Southern summer, barefoot, blue jean night...

For the first night in what seems like forever it was a nice evening outside. I got home from dinner with my mom and just had to go sit on the back porch. The weather was just perfect! Then I went and grabbed my book and just enjoyed the evening. It is a night like this that my heart aches for a home of our own, with a porch of our own, and some land with no fences or trains near by. The last few days I have had to pray for patience. I want a home of our own so badly and yet nothing is coming up that is right for us. I get discouraged and frustrated, and then I remind myself that it is better to wait for the right house then settle for something that we won't be happy with. After all, the house we buy will be the home we bring our babies home to and the one we will be in for awhile. So, Lord give me the patience and peace of mind that we will find the right house for our family when we are supposed to find it.

In case anyone was wondering, I am still on my weight loss journey! I have currently lost 34.6 lbs!! I feel great about myself and I want it to keep coming off! Cheryl and I have started running. Yeah you heard me...running!! We have even signed up to RUN two 5K's this fall. The first one is September 10th and it is the Heels for Hope race. This one supports Ovarian cancer, which is what Cheryl's mom has, so we are running for her. The next one is the Race for the Cure in October. Our goal is to actually run them, knowing we will have to walk some of it. Right now we can run two miles with a break in the middle on the treadmill. It has been too stinkin hot to run outside. We are going to need to get over that soon! The running is going great and I hope we keep it up! We have been at it now for 7 weeks, slowly building up over time. I am having issues with my knee bothering me. If you don't know or remember I tore my ACL my sophomore year of college. I had it repaired but it has never been the same and hurts more often than not now. TJ is taking me to get a brace this week so I have a bit more confidence in my knee when running. It doesn't hurt when I run though, so I am not going to give up!

Work is busy as usual! This semester I am a coach in Lessons in Leadership, a class on campus at UCO. I must say I am so excited about this. The students in this class are in the class because of a leadership scholarship. The students are split up into small groups and a staff member on campus is their coach for the semester. Basically, we just guide them through the semester and make sure they stay on track. I hope I can be a good example of a leader to these students and help them on their path to whatever they want to be!

July was a crazy month. Kaytie, Cheryl, and I went to the NKOTBSB concert and mom and I went to Colorado Springs for a week! Then last weekend Kristen and I hosted Kim's baby shower! Little Andrew should be making his appearance any day now! :) I will leave you with a few pictures of the summer!

Until next time,
Leigha

NKOTBSB

Garden of the Gods

Flying W Ranch

Fourth of July

Kim's Baby Shower