Thirteen Week Countdown!

Dear Micah, 
I am not sure if you know this, but today (June 29th) marks 13 weeks until your 13th birthday!!!! 


I have been thinking about this for a while, and I even picked out a race that I would run in your honor almost a year ago that is coming up in August. I was going to use the time I was training to be more intentional in praying for you and taking time to journal thoughts that came to mind during that time. Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to run that race because I found out I have a stress fracture that I have to let heal over the summer.  So, I am finding other ways to move my body this summer, and I will use those times to serve as reminders to pray and hold you up to God's light again and again over the next 13 weeks. 

Today, after a long day of work, I hopped on my bike and headed to Green Lake to swim for 30 minutes. As I was swimming, I remembered that today was my day to start your birthday countdown, and I let my thoughts wander while I was making my way across the lake. The word "expectant" came to mind, and I am going to keep that in mind over the next 13 weeks--- expectant of ways that God might whisper some words of encouragement, expectant of what this summer might be like for you and your mom together, expectant of Liam and your dad's tales from their riding adventures, expectant that my body can heal and grow during this recovery time, expectant of God being with us through the sorrows and joys and celebrations and disappointments we will encounter over the next 13 weeks.  

So- here's to the countdown to your 13th birthday, Micah. I can't wait! 



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