Last week was tough. It was real tough. It involved a lot of tears and sadness. With that came fear and anger. I expect to have these weeks until I get results. In fact, even after the results are revealed to me, I expect to have lots of times in my life like last week. It is life after all, and not every day is going to be filled with rainbows and butterflies. To get through last week I did some reading, picked up the good book and looked for something uplifting. As I opened the Bible I remembered a wise man recommend I read the Book of Job. That wise man is my Dad. Yep, he was right. That was exactly what I needed to read. My Dad is pretty much a rock star!!! He knows lots, and still gives me lots of advice. For the most part, it is the perfect advice. So I read, and the Book of Job is exactly what I needed to read. It gave me insight as to what is going on with me and why. Thanks Dad!!!
Reading the bible, crying my eyes out and venting via blog, helped me clear my head and refocus a bit. My venting brought a ton of great uplifting e-mails from my really good friends. People that get me, that know exactly what I need to hear. The bible, good friends, an awesome family, and a trip to look forward to made everything good again. Tears dried up and I smiled again.
I smiled because I had all of the above and another race with Scott to look forward to. A couple of months ago, I signed Scott and I up for another half marathon. That race was this past weekend. A trip away was exactly what we needed. Funny, how these races seem to come at the most perfect times. Gives us time away to refresh and recharge. So we packed and off we went to Lynchburg, TN. Home to the Jack Daniels Whiskey Distillery.
13.1 miles gives you time to think things through, clear your head. Running side by side with Scott gives us time to talk without interruption. He has an amazing way of building me up and pushing me along. I am the whiner when it comes to running. You will never know if Scott is aching because he doesn't say a word. Just listens to me whine and says the right things to keep me going. He is the best running partner ever.
This race was perfect. We went into it knowing that we would enjoy our time together and not worry about the time on the clock. I knew that was the plan, but for whatever reason, I couldn't just relax and enjoy the race. Scott saw that, and he changed that. I am not sure how he knew I was worried about it, but he did. I have a problem with worrying about what others think. I can't seem to just do these races for me. Scott, said just that and he was right. Who am I doing this for, why I am I running this race? He fixed me!!!! I realized at mile 3 this is our race, our time, and what we needed.
Every mile after that was incredible, amazing, awesome, and perfect. The scenery was breath taking. Babbling brooks, horses running with their colts, wild flowers in bloom, and not a car in sight. The runners were spaced out perfectly so it felt like it was just Scott and I. 13.1 miles of amazing! We laughed a lot on this course and had a great time. We walked when we felt like walking, which was a lot, this course had a ton of enormously large hills!! Ran when we felt like running and enjoyed every treat they offered at every water station. We made this our race and I loved that.
I love Scott so very much!!! He is amazing to me at all times. Running through the finish line and hearing the announcer calling our names out, brought tears to my eyes. It does every time, because the announcer always pauses when he realizes that we have the same last name, that we are together. It always starts with, "here comes Scott Bro......."and then, the pause and he says it again, "here comes Scott and Tara Brodeur from Prattville, AL. That is how it will always be, the two of us together and I love that. He will never leave me in the dust no matter what. Scott is with me every mile no matter how hilly they get. No matter how whiney I am. Scott also steps back one step at every finish line so I come in ahead of him!!!! He will always put me first!
So two more medals are added to the pile. We have cleared our heads and will face anything God puts in our path together. We will run every mile together and finish with medals around our necks at the end.
Things got bad and now things are good again. Thanks to a wonderful husband, great friends and an awesome family I can run any race no matter how hilly it gets!
Gracefully, I look up to you, God thankful for putting perfect people in my life. People that help me when times are tough, that lift me up instead of bringing me down. You have placed the most amazing people in my life and they shine brighter then any light I have ever seen when it is so dark in my world.
