One of Those Days

This morning I got up a little late for my run, but that's okay. I drove up the Valley a bit to run on a trail along the Eagle River and on into Vail. When I parked right in front of me was the river and then directly on the opposite bank the land rose straight up to mountain side. As I was getting out of the car I noticed on the other side a deer starting to makes it's way up the side of the mountain. It was amazing to watch it run with such gracefulness and ease. In some ways it reminded me a bit of reading "Hinds Feet in High Places" years ago. It was kind of fun and inspirational. As it turns out once I started running I wasn't nearly as quick or graceful. I mostly just plodded along. However, I did manage to get in about 11 miles today, and I started at about 7,700 ft. and by the turn around point I suspect I will was well about 8,000 ft. there in Vail.

I must admit, that Vail was much more pleasant this time around. Something about running along side a river to calm your nerves a bit. After running I drove back to town and stopped at the post office to pick up a package my parents had sent me, which included my alb to wear in worship tomorrow. It turns out because I don't have a key to our P.O. Box I wasn't allowed to pick up the package. Uff Da! Feeling a little disappointed I headed back home. While I was gone there was a showing of the house by a realtor and it turns out that when the left they locked the door. I wasn't anticipating that and so I was locked out of the house. Luckily I had a key to the church so I could call the realtor and find out the combination of the lock box. Now, normally these sorts of set backs would have set me back for a while. Not today. Today I am going to keep a positive attitude and I'm not going to let anything slow me down. I'm going to finish my sermon, go watch a movie, and then maybe even treat myself to a nice dinner. I think that sounds like a lovely way to celebrate this beautiful day.