My NEW 13.1 Car Decal

Since my first half marathon back in May 2008, I have had a 13.1 decal on my rear window of my car.

Last month after completing my 7th half marathon at the RnR Chicago Half, I asked my wife if she could create a new decal with her Cricut. As she started to think about it, she thought that the Destinations cartridge would be perfect since the Chicago skyline was one of the images.

Once she had this cartridge, she added it to her Gypsy and her creative mind went to work.  She took the basic Chicago image from the Destinations cartridge and added a runner image from the Sports Mania cartridge. Then she added 13.1.

All three of the images were merged together and cut out on white vinyl to create this awesome customized 13.1 decal.

Thanks honey!

God is my co-pilot!

Have you ever had one of those mornings when you couldn't find something?  I am sure we all have been there.  Today was one of those mornings for me. 

Before leaving for work today, I could not find my bible.  I searched the kitchen, the living room, and the bedroom.  It was not in any of those place.  Then I searched my car and it wasn't in there either. 

As I was driving to work this morning I kept trying to think of where I could have left it.  I remembered walking out of church last night carrying my bible to the car.  On my way to work this morning as I was sitting at a stoplight waiting to turn it hit me.  When I put my daughter in the car last night at church I sat my bible on top of the car.  Then my wife and I started talking to another couple for a few minutes.  Once we were done talking we headed home.  I realized this morning at the stoplight that I never took my bible off of the roof of the car last night.
After realizing this, I got even more upset because 1) I had left my bible on the roof of the car and 2) I had lost my favorite bible.

As I pulled into the parking lot at work this morning, I think to myself that maybe by the grace of God He kept my bible safe on the roof of my car.  As I pulled in to a parking spot and got out of my car, I immediately turned and looked at the roof of my car and started to laugh.  My bible was in the exact spot I had left it!  My bible rode on the roof of the car for approximately 10 miles at speeds of up to 45 mph and it never budged an inch.

What a great example of how strong the word of God is!

God is definitely my co-pilot!