Wednesday - Sore Thighs, Cancer & Prayer

Sore Thighs - I started to bump up my workout so that I'm running longer amounts of time at a slower pace and I can tell you that my thighs are SCREAMING at me!! I don't mean a little "woo hoo" but a full blown "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!" Now I'm not the type of person that prescribes to the "no pain, no gain" philosophy, so I've have popped the Aleve to day so that maybe I can run a little tomorrow.

Cancer & Prayer - Two people recently have been diagnosed with breast cancer. One young woman who I read her blog - Mandy. She has started chemo and will have 12 weeks of treatment and then surgery. And one older woman, who I work with. She had surgery today and will have radiation treatments to kill any remaining cancerous cells. Please pray with me for these two beautiful woman, that they make a full recovery.

Thanks so much for your prayers and I'm going to try and do better updating this blog more regularly. I've fallen down on my job here lately, but I would like to think that I've got a good excuse, but I'll tell you all about that another day. Time to go take a bath and look in the mirror at my beautiful hair Taylor just colored tonight!! (High maintenance remember, somethings never change!)

Blessings & No Sore Thighs,
Magnolia

No Words

There are no real words about what I felt today 10 years on from the 9/11 attacks. My thoughts are muddled at best. I know that what happened 10 years ago changed my life. J and I were living a rather mundane life, you see J is an Army reservist. We knew that things would change, but neither one of us knew just how much. It wasn't until we dropped the first bombs on the Taliban that it came to me full well that my husband might/would be called to duty. And he was. Since 9/11, J has been on active duty 6 of the last 10 years or 2 three year tours. I had to learn to live months on end without a husband, I had to learn how to deal with my own issues without a sounding board, since the last thing he wanted to hear was junk about my day. I know that through the last 10 years I have become stronger and more independent, but also more understanding of people's feelings and situations. As I watched the ceremonies today, I cried for those that have lost a loved one because of what happened that day. So today as I walked around our National Cemetary I stopped to thank those who have sacrificed all and pray for their families and also to thank God for the many gifts he has given to J and I.

Always Remember,
Magnolia