Yes, It has been Awhile!

Oh my I can't believe it has been over two weeks since my last post!! Yes, a great deal has happened and of course all that has happened has been all wonderful! The family is great, the job is going well and yes, I have run another marathon!! I didn't run fast enough to qualify for the Boston Marathon and it was my slowest marathon in the past year. This does make five marathons in one year and two marathons within a five week period. This is my obsessive compulsive behavior rearing its head once again but thankfully this is productive not destructive like it once was.

I didn't achieve my time goal in the marathon but I did enjoy the 26.2 miles and I had a very welcomed partner for almost the last 3 1/2 miles. A dear friend met me at mile 22 and did his very best to "inspire" me for those 3 1/2 miles. This is a very dear friend and it is amazing how life always seems to work out for the very best. This friend was made in the most unlikely set of circumstances and I have to believe this is a power greater than I at work in all of this. Wow; life is so cool and although I wasn't very good company at that stage of the marathon but that didn't deter my dear friend from coaxing me the entire time. My dear friend was not allowed to enter the finish area because only runners of the marathon were allowed to enter however; my wife and son were waiting for me at the finish line. My daughter had a better offer which is why she wasn't in attendance. She went camping with a friend and had a wonderful time.

Prior to the marathon my son had a baseball game and he performed like an All Star. He had two hits, drove in two runs, had a great catch and pitched a scoreless inning in his debut as a pitcher. He was all smiles as he came off the mound and it does appear we have two children who are fairly good athletes. (They obviously take after my wife's family!!!) It was such a cool game and it didn't matter that his team lost by one run because it was a very fun time. This did set the tone for the weekend and although we were minus one (my daughter) the weekend went great.

The past two weeks had a few baseball games, a Patriotic Play, a DARE graduation and great deal of fun!! Life is certainly wonderful and there are some good things brewing underneath everything. The person I helped "counseled" continues to communicate with me and by all accounts is doing very well. We are gearing up for a Gamblers Anonymous Mini-Conference this coming weekend and another dear friend and I will be giving our rendition of the "20 Questions" as it relates to the Gamblers Anonymous Program. Once again I apologize for the absence and will do my best to report "something" on a much more timely basis!!!