Hey all! Thanks for reading and sharing in my journey. It's been 2 years this week since we moved to Sweet Home Alabama. We love it here for many reasons, one of which is that we are privileged to volunteer with the organization Alabama Rural Ministry or ARM for short. You can check them out here for information about the ways they serve Alabama's poorest of the poor. Our whole family has loved helping with home repairs and basic social services provided to families in need. ARM is sponsoring a 3 day bike ride across Alabama, called Cycle of Service, to raise awareness about poverty housing in Alabama and raise money for home repair and Tornado Relief in Lee, Macon, and Sumter counties. It's coming up June 24-26th.
We believe in the good this organization is doing in our home state, so I have decided to ride with them this year!!!!!!! It's 168 miles over a three day span!!! I'm VERY new to the road biking world, with rookie written all over me. I got a road bike and started training for this May 10th. I'm not sure I'll be able to physically finish the ride each day, but I'm committed to trying my best! The hardest day to conquer looks like it will be the first leg, which is 77 miles in one day! (I think the sweeper and I will be on first name basis within the first hour or so.) I'm committed to training my hardest and steady improvement over the next 5 weeks. The most I've biked in one trip so far is 25 miles. So I'm only 1/3 of the way there, but there is hope that I will improve by June 24th!
So who's with me? I need people to "walk" with me through this journey! :) I need encouragement, financial sponsors, advice and PRAYERS! If you're interested, please send me an email and I'll get more info to you. Please feel free to send this blog link to anyone you think would interested.
Blessings!! Tara
Go Tara, go! What a courageous undertaking. The good you send into the world always draws good back to you, and I'm sure you'll find that there are blessings to be found in the most unlikely places. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteNothing like a warrior with a heart for the poor.....more than a conqueror!
ReplyDeleteWow Tara! I think that this sounds awesome and I am excited for you. I know you will do great. 25 miles may seem wimpy to you, but it sounds amazing to me :D I think you can get to your goal with no problem.
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