This is Holy Week, a week in which we read familiar biblical texts and recall the events of Jesus’ final days. The Lenten season has provided a time to tune up our disciplines of body, mind, and spirit, to become more mindful and discerning about all aspects of our lives. Holy Week is a reminder that we will experience uncertainty on the way to clarity, suffering on the way to healing and wholeness, grief on the way to new life. It is about transformation.
This week, I attended an auction. My friend Cheri Houston has sold her house, sold her belongings, and will begin a new chapter in her life in Vancouver, BC. Her husband Mike was on our TNT cycle team last year. He was strong and lean…and motivated. We could see his symptoms appearing again…and in July, he lost his battle with leukemia. So many emotions…so much grief…on the way to new beginnings. Cheri is my role model. She transformed her suffering into something positive. New challenges and new beginnings are the stuff of real life.
Training for a century ride involves a transformation of body, mind, and spirit. Raising funds in a sagging economy takes twice the effort. But YOU can cheer me on with your words of encouragement and your contributions to the cause.
A Blessed Easter to you!
Cool blog!! I was wondering how you became so “tech-savy” until I read about Josh and his friend helping you!! I am impressed, though, with your dedication to helping fund research to find a cure for leukemia. Happy Spring!