Victoria Day

 

I was thinking today being May 23, 2017 that I would admit I’m not working currently, so in some ways everyday is a holiday, but I appreciate statutory holidays a lot more than I used to.  You might wonder why that is – well, it’s because my husband gets those days off.  My hubby does get weekends off, but often we are so busy during those times that we don’t get a lot of down time together.  This Victoria Day it was just the two of us.

We slept in that day a little bit later, if you can call 7:30am sleeping in.  We decided to go for a run that morning.  I was so excited for the run, as I hadn’t run with my hubby since last year.  I know my husband had mixed feelings about going for a run, as he hadn’t run in quite a while.  We decided to go for a 5KM run in the park we usually run in.

I was surprised how fast we were going at the beginning as my past eight runs had been slower.  I think running with another person causes you to run quicker as they are a good distraction.  By the middle of the run I could tell my hubby was quite tired, which is to be expected when someone hasn’t run since last year.  He had two choices at this point, to either keep pushing himself hard to keep up with me, or to conserve some of his energy and go to a walking pace.

He decided to go to a walking pace, as I continued running.  I was so proud of him in that moment.  One might wonder why, when he had gone slower.  It’s not easy to slow down both literally in a run, or symbolically in life.  We can often push ourselves until we end up collapsing and then we aren’t helpful to anyone.  I would know, as I used to do that to myself.  At one point when my husband had caught his breath from walking, he started to run again.

He didn’t end up catching up to me, but the great thing is, he ended up finishing the 5KM run we started together.  I cheered him on during the last minute of the run, which felt so surreal, as majority of our runs together I was in his place, out of breath and just making it to the end of the run.  He helped remind me that often in life it’s better to take a little break in the hard times, than to quit.

Later in the afternoon, my husband decided to purge a bunch of things that he didn’t need.  It felt really great for the both of us.  Not only did getting rid of some stuff help clean up the clutter in the apartment, but it also made the apartment feel fresher, and help us breathe better.  The rest of the evening we stayed close together as we enjoyed each others company.  By nightfall we were starting to get tired when the fireworks started to go off.

Our apartment has an amazing view of the fireworks around us as we could see them going off all over the city.  I kept trying to take photos, but most of them were turning out blurry.  Then my sweet hubby decided to go get his camera and try to get some for me.  Eventually we realized we weren’t going to get amazing photos, so we put the cameras away and enjoyed the fireworks together.

I love that I get to enjoy the holidays with the one I love.  I’m so grateful that God brought my hubby into my life, as both God and my hubby inspire me to do better daily.

Patricia   <3   :)   

Exodus 23:12    Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed.

 

Here’s a song about being ashamed of things in our life, and Our Lord breaks our chains, and He gave His life for us, and that makes us free and you ask how can that be.  You continue to hide, and doubt that He still loves us, and there is only grace in His eyes.  And He pleads our cause, and right the wrongs, and breaks the chains.  And though we may fall He can make us new.

 

“How Can It Be”  by Lauren Daigle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ben2wwGyOk&list=PL3whQX319DaAclnKXItlUORyULzMr1rTi&index=3