Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Sunday 4 April 2010
The Orphan 5K

Well after almost four months in the making, the inaugural Orphan 5K was a success! We had a blast today at the Chamber of Commerce in downtown Marshall. We had around 60 or so runners / walkers participate, which was a little larger than expected. We had plenty of volunteers who gave up their Saturday [...]

Monday 8 March 2010
Lawn Mower Men

I guess If we don’t end up having our own Italian Restaurant, we’ll resort to family lawn care!
I had a nice weekend full of fun and productivity. I woke up early Saturday and had an explosive workout. I really wanted to hit it hard in preparation for next week’s Half Marathon. Ever since the Whiterock [...]

Thursday 4 March 2010
The Orphan 5K

in December of 2009, a group of elders from my church came back from South Africa with an alarming and compelling story about their visit to an orphanage there. The orphanage is in one of the poorest areas in South Africa, where people make homes out of scrap metal and trash. Infants are dropped off [...]