endurance is the name of the game

so the olympics are underway in vancouver. and it's pretty crazy all of the events. the other day i caught a glimpse of the men's biathlon and some long-distance. both of the those are all about endurance. in the biathlon it's more than just setting a pace and sticking to it. the participants need to brave the elements, find a pace, work hard to pick up their skies, and fire a gun. it's hard work and it showed at the end of the race.

i think, just maybe that this is what we will look like when we finally get to heaven. happy to have been successful in completing the race. and pleased to finally be in the kingdom of God. as followers of christ, our marathon is long and a great endurance is needed. some of us fall short. and fall short too often. but that's why there's grace. but that's another story for another day. we're all running a different race. in nineteen-ninety-three only four months after i was born my mother was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia an extremely aggressive form of leukemia. when many mothers are enjoying the joys (and struggles) of having a new baby my mother was running the race. the cancer has a survival rate of only about twenty - thirty percent. many fall short in this race. this race is not an easy one to finish. my mother attributes her survival of this horrible aliment to prayer and the hope of seeing me walk, talk, go to school, and simply live. it's hard for some people to believe in miracles but i do. the life i live is a miracle and the fact that i can even know my mother is an inspiration. it's an inspiration to want to finish the race. endure the elements. find a pace. cross that line.

quote of the day:

"happiness depends upon ourselves" - aristotle

joke of the day:

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

picture of the day:

endure the elements. today. tomorrow. and the day after tomorrow. much love and peace. dmaloney