believe

today i walked among Christmas trees

and smelled the season...

and smiled.

there has been so much happen in our lives lately

a wonderful miracle

that makes our hearts soar

and some not so wonderful things...

but in all things,

i give thanks to God.

i believe

and am thankful.

Update

just wanted to update those of you who have asked about my dad

he finally had his gallbladder surgery yesterday

after being taken by ambulance to the hospital Thanksgiving morning.

he has been on sooooo many drugs that he is a bit woozy

and sleeping a lot and a bit disoriented,

but imagine when all of that is out of his system

that he will be doing so much better.

otherwise, his vitals are good and all of that good stuff,

and the pain is a bit less today.

thanks for your thoughts and prayers....

it has been a hectic 5 days....

hopefully i'll be back at this before long!

hugs to all!

and happy happy birthday

to our sweet soul-full little grand baby girl

journey rai

she is two today!!!!!

thank you journey for:

sunshine

spice

kisses

smiles

laughter

joy

love

cuddles

making the world a brighter happier place

and for all the special ways that make you

YOU!

we love you so!

thankfulness

i am so thankful

for all the many blessings in my life

for each day's gifts

from God's hand

i hope you and yours

have a wonderful day of thankfulness

and precious memories made.

a sea of pink!

the following photos

are from my walk

no particular order....

and no particular explanation! :)

family, friends, supporters, hope, love, encouragement

and PINK!

i also want to add that we had 300 men who walked this year also!

and so many participating on the sidelines with support!

i do need to tell you that cassie and kyle

surprised me on saturday morning!

they drove from new mexico friday night and left sunday afternoon!

amazing!

(me, ken, rae and kelleigh finishing)

we finished the walk.

3 beautiful days

filled with

family, friends, conversations

support, encouragement

new acquaintances, remembered faces

laughter, tears, memories

amazing stories

hope, love, thankfulness

lots of porta -potties, gatorade, water,

all day buffet :)

blisters, no blisters, band-aids, moleskin

ibuprofen and not much sleep......

pink and more pink and still more pink

and lots of putting one foot in front of the other

it was, as it has been every year.....

“One cause, three days, hundreds of conversations, thousands of people, changing millions of lives”

and an experience i will never forget!

and for anyone who thinks they can't accomplish much on their own....

there were 2100 Arizona walkers

and TOGETHER

we raised

5.2 million dollars for Susan G. Komen

Breast Cancer Research

so everyone does make a difference!

(warriors in pink shirt with your loved ones names worn 1st day)

i am still trying to get all of my pictures together, but just wanted to let you know it went wonderfully

and yesterday was spent just trying to get things put away

clothes washed and a bit of resting!

hopefully i'll have pictures to share soon.

thank you all for your thoughts and prayers!

3-Day Countdown

the 3-Day countdown has begun:

complete a 20 mile training walk------check

make shirts.......check

pack: clothes, extra shoes, band-aids, moleskin, sleeping bag, blanket, flashlight, journal, air mattress, sox, fanny pack, water bottles and a desire to make every minute count------check

i am so thankful to be a part of this experience and that i have the ability to do what some are not able to do.......walk.

the video below is not to make you sad .......it is to show you why people walk.....

and there are 100's of stories just like these from those we meet on this amazing journey.

Opening ceremonies begin around 7:00 this Friday morning and Closing ceremonies will be around 4:30 Sunday afternoon.

in the meantime, we will have walked 60 miles and met countless others walking and sharing for the same cause with different reasons

i will be walking for our loved ones and friends and for those you mentioned in your comments

and as brenda said in her comment "may our shoes have wings as we walk for this cause" :)

thank you to everyone who has made this possible and supported me in all ways...... i could not do this without all of you!!

i'll see you soon.

"Everyone Deserves a Lifetime"

remember