I’m grateful for a successful week of recurrent training. It’s always good return back to the basics, review procedures, and be challenged with new scenarios.


I’m grateful I was able to survive a 10 mile run without stopping. It’s been many years since I ran that distance in one shot and was quite pleased with completing it within 1 hour 29 minutes. I was even grateful that my legs were incredibly sore the next couple of days. They reminded me that “pain is my friend.”


I’m grateful I was able to enjoy the company of my youngest daughter on a trip to see two friends get married and make it back home in time to watch my older daughter perform in a play she had auditioned for. As they continue to grow each day, so does my love for both of them.