Sunday, September 15, 2013

Gratitude, Sponsored by RRR


I have much to be thankful for, I know that and I often lay awake at night listing my blessings.  On Friday night, as I lay in a sleeping bag under the pavillion of an LDS church in Newcastle, Utah with a bunch of strangers and listened to the thunder and rain, I once again found myself making a mental list of my blessings.  I'm grateful for a healthy body that can run and stay up for all hours when called upon.  I am grateful to share fun adventures with my darling daughters. I am grateful that my girls love and support each other and have a lot of fun memories that they laugh about. I am grateful to live in a beautiful world that has stunning scenery such as Cedar Breaks and the red rock of Southern Utah.  I am grateful for shelter, and a place to rest my weary body, even if it's for a couple of hours. I am grateful for warm showers, or a slip and slid at the end of an epic adventure.  I am grateful for opportunities to push ourselves physically and mentally, and to overcome hard things.  I am grateful that my children have a grandpa that is active and tough and inspiring. I am grateful that my youngest daughter could spend quality time with her grandma while I was gone for the weekend. I am grateful for technology that helped us capture and share these memories with a husband who is having his own epic journey on the other side of the country.  I am grateful for a heart that is at peace and knows that everything will work out.

The Mordue 1/2 of Run, Walk, Crawl: Tahir, Markelle, Karen, Mads, Kelsey, and Dandad

My Beautiful and Strong girls!

Markelle's Hubby at his finest, always so positive and HAPPY!

The Inspiration of our team, Dandad Mordue, age 74

Bringing in Kelsey on her last leg, finishing strong after a gruelling 7.5 miles

Mostly still smiling with only one leg left to go to the finish!

Waiting for Tahir to hand off to me to finish the last 3.7 miles

RED ROCK RELAY, peace out and we will be back!