When you’re running, after a while you feel a burning in your legs. This is lactic acid fermentation, it is a biological process by which glucose and other six-carbon sugars (also, disaccharides of six-carbon sugars, e.g. sucrose or lactose) are converted into cellular energy. And if you have ever run a decent distance you know it hurts. But if you want to get where you’re going, you don’t want to stop. And imagine if it was the dead of night and you could not see in front of you, you can only see what is in the immediate vicinity, and you can remember what is behind you. We all go through a ‘midnight run’ in our lives, but we can’t stop moving forward because then you would be stuck. But if you think of it as a sprint, you’ll wear yourself out and never make it to the end. Its a marathon in the dead of night.
-The MAKI
Such a stark image.
I was holding my breath…
And caught it when I saw Vernon’s legs.
“I would have grown weary had I not seen the goodness of The Lord in the land of the living”
Thank you For writing Allison. We are praying for Vernon right now-AND for YOU xo
Hi Kirsten…I didn’t write this one…but Maki did! 🙂
Great job, Maki. I hope you write more of the blogs.
beautifully written Maki-man, your dad is running a marathon for sure ..and he has you, Justine and Allison there to egg him on ..encourage, support,and cheer him from the side lines…and right now he has Nanna and Grandad there too.Uncle Paul and cousins Aaron and Lewis are watching the race from afar, and are very proud of you all.
xx love to you xx
“A marathon is a string of moments, mixtures of events and emotions that we sample as we move along.”
Maki and Allison,
You have another writer on your hands by the name of Maki. He was making me feel like you had gotten out and did something with Vernon in the middle of the night. Very good Maki. A budding writer and all that for tells. God be with all of you.
Love,
Becky
Dearest Maki! How beautiful and poetic! You have a talent for this. Keep writing, I would love to read more! I miss you so much and I am thinking of you every day. I would so much like to come and visit you, but I don’t have the money these days having been a student recently. Do you remember all the lovely times we had together in London? I cherish the memories. Do you remember how unafraid you were of walking across that see-through glass ceiling over the shark tank at London Aquarium – and how scared I was? :-)You are such a brave young man, and remember you are not alone. Keep taking one step at a time, and together with your dad, Allison, Justine, your mum and the rest of us you will come through. We are here for you! I am so glad to see your nan and grandad is visiting. It must be so lovely for you. I know your bestefar and bestemor here in Norway would love to visit you too, but of course it’s impossible considering my dad’s long term illness. As I am sure you know we are going through a midnight run with your grandad at the moment. I can only get a glimpse of what you must be going through. It is so endlessly sad and difficult with an ill dad. We just have to take care of overselves, and eachother, in the middle of all this. I know you are a great support to the people around you. Is there anything you would like sent from Norway? Some more hjortetakk for lefse? A Norwegian audiobook? I love seeing Allison’s photos of you. I keep showing them to bestemor and bestefar, and it gives us such joy to see you. And what a handsome young man you are! We all miss you terribly. Lots and lots of love and big hugs :-)PS: Feel free to skype me anytime. I will send Allison my email address to give to you.
Wise words, Maki! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for being a good help to Allison. When you run a marathon (as I did many years ago), you learn things that you cannot learn in other ways. Y’all are definitely in a marathon with your dad’s situation and appear to be running well together. The “together” is key to keeping going when you hit “the wall” and you just want to give up, even after having gone so very far already. I hope you read the comments to this blog, because many of them are very encouraging and we *all* need encouragement as we run. Thanks again, Maki!
Wow Maki, You can really write, so well composed and such good imagery. Its good to hear your thoughts too and to see your side of things. Well done, You are definitely one of those shining lights that your dad keeps focussing on. Top guy