This morning, I went for my first run since my marathon. I was pretty psyched out by the whole idea and didn't know if I'd be able to get back into running; I just don't enjoy it the same as I used to. Maybe the marathon training took a little joy out of it, I'm not sure. In any case, I finally decided to go for a short route, and as I was running up by the hospital, I realized it's exactly two months to the day since my marathon. Ha! Just found that amusing.
At one point, I was waiting at a crosswalk, and as I pushed the button for the pedestrian crossing, I noticed a small piece of paper on the post, near the torn advertisements. It read "You are beautiful."
Can you believe that? At a time when I don't feel beautiful, it's like God reached out and tapped me on the shoulder. The truth is, it doesn't matter what I feel about it, God loves me just the way I am and isn't impatiently waiting for me to get it together.
I wonder who put it there and what it is for. I hope it gets used to brighten the day of someone else.
My sister is visiting our family for the weekend, so it's just me at home. I really treasure the quiet moments in a day, to refresh and get my perspective back a little.
I hope you are all able to get some time to yourselves this weekend, and enjoy the outdoors, wherever that may be:) Here it is uncommonly sunny and I love it.
Bye for now.
2 comments:
Aw, that's really sweet. God really knows how to speak to us, deosn't he? It's beautiful out west too, very abnormal for the end of November... but I'm definitely not complaining!!
You are beautiful! I love how God speaks to us eh? The weather is beautiful these days, I love that I can still go for walks with my dog without freezing. Nice to read updates on your life. We have finalized plans for Christmas and it looks as though we will be back in Ottawa on Dec 28th. Could Chant and I get together with you and Liz that night for a hot chocolate or something? Have a nice day.
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