Yes, the rumors are true.

I did run a marathon this past weekend.

On April 27, 2008 - I was blessed to run an entire marathon at the 8th Annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. One word that sums 99% of it would be emotional. Running and FINISHING a marathon has been a goal of mine ever since I thought about running. I never thought that I would've been able to do it after running for 10 months. Every time I got tired I would just pray and think of the verse - I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength. It was an incredible experience for me. Oh yea... and my time was 3hours41 minutes and 11 seconds. Just 12 (yes, TWELVE) seconds from qualifying for the Boston Marathon. But, thats a year away... so, I have plenty of time to improve! :-)

The picture is My coach Mike Detter and I. He jumped in with me at mile 25 and finished it with me. I don't think I could've had a better time without with help. We sprinted the last mile...it was worth it!

You can go to www.okcmarathon.com and click on "picture" and then type in my bib number 2994 to see more pictures of me! (I like the one's online better)

Spring has Sprung!!!
This weekend was the OKC Youth Confernce. The speaker was Scott DeGroff. He spoke from Romans 1 -12. It was such an encouragement to me to see everyone who came out to the conference. It was a good weekend. Scott reminded us that we are "slaves on a mission" and that our main job as a Christian is to be a light for the Lord and spread the Gospel. Thanks!

Here are some pictures I stole from LeaAnn... :)

That's me... just hanging around. Oh, and I did a few pull-ups!
Tim and I. I told him I was tired and we started doing push-ups, pull-up's, running, wheel-barrow. Yes, twas very much fun. AND very entertaining for the rest of the group!

The girls!!

Oh, and a special thanks to Rebekah DeGroff for wanting to hang out with me. She is such a lovely girl to be around! See you in two weeks!