About
In our house we have a saying, “The biggest challenge to exercising is getting your feet out the door.” Ken and I have a blended family of 7 wonderful kids, 4 of whom are still living in our house, with ages that range from 6 to 20 years old. Ken is a city engineer for the City of Bonney Lake and Sarah teaches 5th grade at Cascade Christian School. To say our lives are busy is an understatement! Both of us have experience with running in the past; Ken participated in track and cross country in high school through college, and Sarah took up jogging about ten years ago while going through a tough time in her life. We joined CrossTrainers three years ago and found support and motivation to reach goals that we did not think possible. Sarah was able to run her first 10K with the help of CrossTrainers, a milestone that she will never forget. Staying active has always been an important part of our family culture, and despite some healthy challenges that we have recently faced in our family, we still challenge ourselves to get our feet out the door as much as possible. We are looking forward to working with CrossTrainers again this year; to know that we have the help, support, and encouragement of others to keep on going when things get rough. One of our favorite verses is Isaiah 40:31, “Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” We know that God will give us the strength to handle every obstacle that comes in our path. We hope that you will find that strength, too, as you begin (or continue) your fitness journey.