Running the Race... it ain't easy...

It's been a hard week for me.  I've had some difficult discussions with some people that I love.  My husband has had some difficult discussions with some people he loves.  We are spent.  I kind of feel like crawling in a hole (with Jason) and ignoring the world for a few days.  Being a grown-up ain't easy.  In case my kids read this, I'll point out that I'm using "the A word" for emphasis.  ;-)  Being a mom or a dad, an employee, a leader of a ministry, a manager of money... none of it's easy.

God didn't promise us easy.  And if you don't believe that, let me introduce you to some of my friends in Uganda.  When I have days like this, where I'm discouraged and drained, I look at my pictures and videos from Uganda.  I see the environment in which they live.  I see the mud huts that they live in.  I see the 'toilets' where they relieve themselves.  I see the tattered clothes that they wear and the beds that they share.  And I see their joy.  I see their peace.  The kind of joy that only God can give.  The joy of the Lord.  The peace of the Lord.  They are Running the Race.  And I'm here to tell you it ain't easy.

Today I am holding on to that joy and that peace.  And that endurance that only my God can give.  God, help me to Run the Race!

You can learn more about my friends in Uganda at www.aggiesarts.org