Originally published on February 20th, 2007 at Onward & Upward When I was in middle and high school, I ran track. I started as a sprinter, and then moved to long distance. I didn’t excel at either – I think my race was more the 400 m – but I stuck with the long distance for a long time. Sometimes it was so hard to keep going… Panting heavily, my chest aching, my muscles screaming for respite. Those races would…
Okay, I have decided to make a page on this website for the Gerig reunion. It can be a central repository for ideas and current date and location. I even made a handy-dandy little graphic for my sidebar, so you can always click there to go to the page. Feel free to use the graphic on your blog or whatever; just link it back to twentysixcats.com/?page_id=651. One thing I want to mention: I know not everyone is going to be…
Well it’s been such a fun weekend with my parents! My mom came last Wednesday, and my dad drove up from Orlando on Thursday. They had commitments on Friday night and Sunday morning, but the rest of the time was spent with us! We had such a great time. My mom absolutely loved Jera, which thrilled me. We started letting Jera run around the house off the leash! It’s such a change for us, because now we are able to…
Well, it seems like in the Midwest, today was a snow day. Not so much here – though it was cloudy and it rained briefly in the afternoon, it still reading 65 degrees. However, the temperatures are supposed to drop again this weekend so I guess this warm weather was just a teaser. :-) Today was my annual performance evaluation at work. It seemed to go well – better than last year. I have a few things to work on,…
Originally written on February 13th, 2007 at Onward & Upward “He tends His flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young.” – Isaiah 40:11 The Bible often compares us to sheep, and the Lord is our Shepherd. If that is the case, then lambs are our children – the young, innocent (naive) ones who don’t yet know how evil the world can be….