Thank you!

Grazie .... Merci ... Danke ... Gracias ... Xie Xie ... Spasiba

I met my fundraising goal today and I am completely humbled by your support! I have been training for the Rock 'n Roll Las Vegas 1/2 marathon for 11 weeks now ... WOW ... and I have officially raised $3700 to help find a cure for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis! I have had the amazing support of 81 individuals who believe in me and believe that we will one day find a cure for IBD!

In 4 weeks from today, I will have completed my goal of running 13.1 miles! I can't believe that in 4 short weeks, I'll be in Vegas running a half marathon! I am so excited to be there and part of all the excitement!

This past week I just felt kind of yucky, and it definitely had an effect on my run on Saturday morning. We were just doing 6 miles this weekend, which shouldn't be that big of a deal considering we've been doing 6+ miles for like 5 weeks or so. I made it about 2ish miles before I was absolutely beat. I decided to hang back a bit and wait for the walking group. I finished walking the 6 miles with Janet and Hilda, which was nice to get to know other ladies on my team. I don't know what was going on, but I've just felt 'off' all weekend .... not like sickly and bad, but just not necessarily good either.

Today, I went to special mass for Faith and Sharing sponsored by the Ministry to Persons with Disabilities. It was JUST what I needed today, and the Gospel and Homily were so perfect for today. The Gospel reading was from Mark and was about the poor widow who put 2 coins into the treasury .... a perfect message for today when I met my fundraising goals! I am so humbled by the support of all my amazing friends, family, and even strangers who have donated their hard-earned precious coins for a cause. God has certainly placed all of you in my life for a reason and for that I am eternally greatful. Thank you ... thank you .... thank you!