I almost made it to a mile today but a little bit shy of the half turn around my body told me to turn around. The name of the game now is still recover so no big deal. I will turn up the juice a bit in three weeks. I can't figure out why my back feels sore when I run now. It didn't hurt when I was pregnant. I guess it's just everything finding a place. Now for a cool story. Sasha bought a lot of lettuce at Costco on Monday. We've been eating a lot of salads and my kids LOVE them. I needed to run to the store that is about 2 minutes away and get some other veggies to go with the salad...cukes, tomatoes..the things my garden seemed to produce not too long ago..where did summer go? The kids were playing and the baby was sleeping so I thought I'd just sneak out. Then..bam..the baby woke up (note..Sasha is home so I can sneak out whenever I want..nice). Well, I needed to go right then because it was time for lunch and I wanted my kids to have a salad with lunch. I put the baby in the car and started driving around hoping he'd fall back asleep. No..he was screaming and I wasn't going to be able to go to the store. I'd have to go back home and nurse him for 30-40 minutes..it takes a long time to feed a newborn properly. I was feeling discouraged...I just needed to get a few veggies for a salad. I drove past the house of a neighbor who was standing outside getting ready to distribute food he gets from grocery stores before they throw it away.He had offered for me to come by anytime and get whatever I wanted. His truck was LOADED with veggies..Okay okay...was this a miracle or what? There were the very veggies I needed. I just had to recognize the sweet little miracle before my eyes and swallow my pride. I was scared to death to stop and ask for the food. What if they had already promised it to some starving neighbor down the street...who knew..I could come up with lots for the sake of not having to stop. But...listening to my baby scream and knowing there was no way I would make it to the store today..I stopped. Of course they were delighted to give me the veggies and told me to come back again. Sasha was THRILLED that I had not even spent any money (we are trying a new budget out right now and he's watching the money flow with delight...or I guess he's delighted when it doesn't flow) At any rate..it was another one of those tender mercies of a loving Lord who really does notice little problems in our lives that may overwhelm us. I am grateful for his love for me and my little family.
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