Yesterday was my first run in 2 weeks.  I have had a funny pain in my left leg for a few weeks and was worried that I had another stress fracture.  I may have a bit of a hypochondriac personality in me when it comes to stress fractures.  Anyways, after a visit to the sports doc and a bone scan, I just have a strange case of shin splints.  So, with the green light to run, yesterday I put on my Vibrams and ran 5 miles.  It felt so good to run again.  And as I was running, I began to realize that I have learned a lot about running over the last year.  Many things that can also be applied to the spiritual life.

1.  As much as you think you know, there still is a lot to learn.

2.  There is more to running than just lacing up your shoes and hitting the pavement.

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All of these photos were taken at Colonial Williamsburg.
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After the race we headed back to where we were staying for a late breakfast. A took a nap and J and K went into the Jacuzzi. After getting cleaned up, we headed to our favorite Mexican restaurant in Williamsburg and then made our way to Colonial Williamsburg for the Grand Illumination.

In the 18th century an illumination was used to celebrate a military victory, the birthday of the Monarch or the arrival of a new colonial governor and was celebrated by gun fire and fireworks.
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I wrote this post while still on vacation, but I went "unplugged" and could not post until now.  The race was Dec.5th

This past Sunday was the Christmas Town Dash 8K. J and I had been registered for this race for a while and he has been running and training for it since October. The past few weeks of training had been lagging. Everyone had been sick and between that and Thanksgiving, J had not logged many miles lately. I was excited for the race, but nervous for my little guy.
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Christmas Town Dash 8k 2010 - Williamsburg, VA :: FinishCam.com

Just look for the shortest runner with a woman in red and black next to him!
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Last week, I went to a Holy Hour for women at a local parish.  During the gospel reflection, the priest told the story of the life of Elisabeth Leseur, a devout Catholic married to an atheist whom, after her death, became a priest.  Please read their story here.  It is so beautiful.

1.  We are packing up for vacation!  Well, we are leaving tomorrow and I should be packing.  We have finished school and I still have a bunch of other things to do today.  I think I will be up late packing.  I am beginning to wonder why I am writing a blog post.

2.  On this vacation, J and I will be running our 8K on Sunday.  I am excited and nervous for him.  But, I am looking forward to taking each stride with him.

3. Homeschooling has been going really well this week.  And I needed that.
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This is a great video of the Gettysburg Address.

Since going to Medieval Times this past weekend (a belated birthday present for my husband), our house has been filled with knights and battles.  But one little Knight of this realm has become my Knight in Shining Armor.  K, my 4 year old, came up to me today and said,

"You are my princess because you are my Mom.  I am going to protect you and keep you safe."

That Knight knew how to melt this princess' heart.
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