Friday, April 15, 2011

A Story of a Girl....

Let me tell you of a story of a girl.
A story of a girl,
who isn't a girl anymore.
A girl who turned into a woman,
as you will soon see.
A woman who is full of love
and has a dream of being free.

But back to the story of the girl,
this girl who is now a woman.
This girl who was full of wonder 
and life.
She was born to a man 
and to his wife.
Who needed this girl,
 very much, you see.
 They needed this girl more than they could believe.

Ohh this girl,  this girl ,
this girl who is now a woman.
Ohh how I wish, so very much wish,
you could have seen the life that was in this child.
Her eyes,
they were so bright.
Her eyes,
they sparked.
Her eyes,
they danced with delight.

She wasn't just an ordinary girl,
this girl who is now a woman.
Sitting in her room at night,
dreaming, dreaming, dreaming.
Of day's to come, 
of those very days she would become.
A wife, a mom, a woman.

This girl, this girl!  
this girl who became a woman.
She was God's muse,
and as God's muse,
He watched her, Loved her, delighted in her,
on His throne in Heaven.

But this girl, this wonderful girl,
this girl who became a woman.
A sad, sad thing has happened,
it has happened to her, you see.
She became a woman to early,
to early indeed.
Innocents was taken from her,
ripped from her hands,
Life was stolen,
her life was broken. 

To see this girl now, 
this girl who is now a woman.
Her eyes,
are cold like ice.
Her eyes,
are bare of light.
Her eyes,
are dark as night.
And as God sits on His throne,
His throne in Heaven.
He weeps the tears of injustice,
oh His daughter, His muse, His very being
To lose the life, the love, the wonderment
ohh the wonderment, she didn't know she gave. 

Looking at this woman, this woman,
this woman who was once a girl.
To lose herself,
in a cold, cold unfeeling world.
Has boxed herself in,
boxed herself up, all wrapped up with a shinny red bow.
To show that she is not scared,
unloved, and able to take the next blow.

For many years, So many years this woman,
this woman who was once a girl.
Longed for the girl she once knew,
the girl she once was.
Sometimes, at night, late at night
she would pray, scream, cry 
To make become clean again,
to become alive again.

What happened to this woman, 
this woman who was once a child.
Who is this woman,
this woman who was once a girl.
Is she you....
or is she me?




Sunday, April 3, 2011

It Was The Run Of My Life...

 Here we are, Sioux City Spring Thaw 5K.  I thought I was prepared.  Look at me...I have it all going!  The setting was beautiful...the weather, perfect!  The kids were left at home!



With my game face on, I did my stretching....had my mind into the game....was going to take this seriously!




The other girls were ready...they were complaining cause I'm too dang short to find in a crowd.



Susan did great!  I admire her, she did all that she wanted to do.  She ran the race without walking and her time was great!  My list of excuses of not accomplishing this goal:
1.  I didn't start running outside until last Sunday.  I "trained" on the elliptical.  Starting now, I'm run outside
2.  The dog ate my homework
3.  I have terrible shoes
4.  I have sinus problems
5.  I forgot to unleash the wild wolf that was supposed to chase me.
6.  I think I just plan gave up.  (Prideful tear falling now!)



But I did finish, with an okay time.  42:56 seconds.  Lets just say a very pregnant woman finished before me!  I don't want to talk about that.  But I will talk about how great this lady is besides me here.  She didn't finish with me like this is showing.  She came back to help me push the rest of the way.  Not only did was she done but she sprinted the last like half of block with me!  Now that's a great friend.




 Here's my biggest supporter during this all.  I hope he enjoyed to race and watching his little cupcake accomplish this.  Little fun thing he did get to enjoy...someone calling for dinosaur's right after the race!  It was a proud moment for him....and her, whoever she was!




 
I was happy I did the race and I plan to do some more this year and the years to come.  I know I didn't achieve the main goal of finishing under 40 mins.  But I did do something I thought I would never do.  Run long distance without being chased!  I liked the challenge and it's hard work. 

Till we meet again 5K....till we meet again!