Monday, May 27, 2019

wear blue: run to remember

So grateful this Memorial Day for so many that have made the ultimate sacrifice.
I feel emotional thinking how much has been given for the life I get to live.
I'm especially mindful of a sweet friend I met for the first time a few days ago,
whose husband was killed in Afghanistan almost ten years ago, when their
three children were just tiny. I just can't even. And yet, out of her heartache
and pain, she created the organization @wearblue: run to remember.

This morning, Jacob ran with this "running community that honors the service
and sacrifice of the American military." What a privilege and honor. And what a
touching day to remember those who should never be very far from our thoughts.