Just Keep Running

Today was Jonah's last cross country meet for this school year! To be honest, I was a little surprised when he came home the first week of school telling me he wanted to join the team. It's not that Jonah isn't athletic, it's just that, well...I've never known him to be a big fan of running. :) However, he is a fan of wanting to join anything and everything he possible can! In kindergarten, it was football. First grade, soccer. Second grade, karate. You get the point...we get around. I'm not against this at his age, though, because it lets him have many different experiences and he can get a feel for what he likes!

Jonah wasn't the fastest kid on his team, but he never gave up! Every race, we gave him a little pep talk and it went something like this: "Jonah, whatever you do, just keep RUNNING!" Inspirational, I know. And with the exception of one race (which was a 100 degree day), he did just that! He kept running. He didn't give up. And that's what we're most proud of.

This is what I love about running. It's so relatable to life. No matter how bad things get, how painful, how many times you mess up...you just keep running. or walking. or crawling, if you have to.



Jonah and Garrett pre-race...he's too cool to smile.




Ready. Set. Go.




Me and Eva waiting on the race to start!



Emma and Hasson would rather play than watch the race!

Jonah and Walter after the race.