Chicago....HERE WE COME!!!!

Good afternoon to all my readers. I know it has been a long time since I've posted anything but I've learned that the last month of training is very busy!! I had a friend that asked me one day, "Where have you been? I haven't heard from you in forever!" I started thinking about it and my answer was: cleaning, run, cooking, run, laundry, run, homeschool, run, taxi driver, run and run and run! The last couple of weeks I feel like I've run 500 miles! Even my mid week runs were long (12, 10, 8 miles) and those take a while to complete. So needless to say, I haven't had many chances to sit and blog and when I do sit down, I fall asleep! haha! But seriously, Jerod's back went out about a month ago and for about a week he couldn't do anything. I had to help him dress even. Not good for a fellow who is trying to train for a marathon! But we never felt like God was telling us to quit, just wait. In fact that very message came to me one day in a song while I ran. I don't argue anymore, I just say ok. Or else, I've been too tired to argue! Anyway, here we are just 2 1/2 days away from our marathon and Jerod can not only dress himself, but he showed me last night how he could stand and bring one leg all the way up where his knee touched his chest. I know that doesn't seem like much, but it is HUGE. I have some awesome prayer warriors that have been praying for him to be healed before the race, and it is working! It's just like when my ankles hurt, God is answering our prayers. He is also answering my prayers when it comes to having good weather. As you know, I don't run well in heat. So, I've been praying that it won't be hot during the race. Well.....the high for Sunday is in the mid 40's and there is a chance of snow flurries. Is He answering or what?! I wasn't expecting Him to so well but we go back to that arguing thing. Like a fellow runner said, "That will just make the memories even better!" Ok, I'll take your word for it. So, we fly into Chicago tomorrow night, pick up our packets and information Saturday, and the run starts bright and early at 7:30 a.m. Sunday. I'm taking my computer so I hope to write in but if not, I'll write when we get home and post pics. Thanks for reading!! God bless.