Anpre dans tanbou lou.
After the dance the drum is heavy.
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Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to have done nothing and succeeded at it. -erwin lutzer
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It's like the letdown after Christmas at our house. All the excitement and buildup, all the visitors and good times, then suddenly back to what now seems to be a very humdrum routine....
Add to that the frustration of "TIH" and no wonder you feel unsettled.
Sue, a Canadian reader
The drum is very heavy indeed.
Sometimes those Haitian Proverbs are so right on.
Take some time to recharge and start planning another fun event - sure it won't be as big as the marathon, but it is always good to dance.
I should explain ... I am thrilled the Marathon is done. THRILLED. I am so happy with how God worked and I am glad that it ended up so great.
I think that once we are in the USA and with people we miss so so so much and we sleep in nice temps and and we eat delicious food and we don't feel any of the challenges or reality we face day to day ---- well, when we get back here what had seemed quite normal before we left -- all of a sudden feels harder. The heat seems hotter, the humidity seems stickier, the bugs seem worse, the trash in the streets multiplies, the needs of the people seem insurmountable.
Nothing changed in Haiti -- we just get spoiled by ten days with our family and friends and it takes a week to get back in the groove. By the weekend I plan to be over it. Really, I do. I allow myself one week. After that, BUCK UP.
I started running again and that will help.
:) love you and appreciate your concern.
For info on the next side project:
www.heartlinerunners.blogspot.com
While I am not trying to minimize or give advice from afar, a verse that I really like is the following:
Psalm 34:17-18
"The righteous cry out and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit"
From another who has had days in the past of a crushed spirit, here's to praying.
J
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