This weekend was huge for me! I finally conquered the previously (in my mind) unthinkable- I finished a 5K race! Yes, that’s right! My goal was to finish it in under 40 minutes. I’ve been training for this since March, and my fastest time /furthest distance yet was 38 minutes in 2.75 miles around a lake. Well, come race day, we found out there were some decent hills. Hope Lien joined me in the race, as her first 5K as well and we both just conquered it. She finished a few minutes before me, and I stepped over the finish line at 39:15 minutes. AAAAAAAHHHH! I was just super super excited. I really didn’t think I’d make the lofty goal after 3.1 miles.
The Lord is good. So many days in April I just wanted to lay inside and forget about the dreaded race. But there were so many times when I was out pounding the pavement where I experienced God…through people, through a rain storm, through a sunset, through music… The Lord is real. I just needed to look around for Him encouraging me along the way.
Also, I came home Friday night and found my camera that I ordered in the mail! I was so excited to win the bid on ebay back on Tuesday but who knew that it would be here so soon. Of course, I’ve been messing around with it nonstop. Currently having some software issues on the computer, but that doesn’t stop me! I’m so excited learn how to use it well. Anyone up for a photoshoot?
Finally, just one more important announcement:
We’re moving!
Yes, the day has come. We’ve prayed and talked and sought wise counsel and after 6 months we’ve come to the conclusion. So here’s the plan: Move out with my parents to South Dakota the first week of June. We’ll sell all of our stuff that doesn’t fit in the van, and leave the rest behind for others to just have. Steffen will work along side my father and younger brother, building my dad’s dream: a house in the Black Hills. Nope, Steffen doesn’t have any experience, but the good news is that my dad is a pretty patient teacher! I’ll be living with mom (either in Huron or in the Black Hills) and will just LOVE that. I hope to get some sort of job for that time, but if I don’t, I fully plan on volunteering, taking pictures, reading, cooking, exercising, and spending quality time with mudder. Steffen and I will probably stay in South Dakota for about two months, but that’s not concrete. Our final destination is Lafayette, IN, where we’ll nestle down with family and friends for a few years, Lord willing. I’m really really excited to be with the family in SD this summer, and that’s about the furthest my mind has wandered.
We don’t have any jobs lined up upon returning to Indiana, and that’s fine. Really, we don’t have anything lined up upon our return, except that we should have some cash saved up. We could really use your prayers over the next few months, as we transition our lives into the next few chapters. Prayer for: safety during construction for all, safety in travel (our van has 200,000 miles on it now), and just wisdom in choices we make as next steps.
Tune in as I’ll be posting pictures as much as possible!
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