This post is like my recent 10K run: finished rather late, but happy to have completed it. Before I write more about the race, though, here are some thankfuls I noticed earlier in the week: 1. I'm thankful for the wind. It's a familiar sound here, and I rather like to hear it howling. It often signals a change in weather--usually colder--which, living in a hot desert, is a welcome relief. (I can live with our January daily highs, though, but I still like to listen to the wind from the comfort of my house.) 2. I'm thankful for the moon. I probably post a photo every month, but every month I think, "Wow! Look at that moon!" I must have a short memory, but the beauty of the moon never fails to amaze me. 3. I'm thankful for friends who play the organ. As I've mentioned before, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints operates with a lay clergy. Because not every congregation has someone who has been trained on the organ, oft