I often question the timing of things that happen in my life. And, the longer I am alive, the more I believe that there are no coincidences and that everything in fact, does happen for a reason.
Then, towards the end of April, my world turned upside down when my mother passed away unexpectedly while on a four mile training run at a park not far from where I grew up and where my father still lives. She ran a 13:30 pace that day.
I’ve made a mess of me
The person that I’ve been lately
Ain’t who I wanna be
But you stay here right beside me
Watch as the storm goes through
And I need you
God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
For when I think I’ve lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you
There’s more here than what were seeing
A divine conspiracy
That you, an angel lovely
Could somehow fall for me
You’ll always be love’s great martyr
Ill be the flattered fool
And I need you
God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
For when I think I’ve lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you
On my own I’m only
Half of what I could be
I can’t do without you
We are stitched together
And what love has tethered
I pray we never undo
God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
For when I think I’ve lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
Gave me you
Sara what a beautiful post. I so agree with you that there are no coincidences…. sometimes we have to be patient and just listen and wait.
I am happy for the blessings in your life. You inspire me and motivate me, with every post you write.
Love you, Sara!!! When I stop and think about the close relationships that we have made in a short period of time there’s no other explanation to me except that God has brought us all together. I am so blessed and thankful for you and all the Lucky13s!!! I bet if we all would stop and think about it, there was a reason for all of us to come together at that time. I know there was for me. Love and Hugs!!!
What a sweet post! You have some amazing friends that I am sure will be a part of your life and you a part of theirs for the rest of your lives! You’re a lucky woman to have the Lucky 13’s!
This post is incredible! what a special group of people! so inspiring, so much heart and so caring! thanks for sharing 🙂
Wonderful post. I am so glad you have the Lucky 13s….they sound like amazing friends!
And yet, you still manage to include a picture of me biting Mollie. I miss that.
Well, I’m just sitting here balling my eyes out after reading this…I LOVE YOU! It’s not remotely coincidence that we came together as a group. We all are so different–careers, lives–and yet so bonded. That’s not luck. And, you are right…people envy our team and sit in awe of the connection we all have.
We train together. We finish together. We do life together.
And life can get messy, but we are in it together….to the finish line and beyond 🙂
Love you, Sara!!!