Our first 5K!

We had some very special people come into our life while we were in the process of fighting for our kids. Court appointed special advocates are angels that God trained for special kids. This "voice" for the kids personally get to know the children involved and fight for what is best for them. In our case, our girls were best fit for us. God truly placed them in our lives for us to give them the best! We had planned to do the walk/run anyway but Alexis expressed some interest in running. All because of my niece who is a cross country runner for the school. My niece's passion for running has fueled another's interest and we are off to a good start. During the 5K, Alexis ran the entire 3 miles only stopping once to catch her breath. When Alissa and I finally got to the finish line, Alexis ran to us and told us she had ran the whole race along side her CASA workers relative, I think, sorry Ms. Vicky I forgot who she was. That brain fart may have been due to the lack of oxygen! Alexis then told me that when she stopped she told herself that she needed to NOT GIVE UP, like Crystal tells herself during a race and she made it. I was on cloud 9! Not because I was finally over the finish line but because of Alexis. This little girl had the determination and the will power to finish what she started. Her life was not what she asked for. It has taken many twist and turns, stumbles and just plain falling on her face. But she continued to get right back on and forge ahead. She gave all her effort and reminded herself not to give up. If only we could do the same.