I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith., (2 Timothy 4:7)


I survived.  Now, next goal, full marathon.  26.2...hmm.....min shouf.

Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31)

Praying this for my half marathon tomorrow!  

Found this on the Beirut Spring, very interesting.  How many mosques are being built all over the West? hmm

Destroy all churches in the Guld, says Saudi Grand Mufti

By Elizabeth Broomhall

• Thursday, 15 March 2012 10:20 AM

The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has said it is “necessary to destroy all the churches of the region,” following Kuwait’s moves to ban their construction.

Speaking to a delegation in Kuwait, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, stressed that since the tiny Gulf state was a part of the Arabian Peninsula, it was necessary to destroy all of the churches in the country, Arabic media have reported.

Saudi Arabia’s top cleric made the comment in view of an age-old rule that only Islam can be practiced in the region.

The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia is the highest official of religious law in the Sunni Muslim kingdom. He is also the head of the Supreme Council of Ulema (Islamic scholars) and of the Standing Committee for Scientific Research and Issuing of Fatwas.

A Kuwaiti parliamentarian said last month he wanted to ban the construction of churches and non-Islamic places of worship in the Gulf state.

MP Osama Al-Munawer announced on Twitter he planned to submit a draft law calling for the removal of all churches in the country. He later clarified that existing churches should remain but the construction of new non-Islamic places of worship should be banned.

Really?

Assad emails leaked..

Javier Galeano / AP Photo

Assad Emails Leaked

Who would have guessed that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad spends his days shopping for music and video games on iTunes? The Guardian has exclusively obtained 3,000 email exchanges between the Syrian leader and his wife, revealing surprising facts about the brutal dictator's private life. The messages, which were allegedly leaked to an opposition group by someone in the president's inner circle between last June and early February, paint a portrait not of a villain whose regime has seen more than 8,000 Syrians killed but of a rich leader who was more consumed by his lavish lifestyle than the protests and bloody crackdown going on around him. The emails reveal Assad's wife spent upwards of $10,000 on the Internet, while the president himself bought Chris Brown songs and games for his iPad on iTunes. They also indicate that Iran may have been involved in helping Assad suppress political uprising. One message sent from a media adviser to Assad was based on consultations with "the media and political adviser for the Iranian ambassador" and urged the president to use "powerful and violent" language in a December speech.

Read it at The Guardian

March 14, 2012 4:56 PM

I am so boring.

My life...sleep, wake up at the crack of dawn, run, shower, work, eat, sleep, run, work, eat, sleep, run..

so boring...

I need a vacation..

10 miles...ouch.  885 calories burned..yay!
Oh, I mean 10.1...can't forget that last .1 mile.
Now I must go die.

Next long run..13.1!

Don't ya hate when you are invited to a "coffee" at a friend's home, and it turns out to be one of those multi-level "networking" parties to try to sign you up to be a consultant for something?  You can make thousands and leave your day job...and get a Mercedes!

And the worst part is when there isn't even any dinner!

I'm hungry and it's too late to eat :(

Character really matters.

A real character flaw is the constant need to blame everyone else for one's own problems, and a refusal to ever admit one's faults.  A real character flaw is a constant need to lie and hide behind new identities.  A real character flaw is saying sorry, but never proving it.  A real character flaw is using people and/or allowing people to give and give without ever trying to give back in any way.

It's a shame some people never see themselves for who they really are.