Finishing Strong

The Final Mile Was the Fastest
The Final Mile Was the Fastest

At Saturday’s Run Among the Lakes 5k, there was an unexpected surprise.

One of the sponsors, First Baptist Church of Windermere had a booth with free Barnie’s Coffee.

After the 5k race and a Chick-fil-a (another sponsor) breakfast biscuit, I visited the booth for a cup.

That’s where the book, Finishing Strong, caught my attention.

Finishing strong.

What a metaphor for running a 5k.

What a metaphor for life.

The back cover stated, “One man in ten will finish strong. You can be that man.”

One in ten? That’s it? How can it be such a low number?

Always Try To Make It Better

Always Click The Top Link
Always Click The Top Link

No matter which of the five blogs you are on, always click on the Blogroll’s top link to go directly to the next blog. No more confusion. Gonna leave this reminder here for awhile. Scroll past this for today’s post.

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

Yesterday, Chapin and I went to the mid-day showing of Diary of a Wimpy Kid at the Pleasure Island AMC 24 Theaters.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is based on the New York Times Best Seller book series by the same name.

I don’t do movie reviews, but I do pay attention – even when I try not to. And there was one line that I had to write down, in the darkness of the AMC theater:

“It’s our choices that make us who we are.”

Sometimes Most of the time, I feel like the lead character: misunderstood, freakish, and out of place.

But with Faith and Hope, our journey continues, and it begins anew today – like it does every day.

Will you have the presence of mind to think about the long-term effects of your choices today?

Of course, it is hard work. That’s one of life’s secrets. Some call it “the cross we bear”.

The long way is the short cut.

Blind Spot?

Facebook is a very helpful tool. A window into the lives of our friends and family. And oftentimes an entertaining diversion from the real-world pressures.

You probably saw our son’s Guest Blog post about what Easter means.

He’s nine, and gets it. Easter is the most significant day in history.

Ever. Period.

There are surely skeptics out there who are thinking, “He’s a kid, let him enjoy chocolate and Easter basket stuff.” Got it covered: