5K

I did it! I ran my first 5K. My time was 29:59 and for the 30 degree stifling cold, dreary day, I was very proud of myself. I have been running 3.26 miles (according to mapmyrun.com) 3-4 times a week and I can say that it only took me just shy of 5 months to lose all the baby weight that I gained (somehow I always manage to gain 40 pounds in a pregnancy despite working out the whole time). I am back in all my clothes and even lost enough weight that the dress I ordered for Mike and Wendie's wedding was falling off of me by the time the wedding rolled around. For the record....I worked hard. I am not that girl who just has baby weight fall of. I worked incredibly hard, running at 6 a.m. sometimes in the dark and working out at 5:30 in the morning too. There is another 5K this weekend that I wish I could run, but Justin has a campout with the teens....I think I am hooked.

Weddings, Woe, and Weekends without rest

This weekend was Wendie and Michael's wedding. Congratulations to them for finally joining the married bliss club! Pictures soon! The ceremony was lovely, much like a church service and very full of celebration. Many turned out to show their support of the union from all different points in their journey. Justin's phone alarm went off during the ceremony in his pocket (oops) and as embarrassing as it was, I figured part of it was karma for all of Michael's antics during my wedding (I seriously have maybe one picture where he doesn't have a weird face or isn't trying to be funny). =)
It was wonderful to have Keith and Lindsey here...we miss them lots and wish that they could live closer. Lindsey and I were both exhausted last night! I'm not sure I'm a very good hostess. Tonight my mom will still be here and our pastor from Hays is coming into town for a few days too. I'm seriously considering taking the day off tomorrow to get caught up!!
I just went on a 3.26 mile run with Liz (I've been running this about 4 times a week...it's called the banish baby run). We are running a 5K next weekend and I wanted to make sure I could run as fast as she can! We made it (talking too) in about 40 minutes.
In one of my other posts, I talked about the director from Kanakuk who was charged with molestation of boys and I heard about a mom the other day who decided she was a lesbian... but this is what Joe White (founder of Kanakuk) wrote recently in response to times when God doesn't make sense:
http://www.kanakuk.com/downloads/WalkingYourFamilyThroughPain.Pdf
Healing words, now on to some healing rest.
I found it very healing and I loved how he quoted Kay Arthur saying "When in doubt. 4:8 it". (Phil.4:8)

Things that Make me Happy

It is a stressful time.....school is busy, I meet with HR tomorrow to discuss moving to the jr. high, it is a wedding weekend which means I have to fit into a dress with the extra baby weight I still have, and so on....but in the midst of all of this, I have this:


Can you get better than that?

Prayer

My heart breaks for Kanakuk. On Friday, as a former staff member I received an e-mail from their COO, informing me about one of their directors who was recently charged with being involved in illicit sex crimes against teen-aged boys. He has been charged with two counts of misconduct with a boy aged 15. He was at Kamp when I was there as a very young director...he's only 2 or 3 years older than I am. He has a wife and a little girl.
It is so terrible to me that a place like Kanakuk where God is exalted and children and youth are led to Him every day, Satan is still in the midst. This is where I do not understand. In my own life, I have seen the work of Satan and how it destroys everything in it's path. I feel so helpless when this happens. I know that God's power is greater but sometimes it is just so disheartening to see that not just those who allow Satan to overtake them, but the trickle down affect that it leaves on others.
As a mother, this kind of thing makes me scared for my boys. Scared to leave them at a camp, scared to let them go out in the world, a world full of sin. And yet, I know that I will have to let them go and all I can do is just pray.
Pray for Kanakuk. Pray for the boys who lives will never be the same because of what has been done to them. Pray for Katie (the wife of the director who is being charged) and for the little girl. Pray for justice to be served.

In case you ever wanted to know

Sometimes it cracks me up what people put up on Facebook..but just in case you ever wanted to know...
1. Where did you take your profile picture? Cedar Creek park

2. What exactly are you wearing right now? Gray running shorts, tank top, and tennis shoes

3. What is your current problem? I need more money! Oh, yeah and more time...

4. What makes you happy most? my family

5. What are you listening to at the moment? Justin reading to Joel

6. Any celeb you would marry? Not marry, but I'd like to have some time with Matthew McConaughey

7. Name someone with the same birthday as you? My friend Lori's sister and the Sunnyside Nurse Amy

8. Ever sang in front of a large audience? yes , many times

9. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity? yes -Jennifer Love Hewitt

10. Do you still watch kiddy movies or kiddie TV shows? Yes, all time time with Joel (BOB The Builder is what I sing in the shower these days)

11. Do you speak any language? English

12. Has anyone you've been really close with passed away? Yes

13. What’s your favorite band? Rascal Flatts

14. What's something that really annoys you? Bad drivers, people who drive down residential streets too fast, and being ignored

Chapter 1:
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1. Middle names: Anne

2. Nicknames: Christie

3. Current location: Olathe

4. Eye color: Brown

Chapter 2:
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1. Do you live with your parent(s)? Nope

2. Do you get along with your parent(s): Mostly

3. Do you have any Siblings? Yep-Ben and Michelle

Chapter 3: Favorites
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1. Ice Cream: Homemade Vanilla

2. Season: Summer

3.Shampoo/conditioner: Pantene

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1. Dance in the shower? No

2. Do you write on your hand? No

3. Call people back? Sometimes

4. Believe in love: yes

5. Any bad habits: Reality tv

Chapter 5: Have You..
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1. Sprained stuff: no - i've broken my ankle and toes before though

3. Had physical therapy: no

4. Gotten stitches: yes

5. Taken painkillers: yes,

6. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling: nope - I'm not a very good swimmer

7. Been stung by a bee: No

8. Thrown up at the dentist: Yes actually when I got my wisdom teeth out

9. Sworn in front of your parents: oh yes

10. Had a detention: nope never


Chapter 6: what/who was the last?
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1. Movie you watched? Transformers

2. Person to text? Liz

3. Person you called: my mom

4. Person you hugged: Joel

5. Person you tackled: Joel

6. Person you talked to: Justin

7. Thing you touched? mouse - the computer kind

8. Thing you ate? peach cobbler

9. Thing you drank: water

10. Thing you said: Let's go potty (to Joel)


Chapter 7: Future
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1. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Still teaching, signing Jacob up for kindergarten (hopefully at my school), maybe having baby #3???

2. 10 years? Attending lots of sports games for the boys

3. In 50 years? retired, spending time with Justin and our kids and grandkids

4. Where do you hope to live? Somewhere warm

5. Do you want to be famous? not really

6. Do you want children? I have 2 but wouldn't mind another

7. Will you have plastic surgery? I'll let you know after I lose the baby weight.

Summer Fun

It's been a fun and busy summer so far. Lindsey was here to visit with Claire and Ashton. Jacob and Ashton are about 4 weeks apart so we know they will be lifelong friends. I know we all wished that Keith had been able to make the trip with his family, but it was so nice to catch up with Lindsey, albeit crazy with 4 children under 2.5 in the house! We also started our remodeling of the bathroom while Lindsey was here. I can't wait to pose pictures of the finished project!! I spent one day working on the 6th grade reading curriculum and am going to be teaching summer school for Liz the last week this month. Tomorrow we are headed to Chanute to see my brother and to meet his fiance for the first time! Crazy! Then the last week in June I will be teaching summer school for Liz. Before I know it the summer will be over!
In other news, Jacob is starting to look more like himself. He still looks an awful lot like Joel but he definetly has his own features and personality. His first smile brought me to tears. He is a very cuddly baby and a great sleeper now that his nights and days are right. He sleeps from about 10 until 3 every night and then wakes up at 5 or 6 and then will sleep until about 8 0r 9. Justin has been entertaining Joel in the mornings that he wakes up early so that we can sleep in a little bit. Having 2 is definetely more work but soon it will be less when they can play and entertain each other. They grow up so fast!

Happy Mother's Day

These are just two pictures of what a Happy Mother's Day I had this year...