who is worthy? none beside Thee.
God Almighty, the great I AM.

This song challenged me tonight. I often think I am worthy, worthy of making my own decisions and doing whatever I want, whenever I want. That's proven time and time again to provide a pretty terrible outcome. And yet, it doesn't keep me from trying to take control. This time it'll be different. This time I'll get it right. I never do. And each time I attempt to do it on my own, I crash and burn. And each time, I am saying that God is not worthy of my trust and surrender. That He does not want better for me, that He does not have better intentions for me than I have for myself.

And yet,

the mountains shake before Him, the demons run in fear,
at the mention of the name King of Majesty.
there is no power in hell, or any who can stand,
before the power and the presence of the great I AM.

Who is worthy? Not I. Certainly not I. Though He need not prove himself to me, He continues to reveal full life in the simplest of ways. For this, I am grateful.

I want to see dry bones living again, singing as one,

Hallelujah, holy, holy
God Almighty, the great I AM.
who is worthy, none beside Thee,
God Almighty, the great I AM.

Loving the springtime weather and activity around here. So many fun things to be apart of, so many new things to try out, so many signs of God's presence.


Joined a hilariously fun crew in our 80's gear for the Girls Just Want to Have Fun 5k. Our first race of the BCS Marathon Race Series, and it was a huge hit! Over 1,000 women came out for the morning; our awesome group of all-men volunteers served the ladies and helped with chocolate fountains, course directing, costume judging, and handing out roses at the finish line. We're excited to build on this race for years to come.




Made a trip to Abilene to see the crew over Easter weekend. Lots of zoo time, play time, cooking, and Apples to Apples. Love getting to all be together...



... and love giraffes.




Working on designating more quiet time in the middle of these busy weeks. Time to unwind, regroup, and spend some time in peace with minimal distraction. Challenging for me, yet so good when I create space to just sit and listen.




Spending more time outside! It's been a beautiful spring here with bursts of cold and hot nearly every week. It's the perfect time to soak up creation.






Trying new recipes... like tortillas and pillow cookies! I highly recommend both.






And then we had one incredible Guinness Baseball Bash for Mercy Project! 50 hours of non-stop baseball, and the weekend could not have gone smoother. 56 supporters of MP and lots of volunteers, all coming together to spend a full weekend doing something totally crazy to make the world a better place. We always call it a time of "thin space", and so it is. This has become one of my favorite MP events, and I am so blessed to be part of it.










And most recently, I have put these up...



... in exchange for this:



Going on 11 weeks of no running, and it's been challenging to say the least. Lots of PT work, stretching, and cross training. I'm learning to embrace new forms of exercise – even yoga! – and have enjoyed trying new things, even though I wouldn't choose it. I even bought a bike!




The past week has found me here, lots of screen time putting together the Run For Boston book. Culling down 5,000+ photos to ~2,200 to fit in a 150 page book for thousands of folks to see and purchase. Yikes! It's been a long process, but one in which I have continued to be reminded of the ways ordinary people can join together and change the world. Good triumphing evil. Light overcoming the darkness.




May you do something today to make the world a better place.