seasons

I've been meaning to update everyone on my training progress, but honestly, the marathon took a backseat to school for this past two weeks. Well, school and work and other random life occurrences. More on that later. Maybe.

All I know for sure is that the seasons seem to have changed. (The timing feels more appropriate now than it did in August when we had that rainy/cold week) Starbucks officially has their pumpkin spice lattes back in their stores, and Dreyers pumpkin ice cream is back too, which is fairly amazing, and available in slow churned/half the fat if that's what you're looking for. More of my runs will now be done in the rain, which isn't as fun, but it's a part of the training for a late fall marathon. Leaves are changing, which is still fascinating to me. And the air has this crispness that was not present just a few short weeks ago. Summer is ending, and fall is beginning. But overall, life is changing too. I've only been here in the northwest about a year, and so much change has happened already, and I know that more is coming. I like change for the most part, and in my job especially, I'm an agent for it. I think sometimes I wouldn't mind a bit of stability for awhile, but I don't think it's coming. And honestly, that's ok too. One thing that I say a lot is that God doesn't put anyone anywhere if He knows they can't handle it. God has equipped me to handle change, not always perfectly, and yeah, I cry and I"m emotional about it sometimes because well, I'm a girl. :) But I have a strong faith in God, and I know that when life changes, He doesn't. Knowing that I don't have to weather any change in seasons alone is fairly awesome in itself, but knowing that more than that, the One who is walking with me is steadfast brings more peace than I could ever hope for. So let the seasons change, and let whatever happens happen. I'm more than fine with it. Endings on some parts allow for amazing new beginnings. And maybe a change in seasons will help with schedule realignment and allow me to get back to training well. The possibilities are endless. Bring on the fall.

Hmm...now that I think about it, maybe let the sun shine as much in the next two seasons as it does in the summer. Other than that, bring on the fall ;)