Inspired...

I'm writing again. Or at least I'm trying to. My wife loves reading my writing and has encouraged me to do it more. I love her all the more for it. She's the most beautiful woman I've ever laid eyes upon... and I've scarcely written a song or poem for her; however, I'm working on changing that. She does inspire me... without a doubt. She inspires...

Unfortunately, my life was robbed of the joy of writing after some pointless penmanship was wasted on an ex that I dated prior to meeting the love of my life. If I'm being honest, I'd say that I'm scared to write.

There it is.

I guess I'm afraid of being wounded again like I was. To feel like my words are met with empty promises and deaf ears. I know this would not be, but sometimes it's hard to recover in the aftermath and rubble of the battleground for a wordsmith's heart.

My wife has won that heart many times over and it belongs to her as her prize. So...

... I'm trying to write again. Someday... I will write my first full song for her. The first of many.

Lately, I am learning to rekindle my passions for writing and many other things. I'm chartering ahead in a new chapter in my life with my bride at my side; however, the night beckons my rest. So, this rest of this story will have to wait until I may write some more.
Adieu,
~Greg

"Sweet 16" - In Bloom...

So... this evening's blog is about a few things... First of all, one of our Gardenia bushes has a bloom that's opening! This is very exciting to me... and DEFINITELY exciting to my wife. I bought a bunch of Gardenias to plant around our house just for her because I know how much she loves them. They probably even hold a special place in her heart because I know that they had some at her parents place where she grew up.

So, needless to say... this means more to us than just some flower bud.

Today, we jogged 16miles. We've done that before. In fact, last Saturday we jogged 18miles for our training.

I switched up my nutrition today which seemed to work for me. Instead of Gatorade I used gels, electrolyte pills and H2O (however I did use gatorade at the cooler stops along the way). The biggest things working against me is that ALL WEEK I have been thinking we were going to jog 14 miles... NOT 16. With SO MUCH of running being mental for me... it really through a monkey wrench into things. (Not to mention that it wasn't a straight 16mile loop either, but rather an 8 mile loop...twice). BLECH!!!!

The other thing working against me? An incredibly tight left leg - hamstrings, quads, etc. Of course the tightest thing was my IT band. It felt like a was an upright bass with a string that was tuned to high. One wrong pluck and it might break... ;-)

My wife was steller though. I may have taken more bathroom breaks than she, but regardless she finished well before me. For a good patch of the course I was running behind her and she was all I could focus on. I kept my eyes on the one I love and chased after her! I finally caught up, and after an ice bath that was WAY too cold, we settled in for a good, long nap this afternoon.

~G

Straight and Narrow

Sometimes I wonder where my Rock is.
What am I anchoring to?
While the straight and narrow is what's right
I become so crooked and unglued.

Sometimes I wonder where my Rock is.
Am I as lonely as I feel?
I've been 'round long enough to know otherwise
But the deciever can make it so real.

Sometimes I wonder where my Rock is;
I long for the quiet waters beside me --
To smooth my rough edges over,
and wash away my doubts of "He."

Sometimes I wonder where my Rock is...

Let the Journey begin...

As I write this , I am in awe of the latest edition to my family - Emma, my new neice. There has been much prayer, much waiting, and much, much patience and tried patience before receiving her into this world.

It was incredible to get to hold her today. God is so good. I really know what's ahead in this journey... for me, or this little one, but in many ways I am excited (but scared too).

It's calming to realize how much I am cherished and held by my heavenly father. I know he's gonna take care of me... just as much as I know our family will care for Emma.

Our lives are filled with SO MANY of God's graces!!! Praise be to Him.