Life Changing Moment

        Hi, My Name is Nicki. I decided to start this blog today because I went for a 60 minute run today. Why would that trigger me to write. Well, because I was told my whole life I couldnt do that. I did it though and it was amazing and fun and I just loved it! I realized during my run I have done a lot of things in the last two years since I moved to Arizona that have defied what I was told I was capable of. So I figure I would start writing and sharing those life changing moments I have been so blessed to experience. Especially because I know there are people who have seen my struggle and would be really excited to hear about my conquests. If no one ever reads this...well at least I got it written down for me. 
   So... the purpose of this blog is to share my life with the world. I'm not going to do what I normally do and block the crap out of it so only a select few can read my life... I'm just going to let this air. Hopefully, my trials and success will motivate someone, or at least make someone laugh. 
   Let's talk about my run for a second. Whenever I go for a run I always start with a prayer to God. I ask God to carry me through and protect me on the run and if he ever wants to reveal something to me that I am listening and willing to hear him. I think that is the most critical piece to my running experience. Infact the first time I went running back in January I was feeling weak and wheezy and wanted to give up...but I remembered that God was with me and he was carrying me through and I finished it... that was only a 20 minute run! :D 
 What's crazy to think about is in January when I started this adventure I could only run a minute at a time. I started this using a program called C25k.... you can learn more about it at http://www.c25k.com/. The first week you run for a minute walk for a minute thirty...that was a challenge for me. That was only 5 months ago and now I can for 60 minutes straight! It's just so cool. During my run today I was thinking about how excited I was when I ran for 5 minutes straight. When I finished that run I literally started laughing and praising God in the middle of the street.
      I cant express how big of a deal this is. Last year  alone I was admitted 5 times for my asthma... I was giving up hope on ever being healthy. Just in November, I had nearly died. The scariest thing in the world is to be breathing so poorly you can no longer voice a word. I know what the feels like. I know what it feels like to not be sure you are gonna make it through this asthma attack, or see tomorrow. It's frightening. I never in a million years thought I would be running for an hour without using my inhaler! 
   Thing about it is I couldnt have done this without God. Infact I have tried to do this without God...and I failed...even more so when I was running regularly in high school I put myself in the hospital by trying to push myself farther. I'm just so excited about this! I guess the next step is to sign up for a real 5k. That's exciting! I think I will go look into that. But thank you... for your time. I hope you come back and read more about my adventures another day! <3


Nicki C.