30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 14

Today I am thankful God creating us with responsive bodies.  As many of you know, I am training for my *gulp* first every 5K, which is coming up in a little over a month.  I'm trying not to freak out about it; I have a tendency to psych myself out over such things.

In light of what I've been doing physically with regards to my exercise, I am amazed at how God made our bodies.  This summer I could hardly jog a minute and a half without side cramps and shin splints; now it is nothing to go out and jog a mile after dinner.  Yet when I miss a day or two, oh my... my body knows it.  A normally easy run becomes labored, my shins get sore, my sides ache.  But when disciplined, my body responds.  Jogs are longer, recovery times are shorter... everything is in tune.  Some may not understand, but I was having a profound moment last time I was out pounding the pavement...