Joy…

Four beautiful souls joined me in the frigid cold this early am at a little past 6bells. One is battling an ongoing health crisis. Two are young professionals with busy lives. One is a busy executive and then there’s me. This pic was taken after Ms. Meadow tried to kill us with a little bit of everything in 46 minutes of work. It. Was. Hard.

Look at these faces filled with joy, at least that’s what I see ‘cause I know these souls. God, help me find more joy in doing hard things not so well on the way to doing hard things well. God, help me not be so easily pleased and keep pushing myself to find joy in hard things be they spiritual, relational, or out of my very small comfort zone. God, help me remember unchosen suffering is coming. Hmm. I feel better already. Thanks for the hard training today, team. Good…