Resolutions

Seeing as it is the beginning of a new year I suppose I must come up with at least one resolution. Therefore:

I resolve to strive not to do my personal best, because I alone can never measure up, but to

depend more wholly on God - the best life I can have is one lead by Him alone.

Photos of the day:

For some unknown reason I have been obsessed with the idea of photographing a tractor for quite some time now and the other day I was an hour late and completely lost out near a prison Southeast of town when I saw this tractor in a field. I decided there was no way I would make the event so I'd rather just stop and take pictures. These I think are my favorites. I currently shoot with nothing special, and I don't like to edit my photos. The beauty of a moment caught raw on film is so much better to me than editing, which attempts to perfect something which I believe is meant to be imperfect.

Quote of the day (one of my favorites):

"Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:

He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn...

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him."

Psalm 37: 3-7

I sadly, haven't been known for my patience, but thankfully God has been working in my life to produce more patience than I have ever known before. It helps to remember how patient He is with me - for all the times I have stumbled or deliberately turned my back on Him, He never gave up on me. He is patient and loving with me and therefore I strive to be patient and loving with others.

Exercise Note of the day:

I ran my first 2 miles today in preparation for the 5k I will be doing on February 4th. I didn't think it would be as hard as it was. Ouch! Before I post the stats I do want to say that I am going for a target heart range, not a speed, so please don't judge my snail pace.

run: 7:50am - 2.2 miles - 12:07 min/mile pace