Just a Mom of Big Kids

  What a day. Rae has been training for 6 months to run the Grand Rapids marathon, and today was the day.  While there were hours of running to prepare for today, that isn't what this is about. While there were many many phone calls about running adventures, trails, and times, that isn't what this is about. While the marathon took her through her most favorites city in Michigan with her favorite places along the route, that isn't what this is about. While she had her best cheering section, filled with her boyfriend, her siblings, her friends, even that isn't what this is about. It's about John. John and Rachel were running near each other practically the whole race. She'd pull a little ahead, then he would, but throughout the 26 miles, they started talking. Two complete strangers, with nothing in common except that they ended up near each other today, encouraging each other. Laughing at their training- or lack of... just basically passing miles in short conversa...