Today Ginny, Jonathan, Benjamin and I ran to celebrate Cinco De Mayo. (Cinco De Mayo is Spanish for May 5th) It was the fifth annual. Ginny and I ran a 1(.2) mile fun run and Jonathan and Benjamin ran the 5 kilometer race. The finish and starting lines were near Veteran’s Park in Tulsa. Jonathan said the race was a little tougher because a lot of it was uphill.
A good time to shoot for in running a mile is 8 minutes. Ginny and I ran ours in twice that time. Jonathan ran his 5k in 29 minutes and Benjamin in 38 minutes (He said he stopped and sat down for awhile.) The fastest guy ran it in around 15 to 17 minutes.
I told my kids they need to strive for the ultimate goal of running a marathon. Just do it in increments that won’t overwhelm or discourage too much. Right now they need to have the attitude to always get better with every 5k.
As part of their schooling they are assigned to workout out on our treadmill or walk/run the dog 5 times a week.
My niece, Crystal, is really getting into 5ks. Within the last year she lost 30 pounds. It’s in her blood, I can tell. She says she loves the energy she gets from it.

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Procrastinators take heed:
In 1949 American missionary (and martyr) to Equador, Jim Elliot wrote in his journal,
‘The man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all.’
~Taken from the Heartlight website.

Do your actions positively speak louder than your words? Here are a couple of quotes by Saint Francis of Assisi:
Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless we preach as we walk.