New Beginnings

This is my newest post in almost 3 years. A lot has happened since my first posts on this and I will most likely be taking this blog in a new direction than where it was a few years ago. For one thing, I am currently single, unlike at the time of my last post. I have also moved about 30 minutes away from the past home that I was in and now working at a different company, which I feel comfortable at, but hope that it is just a stepping stone to where I want my career to go. In regards to my running, I am currently training for a full marathon this fall. It does still seem like a tall order, but one that I feel I can conquer as I have already done with the half marathons by completing two of them. Another thing is that Tourette's, which has always been a part of my life, has become a very big focus of my life now. Currently, I am the new Event Coordinator for an organization called Tourette Fellowship. I am now looking at this syndrome, which is painful as well as annoying, as a gift from God rather than the curse that I have always seen it as. I would like to help others who are struggling with this affliction, by showing them that even though they are going through rough spots because of this, that they can still succeed and enjoy their life to the fullest as well as live a life devoted to God. Everyday of my life has always been a struggle, but the one thing that has helped me stay focused and continue to fight for the cure and for the awareness is my faith in God through my savior Jesus Christ. Many of my posts will deal with the constant battles that I have to face daily, including sin as well as my tics, and the pain that both afflict on my life. Running, which has been a main constant in my life for the past 15 years, is one of the few activities that can calm my tics as well as take my focus off of my sinful desires. I hope that through this blog I am able to help show others that struggle with this syndrome that they are not alone as well as remind me that I am not alone. I would also like to show others the love that Christ has shown me by saving me from a life of complete ruin and suicidal thoughts to the point of trying to kill myself multiple times in high school as well as in college to one of complete hope and faith. God Bless to any and everyone who reads this.