Triathlon

Wow, training for a triathlon can be exhausting! We've been so blessed by people who have come along side us in this journey of adoption. Honestly we wouldn't be doing this without the love and support of all the people around us. We have great friends who have put together us using a triathlon to raise money for our adoption. It's been exciting and challenging to train for this event. When this idea was first brought up to me, I thought, sure I'll join a team and do the triathlon. I'm sure I can go around and try and get some people to sponsor me to run, swim or bike one leg of a triathlon. Then as I started training along side some friends who were doing the whole thing I started to think, I really could challenge myself more in this. So, now, possibly against better judgment I'll be doing the complete triathlon.

Going through the steps of adoptiong we don't just get to pick the parts of the process that will be the easiest for us or the most comfortable. We are having to do things that aren't easy and that challenge us, and we haven't even brought our child home yet! So, yes my body aches in a lot more ways now then before, I'm spending time swimming in a lake the second week of September and I'm trying to figure out what bike will be most comfortable to ride for 10 miles...but I'm also reminded of how worth it this is. Bringing a new son or daughter into our home is not going to be a simple, quick process, but God didn't call me to do simple, quick, things for him. He gave up His only son for us to be adopted into His family. I'm being asked to give up time and money, and so as I'm out there running, biking and swimming I remind myself that this is not supposed to be easy, but it is all worth it.

If anyone would like to sponsor Scott or I in the upcoming triathlon you can send a check to us made out to Bethany Christian Services with our name in the memo line. We have a donor who will match all donations up to $5,000. This is an amazing opportunity to partner with us to bring a fatherless child into a home. Thank you for all your love and support. We value your prayers and encouragement through this process.

Hannah