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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Racing for a Cure

It has begun.
Training season is here.
There is a finish line--July 23, 2017.
IronMan Lake Placid-
Dan will be racing his first IronMan.

With eight years of completing
half-IronMans & triathlons--
it's time to take on the BIG one.
How BIG?
2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run-BIG.
Dan decided after this last triathlon season, it was time.
With a future goal to make it to 
Kona, Hawaii for the IronMan World Championship-
He thought it was time to try it out-
Push the limits.
Put in the work.
Raise awareness for a cause.

Dan is racing for the Multiple Myeloma Foundation.
A blood cancer, without a cure.
Loved ones who have had to say goodbye too soon.
The hope is money can be raised and donated towards the 
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF).

It's one thing to race and strive for your personal best-
it's another to strive to complete this goal for an external cause.
With early, early morning swims,
run's squeezed between meetings,
and several hour bike rides on day's off--
it is a commitment. 

During these next months of training, 
we cheer you on!
ITU World Championships 2015
 Jack and I will be there cheering you on,
every step of the way!
Want to cheer Dan on with us?
Check out his personal fundraising page: Support Dan!
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross,scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Hebrews 12:1-2







Saturday, September 3, 2016

Scripture Cards

A few years ago I was looking for a way to 
create some DIY gifts for friends. 
I wanted to create something with a purpose, 
that was personal, and not too costly. 
I came up with the idea of scripture cards. 
After hunting for cute card decks with patterns 
(found at the Dollar Store), I decided to go to my
Pinterest Board where I had saved Bible verse visuals I liked.
In order to make the bible verses small enough to fit on the cards,
I just right clicked while in my Bible verse board, and 
printed a page with all my saved pins.
These were the perfect size for the cards,
all I had to do was cut them out.
I cut some backgrounds out of scrapbook paper I had laying around but, 
mostly used washi tape and double sided tape to adhere them to the cards. 
I decided to put a verse on the front and back of each card. 
I also found that they last longer if you add a coat of 
Modge Podge to the finished product. 
After a punch in the top and a few suction cup hooks, they were ready to go! 
I loved how they turned out! 
I made a set of three cards for my friends and tied them with a ribbon. 
What a cute gift! 
They are a perfect size to hang in a bathroom mirror or kitchen window.
 What I love the most, is they are simple to change
 out after I've learned a verse.
The Scripture cards can be personalized with verses about:
grief, happiness, trust, forgiveness, hope, etc. 
Its easy to whip up a lot of these for gifts in a few hours.
It's wonderful to have these as reminders each day as
I'm washing dishes or getting ready in the morning.
This would be a wonderful way to help children
memorize scripture.