It has been a long time since I have been able to post. I had a very busy summer with church camp at Galilee and getting married!!
I ran in the Hospital Hill half marathon at the beginning of the summer with the cross. The cross did not leave my shoulders as raw as the first time, but it still hurt a bit.
As I stood in the crowded pack of runners ready to start the race director came over and shook my hand.When the gun went off I went out fast but trying to hold a little bit back. I was very careful that the cross did not wack anybody in the huge crowd. As the race went on slowly people would pass me.
I had several people offer to help carry the cross, but it almost
sounded like they were joking the way they worded it. There was a very
nice guy who paced me up one of the difficult hills when I was getting
very tired!! One gentleman joked about how he didn't think I had to take the Scripture so literally. (Matthew 26:24)
After I finished the race I went to find where I had stashed my race packet in the bushes. When I went to find it I ran into Team Nebraska, I running club from the University in Nebraska. They had a lot of questions about why I was running with the cross, how much it weighs, did it hurt, was it hard, etc. I answered everything they asked me and they asked to take photos with me. It was kind of funny because they were really interested.. but kind of quiet and shy about it.