A fun but cold summer swim with Jace and Kyndal last night - she's surfing on his back, in case that wasn't obvious! ;-) The pool heater is messed up, so it took me forever to fully get in. lol (Mom and Jace were working at Neal's apartment all afternoon, so we grabbed Firehouse Subs for our family dinner, then I joined J&K for a swim after a good chat with Dad and Rachael!)
Kyndal "turning into a smurf" from the OKC-Thunder-blue icing on the cupcakes Dad got us! lol
Truth... communication is key!
Kudos to Carter Lee, who is doing well in all his rodeo endeavors lately!
Kudos to Mark Anthony and Chet Lee, who rode 68.8 miles last weekend in the Tulsa Tough bike race!! Very impressive! Chettles prayed hard for rain and lightning to cancel the race, but God gave him super-fun memories with his good friend instead! lol For real, though, I'm getting sad that the Shoemaker fam will be moving soon!
Some bike gifs from one of my fav SC episodes. =)
Kudos to Lindsay Jane, who is living it up on an amazing trip to Monte-Carlo!! Also, her fitness dedication is inspiring, and I applaud her for all the effort she's put into it!
Kudos to Lindsay Ferrier for leaving an abusive marriage and sharing her story (HERE). She's a great writer, and I've learned a lot from her courage over the past year!
This feels true.
And kudos to me for doing well on my June/July goals so far! I'm loving reading one chapter in a physical Bible every day - I've done so much listening lately that it's nice to connect with reading the real words on a page! Daily vegetables - a natural given for so many people, but setting that goal has legitimately changed my meal choices several times to make sure I'm working in some vegetables, like making a small salad every time I went through the CCU food court! And a daily 5k walk or run - I missed 3 days during the very rainy beginning of my Colorado trip, but I'm going to make up those 9 miles over the rest of the month. The pic below was from June 1st. Looking forward to walking and catching up with Kristin tonight!!)
There's a lot happening lately, but I'm excited that there is a real timeline in place that will naturally answer some of my questions and narrow my options moving forward. I so welcome that coming clarity! As of last week, I have officially started the PhD program. And as of yesterday, I am awaiting clinic approval on my third (and final) embryo adoption match! I'm in a good position, and I've done my part on all counts. So I am praying for God's will and trusting Him to move things forward in the best direction for my future and for His glory!! ❤ Also working on finding a good LPC-Supervisor to get started on my candidacy hours and track my school time as indirect hours, but that feels like a side project at this point!
Also doing my best to stay healthy and make good choices in the meantime.
Seeing movies with other counselors is a treat... so far, it's been Inside Out 2 last summer and Thunderbolts last week, both of which included clear illustrations of mental health struggles and led to great conversations afterward!
That's all for today. Even with all that's going on, I'm about to leave work a little early after a full day of blogging. lol Huzzah!
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