Bridge Run 2010.

Saturday Chad, Josh, Leah and I ran the Bridge Run. We spent the night at Aunt Tammy's and loaded up on pasta and lots of other carbs. I was so nervous for the race that I barely got any sleep the night before and had run the race 5 times in my dreams before it even began. We got up before the sun to take our place in line with the other runners. There were 40,000 runners! It was nuts, there were people everywhere!

We each had different start-points, so we asked for a blessing from the Lord and went on our separate ways. The run was 6.2 miles. There were so many people downtown Charleston cheering us on. The race started in Mt. Pleasant and we ran over the bridge and ended downtown at Marion Square for a big post-race party. There was food and vendors everywhere. It was a fun experience overall.

This week, Leah and I are leaving early for a mini-vacation. We are heading down to Georgia for a little adventure. Our staff is starting to get exhausted this time of year and we all need a break. This past week, we had to cover shifts for each other all week because so many people were out sick. Please pray for the health and strength of our staff. I know that Satan likes to attack when we are off our guard and feeling weak.

God continues to be faithful and reveal new truths about Himself and the condition of my heart all the time. I am confident the Lord will fulfill the calling He has placed on my life. I am learning the true meaning of 'grace' for one of the first times in my life. I am realizing more every day that GOD LOVES US!! Not because we are good, but because He is good. I don't know how I have been so blind to a simple truth, but I am so grateful the Lord is revealing this to me now. The Lord is showing me more each day how much I strive to win His love and approval, when He has already given it to me free of charge. It's so freeing to know that there is nothing we could ever do to make God love us more or less. Praise the Lord, for He loves us!

What a great weekend.

This past weekend was very exciting! On Friday, we had another LIFE Retreat at Seacoast. I was an intercessory prayer partner on Friday, which was a great experience and I know the Lord did some really great things in the people that came to the retreat.

On Saturday, we had a facilitator from Alpine Towers come in and train a few of our staff members on the climbing wall so that we can start to use it. The training was all morning and afternoon, but it was so much fun. It was great to finally be able to get on the wall and use it. I'm excited to have others join us. I know our staff has been at the wall every day since we've been trained and we look forward to spending lots of time over there. Praise the Lord for a wall!!

Leah attends a local church on Seabrook and a few of the members invited our staff over for dinner on Saturday. It was so nice to actually put a face to people that live on Seabrook and realize that they don't hate us (since that's kinda what we were told). They are great couple who loves the Lord.

On Sunday, Leah and I went for a little adventure to Edisto Island. We hiked around on the trails and eventually made it to the beach, but it was a bit chilly after the clouds rolled in. We had a great day enjoy each other and exchanging stories from college and laughing lots! It's finally starting to warm up again, so we will be able to have more kayak and sailing adventures...yay!

The Lord continues to pour out His blessings time and time again. I am so thankful for this community and wonderful job. Thank you for all your prayers and support!