afternoon, but I was like: "What am I going to do now?"
I could have very easily taken some time off over the weekend to just relax and read, but that would have been too easy.
Waverly and I went out for an early dinner at Cheddar's as I got caught up on her week at school. She was planning on going in the morning to run with Bill's group for a few miles and then taking part of Run The Woodlands 5K and running with a young person that she used to baby-sit from North Park Baptist Church.
I woke up Saturday morning at 4'ish and knew that I needed to get on the road soon to wherever.
There were lots of 5K's I could have gone to, including one or two in towns that I hadn't run in before as well as the Davy Crockett Bear Chase in Groveton.
However, the time that I got out the door would have made making it for the 7 a.m. start a push.
Therefore, it was off to Brenham for the Blue Bell Fun Run so I could run in their inaugural half marathon.
A nice $65 walk-up price and the chance to visit with a friend before the race that I don't get to see that often were two of the biggest benefits from the morning.
Saw many, many friends and acquaintances including Raul Najera with RunFar USA, John and Tinette Yoder, Alfredo and Lettie Gonzalez, Alfonso Torres and Lucia Gentry.
The half marathon course was tough, but the event not having a mile one water station and the 5-mile station being out of fluids really set my temperment off in a not-so-good direction out on the course.
And to add insult to injury, there was a gentleman that had an external sound system on him while he ran.
I just don't like them and feel like you should have headphones so that you can listen to what you want all by yourself -- and not to force it on to everybody else.
I guessed it helped me to a 2:20:46 finish. Not bad for not having the miles on my legs as well as it being "not so flat'.
42nd best finish of 136 half marathons. That means I’ve run a lot of crappy times, for me.
Saw many friends after the race, including Seven Hills Running Club’s Ken Johnson and Cindy Pate. Got a nice shout-out coming down the “hill” to the finish from Steve Allen. Given everything recently, I really needed that “shout out”. I appreciated it and posted so in the club Facebook page.
Water stations on the half course were a major issue and I’m glad that I have a friend, Becky Nesbitt, who I know is friends with the race directors, to share my discontent with. She was gracious in listening to me and that’s all I’ll share about it as I know it will be taken care of.
I came back and I’m not sure how productive I was the rest of the day.
I had some profiles that I needed to get done for Bill’s group, but my creative energies had left the building in the middle of last week.
Multiple options presented themselves to me for Sunday. They included 1.) Stephen F. Austin State at Houston Baptist softball at 2 p.m., 2.) Stephen F. Austin State at Sam Houston State baseball at 1 p.m. or 3.) University of Kentucky at Texas A&M University at 2 p.m.
I would end up going to church somewhere, regardless of which one I chose.
If I stayed and went to HBU, probably would have gone to the Church Project.
If I went to the Sam Houston State game, I would have visited University Heights Baptist Church in Huntsville.
But the fact that A&M was playing the final game in their current facility intrigued me and sealed the deal.
I had also been wanting to visit Central Baptist Church in College Station.
Same thing as Saturday, I got up just in time to be able to leave to make it to church for their only 9:45 a.m. worship service.
It is a larger church with a contemporary service that included a song out of the “virtual” hymnal – i.e. a little bit traditional, and old you might say.
The only drawback to me was that there were six songs. I checked out after four, looking for the Pastor Chris Osborne to come up and start sharing the message after each remaining song.
They were dedicating and opening a new children’s building and a significant amount of time was spent at the end of the service recognizing those who had contributed and speaking about the goals of reaching children for Jesus Christ.
Then it was off to the A&M campus to catch the SEC softball contest.
I left after five innings with the score tied, 2-2. The University of Kentucky would score in the top of the sixth to avoid a sweep by the Aggies and win 3-2.
After getting back home, Waverly and I had our weekly meal together on Sunday evening at Guadalajara and got caught up on the week past.
When she was at Liberty, Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Central time was our time to speak – a tradition that I cherish and now hate to miss even more, if possible.
So a lot of good stuff? Sure.
But still I navigate through the throes of “What do I need to do?” and “What do I want to do?” on a regular basis, and it is tough when there doesn’t seem to be enough to satisfy the thirst of the latter question.
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Three Things To Be Thankful For From The Weekend; April 8, 2018
I heard something profound in church this morning that is making me kind of stop and reevaluate what and how I choose to communicate.
The speaker, a member of the church’s staff, was talking about how Jesus accepts our search for Him as he was sharing the story about how Zacchaeus sought after Christ in Luke 19.
He said, “What we perceive about Jesus is what we project to others and those assumptions may keep people from the presence of Jesus Christ.”
I took it more to say that if we thought and believed, for example, that Jesus came to condemn – although scripture clearly speaks that He comes to save us from condemnation – that we may be bitter in our relationships with others and keep them away from Jesus.
As I have the opportunity to visit a number of different churches, either through my travels or searching for a potential new church home, I usually take the opportunity to share on Facebook via a check-in as to where I’ve been and something that I heard that really made an impression on me from the service.
I didn't today because I wanted to stop and think about people receive it when they see it in their feed.
While at times I have an edge, especially behind the wheel (something that I have to ask for forgiveness for often), that may come across as me not being a follower of Jesus Christ, I want to make sure that people understand that I do genuinely believe, even though I struggle with sin.
Speaking of sin, one of the best church signs I saw before Easter was something to the effect of, “How About Giving Up Sin For Lent?”
So true and so real.
There were three things that I took away from the weekend that I was really, really thankful for:
1.) It was great on Saturday morning to run with my daughter around the Texas A&M campus. As she gets older and continues to grow and mature as a young woman, I really covet the time that I get to share with her. We went there to run a race, but just decided to spend the equivalent amount of time not competing, but communicating with one another. We even got the opportunity to spend a little time examining an incredible memorial for the 12 young male and female Aggie students who lost their lives in 1999 when the bonfire collapsed.
2.) Sure, I announce a lot of races – and a lot fewer than I did three years ago – but what really struck me differently last evening was the trust that an entity – The Woodlands Township and its Parks and Recreation Department – placed in me to represent them professionally to assist in ensuring that there were proper race communications and that the event flowed smoothly. I try not ever to take that for granted, but sometimes in the busyness of life I fear that I will. I don’t believe that I do anything special in the things that I do – just that I’m thankful for the talents and abilities that God’s given me, but am just floored that people trust in and value my opinion.
3.) I was glad that I made it to church. Seems real simple, but the last few years I just haven’t done a good job in being fed – at a minimum – in a weekly worship service. There have been 14 Sundays so far this year and I’m thankful that I’ve been in eight Sunday morning services. I try to absorb as much as I can help so that if there’s something that I can share or impart to somebody else that I’ll be ready if called upon. I’ve said many times that Waverly’s choice to go to school at Liberty University, where she could have the structure of a school that was largely focused on its commitment to Christ, allows me to have the opportunity to have an open door with others – about Christ – that I might not otherwise have the chance to. And that actually happened Saturday afternoon at Muddy Trails when somebody saw me wearing my Flames baseball cap.
I’m certainly not saying that I have it all together, because believe me when I say that I don’t, but I’m eager to figure out how this morning’s message will apply itself in my life.
The speaker pointed out that Jesus remained true to His agenda – when He called for Zacchaeus to come down out of the sycamore tree – and that He “is come to seek and to save that which was lost …”
And he said that the “lost” in the verse doesn’t mean “no hope” but rather “out of place,” which we all feel at times. That is, being out of place.
He went on to add that Jesus was relationally authentic and pointed out that 1.) Jesus made eye contact with Zacchaeus, 2.) He called him by name, 3.) He went to Zacchaeus' house and finally 4.) He let people see into Him that He was real.
It was a reminder to the believer and follower of Christ that we aren’t going to preach people into God’s kingdom, but that by being “relationally authentic” we would have a chance to share God’s message.
Finally, in covering his third and final point of the message, the speaker said that we’re to act like servants, speak like shepherds and relate like friends.
These were all good tools and reminders that we need to slow down and be intentional as to what we project to others about Jesus Christ because we might be the only one that can reach a particular someone.
There are many other things that I’m thankful for, but my challenge and share with you is: “What are you most thankful for right now?”
The speaker, a member of the church’s staff, was talking about how Jesus accepts our search for Him as he was sharing the story about how Zacchaeus sought after Christ in Luke 19.
He said, “What we perceive about Jesus is what we project to others and those assumptions may keep people from the presence of Jesus Christ.”
I took it more to say that if we thought and believed, for example, that Jesus came to condemn – although scripture clearly speaks that He comes to save us from condemnation – that we may be bitter in our relationships with others and keep them away from Jesus.
As I have the opportunity to visit a number of different churches, either through my travels or searching for a potential new church home, I usually take the opportunity to share on Facebook via a check-in as to where I’ve been and something that I heard that really made an impression on me from the service.
I didn't today because I wanted to stop and think about people receive it when they see it in their feed.
While at times I have an edge, especially behind the wheel (something that I have to ask for forgiveness for often), that may come across as me not being a follower of Jesus Christ, I want to make sure that people understand that I do genuinely believe, even though I struggle with sin.
Speaking of sin, one of the best church signs I saw before Easter was something to the effect of, “How About Giving Up Sin For Lent?”
So true and so real.
There were three things that I took away from the weekend that I was really, really thankful for:
1.) It was great on Saturday morning to run with my daughter around the Texas A&M campus. As she gets older and continues to grow and mature as a young woman, I really covet the time that I get to share with her. We went there to run a race, but just decided to spend the equivalent amount of time not competing, but communicating with one another. We even got the opportunity to spend a little time examining an incredible memorial for the 12 young male and female Aggie students who lost their lives in 1999 when the bonfire collapsed.
2.) Sure, I announce a lot of races – and a lot fewer than I did three years ago – but what really struck me differently last evening was the trust that an entity – The Woodlands Township and its Parks and Recreation Department – placed in me to represent them professionally to assist in ensuring that there were proper race communications and that the event flowed smoothly. I try not ever to take that for granted, but sometimes in the busyness of life I fear that I will. I don’t believe that I do anything special in the things that I do – just that I’m thankful for the talents and abilities that God’s given me, but am just floored that people trust in and value my opinion.
3.) I was glad that I made it to church. Seems real simple, but the last few years I just haven’t done a good job in being fed – at a minimum – in a weekly worship service. There have been 14 Sundays so far this year and I’m thankful that I’ve been in eight Sunday morning services. I try to absorb as much as I can help so that if there’s something that I can share or impart to somebody else that I’ll be ready if called upon. I’ve said many times that Waverly’s choice to go to school at Liberty University, where she could have the structure of a school that was largely focused on its commitment to Christ, allows me to have the opportunity to have an open door with others – about Christ – that I might not otherwise have the chance to. And that actually happened Saturday afternoon at Muddy Trails when somebody saw me wearing my Flames baseball cap.
I’m certainly not saying that I have it all together, because believe me when I say that I don’t, but I’m eager to figure out how this morning’s message will apply itself in my life.
The speaker pointed out that Jesus remained true to His agenda – when He called for Zacchaeus to come down out of the sycamore tree – and that He “is come to seek and to save that which was lost …”
And he said that the “lost” in the verse doesn’t mean “no hope” but rather “out of place,” which we all feel at times. That is, being out of place.
He went on to add that Jesus was relationally authentic and pointed out that 1.) Jesus made eye contact with Zacchaeus, 2.) He called him by name, 3.) He went to Zacchaeus' house and finally 4.) He let people see into Him that He was real.
It was a reminder to the believer and follower of Christ that we aren’t going to preach people into God’s kingdom, but that by being “relationally authentic” we would have a chance to share God’s message.
Finally, in covering his third and final point of the message, the speaker said that we’re to act like servants, speak like shepherds and relate like friends.
These were all good tools and reminders that we need to slow down and be intentional as to what we project to others about Jesus Christ because we might be the only one that can reach a particular someone.
There are many other things that I’m thankful for, but my challenge and share with you is: “What are you most thankful for right now?”
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Leanne Rosser - Half Marathon Race History
1:47:01 - Big Cottonwood Half Marathon, Salt Lake City, UT, 9/14/13
1:50:07 - BMO Harris Bank Phoenix Half Marathon, Phoenix, AZ, 1/27/16
1:50:41 - The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX, 3/4/17
1:52:49 - Route 66 Half Marathon, Tulsa, OK, 11/22/15
1:52:55 - SeaWheeze Half Marathon, Vancouver, BC, 8/12/17
1:58:16 - 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX, 1/13/13
1:59:21 - Wineglass Half Marathon, Bath, NY, 10/2/16
1:59:33 - Texas Half Marathon, Kingwood, TX, 1/1/11
1:59:37 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 1/14/18
1:59:48 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 1/15/12
2:00:31 - The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX, 2/28/15
2:00:32 - Thunder Road Half Marathon, Charlotte, NC, 11/12/11
2:00:37 - ZOOMA Texas Half Marathon, Cedar Creek, TX, 3/28/15
2:01:03 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 1/17/10
2:01:20 - Run Girl Half Marathon, Humble, TX, 12/11/11
2:04:41 - Run Wild Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 2/21/10
2:05:47 - Broadway Bridge Half Marathon, Kansas City, MO, 9/9/12
2:05:59 - ZOOMA Texas Half Marathon, Lost Pine, TX, 3/10/18
2:06:33 - More Magazine Women's Half Marathon, New York City, NY, 4/25/10
2:06:35 - Rock 'N' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, 12/4/11
2:07:00 - Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 10/1/11
2:10:14 - Galveston Mardi Gras Half Marathon, Galveston, TX, 2/20/11
2:10:14 - Run Girl Half Marathon, Humble, TX, 12/12/10
2:11:20 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Half Marathon, San Antonio, TX, 11/15/09
2:12:26 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 1/14/17
2:12:55 - Scott and White BCS Half Marathon, College Station, TX, 12/9/12
2:16:13 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase Half Marathon, Groveton, TX, 4/14/12
2:16:13 - The Gusher Half Marathon, Beaumont, TX, 5/1/10
2:19:13 - The Kauai Half Marathon, Koloa, HI, 9/4/11
2:20:25 - Sedona Half Marathon, Sedona, AZ, 2/2/13
2:21:05 - Panhandle Half Marathon, Lubbock, TX, 9/22/12 (ran with Jon Walk)
2:28:20 - Angie's Half Crazy Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 3/27/11 (ran with Jon Walk)
2:57:36 - Gulf Coast Half Marathon, Mandeville, LA, 10/9/11 (pacing a friend)
3:04:20 - 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX, 1/24/16 (pacing a friend)
1:50:07 - BMO Harris Bank Phoenix Half Marathon, Phoenix, AZ, 1/27/16
1:50:41 - The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX, 3/4/17
1:52:49 - Route 66 Half Marathon, Tulsa, OK, 11/22/15
1:52:55 - SeaWheeze Half Marathon, Vancouver, BC, 8/12/17
1:58:16 - 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX, 1/13/13
1:59:21 - Wineglass Half Marathon, Bath, NY, 10/2/16
1:59:33 - Texas Half Marathon, Kingwood, TX, 1/1/11
1:59:37 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 1/14/18
1:59:48 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 1/15/12
2:00:31 - The Woodlands Half Marathon, The Woodlands, TX, 2/28/15
2:00:32 - Thunder Road Half Marathon, Charlotte, NC, 11/12/11
2:00:37 - ZOOMA Texas Half Marathon, Cedar Creek, TX, 3/28/15
2:01:03 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 1/17/10
2:01:20 - Run Girl Half Marathon, Humble, TX, 12/11/11
2:04:41 - Run Wild Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 2/21/10
2:05:47 - Broadway Bridge Half Marathon, Kansas City, MO, 9/9/12
2:05:59 - ZOOMA Texas Half Marathon, Lost Pine, TX, 3/10/18
2:06:33 - More Magazine Women's Half Marathon, New York City, NY, 4/25/10
2:06:35 - Rock 'N' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, 12/4/11
2:07:00 - Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 10/1/11
2:10:14 - Galveston Mardi Gras Half Marathon, Galveston, TX, 2/20/11
2:10:14 - Run Girl Half Marathon, Humble, TX, 12/12/10
2:11:20 - Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Half Marathon, San Antonio, TX, 11/15/09
2:12:26 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 1/14/17
2:12:55 - Scott and White BCS Half Marathon, College Station, TX, 12/9/12
2:16:13 - Davy Crockett Bear Chase Half Marathon, Groveton, TX, 4/14/12
2:16:13 - The Gusher Half Marathon, Beaumont, TX, 5/1/10
2:19:13 - The Kauai Half Marathon, Koloa, HI, 9/4/11
2:20:25 - Sedona Half Marathon, Sedona, AZ, 2/2/13
2:21:05 - Panhandle Half Marathon, Lubbock, TX, 9/22/12 (ran with Jon Walk)
2:28:20 - Angie's Half Crazy Half Marathon, Houston, TX, 3/27/11 (ran with Jon Walk)
2:57:36 - Gulf Coast Half Marathon, Mandeville, LA, 10/9/11 (pacing a friend)
3:04:20 - 3M Half Marathon, Austin, TX, 1/24/16 (pacing a friend)
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Bible In A Year
January 1 - Genesis 1:1-2:25, Matthew 1:1-2:12, Psalm 1:1-6, Proverbs 1:1-6
January 2 - Genesis 3:1-4:26, Matthew 2:13-3:6, Psalm 2:1-12, Proverbs 1:7-9
January 3 - Genesis 5:1-7:24, Matthew 3:7-4:11, Psalm 3:1-8, Proverbs 1:10-19
January 4 - Genesis 8:1-10:32, Matthew 4:12-25, Psalm 4:1-8, Proverbs 1-20-23
January 5 - Genesis 11:1-13:4, Matthew 5:1-26, Psalm 5:1-12, Proverbs 1:24-28
January 6 - Genesis 13:5-15:21, Matthew 5:27-48, Psalm 6:1-10, Proverbs 1:29-33
January 7 - Genesis 16:1-18:15, Matthew 6:1-24, Psalm 7:1-17, Proverbs 2:1-5
January 8 - Genesis 18:16-19:38, Matthew 6:25-7:14, Psalm 8:1-9, Proverbs 2:6-15
January 9 - Genesis 20:1-22:24, Matthew 7:15-29, Psalm 9:1-12, Proverbs 2:16-22
January 10 - Genesis 23:1-24:51, Matthew 8:1-17, Psalm 9:13-20, Proverbs 3:1-6
January 11 - Genesis 24:52-26:16, Matthew 8:18-34, Psalm 10:1-15, Proverbs 3:7-8
January 12 - Genesis 26:17-27:46, Matthew 9:1-17, Psalm 10:16-18, Proverbs 3:9-10
January 13 - Genesis 28:1-29:35, Matthew 9:18-38, Psalm 11:1-7, Proverbs 3:11-12
January 14 - Genesis 30:1-31:16, Matthew 10:1-23, Psalm 12:1-8, Proverbs 3:13-15
January 15 - Genesis 31:17-32:12, Matthew 10:24-11:6, Psalm 13:1-6, Proverbs 3:16-18
January 16 - Genesis 32:13-34:31, Matthew 11:7-30, Psalm 14:1-7, Proverbs 3:19-20
January 17 - Genesis 35:1-36:43, Matthew 12:1-21, Psalm 15:1-5, Proverbs 3:21-26
January 18 - Genesis 37:1-38:30, Matthew 12:22-45, Psalm 16:1-11, Proverbs 3:27-32
January 19 - Genesis 39:1-41:16, Matthew 12:46-13:23, Psalm 17:1-15, Proverbs 3:33-35
January 20 - Genesis 41:17-42:17, Matthew 13:24-46, Psalm 18:1-15, Proverbs 4:1-6
January 21 - Genesis 42:18-43:34, Matthew 13:47-14:12, Psalm 18:16-36, Proverbs 4:7-10
January 22 - Genesis 44:1-25:28, Matthew 14:13-36, Psalm 18:37-50, Proverbs 4:11-13
January 23 - Genesis 46:1-47:31, Matthew 15:1-28, Psalm 19:1-14, Proverbs 4:14-19
January 24 - Genesis 48:1-49:33, Matthew 15:29-16:12, Psalm 20:1-9, Proverbs 4:20-2
January 25 - Genesis 50:1-26, Exodus 1:1-2:10, Matthew 16:13-17:9, Psalm 21:1-13, Proverbs 5:1-6
January 2 - Genesis 3:1-4:26, Matthew 2:13-3:6, Psalm 2:1-12, Proverbs 1:7-9
January 3 - Genesis 5:1-7:24, Matthew 3:7-4:11, Psalm 3:1-8, Proverbs 1:10-19
January 4 - Genesis 8:1-10:32, Matthew 4:12-25, Psalm 4:1-8, Proverbs 1-20-23
January 5 - Genesis 11:1-13:4, Matthew 5:1-26, Psalm 5:1-12, Proverbs 1:24-28
January 6 - Genesis 13:5-15:21, Matthew 5:27-48, Psalm 6:1-10, Proverbs 1:29-33
January 7 - Genesis 16:1-18:15, Matthew 6:1-24, Psalm 7:1-17, Proverbs 2:1-5
January 8 - Genesis 18:16-19:38, Matthew 6:25-7:14, Psalm 8:1-9, Proverbs 2:6-15
January 9 - Genesis 20:1-22:24, Matthew 7:15-29, Psalm 9:1-12, Proverbs 2:16-22
January 10 - Genesis 23:1-24:51, Matthew 8:1-17, Psalm 9:13-20, Proverbs 3:1-6
January 11 - Genesis 24:52-26:16, Matthew 8:18-34, Psalm 10:1-15, Proverbs 3:7-8
January 12 - Genesis 26:17-27:46, Matthew 9:1-17, Psalm 10:16-18, Proverbs 3:9-10
January 13 - Genesis 28:1-29:35, Matthew 9:18-38, Psalm 11:1-7, Proverbs 3:11-12
January 14 - Genesis 30:1-31:16, Matthew 10:1-23, Psalm 12:1-8, Proverbs 3:13-15
January 15 - Genesis 31:17-32:12, Matthew 10:24-11:6, Psalm 13:1-6, Proverbs 3:16-18
January 16 - Genesis 32:13-34:31, Matthew 11:7-30, Psalm 14:1-7, Proverbs 3:19-20
January 17 - Genesis 35:1-36:43, Matthew 12:1-21, Psalm 15:1-5, Proverbs 3:21-26
January 18 - Genesis 37:1-38:30, Matthew 12:22-45, Psalm 16:1-11, Proverbs 3:27-32
January 19 - Genesis 39:1-41:16, Matthew 12:46-13:23, Psalm 17:1-15, Proverbs 3:33-35
January 20 - Genesis 41:17-42:17, Matthew 13:24-46, Psalm 18:1-15, Proverbs 4:1-6
January 21 - Genesis 42:18-43:34, Matthew 13:47-14:12, Psalm 18:16-36, Proverbs 4:7-10
January 22 - Genesis 44:1-25:28, Matthew 14:13-36, Psalm 18:37-50, Proverbs 4:11-13
January 23 - Genesis 46:1-47:31, Matthew 15:1-28, Psalm 19:1-14, Proverbs 4:14-19
January 24 - Genesis 48:1-49:33, Matthew 15:29-16:12, Psalm 20:1-9, Proverbs 4:20-2
January 25 - Genesis 50:1-26, Exodus 1:1-2:10, Matthew 16:13-17:9, Psalm 21:1-13, Proverbs 5:1-6
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Expect A Miracle; January 21, 2018
My daughter got me a new devotional for Christmas, but I hadn't taken the time to pick it up and get into it.
However, the authors, Scott Whitaker and Nathan Whitaker, positioned on the outside cover that it was "Do-able. Every One Year book is designed for people who live busy, active lives. Just pick one up and start on today's date."
So the devotional of "Impact For Living: Men's Devotional" for January 21 is "Expect A Miracle".
It asked "How was last week for you? Anything special happen in your family? Amy miracles? Did you even notice? Or in the midst of your busyness, would you have even had a chance to notice any?"
I would say, at times, that even life is a miracle, especially given our opportunities to really attempt to mess up what God has planned for our lives.
For example, I'm always so thankful for safe travels.
I drove 806 miles during the work week: Monday evening to early Friday morning when I returned my rental car to Houston Intercontinental Airport.
To be safe that entire time is something we sometimes just take for granted. Actually, I think when we drive we make more decisions as we do that than any other time during the day.
Think about it. We look left, we look right before we go through the intersection. We're judging the speed of the cars coming to a stop at the left of us, exercising faith that they're going to stop.
We see the car coming up behind us and ask God that the driver that is approaching at a fast rate of speed stops in time and doesn't hit us.
Just that entire process that we do over and over is a miracle to me.
Even not having something happen when we get frustrated with a driver around us, such as road rage, which is one of my greatest sins and challenges.
Speaking of sin, one of the most profound things that stuck out to me from attending church this morning was being reminded of "getting back in the game" after asking God for forgiveness and reconciling with him.
Where I attended church this morning is starting a study through the book of Acts.
It was the second week that they were in this Series and they were focusing on verses 12 through 26.
It was after Jesus had ascended to Heaven to be with His heavenly father and the disciples were meeting to select another to join their ranks.
And it was Peter, who denied Christ three times, who was preaching to them and leading them.
It was an encouragement to me that God doesn't want to ever give up on us as a believer and a follower of Him.
When we sin, He wants us to come to Him, seek forgiveness and be reconciled.
I've ever learned recently that I'm thankful that God has chosen to punish me for my sin because it proves to me that He still loves me and has something planned for me, if I'm willing to give it all back over to Him.
So I'm thankful that I made a commitment to get up and be in church this morning.
I received a blessing - and encouragement - from the message.
My prayer is that it I continue to believe each and every day going forward as best I can - and seek His help along the way.
That's the miracle I'm expecting to see in the days and week to come.
However, the authors, Scott Whitaker and Nathan Whitaker, positioned on the outside cover that it was "Do-able. Every One Year book is designed for people who live busy, active lives. Just pick one up and start on today's date."
So the devotional of "Impact For Living: Men's Devotional" for January 21 is "Expect A Miracle".
It asked "How was last week for you? Anything special happen in your family? Amy miracles? Did you even notice? Or in the midst of your busyness, would you have even had a chance to notice any?"
I would say, at times, that even life is a miracle, especially given our opportunities to really attempt to mess up what God has planned for our lives.
For example, I'm always so thankful for safe travels.
I drove 806 miles during the work week: Monday evening to early Friday morning when I returned my rental car to Houston Intercontinental Airport.
To be safe that entire time is something we sometimes just take for granted. Actually, I think when we drive we make more decisions as we do that than any other time during the day.
Think about it. We look left, we look right before we go through the intersection. We're judging the speed of the cars coming to a stop at the left of us, exercising faith that they're going to stop.
We see the car coming up behind us and ask God that the driver that is approaching at a fast rate of speed stops in time and doesn't hit us.
Just that entire process that we do over and over is a miracle to me.
Even not having something happen when we get frustrated with a driver around us, such as road rage, which is one of my greatest sins and challenges.
Speaking of sin, one of the most profound things that stuck out to me from attending church this morning was being reminded of "getting back in the game" after asking God for forgiveness and reconciling with him.
Where I attended church this morning is starting a study through the book of Acts.
It was the second week that they were in this Series and they were focusing on verses 12 through 26.
It was after Jesus had ascended to Heaven to be with His heavenly father and the disciples were meeting to select another to join their ranks.
And it was Peter, who denied Christ three times, who was preaching to them and leading them.
It was an encouragement to me that God doesn't want to ever give up on us as a believer and a follower of Him.
When we sin, He wants us to come to Him, seek forgiveness and be reconciled.
I've ever learned recently that I'm thankful that God has chosen to punish me for my sin because it proves to me that He still loves me and has something planned for me, if I'm willing to give it all back over to Him.
So I'm thankful that I made a commitment to get up and be in church this morning.
I received a blessing - and encouragement - from the message.
My prayer is that it I continue to believe each and every day going forward as best I can - and seek His help along the way.
That's the miracle I'm expecting to see in the days and week to come.
Churches Attended and Visited in 2017
Worship Services
January 1 -- Absent (Working the Texas Marathon, Kingwood)
January 8 -- Attended North Park Baptist Church, Humble, TX (Jerry Thorpe)
January 15 -- Absent (Covering the Chevron Houston Marathon)
January 22 -- Visited First Baptist Church Waco, Waco, TX (Mark Snowden)
January 29 -- Absent (Ran the USA Fit Half Marathon in Sugar Land)
February 5 -- Visited Blue Ridge Community Church, Forest, VA (Woody Torrence)
February 12 -- Absent (Announced the Galveston Marathon)
February 19 -- Visited North Fort Worth Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX (Dr. Stephen Lowrie)
February 26 -- Visited University Heights Baptist Church, Huntsville, TX (Richard Rogers)
March 5 -- Absent
March 12 -- Absent
March 19 -- Absent (Announced the Seabrook Lucky Trails Marathon)
March 26 -- Absent (Ran the Lookin' Good Shamrock Strut 10K)
April 2 -- Absent
April 9 -- Absent (Ran the Ponchatoula Jaycees Strawberry Strut 10K)
April 16 -- Absent
April 23 -- Absent (Worn out from announcing at Ironman Texas aid station on April 22)
April 30 -- Absent (Attended Texas 10 Sienna, Missouri City)
May 7 -- Absent (Worn out from announcing CB&I Triathlon on May 6)
May 14 -- Absent (Traveling to visit Gom)
May 21 -- Attended North Park Baptist Church, Humble, TX
May 28 -- Absent (Ran the Rogue Trail Series - Reveille Peak Ranch 10K in Burnet)
June 4 -- Absent
June 11 -- Absent (Announcing Sylvan Beach Triathlon)
June 18 -- Attended North Park Baptist Church, Humble, TX (Kirk Godkin)
June 25 -- Visited Catalyst Church, Altoona, PA (Mike Blackie)
July 2 -- Visited Church Project, The Woodlands, TX (Trace Howard)
July 9 -- Absent (Ran Burn Your Half Off Half Marathon, Chattanooga, TN)
July 16 -- Absent
July 23 -- Absent
July 30 -- Visited First Baptist Church of Texarkana, Texarkana, TX (Jeff Schreve)
August 6 -- Absent
August 13 -- Absent
August 20 -- Absent
August 27 -- Absent (Hurricane Harvey)
September 3 - Visited Greater Waco Baptist Church, Waco, TX (Gerald McKelroy)
September 10 - Absent (Ran 10K in Austin, Texas)
September 17 - Absent (Returning from Bismarck, North Dakota)
September 24 - Absent (Returning from Lynchburg, Virginia)
October 1 - Absent
October 8 - Absent (Announced Space City 10-Miler at UH-Clear Lake)
October 15 - Visited Church Project, The Woodlands, TX
October 22 - Absent
October 29 - Absent (Announced Houston Half Marathon)
November 5 - Absent (DNF'd Bowling Green Marathon)
November 12 - Absent
November 19 - Absent (Ran La Porte By The Bay Half Marathon)
November 26 - Absent (Ran HMSA Classical 25K)
December 3 - Absent (Supported Run Girl 13.1)
December 10 - Visited Church Project, The Woodlands, TX (Jason Shepperd)
December 17 - Absent (Ran Santa Hustle Half Marathon)
Church Services Listened To
1/15/17 (2/9/17) - "Purpose Over Popularity", North Park Baptist Church, Humble, TX (Kirk Godkin)
1/22/17 (2/9/17) - "Surrender Over Control", North Park Baptist Church, Humble, TX (Sandy Beard)
8/13/17 (8/22/17) - "Church 101: Purpose - Why Do We Exist?", Southview Baptist Church, Lincoln, NE (Aaron Householder)
January 1 -- Absent (Working the Texas Marathon, Kingwood)
January 8 -- Attended North Park Baptist Church, Humble, TX (Jerry Thorpe)
January 15 -- Absent (Covering the Chevron Houston Marathon)
January 22 -- Visited First Baptist Church Waco, Waco, TX (Mark Snowden)
January 29 -- Absent (Ran the USA Fit Half Marathon in Sugar Land)
February 5 -- Visited Blue Ridge Community Church, Forest, VA (Woody Torrence)
February 12 -- Absent (Announced the Galveston Marathon)
February 19 -- Visited North Fort Worth Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX (Dr. Stephen Lowrie)
February 26 -- Visited University Heights Baptist Church, Huntsville, TX (Richard Rogers)
March 5 -- Absent
March 12 -- Absent
March 19 -- Absent (Announced the Seabrook Lucky Trails Marathon)
March 26 -- Absent (Ran the Lookin' Good Shamrock Strut 10K)
April 2 -- Absent
April 9 -- Absent (Ran the Ponchatoula Jaycees Strawberry Strut 10K)
April 16 -- Absent
April 23 -- Absent (Worn out from announcing at Ironman Texas aid station on April 22)
April 30 -- Absent (Attended Texas 10 Sienna, Missouri City)
May 7 -- Absent (Worn out from announcing CB&I Triathlon on May 6)
May 14 -- Absent (Traveling to visit Gom)
May 21 -- Attended North Park Baptist Church, Humble, TX
May 28 -- Absent (Ran the Rogue Trail Series - Reveille Peak Ranch 10K in Burnet)
June 4 -- Absent
June 11 -- Absent (Announcing Sylvan Beach Triathlon)
June 18 -- Attended North Park Baptist Church, Humble, TX (Kirk Godkin)
June 25 -- Visited Catalyst Church, Altoona, PA (Mike Blackie)
July 2 -- Visited Church Project, The Woodlands, TX (Trace Howard)
July 9 -- Absent (Ran Burn Your Half Off Half Marathon, Chattanooga, TN)
July 16 -- Absent
July 23 -- Absent
July 30 -- Visited First Baptist Church of Texarkana, Texarkana, TX (Jeff Schreve)
August 6 -- Absent
August 13 -- Absent
August 20 -- Absent
August 27 -- Absent (Hurricane Harvey)
September 3 - Visited Greater Waco Baptist Church, Waco, TX (Gerald McKelroy)
September 10 - Absent (Ran 10K in Austin, Texas)
September 17 - Absent (Returning from Bismarck, North Dakota)
September 24 - Absent (Returning from Lynchburg, Virginia)
October 1 - Absent
October 8 - Absent (Announced Space City 10-Miler at UH-Clear Lake)
October 15 - Visited Church Project, The Woodlands, TX
October 22 - Absent
October 29 - Absent (Announced Houston Half Marathon)
November 5 - Absent (DNF'd Bowling Green Marathon)
November 12 - Absent
November 19 - Absent (Ran La Porte By The Bay Half Marathon)
November 26 - Absent (Ran HMSA Classical 25K)
December 3 - Absent (Supported Run Girl 13.1)
December 10 - Visited Church Project, The Woodlands, TX (Jason Shepperd)
December 17 - Absent (Ran Santa Hustle Half Marathon)
December 24 - Visited Church Project, The Woodlands, TX (Jason Shepperd)
December 31 - Visited Church Project, The Woodlands, TX (Jason Shepperd)
December 31 - Visited Church Project, The Woodlands, TX (Jason Shepperd)
Church Services Listened To
1/15/17 (2/9/17) - "Purpose Over Popularity", North Park Baptist Church, Humble, TX (Kirk Godkin)
1/22/17 (2/9/17) - "Surrender Over Control", North Park Baptist Church, Humble, TX (Sandy Beard)
8/13/17 (8/22/17) - "Church 101: Purpose - Why Do We Exist?", Southview Baptist Church, Lincoln, NE (Aaron Householder)
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