Plans That Change

It's Sunday afternoon as I write this and I'm laid up on my couch on a rainy day watching NBA playoff basketball. This however, is not by choice. I woke up this morning and went to my church's early service then came home with the intent to get ready to go to swim practice. It didn't work out that way. You see, my body has really been trying to contract a nice head cold and I've been really trying to stave it off. Today was the day that my will succumbed to my body and I got fully sick. It's depressing because I haven't been sick in a few years now and I really wanted to get some swimming in this afternoon but I just don't feel up to it.

I also had intended to take all 3 of my girls downtown to the kick off of GMA week and go to the PB and J party where there would be tons of bands playing. However, that didn't happen either and I'm bummed about that as well.

This is not a good time to be getting sick as I've got tons to do this week that is very work related. I've got to shake this cold, get rid of this congestion, get back to training, and continue working. There's no time for sickness!

One Final Swim Before. . .

Well, the anticipation has fully set in! The culmination of a lot of hard work that started back on April 28th has led to this - getting to the point where we face our ultimate goal head on. There's no turning back, and even if there were, Troy and I would dare not even think about it. This has been more than a physical tweaking and transformation. More than a minor goal to achieve. This has, for me personally, been a life changing experience. I have learned so much about myself in the last 3 months. This training and going for this specific goal has taught me about pain and how to deal with it. Not just on a physical pain level, but on an emotional level as well. I feel God has truly used this experience to change me in many ways and used my brother Troy as his mouthpiece. This is only the beginning of many of these small goals that I will set out to push myself, my body, my spirit, and my mind to achieve. I'm much different than I was three months ago and I'm much healthier and better because of it.