Stunning

If asked how my weekend was, my one-word answer is stunning. It began on Saturday morning by pressing snooze multiple times on my Blackberry alarm thereby dismissing my scheduled 6:00 am 12 mile run. Track season and my husband's work schedule has taken a toll on both of us and I was longing to share our bed space. We slept until 8:00 am when it was time for my husband to run - as is his usual mode of operation - out the door to a track meet. At noon my oldest daughter skipped off to a friend's birthday party and I put the three little ones down for naps. Count my oh so lucky stars, they slept for three and a half hours! The house was completely still. I finished a book and dozed off myself.

At approximately 4:30, I was hydrated, fed, dressed, and ready to blaze through 12 miles. I did it in two hours and 3 minutes with a mile pace of 10"17. I was so proud of the accomplishment, running the entire way, and feeling strong from start to finish. I immersed myself in a tub of ice cold water soon after returning home. With beer in hand to ease my mind from the chill, I was able to catch a sobering thought...

The world is a lot more doable after running 12 miles. 

I thought about all of my goals and all of the things I haven't done yet and really badly want to do. The things that make me happy in life and all that makes me sad. I contemplated my faith walk. Gosh, it can be so overwhelming sometimes. In the midst of completing a 12 mile run and knowing around mile 2 that I totally had the remaining 10 miles in the bag, I wasn't overwhelmed. My legs ran and I ebbed and flowed with each mile and each hill. 

That right there was the extent of my clarity. I showered, ate dinner, then enjoyed watching Bridesmaids.

Then came Sunday, Mother's Day, which has been a most delightful and buoyant day. The morning began with Happy Mother's Day text messages followed by gifts from my family. We dressed and ate breakfast at Baker's Square where the wait was five minutes. I received a free slice of pie! Afterwards, we delivered Mother's Day gifts. Came home, put the little kids to nap while the oldest cleaned the kitchen for a substantial amount of money. Me and the husband set out on an easy 3 mile run/walk running for 1.5 miles and walking 1.5 miles. It was rare and glorious time spent together. Then it was family time out together again picking up our fruit for the week with a stop for dinner. Dinner included yet another free desert, but the icing on the day was an anonymous customer paying a portion of our dinner bill for Mother's Day.

Overall, this has been such a blessed weekend. Life for me is sweet resting, running, and spending uninhibited time with my husband and four children.

Happy Mother's Day.