The End of Tim's Season

The photos at right are of the beautiful phalaenopsis orchid that Tim and Nikki gave me for Mother's Day. It might be a challenge to raise a humidity-loving plant in dry NM, but I'll give it a try, and it is lovely! It came with a box of chocolate truffles. Yum! Thanks, Tim and Nikki!

Tim's track season has finished. He ran provisional qualifying times in both the 10K and 5K, but neither were quite fast enough to carry him to Nationals. We feel this disappointment with him, but have been pleased with Tim's good attitude and forward-looking approach, and his decision not to give in to self-pity. Well done, Tim! We have loved our trips to four cross-country nationals where Tim was an All-American four times, and his team won three out of four years, and took second the other. And we loved our two trips to track nationals to watch Tim compete, and see him become a two-time All-American at the 10K and once at the 5K. He was injured his Freshman track season, as he was for his senior year, though we all enjoyed going to Nationals together that senior year, and watching Tim hop around and encourage others on his crutches! It has been an amazing collegiate ride, Tim, with much to be proud of, and much to be thankful for. God has blessed you amazingly! And we are proud of you! We are proud of you following your dreams, and doing your best. And even more, we are proud of your witness to the Lord in your success and your encouragement to others. We surely do love you!

And now, we pray that you can move forward, continuing to enjoy your running, but ready also to build big dreams in other areas: in serving the Lord, in loving your soon-to-be-wife, in finding a calling to work and to family, and in dreaming those dreams the Lord has for you! Well done!