Not Bad for a Grandpa!

My father ran his first marathon on Saturday (Valentine's Day) down in Myrtle Beach, SC. He did it not JUST because he loves running, but as a fund raiser to benefit Bethany Christian Services, a Christian crisis-pregnancy center, foster-care & adoption agency (both domestic and foreign, as well as embryo adoptions), international orphan care agency, and infertility, and family support ministry. It is totally gospel-centered, and just wonderful. He & my mom have been really involved with this organization for as long as I can remember, from call-forwarding weekend counselors to local board members to advocates to ...runners!

Here's my dad hangin' in there at 3 hours... Mom says by this point he had "jello legs." He finished right at 3 hours & 15 minutes. So see-- brains CAN meet with brawn!!

And here he is with his teammate, Oni. Between them they raised $3000! If you donated, THANK YOU! And Dad, WAY TO GO!!! Your grandchild is very proud, and looking forward to you getting lots of exersise chasing him or her. :)