Bittersweet

Hi all -

I have both great news and very sad news for you today. Yesterday afternoon I officially hit the $2900 minimum for the marathon!! I'm grateful to have come so far so quickly, and will keep charging hard to raise as much money as I can for this important cause. I already have several checks that were sent in that have yet to be processed, and I have tons of people who have promised they will donate before my deadline, so we'll keep on moving, but this was an incredible milestone. And literally as I was typing this, my co-worker Vhanas came over with a hand-delivered donation. Sometimes the universe just knows :)

I was really excited about this yesterday, but I also had a weird feeling and felt something might be off, so I didn't want to post about it until today. Unfortunately, my gut was right, something was wrong. Early this morning, precious little Layla Grace went to, as her parents put it, play with the angels. God bless Layla, her sisters, and her parents, and may they all find both strength and peace.

Miles for Layla tonight.