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My new favorite word?
Because.
Cuz.
'Cause.
I actually had this slap-you-in-the-face-moment because of beautiful Sonia (thank you Sonia!!!)
Too many time we are like: "Well all these stupid, pointless things are happening to me, and breaking me apart, and ruining my life. Why? WHY? God are you even there? Can you even HEAR me?!"

OK, so maybe I'm the only one who has said that... no? Because whenever something goes wrong we're like: "GOD WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?!"
But we often forget that it's not God doing it, it's God allowing us to do it.
Because he knows we can take it. He knows that we're going to have to reach DEEP inside of us to find that last burst of energy that helps us finish the race. He KNOWS that we have that in us, the real question is: Do we want to use it?
Since Emma is such a great, spectacular, fast etc. etc. runner, I will relate this to running (analogies, eh Leah?)

Imagine this: You're running a race. Your lungs burn, your arms (yes your arms) ache like the dickens and your legs are screaming. The blister on your foot is rubbing against the back of your shoes. The person you are trying to beat is right behind you and you can hear them letting you know in colorful language that they are going to beat you (even though they're, uh, behind you...)
So you just walk off the track.

Why would you do that? The reason anyone enters a race is to finish it. There would be no point in you just walking off that track when you are doing so good. Yes your legs and arms and lungs and every part of your body ache and you feel like you can't go any further. Yes it's miserable and you can almost taste the finish line, but you still have to sprint for it. Why do you get pain when your running your hardest? Why don't you just walk off the track and throw up your hands?
Because.
God pushes us, like a good coach who knows that you are good enough, but wants you to prove it. He pushes you until you can't move after practice. He pushes you until your lungs feel like they're going to burst, until you feel like throwing up.
Because he know you can take it.
He loves you that much.
Because life is an endurance race.
Blurb for the day.

• I thank everyone for all the comments about what I should do in my next book! Now I have to location scout and such. And if you have anymore suggestions on location (Maine, Canada or Kansas) and what emotions a reader likes to feel LET ME KNOW!!! Thank you!!
• Audrey over-did it a little with the lemon Pledge in the family room. Just saying.
• I started reading the book: THE HUNGER GAMES which my wonderful bible study buddy so graciously recommended to me! Very good!!!
  
• My book is chugging along once again after I deleted a WHOLE TWO CHAPTERS.
• Yes, that's right people. I got rid of two beautiful, time consuming, prayer time chapters.
• And it was worth it. Oh the life of a writer.
• I could say "woe is me" but I'm not going to go all Shakespeare on you. Why? Because there is no "woe is me" in this. I should be saying "woe is you" to the computer that I bang the keys on and the computer that I say "UGH THIS IS SO STU.... AGGRAVATING!!!!" to.
  
• Enough said.