Friends help each other
Yes they do
Friends help each other
Yes they do
Even if you can do it by yourself
It's much more fun when friends can help
Friends help each other
Yes they do, it's true
Hazel's favorite show is Daniel Tiger. She listens to the music frequently, and yes, I admit it too, she watches TV. Save all those studies and recommendations for someone else, because my child is going to watch TV no matter what the studies say. My mom sat me in front of the TV as young as 6 months. I'm not damaged. Or Am I? I'm little crazy I do admit, but I don't think Sesame Street or Fred Rogers were to blame.
Which brings me to why I like the lyrics to the song. Friends help each other. Yes they do.
Friends make doing things so much better, so much more fun. Before my year long battle with postpartum depression, I would frequently make time for friends.
Lunch dates were filled with encouraging words for each other.
Runs were much more fun when a friend could join me.
During my depression, I isolated myself from others and the lunch dates I used to have with friends were replaced with weekly therapy sessions. My heart is still filled with so much love for those of my friends who took time out to encourage me, to pray for me and to hear my crazy stories of my adventures in nursing. My healing could of not happened if I didn't have the support of my friends. Which brings me to today.
Today, my friend Tara and I ran the Firecracker 5k in Lago Vista. Honestly, I love running, but races were not my thing. I did a couple of races in my time, but I just never wanted to get up at 4am in the morning to prepare myself for a run. Running alone brings me peace. Racing makes me anxious and fear tends to settle in days before the run. But today was different. I told myself that I couldn't let Tara down and that I needed to do this for myself as well. A few months back, I told myself that I would step out of my comfort zone and enroll in several races this year. Well, I did it.
Shout out to David and the kids for getting up so early to come. Zachary, the photographer of course, I love you guys!! Congrats Tara on beating your previous time!! Way to go, girl!!! And thanks for signing us up for the race.
- 1st race 2017
- 1st race 2017
Firecracker 5k 30.58 time. And of course, I took my shoes off mid race because it was really hot.
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| If you didn't already know what my favorite food is. |
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| Warm up session before race |
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| I know Tara is thinking, "What did I get myself into?" |
Until Next Time,
Eat Organic,
Eat Gluten-Free,
Jennifer
