Every good story needs resolution. It's what grips us in books and movies and has us cheering when the couple gets together or the dog finds his way home after a cross-country odyssey. For me, God is the original and master storyteller. He has told mine exceptionally well, even the parts I don't like. This morning, He resolved something that has consumed so much thought and time over the past few years, that I had resigned to never knowing the answer. Any of you who have read the book will know that towards the end there is a major turning point - redemption. It is a major resolving point in the story.
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Great! Here I am again. Bent over, sweat stinging my eyes, legs burning, stomach churning, walking like I have just stepped out of a bar after three or four too many. Except I haven't walked out of a bar. I am at an aid station 55 km into an 80 km ultra-marathon. And the next 25 km are going to hurt! I used to have another blog called Running for Pearl, where I wrote race reports and learned about blogging, writing and running. It was fun and I often go back to read posts and look at all the times I could have given up, but didn't. I
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTdPbSg0SlA This morning, I woke up exhausted--like I had just run the longest ultra-marathon of my life. In a way, I had. Today, the book finally came out! There were a few hiccups this morning with Amazon and Kindle, trivialities that got sorted after a few emails. For a second, I panicked and then just let it go. Honestly, what's the point when it's out of my control? I had to teach a class too, which took my mind off it for a while. Then I sent a few mails and took my bro Tim's advice, Don't Stress!
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