When I go hiking, my goal is to keep up with my husband--at all costs. I don't let on when I'm tired. I am determined that I will keep up! What a strong willed woman I am! Thankfully, I usually can keep up. But, when I'm hiking with him I don't rest as often as I might if I were on my own. The past month has been a lot like hiking for me. Last Wednesday night, I had the chance to sit down for coffee with a young gal from my church. I shared with her all that had been going on with my family. At the end, she queried, "All of that happened in a month?" I replied, "Yes, my mom arrived October 7th." It's strange to realize that it has been a marathon of a month. First my mom arrived. Within a few days we realized we wanted to move. We put our house on the market. We started looking for a new home for all of us. We put one offer in. We took it off the table. We made another offer. It was ...