I was a track athlete in my younger years. I was a hurdler (110 meters & 300 meters); sprinter (100, 200, AND 400); and a mile relay guy (400 meters). Well there is this moment just before race time that the butterflies are kicking in and you're just kinda pacing a bit; all the while running through the race in your mind. Some would call this "in The Zone” – A time where all else in the world has kind of come to a stop and it is just you, your thoughts, the track before you and the race to run. You shake loose your legs a bit, roll your neck and head to loosen up as your swinging your arms in anticipation of this explosive series of events that you are about to put your body through.Well…, that is kind of how I feel right now! This past month as you all can tell I have been relatively quiet both in emails to the prayer team and blog posts. I want to apologize, but to be quite honest I just have been so busy in just walking through the beginning of this race that I was quite simply too focused on a few major hurdles for race preparation.
That being said, here is a quick update on race preps:
- Our house in Virginia Beach is under contract!
- We signed a lease for a beautiful place in Emmaus, PA.
- Opened our official mail box for the church. The address is: Legacy Christian Church, P.O. Box 250, Macungie, PA. 18062
- Mike and Nicole on our team have an approved contract on their new home in the Valley and the close in February on that home. Their anticipated move date is in April 2009.
- Karen and I will be moving on 14 Feb 2009, packing out on 12-13 FEB 2009.
So.., as you can see, a lot has been happening in just a short period. The pace and frequency of correspondence from me will be picking up quite rapidly; and blog posts to this site will be much more frequent. Thanks for joining us in this adventure and race! Oh Yeah..., and we have added a Prayer Team sign up on this blog for all of you that want to join us! Just fill in the box to the left of this post! Thanks!
Unlike my early days however, this will be a Marathon and not a Sprint!
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Hey man, we're launching here in the Lehigh Valley the Sunday before you guys (Sept. 13): http://www.riverbendonline.org/. Perhaps we should connect?
Rich, while your in your "zone" and the din of the crowd fades because of your concentration, remember this: There are those of us on the sidelines who, by prayer, are behind you and your team to encourage you to persevere, to persist in your efforts to improve yourselves, to prepare yourselves. You are not alone in your endeavor! By standing by you, with you, and behind you; by being coaches and cheerleaders we support you. You go boy!
Kevin and Cathy,
Thank you so much for your prayer, support, and kind comments friends!
Go Eagles!
Richie, You will be in the LV in just a few short weeks, my wife and I are interested in meeting the two of you. If you need help moving in, I might be able to get some folks together to help. On Valentine's Day? We live in Catasauqua, up behind the airport. Look forward to meeting you. Marty Coffey
Marty,
Thanks for posting! Do I know you? Not that it matters, I was just curious. My email is rich@lvlegacy.org. Drop me a line and let me know how to connect to you. We are looking at the western side of Allentown/Cedar Crest/Macungie area for the plant, but we just don't know yet.
I would love to share the vision of where we are going, thanks for dropping a line!
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