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A few interesting answers have come my way the past month. A few weeks ago I was pondering and had a question on whether my daughters should participate in upcoming summer church activities. I couldn’t seem to decide one way or another. I filled out a registration form online a few times, but could submit it for my uncertainty. At the end of the week, preparing for attending church, in my mind and heart I asked to receive insight and a decision would be clear to me through the Sunday’s  services. I didn’t arrive at church without an answer. It came unexpectedly, in a text and release from my stake calling, in essence, “we hear you are moving and thank you for your service.” We are moving out of our current ward and stake. We thought we’d be moved already, but the timing is uncertain. I immediately felt the whelm in my heart that my daughters were not to participate in the church activities this summer. Disappointment, but acceptance filled my mind and heart.. Fast forward, sitt

What kind of marathon will you run?

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I just ran my second marathon. 26.2 miles. I was anxious about it days in advance. One, because I was not sure how I was going to do. Training was enough to give me enough confidence to not bail, but not so much that I was expecting a fantastic event. Two, because  I knew it was going to hurt. I reminded myself of my initial goal. To run healthy and be happy I was able to run. Some do not have the ability to run at all. I ran. And ran. And ran. It was definitely harder and harder as it progressed, but I ran to the finish. I cried. I held my tears in so it wasn't an all out ugly cry, but I just couldn't keep them in completely. Afterwards I found myself reflecting on how life is like a marathon. It has ups and downs. It becomes harder and harder. There is a lot of mental coaching to keep going. Life is a long endurance race. Life can feel fatiguing. Life is hard. Marathons are hard. With this reflections I thought about how I needed to create a certain mindset before starting