"We Did It!!!!" or "We Are Not Alone"

This past Saturday, the 4 of us decided to go to the BBQ Fest in Owensboro and and run the 5K. Mysha and I would run and Kisha and Mommy would walk Kisha's 1st 5K. Mysha & I ran together until the very end until I sprinted ahead and beat her by 15 seconds. (Hey, she's gonna beat me soon enough as it is on her own!) Then she stayed with Nana while I went back to check on how Mommy and Kisha was doing. When I caught up to them Kisha yells out for me and is so excited I came back for them. Steph told me about the whining and the crying that had transpired for 2/3 of the race and Kisha had done some of it too. (OOOOOHHHH, I am gonna pay for that one!) But when I arrived it seemed as if all was well. Kisha had even decided to run a little of it with me. We finally finished and decided to wear our shirts proudly of the accomplishment of finishing as a family. That night we were resting in the living room when Kisha comes out with a shirt that had 5K prominently displayed on the front it written in marker and the words, "I did it with Mommy!" on both sleeves. The only problem was, it was mommy's shirt she wrote on. Then we found hers and she did the same to her shirt. Mommy loved it, and Kisha wore hers to school today to show everyone what she accomplished over the weekend!
It occurred to me that her first thought was to recognize the fact she didn't do it on her own but with the help of others helping her, encouraging her, and sometimes pushing her to finish. She admitted the fact she couldn't do it own her own but needed help. Why is it so hard for me to admit the same thing? Why is there this incessant need to make everyone believe I could do anything on my own? The truth is, there is NOTHING I do in life of which I can claim credit for doing all by myself. I have needed and gotten help every step of the way and will continue to get help forever more. And here's the thing, it's O.K. This is the way God has designed it. We all need help in all we do. Ultimately, that help is from God. "Without Me, you can do nothing." I have seen His hand help me all my life through parents, family, friends, and yes, at times, even through strangers. So thanks to everyone who has gotten me to this place in my life!!!!

BTW: We still have a lot of work to do!!!