Why has this year been...

So busy? Seriously, I can't remember a time when I just chilled and relaxed. Even when I'm sick, I still check on things at work. Why? I'm not sure. I am sure that it's not worth it. Thankfully vacation is coming up, and hubby and I don't have much planned. I'm hoping to sleep in, relax and rest my brain. Life goes by too fast to worry about the small stuff. I need to enjoy my time here on earth with my family and friends. Happy fall :-)

Why is it that I don't update this blog more...

I'm not sure. I'll be catching up soon though.

Why does time fly by so fast?

Seriously, it's about to be September!

Why...

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Why do I have to pay...

So after I ran my first 5 k in December, I'm miracously receiving any and all 5 k related material in Forsyth County. I'm not trying to knock any races for cures, or fundraising events, but I don't understand why I have to pay to run in a race. I would just rather donate money, and be done with it. Who ever thought of that idea for people to pay money to walk or run was a genious. I would like to officially announce that I'm starting the "Gina's Race for Debt" 5 and 10 k run. Please pay $40 dollars to run the streets that you can run at any point and time that you please, but rest assure that the streets will be blocked during this event for your safety during Gina's Debt Run. At any other time, you would normally have to look both ways! However friends, you will not on this day. Although, because it's habit for those of you who walk or run on a regular basis, you will look both ways anyway. But please remember that I told you that you wouldn't have to look both ways! This is an email invitation only!! I won't have any materials to give you with the race title on it to show your friends and family, because....well just look at the title of the race.

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I should have kept this quote in mind a few days ago at work, but will definitely remember going forward:

"Happiness is a choice...if you make the mistake of allowing your circumstances to dictate your happiness, then you risk missing out on God's abundant life. Being negative and sour isn't going to improve anything either. You might as well choose to be happy and enjoy life!"

Why am I posting this? I let something bother me at work a few days ago, and although I was cordial, I think that I didn't display myself like I should have. I was very polite and I didn't say anything rude or out of the way, but I believe that I should have just said "I'm happy about what has happened", end of story. My husband gave me that advise. It's so much easier said than done. I can't help but think that saying that would be dishonest, and I do not want to lie about things. It's a hard balance. Well I can't dwell on the past, but I know what I'll do in the future. I won't dwell on silly things or situations, and I'll know that regardless God will always have a plan for me. I will "bloom wherever God places me", regardless of the circumstances. I've lost that about myself, and I'm glad it's not to late to become that person again. Thank you God.

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Four hours of sleep folks. That's (if that long) is the amount of sleep my husband and I received last night. It was a scary night for our area. Why? We apparently had several tornadoes touch down minutes, literally, from us. That was one of the most scariest nights of my life. At one point, when we thought the tornado was close to our neighborhood. Because we live in a town home, we had to hunker down in our lowest level bathroom, which isn't very roomy. I immediately wondered if I was ready to die. Maybe this sounds a little extreme, but I seriously wondered if I would go into heaven. I know that I have God's forgiveness, but I often don't feel like I'm a "good Christian" so to speak. I thought about all of the things that I could have done differently in life. It was such a relief when the storms passed. However, we realized that we had a minor flood on our kitchen counter! After cleaning that mess, we drove around assessing the damage, after midnight!

I'm really glad that we, and our family and friends are safe. I think this was a very awakening experience for me.