We Facetimed Ethan who was home by himself. Laura was at a study session being held by a professor. He propped the phone up against the wall and stood at the sink doing dishes. We asked him what was new and at practice they’d had their post-season 1600M time trial. He’d done well, with an impressive 80% of the men’s team clocking new 1600 PR’s. The coach decided they’d be running through Thanksgiving this year.

Usually that’s when they take a week long break, one of three weeks off from running they get all year. It doesn’t really seem like all that long ago, but things have changed quite a bit from the first season to now. I used to know when the time trials were and prayed about them in my journal and texted good luck and waited for the results. This time I didn’t even know it was happening, reminded today that those were a thing.

Every so often I think to pray for my kids more, to expand my mind to ask for something other than “Help me get this paper finished” or “Help me get my work done”. Those types of prayers have been in the books for four years. I am wondering with school ending if this means I might gain some of my mind back, if I might regain some strength and motivation to make time to move again. This time at night I remember them all in my prayers.