"What a Wonderful World"

So I discovered a really cool website.  You put in words

 from a song or just words and it spits them out into

 a cool arrangement.  The biggest words are the most

 used words and the smaller words are the words 

that are used less.

T-Minus 100 days until the marathon!

Well, in a mere 100 days I will be running a marathon...Yikes!  I'm at 11 miles tomorrow and I'm going to have to figure something new out for keeping my body alive before I get to more miles or I'll never make it through 26 miles, let alone the .2 that comes after it. I'll work on it and get back to you on that.

By the way, you should check out this blog written by my friend Michelle.  She is another third grade teacher at school and she has a blog about funny things she hears kids say.  They are hilarious!

Tucker's Cancer

Last summer when I ran Ragnar I met this amazing woman named Amber who was on my team.  She was all energy and making sure we all had what we needed from water to encouragement.  I had the opportunity to meet her family as well when we would stop between legs of the run.  Her son was full of energy and FUNNY!  He was fun to talk to.  I found out that when he was 5 or 6 he had been diagnosed with leukemia, but had been in remission for a while. 

A couple of weeks ago Tucker was told his leukemia had relapsed in his central nervous system.  This week they also found out that his brain is swelling.  The doctors are trying to figure out what caused his brain to swell and do not believe it was caused by his cancer or his treatments.  Sounds like he is slowly starting to feel better, but will be in the hospital until they can see that his brain swelling has gone down. 

Hearing his amazing story and reading about small miracles that are taking place has reminded me of how thankful I am for the life I have.  I am blessed with an amazing family, a great job, and a healthy body.  I am also thankful for the knowledge I have that I'm a daughter of God, that he loves me as I am, and that through my Savior, Jesus Christ my sins can be forgiven and I can return to live with Him again someday.  Who could ask for more in their life?

To read more of Tucker's story or to donate to help their family click on the link in "My Friends" called "Well That Sucks!"-------->