Day One- CCTT

So- here we go. Today is day one. Stats- 155.5 lbs. Goal- 140 by end of June. I need to ride, focus, and eat well. It's hard to go into a race (even a time trial) without a goal. I need a time to work towards. My worst time two years ago was 36:18. That was after a season of triathlons was behind me. So- putting a random time out there....I would like to beat 38:30. Yikes. There it is, a goal. A lot will depend on the wind. I am hoping for a calm day and good legs. But- this is day one. What happens from here on- that becomes my season. Season #1.

Reconciliation & Perspective

I read a report today that said the only hope for reconciliation between the Jews and Arabs is Jesus Christ. Which reminded me- the only hope for any reconciliation- between Jews, Gentiles, among family and friends- when there is any rift, the only hope we have is in Jesus.

How can I say that my situation is bigger? I don't want to feel that I am justified in holding onto my anger. I need to let it go. I am still sad. I give it up. And to look at this and compare it to the divide between the Jews and Arabs- Ha! It just does not come close. Thank you Lord for perspective.

ps- if Bears and Bees eat together- can't we all just get along?

Wow- this is what has made me want to blog again

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So- this weekends weather was not desirable. I spent A LOT of Saturday reading other moms blogs- homeschooling blogs. I found this poem and just had to put it in a safe place for later.

What Can I Teach you about being black?

Not much,
Because I'm not.
But I can teach you about pain,
And how to forgive peoples foolish words.
I can show you how to endure suffering,
So that through it Truth will be proclaimed.
I can love you and cry with you,
I can be the she-bear when you are threatened.
We can live where there is a rainbow of people,
and we can learn to love them together.
We can seek out the truth of history,
And not be afraid of the ugliness.
I can open your heart and your eyes
To the painful reality that comes clinging to the back of sin.
And in the end,I can release you into your destiny,
And wait for you to come home,
With a fuller understanding of who you are
and what you are to be in your life.
Then I can listen as you teach me,
What it means to be Black.

--Dorothy Bode