New Dream: A half marathon?

My favorite movie is Tangled. I have seen the movie a million times and even had one of the songs from it played at my wedding. I love the whole idea of having a new dream once your old ones either don't come true or fizzle out. (You can refer to my last post to find out about our fizzled out dream.)

Of all the new dreams we could have chosen, I definitely would not have chosen running a half marathon as my new dream. Not in a MILLION years. I have never been great at running. However, my husband wanted to do it because a friend talked him into IT: the San Diego Rock n Roll half. I've been wanting to do something active with him for such a long time. Tennis, softball, anything. But he has never been totally motivated. Now that he's into this, I figure I should be in it too.

So, I began my training with C25K about 10 days ago. The C in C25K (couch to 5k) is most definitely "couch" for me. Maybe "negative couch" if that can exist. I was so worried to do anything the last two months (last post explains) that I... didn't do anything but walk once in a while. I did C25K for 3 days, and once I realized my husband was serious about the half marathon, I downloaded the half marathon training app. I've been doing that for 5 days. It is pretty difficult! Especially today - we ran outside for the first time at a nice park. It sure is different from the treadmill. There are just tons of different smells and sounds, there's the sun and the uneven terrain... My stats were no longer right in front of me, but I did try the map my run app and that turned out to be pretty cool! It tracks your distance, lets you set goals, share with social media outlets and gives you updates about your pace and time at each mile. It was really nice. The first mile was tough, but I did it in 14:50. If I can average a 15 min mile for the entire 13.1 of the half marathon, I can finish in the allotted 4 hour time. That is my first goal - to finish!

All this running stuff is completely new to me, but it has been cool to see my progress in such a short amount of time. I could barely jog for a minute on the first day! I'm so excited to see how we do. But even if we don't finish for some reason, I think it will still be really awesome that we tried. We have 3.5 months to train. Eek! :)

New Beginnings, Continued...

I decided I should write a blog post about my sad news, although I'm not sure I want to get too detailed about it. I am a pretty positive and happy person and would rather not focus on the negative!

The main point is that we were pregnant. Then we got some concerning news that it may not be a successful pregnancy. Two days later, I found out everything was okay... Then about a week later, things were just not making sense to me, so I requested a more detailed ultrasound. It was at that appointment that we found out I miscarried. Talk about an emotional roller coaster. Although the news that we were pregnant was a bit of a surprise, we were just so excited and ready for the tiny blessing God would give us. Going through this has been surprisingly more difficult than I thought. Plans were being made, and I was determined to take on this amazing responsibility.

This happened just two weeks ago, but it feels like it has been months. It has been difficult for sure, but I believe everything happens for a reason. I also believe God has a perfect plan for us. Throughout my entire life, God has been faithful to me. His ways are perfect, and his plan for my life is perfect. I will never have the answers, but someday I will see how God can use this situation in my life to maybe help or encourage someone else. I know it has opened my eyes to others who are hurting, and it has helped me know how I can help them. It has helped me understand the value of relationships in my life - a lesson I definitely needed to learn.

One day at a time. :)