Love

Sometimes Brad surprises me with how selfless he can be. I don't give him enough credit always, but I can see this is something he is working on a lot. I can see more and more him trying to find my needs and fulfill them. Of course, he cannot fulfill all my needs nor is he expected to and sometimes this weighs him down. Brad is a knight in shining armour kind of guy. But yesterday he did something that most people just can't get. But to me it was such a sweet display of love. We had our longest training run yesterday, 20 miles!!! We could not have asked for a more perfect day for running, temp was in the 50's-60's, sunny, flat road. But there was a strong head wind on the return trip. I made a comment about it not really expecting Brad to try to do anything about it, but he offered to run in front of me to sheild me from the wind. To those of you who are runners, you understand how significant this is. He blocked the wind for me for about an hour. It really helped me save my energy. I thought to myself, now this is love! This is one of those pure moments in life that you can't plan or create, they just happen at a meaningful time and become meaningful memories. I am thankful we made it this far in our trainging, but mostly I am thankful we have done it together. Training for the marathon has truly helped our marriage. There are not many people in the world who can say they trained for a marathon individually, much less as a couple. We are so blessed to be this healthy. And what a rush finishing 20 miles with the one you love!!!! Chicago here we come!!!