Welcome! Thank you for joining me!

First of all, thank you for visiting my blog. I will posting between now and June about my adventures of training for a half marathon. On the right side of this page, you can sign up for emails of my blog postings so that you will know when something new has been added. Some of you followed my adoption blog, and you know that I am open, honest, and tell it like it is. So I hope this blog will be no different!

But there is something special about this blog--although it's about me, that's not what it's all about. In 2009, many of you followed me on my journey to adopt our son Tyson, who was abandoned in China at 2 months of age with a complete cleft lip and palate. His cleft lip was in fact repaired in China. I do not know what organization is responsible for this, but I will always be grateful. Love Without Boundaries is just one of the many amazing organizations that works to make sure China's orphans get the medical care they need. So when I saw that there was a chance to help fundraise for LWB, I jumped at it...well, sort of, but that's for a later post! There is a link on the right side of my page for donations, and I will write details on that later too.

I also have an amazing relationship with my Lord. He guides every decision I make, and this one is no different. And I fought it. Hard. I will often have prayer requests that I hope you can support me with as well. More on that to come later too.

And another thing you should know is I've recently lost 22lbs in the last 6 months. But it's not enough. I haven't been the healthiest person over the last few years, especially through infertility and adoption. So not only is this a journey to help others, I'll also be helping myself. Again, I hope you will celebrate this aspect of my journey as well.

So thank you for visiting, and I hope to be blogging more soon!
--Jolene