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Month: April 2012

  • Quick Marathon Update

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    This is just a quick little note to let all of you know how we did. Details and more information about our adventures down in Nashville to come when we make it home. Jess – Full Marathon – time: 4:01:32 – pace: 9:13 – overall: 633 out of 3925 – division: 60 out of 443…

  • A Hop, A Skip and Here We Are!

    A Hop, A Skip and Here We Are!

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    About an hour ago, Jess and I landed in Nashville. Our purpose for coming here is two-fold. First and foremost, we are here to see my brother and his family. Second, we are here to run a race. Jess is signed up to run the full marathon at the St. Judes Country Music Rock’N’Roll marathon…

  • Race Ready

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    With months of training pounding my feet down on the pavement, it is finally race week. I am just days away from my second marathon. I am excited to try this again as I have done several longer runs than the last training. I feel like my body is a bit more ready due to…

  • Ridin’ da Bike

    Ridin’ da Bike

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    As the weather has been steadily improving, the whole community has been waking up. It used to be that Jess and I could run for miles and not see another person walking, let alone running. Now the fair-weather, winter-afflicted souls our out about creating the hustle and bustle that make Bozeman so enjoyable in the…

  • Peanut Butter Cookies (to die for!)

    Peanut Butter Cookies (to die for!)

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    Last year I found this amazing Peanut Butter Cookie recipe. I like it because it uses less peanut butter than most recipes. Peanut butter can tend to be a little bit overwhelming. Not that this is a healthy recipe by any means. There is a lot of butter and a lot of sugar. That is…

  • “Gospel Centered Discipleship”

    “Gospel Centered Discipleship”

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    I recently picked up the book “Gospel Centered Discipleship” by Jonathan K. Dodson. It was a book that Brent has actually been wanting to read for a while. It helps that the foreword is by Matt Chandler. Matt Chandler is a pastor at The Village Church down in Texas. We both have spent time recently…

  • 3rd Marathon??

    3rd Marathon??

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    I think so! Last night I got an email with my special link to register for the Nike Women’s Marathon (NWM) down in San Francisco in October. If you remember a little while back, I was in a dilema of whether or not I should run this race. With a good friend already living down there and…

  • Worshiping a Living God

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    How awesome is it that we serve and worship a living God? He loved/loves me so much that He died for all of my sins and yours. I love that we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. What a great time to bring it all back to him. If I were to only do this everyday. This is…

  • Someone’s got a new bicycle!

    Someone’s got a new bicycle!

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    As many of you know, Jess had her 25th birthday this last week. An early birthday gift came in the form of a new road bike that we had been saving up for. We went to Owenhouse to pick up the Giant Avail 2 after I arrived home from working in Helena on Tuesday. We…

  • A Quarter of a Century

    A Quarter of a Century

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    Yesterday I turned 25! What a great 25 years I have had. Brent had to work over in Helena, so we were up bright and early. Before he headed out the door, he made me some tasty french toast. After he left, I was able to spend some time in God’s word. What a great…

  • Coconut Macaroons

    Coconut Macaroons

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    Jess
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    I am going to start finding/baking several gluten/dairy free recipes. We started the “Truth Project” with a group from our church and there is a girl that can’t have either. She told me not to worry about finding recipes she can eat, but I am determined, at least most of the time. Someone suggested I…

  • Gas Buydown

    Gas Buydown

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    Saturday, Jess and I had the chance to go and serve with Venture Church at Bozeman’s first ever “Gas Buy-down.” For those of you who don’t know what that is, a gas buy-down is where a sponsoring organization comes in to a gas station to reduce the price of fuel by a certain amount, in…