And just when I needed it the most

After my last post, my mom sent me a really touching and inspiring email, and I wanted to share it with you. It just goes to prove, we all have someone in our life that we look up to and admire – and we never know when we are that person to someone else.

Hello my dear daughter,

I wanted to let you know that I read your blog. My heart is with you and I know that you will find your way back to running, I believe that you have that inner strength. A lot as happened during this training cycle and it has been out of your control. You gave 110% and I think some situations just wore you down . Sometimes stress just shuts us down, we have to re-energize and start again and maybe that is where you are.

Sara, you are a beautiful person and such an inspiration to others and I want you to believe in yourself. It’s because of you that I am where I am with my running. You were there to give me the words of encouragement, share your experience so that I had a better understanding of what was going to happen. To share my first race with you is beyond words. I gave you the picture so that you would never forget what I accomplished and I did it for you and Mollie. And it is because of you that your sister is running. She saw that you and I were doing it and she received words of encouragement from her trainer that she could do it. And I am sure that there are many other people out there that you have touched. We, I, need you on the running circuit again. I don’t have to remind you of everything that you have accomplished but just a reminder of how proud I am of you!

Hold your head high, smile, you are worthy and you are the best! Remember that GOD loves you and so do we!

Love always, ~Mom