ARRIVED and THANKFUL!

3:21pm  6lbs and 7oz, 19 inches long

The newest Robinson arrived to

Dwight, Holly, Corinne and Luke Robinson

They are all so excited to welcome this beautiful baby boy on

THANKSGIVING

What better thing to be thankful for?

Wish I was home to meet him

Until, pictures will have to do.

What are you thankful for?????

Mission Accomplished

10 November 2011 - Oceanside, CA

I could barely sleep.

I was like a kid on Christmas Eve.  I was waking up every hour or so. 

I was only 10 minutes from the race site but I was so afraid I wouldn't make it on time, I was up all night.

The race itself - HARD

I don't train hills.  

I train in foreign countries 

where usually I am unable to run outside

so I run on a treadmill

I do a "manual" run

so the highest incline is about a .5

did I mention I don't train hills?

I had a really good training week in Phoenix 

running the neighborhood between my sister and parents

but I was not prepared for the hills

It was my first 11k

my first race in the States

my first race on trails

my first races with HILLS

BUT 

I DID IT!

I didn't do it in under 1 hour

but I was close

60.27 

I won't say I wasn't disappointed

because it wasn't under an hour

                I was

but I was THRILLED  

I finished!

Did I want to give up?

You bet!

Did I give up?

No way!

I think of life that way sometimes:

Lord, I'm not prepared for this crisis

I'm not ready to deal with this situation

I can't deal with this trial

I didn't train according to the course

Thank God we have a Father

in Heaven that is walking with us

who is guiding us

directing us

leading us

pushing us up those hills

and slowing us as we travel down the mountains

helping us to stay the course

to keep a steady pace

and cheering for us to finish

I had a blister and a few skin rubs

after the race

and at the end of life's race

I will have a few bruises and scars

but I know as I come upon the gates of Heaven

I will be able to hear my Father say

you have fought the fight, you have finished the race, you have kept the faith

well done, my child