Accountability Post #11 – Sappy Reminiscing of some good friends.

Didn’t run today… got lazy, I suppose, but I did run yesterday.

Running these last couple weeks has had me thinking of my High School team again.  I think about those guys often, and rightly so:  those guys were my best friends in a time that could have been dark and lonely.  I had a ridiculous amount of good friends in High School because of the Cross Country team, but guys that changed my life were Jeff Gottschalk, Dennis Fricks and Matt Bender.  We were the Junk Yard Dogs (plus a few incredible others).  We were the Scrambled Head.  We were the Scrambled Wrestling Association.  We were the “hey-you-idiots-get-off-the-bleachers” guys.  We were stupid.  We were fun.  We were friends.  (We were the type of friends that would gag at this sentimental reminiscing of friendship.  Sorry guys, if you ever read this.)

Without those guys, the others, and our coach, Jim Wilder, I wouldn’t be who I am today.  For whatever it’s worth, you changed my life (and gave me a lot of cool scars).  Thanks.

That’s all for now.  I’m going to go cry buckets for lost friendships… not really.  Maybe I’ll play video games instead.  :)

This weekend

I didn’t run a step in the last 3 days, BUT since Friday evening, I’ve played an unprecedented 25 hours of video games – mostly a new game, Too Human.  Now, I know what you’re thinking, and you’re right…

I did get some sweet time with my Family as well, and got a lot of work done around the casa.  Reinstalling the screen door on our kitchen door, helping a friend record one of her songs, and the coup de grace, tilling up a section of my back yard and raking it level where I’ll be installing a patio.  That ended up being the perfect compliment to my sore legs:  imagine doing situps, free weights and lunges all together.  It was a regular trip to Candy Mountain, Charlie!

I also read Isaiah 7.  There were some verses in there that I didn’t remember and totally grabbed me!  Incredible verses of Courage and The Bravery!

vs. 4 (after the king of Judah is told that two armies are going to join and attack him, God says…)  “Say to him, ‘Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint’”  It would be good for me to remember that sometimes.

vs. 9 (after a pep talk)  “If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.”

Not to mention that we see the first mention (in Isaiah) of the Messiah in chapter 7.  Good chapter!

God, keep me firm in my faith!  Amen.