News...

Well, I'm not as fast, I get winded easily, and I am behind in my training...but folks...

I can run again!
And I am serious about doing this thing.



Please pray for the Zacharys.
And please pray that I will grow stronger--quickly.
Thank you all. :)

I'm learning...

Let this be our heart's cry...

Set Apart Girl (check it out) Listen to this three minute clip.

As Haiti fades from the media limelight...

This song is for those of us who try to forget.

"Headphones" by Jars of Clay

I was introduced to this song when I came back from Haiti, and it will always be my reminder that even though I can try to forget, my life will never be the same, and I have a responsibility. Hurting people exist. Don't close your eyes. Jesus didn't. May this song convict you to action. Pull your headphones out and LIVE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGfrwVxvlMY (listen to it here)

I don't have to hear it, if I don't want to
I can drown this out, pull the curtains down on you
it's a heavy world, it's too much for me to care
If I close my eyes, it's not there


With my headphones on, with my headphones on
With my headphones on, with my headphones on
We watch television...but the sound is something else


Just a song played against the drama,
so the hurt is never felt
I take in the war-fires, and I'm
chilled by the current events
it's so hopeless, but there's a pop song in my


Headphones on, in my headphones on
With my headphones on, with my headphones on


At the Tube Stop, you sit down across from me
(I can see you looking back at me)
I think I know you
By the sad eyes that I see
I want to tell you (It's a heavy world)
Everything will be okay
You wouldn't hear it (I don't want to have to hear it)
So we go our separate ways...


With our headphones on, with our headphones on
With our headphones on, with our headphones on
I don't wanna be the one who tries to figure it out
I don't need another reason I should care about you


You don't want to know my story
You don't want to own my pain
Living in a heavy, heavy world
And there's a pop song in my head


I don't want to have to hear it

Let us remember

Today marks one month since the tragic earthquake hit Haiti.

Here are a few pictures by Los Angeles Times photographers Carolyn Cole, Rick Loomis and Brian Vander Brug (used without permission...please do not sue me)

Let us pray. Oh God, there is NO WAY for me to explain this away with any worldview training.

(Yes, those people in the background are deceased.)

But I do know, Lord, that You are trustworthy and good. Please let your love and provision fall on them in a powerful way. And let them rise again...for YOU.

In Jesus name, Amen

Let's help. No, really, let's help.

--We have enough time and money to buy a four dollar latte at Starbucks.
--We have enough time and money to put leftovers in the fridge.
--We have enough time and money to pay more for organic.
--We have enough time and money to enjoy a hot shower.
--We have enough time and money to surf the internet.
--We have enough time and money to sit around and watch the Superbowl.

Look at these pictures (not suitable for young eyes) now.

http://www.latimes.com/la-fg-haiti-hires-html,0,5775052.htmlstory

The Lord convicted me a few days ago about my attitude with regard to the marathon. With my hip the way it is, I may have to walk part of the distance.
 However, I was not satisfied with that. I wanted to cross that finish line triumphantly, with a respectable time and feeling good about myself.
But then I realized, if I am really doing this for the hurting in Haiti, for the gospel to be spread, then I would remember that many people there no longer have legs on which to walk, let alone run.
Thousands no longer have the breath of life. I am so blessed. This marathon training was started to raise financial and prayer support for Real Hope for Haiti. And I will finish the training in the same way.
Please pray for them.
Don't forget about the earthquake--and don't think they have received plenty of aid. Many of the major organizations are suspected to be corrupt. The missionaries of Jesus Christ need our help. We are the church. Let's live like it...and I'm certainly talking to myself as well.
Thank you for everything! Philippians 4:19

Sinister Cereal

I'm just a...

 box of Rice Krispies. (TM)

All I do is SNAP, CRACKLE, and POP.

I am looking up stretches and exercises that will help this injury. Something in my lower back/hip feels like it comes out of its place every time I extend my leg and bring it down. Anyone have any suggestions? I am determined to do this, but want to be wise in the process. Thanks.

I went to the doctor and the doctor said...

This afternoon I went to an athletic trainer and after some pushing and pulling, he said that...

BAD NEWS: I do have a problem with my hip flexor and a small leg muscle (I will not attempt to spell the name). I am extremely tight from my lower back all the way along my left side to my left knee.

GOOD NEWS: Most likely I will still be able to run the marathon!!! OH, how I hope this is true! My family will just have to help press and loosen the tight points daily, and I need to find a flatter surface on which to run. Please pray that it will get better soon.

Thank you all so much for your support. Tell your friends and ask them to sponsor me for the hurting people of Haiti at Real Hope for Haiti. : )

Already A Bride

Today I am broken before the Father.

But His wisdom is perfect and I will trust Him.

I am hesitant to parade my sorrows on a blog--this is not my personal diary.
Suffice it to say that something happening in my life is very difficult.


As my wonderful friend, Emily S. said of the Lord,
"He loves us passionately. Audrey Ann, we are already His bride."
How completely beautiful He is to us.
No, I do not fully understand all of this...or why many things happen.

The catastrophe in Haiti FAR overshadows any personal pain I carry. I want to help the people, but my hip has been so sore, and I am worried about my ability to do this.

But LIFE is not about what I can or cannot do or handle; it is about giving up everything I do have to my precious Lord, even when I don't have a clue about His plan.


He wants me to trust Him. And I will, even through the tears...because in the Lord, there is fullness of joy. So, bring on the joy! : ) Okay, I'm signing out for today. Going running in the morning! love to you all, AA