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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('328','3','2009-06-23 14:28:33','2009-06-23 14:28:33','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-326\" title=\"fl_nobox_wht_logo3\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/fl_nobox_wht_logo3-300x45.jpg\" alt=\"fl_nobox_wht_logo3\" width=\"300\" height=\"45\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> </p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"main_subheader\">Finish Line, Inc.</span> is a leading athletic retailer offering the best selection of brand name footwear, apparel and accessories. The company operates over 700 stores in 47 states and online at <a href=\"http://www.finishline.com/\">www.finishline.com</a>.  For everyone who donates a pair of shoes to Give Your Sole, they will receive a $10 OFF coupon for your next purchase of $60 or more online or in-store.  Make sure to look for the Give Your Sole booth at the Health and Fitness Expo on Friday July 31st and Saturday August 1st at the McCormick Place in Chicago to donate your shoes. </p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See you at the Finish Line too!</p>','Get your Coupon to Finish Line...','0','','inherit','open','open','','320-revision-4','','','2009-06-23 14:28:33','2009-06-23 14:28:33','','320','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=328','0','revision','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('334','3','2009-06-23 02:07:47','2009-06-23 02:07:47','[caption id=\"attachment_335\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Terri Micetich and myself (click picture to be directed to MorningStar Mission website)\"]<a href=\"http://www.morningstarmission.org/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-335   \" title=\"dsc_3248\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc_3248-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_3248\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n Today I visited the MorningStar Mission who will be the recipient of all the shoes we collect at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon August 2nd.  Without this mission, many people would not have a place to escape the cold of Chicago. Not many people would have a sanctuary where they can keep their kids safe. Not many people would have the opportunity to get back on their feet.  Not many people would be able to have a nice meal.  In 2007 the mission served 135,327 meals.  I was told that since the economy has taken a turn for the worst the amount of meals served has gone up 50%!  You do the math.\r\n\r\nTerri Micetich, Director of Development, at MorningStar Mission gave me a tour of the mission that tore at the heartstrings to say the least.  First of all, if there were not people like Terri and her mother, Marilyn Farmer, who I found out is the towns main caregiver for those in need, Joliet would be at a huge loss. They have committed their lives to making sure EVERYONE gets a fair shake.\r\n\r\nTheir \"Jump On The Bus\" program is one that deserves tremendous attention.  This program is determined to make sure that over 350 children have every school supply they need, everything from pencils to tennis shoes, as they head back to school.  Give Your Sole would like to ask those of you with children to  really help out and donate those shoes.  These kids are no different in the sense that they outgrow shoes incredibly fast.  The difference is, they don\'t have the means to go out and buy new ones.  With your help, we can alleviate the worry and stress of their parents having to find them new shoes.\r\n\r\nToday I had dinner in \"MY\" own house.  Today I went to bed in \"MY\" own bed.  Tomorrow I will wake up and make \"MY\" breakfast.  There are far too many people in this nation that cannot say the same, many of them in Joliet Illinois.  I encourage everyone who attends this years Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon to donate your shoes to Give Your Sole so we can get them to the men, women and children at MorningStar Mission who can really use them.\r\n\r\nThank you.','My visit with MorningStar Mission','0','','publish','open','open','','my-visit-with-morningstar-mission','','','2009-12-16 06:33:40','2009-12-16 06:33:40','','0','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=334','0','post','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('338','3','2009-06-29 02:32:54','2009-06-29 02:32:54','<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-335\" title=\"dsc_3248\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc_3248-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_3248\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" /> Today I visited the MorningStar Mission where many people call it home. Without this mission many people would not be able to have anything they can call their \"own\".  Not many people would have a place to escape the cold of Chicago. Not many people would have a sanctuary where they can keep their kids safe while they work. Not many people would have the opportunity to get back on their feet.  Not many people would be able to have a nice meal.  In 2007 the mission served 135,327 meals.  They tell me that since the economy has taken a turn for the worst the amount of meals served has gone up 50%!  You do the math!\r\n\r\nTerri Micetich, Director of Development, at MorningStar Mission gave me a tour of the mission that tore at the heartstrings to say the least.  First of all, if there were not people like Terri and her mother, Marilyn Farmer, who I found out is the towns main caregiver for those in need, Joliet would be at a huge loss. They have committed their lives to making sure EVERYONE gets a fair shake.\r\n\r\nTheir \"Jump On The Bus\" program is one that deserves tremendous attention, http://tinyurl.com/mrsta2  This program is determined to make sure that over 350 children have every school supply they need, everything from pencils to tennis shoes, as they head back to school.  Give Your Sole would like to ask those of you with children really help out and donate those shoes.  These kids are no different in the sense that they outgrow shoes incredibly fast.  The difference is they do not have the means to go out and buy new ones.  With your help, we can alleviate the worry and stress of their parents having to find them new shoes.\r\n\r\nToday I had dinner in \"MY\" own house.  Today I went to bed in \"MY\" own bed.  Tomorrow I will wake up and make \"MY\" breakfast.  There are far too many people in this nation that cannot say the same, many of them in Joliet Illinois.','My visit with MorningStar Mission','0','','inherit','open','open','','334-revision-3','','','2009-06-29 02:32:54','2009-06-29 02:32:54','','334','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=338','0','revision','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('344','3','2009-06-29 02:43:41','2009-06-29 02:43:41','<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-335\" title=\"dsc_3248\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc_3248-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_3248\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" /> Today I visited the MorningStar Mission, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.morningstarmission.org</span>. Without this mission, many people would not have anything they can call their \"own\".  Not many people would have a place to escape the cold of Chicago. Not many people would have a sanctuary where they can keep their kids safe. Not many people would have the opportunity to get back on their feet.  Not many people would be able to have a nice meal.  In 2007 the mission served 135,327 meals.  I was told that since the economy has taken a turn for the worst the amount of meals served has gone up 50%!  You do the math.\r\n\r\nTerri Micetich, Director of Development, at MorningStar Mission gave me a tour of the mission that tore at the heartstrings to say the least.  First of all, if there were not people like Terri and her mother, Marilyn Farmer, who I found out is the towns main caregiver for those in need, Joliet would be at a huge loss. They have committed their lives to making sure EVERYONE gets a fair shake.\r\n\r\nTheir \"Jump On The Bus\" program is one that deserves tremendous attention.  This program is determined to make sure that over 350 children have every school supply they need, everything from pencils to tennis shoes, as they head back to school.  Give Your Sole would like to ask those of you with children to  really help out and donate those shoes.  These kids are no different in the sense that they outgrow shoes incredibly fast.  The difference is, they don\'t have the means to go out and buy new ones.  With your help, we can alleviate the worry and stress of their parents having to find them new shoes.\r\n\r\nToday I had dinner in \"MY\" own house.  Today I went to bed in \"MY\" own bed.  Tomorrow I will wake up and make \"MY\" breakfast.  There are far too many people in this nation that cannot say the same, many of them in Joliet Illinois.  I encourage everyone who attends this years Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon to donate your shoes to Give Your Sole so we can get them to the men, women and children at MorningStar Mission who can really use them.\r\n\r\nThank you.','My visit with MorningStar Mission','0','','inherit','open','open','','334-revision-9','','','2009-06-29 02:43:41','2009-06-29 02:43:41','','334','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=344','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('345','3','2009-06-29 03:16:24','2009-06-29 03:16:24','[caption id=\"attachment_335\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Terri Micetich and myself (click picture to be directed to MorningStar Mission)\"]<a href=\"http://www.morningstarmission.org/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-335  \" title=\"dsc_3248\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc_3248-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_3248\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n Today I visited the MorningStar Mission who will be the recipient of all the shoes we collect at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon August 2nd.  Without this mission, many people would not have a place to escape the cold of Chicago. Not many people would have a sanctuary where they can keep their kids safe. Not many people would have the opportunity to get back on their feet.  Not many people would be able to have a nice meal.  In 2007 the mission served 135,327 meals.  I was told that since the economy has taken a turn for the worst the amount of meals served has gone up 50%!  You do the math.\r\n\r\nTerri Micetich, Director of Development, at MorningStar Mission gave me a tour of the mission that tore at the heartstrings to say the least.  First of all, if there were not people like Terri and her mother, Marilyn Farmer, who I found out is the towns main caregiver for those in need, Joliet would be at a huge loss. They have committed their lives to making sure EVERYONE gets a fair shake.\r\n\r\nTheir \"Jump On The Bus\" program is one that deserves tremendous attention.  This program is determined to make sure that over 350 children have every school supply they need, everything from pencils to tennis shoes, as they head back to school.  Give Your Sole would like to ask those of you with children to  really help out and donate those shoes.  These kids are no different in the sense that they outgrow shoes incredibly fast.  The difference is, they don\'t have the means to go out and buy new ones.  With your help, we can alleviate the worry and stress of their parents having to find them new shoes.\r\n\r\nToday I had dinner in \"MY\" own house.  Today I went to bed in \"MY\" own bed.  Tomorrow I will wake up and make \"MY\" breakfast.  There are far too many people in this nation that cannot say the same, many of them in Joliet Illinois.  I encourage everyone who attends this years Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon to donate your shoes to Give Your Sole so we can get them to the men, women and children at MorningStar Mission who can really use them.\r\n\r\nThank you.','My visit with MorningStar Mission','0','','inherit','open','open','','334-autosave','','','2009-06-29 03:16:24','2009-06-29 03:16:24','','334','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=345','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('346','3','2009-06-29 02:46:06','2009-06-29 02:46:06','<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-335\" title=\"dsc_3248\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc_3248-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_3248\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" /> Today I visited the MorningStar Mission, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.morningstarmission.org</span>. Without this mission, many people would not have anything they can call their \"own\".  Not many people would have a place to escape the cold of Chicago. Not many people would have a sanctuary where they can keep their kids safe. Not many people would have the opportunity to get back on their feet.  Not many people would be able to have a nice meal.  In 2007 the mission served 135,327 meals.  I was told that since the economy has taken a turn for the worst the amount of meals served has gone up 50%!  You do the math.\r\n\r\nTerri Micetich, Director of Development, at MorningStar Mission gave me a tour of the mission that tore at the heartstrings to say the least.  First of all, if there were not people like Terri and her mother, Marilyn Farmer, who I found out is the towns main caregiver for those in need, Joliet would be at a huge loss. They have committed their lives to making sure EVERYONE gets a fair shake.\r\n\r\nTheir \"Jump On The Bus\" program is one that deserves tremendous attention.  This program is determined to make sure that over 350 children have every school supply they need, everything from pencils to tennis shoes, as they head back to school.  Give Your Sole would like to ask those of you with children to  really help out and donate those shoes.  These kids are no different in the sense that they outgrow shoes incredibly fast.  The difference is, they don\'t have the means to go out and buy new ones.  With your help, we can alleviate the worry and stress of their parents having to find them new shoes.\r\n\r\nToday I had dinner in \"MY\" own house.  Today I went to bed in \"MY\" own bed.  Tomorrow I will wake up and make \"MY\" breakfast.  There are far too many people in this nation that cannot say the same, many of them in Joliet Illinois.  I encourage everyone who attends this years Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon to donate your shoes to Give Your Sole so we can get them to the men, women and children at MorningStar Mission who can really use them.\r\n\r\nThank you.','My visit with MorningStar Mission','0','','inherit','open','open','','334-revision-10','','','2009-06-29 02:46:06','2009-06-29 02:46:06','','334','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=346','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('347','3','2009-06-29 03:11:51','2009-06-29 03:11:51','[caption id=\"attachment_335\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Terri Micetich and myself\"]<a href=\"http://www.morningstarmission.org/\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-335\" title=\"dsc_3248\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc_3248-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_3248\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n Today I visited the MorningStar Mission who will be the recipient of all the shoes we collect at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon August 2nd.  Without this mission, many people would have nothing.  Not many people would have a place to escape the cold of Chicago. Not many people would have a sanctuary where they can keep their kids safe. Not many people would have the opportunity to get back on their feet.  Not many people would be able to have a nice meal.  In 2007 the mission served 135,327 meals.  I was told that since the economy has taken a turn for the worst the amount of meals served has gone up 50%!  You do the math.\r\n\r\nTerri Micetich, Director of Development, at MorningStar Mission gave me a tour of the mission that tore at the heartstrings to say the least.  First of all, if there were not people like Terri and her mother, Marilyn Farmer, who I found out is the towns main caregiver for those in need, Joliet would be at a huge loss. They have committed their lives to making sure EVERYONE gets a fair shake.\r\n\r\nTheir \"Jump On The Bus\" program is one that deserves tremendous attention.  This program is determined to make sure that over 350 children have every school supply they need, everything from pencils to tennis shoes, as they head back to school.  Give Your Sole would like to ask those of you with children to  really help out and donate those shoes.  These kids are no different in the sense that they outgrow shoes incredibly fast.  The difference is, they don\'t have the means to go out and buy new ones.  With your help, we can alleviate the worry and stress of their parents having to find them new shoes.\r\n\r\nToday I had dinner in \"MY\" own house.  Today I went to bed in \"MY\" own bed.  Tomorrow I will wake up and make \"MY\" breakfast.  There are far too many people in this nation that cannot say the same, many of them in Joliet Illinois.  I encourage everyone who attends this years Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon to donate your shoes to Give Your Sole so we can get them to the men, women and children at MorningStar Mission who can really use them.\r\n\r\nThank you.','My visit with MorningStar Mission','0','','inherit','open','open','','334-revision-11','','','2009-06-29 03:11:51','2009-06-29 03:11:51','','334','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=347','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('348','3','2009-06-29 03:13:41','2009-06-29 03:13:41','[caption id=\"attachment_335\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Terri Micetich and myself\"]<a href=\"http://www.morningstarmission.org/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-335 \" title=\"dsc_3248\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc_3248-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_3248\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n Today I visited the MorningStar Mission who will be the recipient of all the shoes we collect at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon August 2nd.  Without this mission, many people would have nothing.  Not many people would have a place to escape the cold of Chicago. Not many people would have a sanctuary where they can keep their kids safe. Not many people would have the opportunity to get back on their feet.  Not many people would be able to have a nice meal.  In 2007 the mission served 135,327 meals.  I was told that since the economy has taken a turn for the worst the amount of meals served has gone up 50%!  You do the math.\r\n\r\nTerri Micetich, Director of Development, at MorningStar Mission gave me a tour of the mission that tore at the heartstrings to say the least.  First of all, if there were not people like Terri and her mother, Marilyn Farmer, who I found out is the towns main caregiver for those in need, Joliet would be at a huge loss. They have committed their lives to making sure EVERYONE gets a fair shake.\r\n\r\nTheir \"Jump On The Bus\" program is one that deserves tremendous attention.  This program is determined to make sure that over 350 children have every school supply they need, everything from pencils to tennis shoes, as they head back to school.  Give Your Sole would like to ask those of you with children to  really help out and donate those shoes.  These kids are no different in the sense that they outgrow shoes incredibly fast.  The difference is, they don\'t have the means to go out and buy new ones.  With your help, we can alleviate the worry and stress of their parents having to find them new shoes.\r\n\r\nToday I had dinner in \"MY\" own house.  Today I went to bed in \"MY\" own bed.  Tomorrow I will wake up and make \"MY\" breakfast.  There are far too many people in this nation that cannot say the same, many of them in Joliet Illinois.  I encourage everyone who attends this years Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon to donate your shoes to Give Your Sole so we can get them to the men, women and children at MorningStar Mission who can really use them.\r\n\r\nThank you.','My visit with MorningStar Mission','0','','inherit','open','open','','334-revision-12','','','2009-06-29 03:13:41','2009-06-29 03:13:41','','334','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=348','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('349','3','2009-06-29 03:15:36','2009-06-29 03:15:36','[caption id=\"attachment_335\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Terri Micetich and myself\"]<a href=\"http://www.morningstarmission.org/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-335 \" title=\"dsc_3248\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dsc_3248-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_3248\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n Today I visited the MorningStar Mission who will be the recipient of all the shoes we collect at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon August 2nd.  Without this mission, many people would not have a place to escape the cold of Chicago. Not many people would have a sanctuary where they can keep their kids safe. Not many people would have the opportunity to get back on their feet.  Not many people would be able to have a nice meal.  In 2007 the mission served 135,327 meals.  I was told that since the economy has taken a turn for the worst the amount of meals served has gone up 50%!  You do the math.\r\n\r\nTerri Micetich, Director of Development, at MorningStar Mission gave me a tour of the mission that tore at the heartstrings to say the least.  First of all, if there were not people like Terri and her mother, Marilyn Farmer, who I found out is the towns main caregiver for those in need, Joliet would be at a huge loss. They have committed their lives to making sure EVERYONE gets a fair shake.\r\n\r\nTheir \"Jump On The Bus\" program is one that deserves tremendous attention.  This program is determined to make sure that over 350 children have every school supply they need, everything from pencils to tennis shoes, as they head back to school.  Give Your Sole would like to ask those of you with children to  really help out and donate those shoes.  These kids are no different in the sense that they outgrow shoes incredibly fast.  The difference is, they don\'t have the means to go out and buy new ones.  With your help, we can alleviate the worry and stress of their parents having to find them new shoes.\r\n\r\nToday I had dinner in \"MY\" own house.  Today I went to bed in \"MY\" own bed.  Tomorrow I will wake up and make \"MY\" breakfast.  There are far too many people in this nation that cannot say the same, many of them in Joliet Illinois.  I encourage everyone who attends this years Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon to donate your shoes to Give Your Sole so we can get them to the men, women and children at MorningStar Mission who can really use them.\r\n\r\nThank you.','My visit with MorningStar Mission','0','','inherit','open','open','','334-revision-13','','','2009-06-29 03:15:36','2009-06-29 03:15:36','','334','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=349','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('350','3','2009-06-03 06:20:38','2009-06-03 06:20:38','<strong>Rock \'n\' Roll Chicago Half Marathon July 31st - August 2nd 2009</strong>\r\n\r\nDonations can be made at Race Expo and Finish Line.\r\n\r\n<strong>Expo Hours: </strong>\r\n\r\nFriday July 31st 11AM-7PM\r\n\r\nSaturday August 1st 9AM-5PM\r\n\r\n<strong>Expo Location:</strong>\r\n\r\nMcCormick Place; Hall C \r\n\r\n2301 South Lake Shore Drive\r\n\r\nChicago, Illinois\r\n\r\n<strong>Race Finish Line</strong> (Sunday August 2nd 7:00am-3pm)\r\n\r\n<span><strong>Location</strong>: on Columbus between Roosevelt and Balboa </span>','Chicago ','0','','inherit','open','open','','249-revision-6','','','2009-06-03 06:20:38','2009-06-03 06:20:38','','249','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=350','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('351','3','2009-07-20 17:10:49','2009-07-20 17:10:49','<img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-355\" title=\"RNR Chicago\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//picture-8-300x109.png\" alt=\"RNR Chicago\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" />\r\n\r\nOur goal is to collect <strong>1,000 Pairs and $1,000 </strong>at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon 11 days from now!  We are asking those who donate their shoes to also donate $1 to Give Your Sole.  The money will go to help grow Give Your Sole and attend more race events throughout the coming year.  We will be at booth #125 at McCormick Place, Hall C on July 31st and August 2nd.  We will also be collecting shoes off of peoples feet at the finish line. Donate your race day shoes and receive a free pair of Give Your Sole flip-flops, (race runners on race day ONLY will receive the flip-flops) See you there!','Help donate 1,000 Pairs!','0','','publish','open','open','','help-donate-1000-pairs','','','2009-12-16 06:32:55','2009-12-16 06:32:55','','0','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=351','0','post','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('356','3','2009-07-20 15:40:44','2009-07-20 15:40:44',' \r\n\r\nWe are only 11 days away from attending the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon (http://chicago.competitor.com).  Our goal is to collect 1,000 Pairs and $1,000!  We are asking those who donate their shoes to also donate $1 to Give Your Sole.  The money will go to help grow Give Your Sole and also help us be able to attend more race events throughout the coming year.  Click on \"Events/Chicago\" above to find out dates and times of the Health and Fitness Expo.  See you there!','Help donate 1,000 Pairs!','0','','inherit','open','open','','351-revision-2','','','2009-07-20 15:40:44','2009-07-20 15:40:44','','351','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=356','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('357','3','2009-07-20 17:01:08','2009-07-20 17:01:08','<img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-355\" title=\"RNR Chicago\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//picture-8-300x109.png\" alt=\"RNR Chicago\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" />\r\n\r\nWe are only 11 days away from attending the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon (http://chicago.competitor.com).  Our goal is to collect 1,000 Pairs and $1,000!  We are asking those who donate their shoes to also donate $1 to Give Your Sole.  The money will go to help grow Give Your Sole and also help us be able to attend more race events throughout the coming year.  Click on \"Events/Chicago\" above to find out dates and times of the Health and Fitness Expo.  See you there!','Help donate 1,000 Pairs!','0','','inherit','open','open','','351-revision-3','','','2009-07-20 17:01:08','2009-07-20 17:01:08','','351','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=357','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('358','3','2009-07-20 17:09:27','2009-07-20 17:09:27','<img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-355\" title=\"RNR Chicago\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//picture-8-300x109.png\" alt=\"RNR Chicago\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" />\r\n\r\nOur goal is to collect <strong>1,000 Pairs and $1,000 </strong>at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon 11 days from now!  We are asking those who donate their shoes to also donate $1 to Give Your Sole.  The money will go to help grow Give Your Sole and attend more race events throughout the coming year.  We will be at booth #125 at McCormick Place, Hall C on July 31st and August 2nd.  We will also be collecting shoes off of peoples feet at the finish line.  Donate your race day shoes and receive a free pair of Give Your Sole flip-flops, (race runners on race day ONLY will receive the flip-flops) See you there!','Help donate 1,000 Pairs!','0','','inherit','open','open','','351-revision-4','','','2009-07-20 17:09:27','2009-07-20 17:09:27','','351','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=358','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('359','3','2009-07-28 15:25:06','2009-07-28 15:25:06','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-360 alignright\" title=\"sleep\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//sleep-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"sleep\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" />When you set out on a run are you running to get in shape?  Is the run for <em>yourself</em>?  Do you only have one goal in mind; to lose weight, to get ready for a High School Reunion, to be in better shape than the other people at the office?  Don\'t get me wrong; these are all legitimate reasons.  However, the run sometimes has to be more than just about yourself.\r\n\r\nNext time you go out for a run take some extra cash and be ready to hand it to someone in need or run by a cafe and buy a danish to give someone on the street. We all know that \"Tragedy\" is a repetitive theme in the news, so read the morning paper or news online and find a story that you can devote some thought and prayer to during your run. This will make the run more meaningful as opposed to just \"another run you have to do today\", and hopefully it will get you thinking about ways you can make a difference.   Before you know it, your run will be over and with your heart rate up you will be ready to serve.\r\n\r\nSo next time you lace up your shoes, decide if you are going to run for yourself or run for a reason...or both.','Run for a Reason','0','','publish','open','open','','run-for-a-reason','','','2009-12-16 06:32:37','2009-12-16 06:32:37','','0','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=359','0','post','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('361','3','2009-07-28 15:19:22','2009-07-28 15:19:22','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-360 alignright\" title=\"sleep\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//sleep-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"sleep\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" />When you set out on a run are you running to get in shape?  Is the run for <em>yourself</em>?  Do you only have one goal in mind, to lose weight, to get ready for a High School Reunion, to be in better shape than the other people at the office?  Don\'t get me wrong; these are all legitimate reasons.  However, the run sometimes has to be more than just about yourself.\r\n\r\nNext time you go out for a run take some extra cash and be ready to hand it to someone in need or run by a cafe and buy a danish to give to someone on the street. We all know that \"Tragedy\" is a repetitive theme in the news, so read the morning paper or news online and find a story that you can devote some thought and prayer too during your run .  This will make the run more meaningful as opposed to just \"another run you have to do today\", not to mention it will make the run go by faster too.  You will have ran for a reason larger than yourself.  So next time you lace up your shoes, decide if you are going to run for yourself or run for a reason. Dong it','Run for a Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','359-revision','','','2009-07-28 15:19:22','2009-07-28 15:19:22','','359','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=361','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('363','3','2009-07-28 15:23:35','2009-07-28 15:23:35','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-360 alignright\" title=\"sleep\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//sleep-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"sleep\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" />When you set out on a run are you running to get in shape?  Is the run for <em>yourself</em>?  Do you only have one goal in mind; to lose weight, to get ready for a High School Reunion, to be in better shape than the other people at the office?  Don\'t get me wrong; these are all legitimate reasons.  However, the run sometimes has to be more than just about yourself.\r\n\r\nNext time you go out for a run take some extra cash and be ready to hand it to someone in need or run by a cafe and buy a danish to give someone on the street. We all know that \"Tragedy\" is a repetitive theme in the news, so read the morning paper or news online and find a story that you can devote some thought and prayer to during your run. This will make the run more meaningful as opposed to just \"another run you have to do today\", not to mention it will make the run go by faster too.\r\n\r\nSo next time you lace up your shoes, decide if you are going to run for yourself or run for a reason...or both.','Run for a Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','359-revision-3','','','2009-07-28 15:23:35','2009-07-28 15:23:35','','359','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=363','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('362','3','2009-07-28 15:20:22','2009-07-28 15:20:22','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-360 alignright\" title=\"sleep\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//sleep-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"sleep\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" />When you set out on a run are you running to get in shape?  Is the run for <em>yourself</em>?  Do you only have one goal in mind, to lose weight, to get ready for a High School Reunion, to be in better shape than the other people at the office?  Don\'t get me wrong; these are all legitimate reasons.  However, the run sometimes has to be more than just about yourself.\r\n\r\nNext time you go out for a run take some extra cash and be ready to hand it to someone in need or run by a cafe and buy a danish to give to someone on the street. We all know that \"Tragedy\" is a repetitive theme in the news, so read the morning paper or news online and find a story that you can devote some thought and prayer too during your run .  This will make the run more meaningful as opposed to just \"another run you have to do today\", not to mention it will make the run go by faster too.  You will have ran for a reason larger than yourself.  So next time you lace up your shoes, decide if you are going to run for yourself or run for a reason. Doing it for both is not a bad idea.','Run for a Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','359-revision-2','','','2009-07-28 15:20:22','2009-07-28 15:20:22','','359','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=362','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('364','3','2009-07-28 15:40:50','2009-07-28 15:40:50','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-360 alignright\" title=\"sleep\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//sleep-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"sleep\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" />When you set out on a run are you running to get in shape?  Is the run for <em>yourself</em>?  Do you only have one goal in mind; to lose weight, to get ready for a High School Reunion, to be in better shape than the other people at the office?  Don\'t get me wrong; these are all legitimate reasons.  However, the run sometimes has to be more than just about yourself.\r\n\r\nNext time you go out for a run take some extra cash and be ready to hand it to someone in need or run by a cafe and buy a danish to give someone on the street. We all know that \"Tragedy\" is a repetitive theme in the news, so read the morning paper or news online and find a story that you can devote some thought and prayer to during your run. This will make the run more meaningful as opposed to just \"another run you have to do today\", and hopefully it will get you thinking about ways you can make a difference.   Before you know it, your run will be over and with your heart rate up you will be ready to serve.\r\n\r\nSo next time you lace up your shoes, decide if you are going to run for yourself or run for a reason...or both.','Run for a Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','359-autosave','','','2009-07-28 15:40:50','2009-07-28 15:40:50','','359','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=364','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('365','3','2009-07-28 15:25:06','2009-07-28 15:25:06','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-360 alignright\" title=\"sleep\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//sleep-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"sleep\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" />When you set out on a run are you running to get in shape?  Is the run for <em>yourself</em>?  Do you only have one goal in mind; to lose weight, to get ready for a High School Reunion, to be in better shape than the other people at the office?  Don\'t get me wrong; these are all legitimate reasons.  However, the run sometimes has to be more than just about yourself.\r\n\r\nNext time you go out for a run take some extra cash and be ready to hand it to someone in need or run by a cafe and buy a danish to give someone on the street. We all know that \"Tragedy\" is a repetitive theme in the news, so read the morning paper or news online and find a story that you can devote some thought and prayer to during your run. This will make the run more meaningful as opposed to just \"another run you have to do today\", not to mention it will make the run go by faster too.\r\n\r\nSo next time you lace up your shoes, decide if you are going to run for yourself or run for a reason...or both.','Run for a Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','359-revision-4','','','2009-07-28 15:25:06','2009-07-28 15:25:06','','359','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=365','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('366','3','2009-07-31 04:29:08','2009-07-31 04:29:08','It is the night before we start collecting shoes at the Health and Fitness Expo for the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon and my anticipation is at an all-time high. I have been in the great city of Chicago for the last two months preparing for what is about to take place over the course of the next 3 days. All the meetings, all the social networking, all the praying, all the support from friends, family and those unseen and never met comes down to what lies ahead. Preparation is the work that takes place so that Faith can take action.\r\n\r\nFrom this point forward what happens will be what the Lord has planned and that is fine by me.','The night before...','0','','publish','open','open','','the-night-before','','','2009-12-16 06:32:23','2009-12-16 06:32:23','','0','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=366','0','post','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('370','3','2009-07-31 04:12:07','2009-07-31 04:12:07','Well, it is the night before we start collecting shoes at the Health and Fitness Expo for the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon and the anticipation is at an all-time high. I have been in the great city of Chicago for the last two months preparing for what is about to take place over the course of the next 3 days. All the meetings, all the social networking, all the praying, all the support from friends, family and those unseen and never met comes down to what lies ahead. Preparation is the work that takes place so that Faith can take action.\r\n\r\nFrom this point forward what happens will be guided by what the Lord has planned and that is fine by me.','The Night Before','0','','inherit','open','open','','366-revision-4','','','2009-07-31 04:12:07','2009-07-31 04:12:07','','366','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=370','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('369','3','2009-07-31 03:51:29','2009-07-31 03:51:29','Well, it is the night before we start collecting shoes at the Health and Fitness Expo for the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon and the anticipation is at an all-time high.  I have been in the great city of Chicago for the last two months preparing for what is about to take place over the course of the next 3 days. All the meetings, all the social networking, all the praying, all the support from friends, family and those unseen and never met comes down to what lies ahead.  Preparation is the work that takes place so that Faith can take action. We must take responsibility and do what we can to make a difference and trust the rest will be taken care of.\r\n\r\nFrom this point forward what happens will be guided by what the Lord has planned...and I\'m grateful for that.','What to do once the work is done....','0','','inherit','open','open','','366-revision-3','','','2009-07-31 03:51:29','2009-07-31 03:51:29','','366','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=369','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('367','3','2009-07-31 03:40:01','2009-07-31 03:40:01','Well, it is the night before we start collecting shoes at the Health and Fitness Expo for the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon and the anticipation is at an all-time high.  I have been in the great city of Chicago for the last two months preparing for what is about to take place over the course of the next 3 days. All the meetings, all the social networking, all the praying, all the support from friends, family and those unseen and never met comes down to what lies ahead.  From this point forward what happens will be guided by what the Lord has planned.  Preparation is the work that takes place so that Faith can take action. We can\'t just sit back and be Hillary Hope it happens.  We must use what the Lord has given us to help put people in the position to do his work in helping others. One definition of faith is a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.  No matter if 1000 pairs are collected or 1 pair is collected they will go to help someone that is in a position of need.  That is a success. That is the product of human support for one another.','What to do once the work is done....','0','','inherit','open','open','','366-revision','','','2009-07-31 03:40:01','2009-07-31 03:40:01','','366','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=367','0','revision','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('371','3','2009-08-04 12:59:55','2009-08-04 12:59:55','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374 \" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd grew in size and we ended up collecting 150 pairs. The rest of those who came by the booth said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. They did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy. I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth. Mac did an incredible job talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I now understand what true joy is because I felt it from the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and as many of you know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to be late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour or so later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and he could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Next stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up to their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot, holding their shoes ready for donation. It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people at MorningStar Rescue Mission who needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V. and CAT Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I began to see there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  If you haven\'t figured it out by now, I\'m divorced from Mac\'s mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and have seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.\r\n\r\nFour things happened this weekend. First, Mac was there for me to help grow Give Your Sole.  Second, I was there for Mac when he needed me. Third, the Lord was there for both of us. Fourth, the runners, 481 of them who donated their shoes were there for those in need at the MorningStar Rescue Mission.\r\n\r\nThank you to everyone for the support and making this an event where Give Your Sole grew, memories were made and love was strengthened.','Success in Chicago in more ways than expected','0','','publish','open','open','','success-in-chicago-in-more-ways-than-expected','','','2009-12-16 06:32:14','2009-12-16 06:32:14','','0','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=371','0','post','','1');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('375','3','2009-08-04 06:33:36','2009-08-04 06:33:36','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374\" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 147 pairs with the majority of people saying they would donate the shoes they run in on race day.  Everybody was telling us they would donate on Sunday after the race.  That they did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I think I understand what true joy is because I felt it from my the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.  Sunday morning rolls around and you all know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to our booth but ended up having to park about a mile and half away which put us a bit late getting to the booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed hard and fast.  I decided','Success in Chicago in so many ways','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision','','','2009-08-04 06:33:36','2009-08-04 06:33:36','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=375','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('376','3','2009-08-04 06:34:36','2009-08-04 06:34:36','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374\" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 147 pairs with the majority of people saying they would donate the shoes they run in on race day.  Everybody was telling us they would donate on Sunday after the race.  That they did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I think I understand what true joy is because I felt it from my the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.  Sunday morning rolls around and you all know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to our booth but ended up having to park about a mile and half away which put us a bit late getting to the booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed hard and fast.  As the runners began to really finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.','Success in Chicago in so many ways','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-2','','','2009-08-04 06:34:36','2009-08-04 06:34:36','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=376','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('377','3','2009-08-04 06:59:56','2009-08-04 06:59:56','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374\" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 147 pairs. The rest of those who came by said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. That they did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I think I understand what true joy is because I felt it from my the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and you all know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to our booth but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to run late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Nest stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people in need that needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and Cat Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see that there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  You see I am divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him and was going to go through this with him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.','Success in Chicago in so many ways','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-3','','','2009-08-04 06:59:56','2009-08-04 06:59:56','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=377','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('378','3','2009-08-04 07:02:03','2009-08-04 07:02:03','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374\" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 147 pairs. The rest of those who came by said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. That they did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I think I understand what true joy is because I felt it from my the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and you all know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to run late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Nest stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people in need that needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and Cat Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see that there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  You see I am divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him and was going to go through this with him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.','Success in Chicago in so many ways','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-4','','','2009-08-04 07:02:03','2009-08-04 07:02:03','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=378','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('379','3','2009-08-04 07:02:34','2009-08-04 07:02:34','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374\" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 147 pairs. The rest of those who came by said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. That they did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I think I understand what true joy is because I felt it from my the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and you all know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to run late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Nest stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people in need that needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and Cat Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see that there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  You see I am divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him and was going to go through this with him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.','Success in Chicago in so many ways','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-5','','','2009-08-04 07:02:34','2009-08-04 07:02:34','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=379','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('380','3','2009-08-04 07:04:14','2009-08-04 07:04:14','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374\" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 147 pairs. The rest of those who came by said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. That they did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I think I understand what true joy is because I felt it from my the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and you all know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to run late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Nest stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people at MorningStar Rescue Mission who needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and Cat Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see that there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  You see I am divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him and was going to go through this with him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.','Success in Chicago in so many ways','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-6','','','2009-08-04 07:04:14','2009-08-04 07:04:14','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=380','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('381','3','2009-08-04 07:11:48','2009-08-04 07:11:48','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374\" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 147 pairs. The rest of those who came by said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. That they did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I think I understand what true joy is because I felt it from my the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and you all know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to run late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Nest stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people at MorningStar Rescue Mission who needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and Cat Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see that there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  You see I am divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him and was going to go through this with him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.\r\n\r\nFour things happened this weekend. First, Mac was there for me to help grow Give Your Sole. Second, I was there for Mac when he needed me. Third, the Lord was there for all of us. Fourth, the runners, 481 of them who donated their shoes were there for those at the MorningStar Rescue Mission.  Thank you to everyone for the support and making this an event where memories were made and love was strengthened.','Success in Chicago in so many ways','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-7','','','2009-08-04 07:11:48','2009-08-04 07:11:48','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=381','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('382','3','2009-08-04 07:13:39','2009-08-04 07:13:39','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374\" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 147 pairs. The rest of those who came by said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. That they did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I think I understand what true joy is because I felt it from my the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and you all know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to run late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Nest stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people at MorningStar Rescue Mission who needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and Cat Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see that there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  You see I am divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him and was going to go through this with him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.\r\n\r\nFour things happened this weekend. First, Mac was there for me to help grow Give Your Sole.  Second, I was there for Mac when he needed me. Third, the Lord was there for both of us. Fourth, the runners, 481 of them who donated their shoes were there for those at the MorningStar Rescue Mission.  Thank you to everyone for the support and making this an event where Give Your Sole grew, memories were made and love was strengthened.','Success in Chicago in so many ways','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-8','','','2009-08-04 07:13:39','2009-08-04 07:13:39','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=382','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('391','3','2009-08-04 12:59:20','2009-08-04 12:59:20','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374 \" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd grew in size and we ended up collecting 150 pairs. The rest of those who came by the booth said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. They did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy. I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth. Mac did an incredible job talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I now understand what true joy is because I felt it from the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and as many of you know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to be late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour or so later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and he could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Next stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up to their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot, holding their shoes ready for donation. It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people at MorningStar Rescue Mission who needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V. and CAT Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I began to see there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  If you haven\'t figured it out by now, I\'m divorced from Mac\'s mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and have seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.\r\n\r\nFour things happened this weekend. First, Mac was there for me to help grow Give Your Sole.  Second, I was there for Mac when he needed me. Third, the Lord was there for both of us. Fourth, the runners, 481 of them who donated their shoes were there for those in need at the MorningStar Rescue Mission.\r\n\r\nThank you to everyone for the support and making this an event where Give Your Sole grew, memories were made and love was strengthened.','Success in Chicago in more ways than expected','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-15','','','2009-08-04 12:59:20','2009-08-04 12:59:20','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=391','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('383','3','2009-08-04 07:26:28','2009-08-04 07:26:28','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374\" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 150 pairs. The rest of those who came by the booth said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. They did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I now understand what true joy is because I felt it from the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and as many of you know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to be late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour or so later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Next stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up to their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot, holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people at MorningStar Rescue Mission who needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and Cat Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see that there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  If you haven\'t figured it out by now, I\"m divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and have seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him and was going to go through this with him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.\r\n\r\nFour things happened this weekend. First, Mac was there for me to help grow Give Your Sole.  Second, I was there for Mac when he needed me. Third, the Lord was there for both of us. Fourth, the runners, 481 of them who donated their shoes were there for those at the MorningStar Rescue Mission.  Thank you to everyone for the support and making this an event where Give Your Sole grew, memories were made and love was strengthened.','Success in Chicago in so many ways','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-9','','','2009-08-04 07:26:28','2009-08-04 07:26:28','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=383','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('384','3','2009-08-04 07:27:30','2009-08-04 07:27:30','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374 \" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 150 pairs. The rest of those who came by the booth said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. They did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I now understand what true joy is because I felt it from the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and as many of you know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to be late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour or so later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Next stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up to their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot, holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people at MorningStar Rescue Mission who needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and Cat Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see that there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  If you haven\'t figured it out by now, I\"m divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and have seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him and was going to go through this with him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.\r\n\r\nFour things happened this weekend. First, Mac was there for me to help grow Give Your Sole.  Second, I was there for Mac when he needed me. Third, the Lord was there for both of us. Fourth, the runners, 481 of them who donated their shoes were there for those at the MorningStar Rescue Mission.  Thank you to everyone for the support and making this an event where Give Your Sole grew, memories were made and love was strengthened.','Success in Chicago in so many ways','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-10','','','2009-08-04 07:27:30','2009-08-04 07:27:30','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=384','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('389','3','2009-08-04 07:45:40','2009-08-04 07:45:40','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374 \" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd grew in size and we ended up collecting 150 pairs. The rest of those who came by the booth said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. They did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I now understand what true joy is because I felt it from the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and as many of you know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to be late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour or so later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and he could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Next stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up to their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot, holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people at MorningStar Rescue Mission who needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and CAT Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  If you haven\'t figured it out by now, I\'m divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and have seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him and the two of us would .  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.\r\n\r\nFour things happened this weekend. First, Mac was there for me to help grow Give Your Sole.  Second, I was there for Mac when he needed me. Third, the Lord was there for both of us. Fourth, the runners, 481 of them who donated their shoes were there for those at the MorningStar Rescue Mission.  Thank you to everyone for the support and making this an event where Give Your Sole grew, memories were made and love was strengthened.','Success in Chicago in more ways than expected','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-13','','','2009-08-04 07:45:40','2009-08-04 07:45:40','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=389','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('385','3','2009-08-04 07:28:46','2009-08-04 07:28:46','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374 \" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 150 pairs. The rest of those who came by the booth said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. They did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I now understand what true joy is because I felt it from the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and as many of you know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to be late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour or so later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Next stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up to their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot, holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people at MorningStar Rescue Mission who needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and Cat Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see that there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  If you haven\'t figured it out by now, I\"m divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and have seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him and was going to go through this with him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.\r\n\r\nFour things happened this weekend. First, Mac was there for me to help grow Give Your Sole.  Second, I was there for Mac when he needed me. Third, the Lord was there for both of us. Fourth, the runners, 481 of them who donated their shoes were there for those at the MorningStar Rescue Mission.  Thank you to everyone for the support and making this an event where Give Your Sole grew, memories were made and love was strengthened.','Success in Chicago in more ways than expected','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-11','','','2009-08-04 07:28:46','2009-08-04 07:28:46','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=385','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('386','3','2009-08-04 07:30:07','2009-08-04 07:30:07','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374 \" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city that I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd doubled in size and we ended up collecting 150 pairs. The rest of those who came by the booth said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. They did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job, talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I now understand what true joy is because I felt it from the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and as many of you know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to be late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour or so later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Next stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up to their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot, holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people at MorningStar Rescue Mission who needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and Cat Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see that there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  If you haven\'t figured it out by now, I\'m divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and have seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him and was going to go through this with him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.\r\n\r\nFour things happened this weekend. First, Mac was there for me to help grow Give Your Sole.  Second, I was there for Mac when he needed me. Third, the Lord was there for both of us. Fourth, the runners, 481 of them who donated their shoes were there for those at the MorningStar Rescue Mission.  Thank you to everyone for the support and making this an event where Give Your Sole grew, memories were made and love was strengthened.','Success in Chicago in more ways than expected','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-12','','','2009-08-04 07:30:07','2009-08-04 07:30:07','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=386','0','revision','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('390','3','2009-08-04 07:46:41','2009-08-04 07:46:41','[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"279\" caption=\"Me with my son, Mac\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-374 \" title=\"dsc_35452\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35452-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me with my son, Mac\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived in Chicago, a city I look forward to visiting every time I come, I knew that the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon was going to be an exciting event for Give Your Sole.  Little did I know what a truly amazing experience it would turn out to be.  It all started on Friday at the Health and Fitness Expo just like any other race.  Fridays are known to be a bit slower because people have to work and figure they still have Saturday to pick up their race packets. We still took in 97 pairs which is a good amount of shoes.  Saturday rolled around and the crowd grew in size and we ended up collecting 150 pairs. The rest of those who came by the booth said they would donate their shoes Sunday after the race to get their free flop-flops. They did, 234 of them!\r\n\r\nSunday is where things got a little crazy.  You see I had my 15 year old son Mac with me, along with my mom, dad and brother, all weekend helping out at the booth.  I have to tell you, Mac did an incredible job talking with people like he\'d been doing this for years. He never hesitated in telling people about what we were doing.  I now understand what true joy is because I felt it from the tip of my toes to the top of my head standing in awe as my once little boy now stood before me talking with people, recruiting people to make a difference.  He stood there for hours on end Friday and Saturday until he was exhausted.\r\n\r\nSunday morning rolls around and as many of you know it was an early morning, especially for a 15 year old.  We all got up and headed to the race but ended up having to park about a mile and half away causing us to be late getting to our booth.  Mac decided to take off running to get to the booth and get things ready for the day.  About an hour or so later Mac became dizzy and a migraine set in.  From that point on he crashed, hard and fast.  As the runners began to finish I decided he needed to get over to the medic tent and so off we went.  Within the 10 minutes of arriving in the tent he lost feeling in his face and left arm; completely numb and he could not squeeze my hand. Of course this made him nervous resulting in some hyperventilation. The wonderful medics that were helping Mac decided it was best to get him transported and so off we went.  Next stop; the hospital. I ran back to the Give Your Sole tent to give the news to Mom and Dad and when I came to the booth what I saw was truly amazing.  Shoes EVERYWHERE!  Mom and Dad were buried in shoes up to their eyeballs. Thank goodness my brother had made it to help out. Three to Four people deep waiting in line, bare foot, holding their shoes ready to donate them.  It was working.  All of our work and much of Macs had paid off.  The people at MorningStar Rescue Mission who needed shoes would not be let down.\r\n\r\nSirens blaring and weaving through traffic we arrived at the hospital.  I don\'t care who you are, if you have to be in a hospital it can get scary, especially if you are the one being worked on. It was no different for Mac. My son was now going to get the full treatment; blood test, I.V.  and CAT Scan; all of which were not anywhere on his list of things to do today.  At this point I begin to see there was a bigger plan for Mac and I today.  If you haven\'t figured it out by now, I\'m divorced from Macs mom and even though Mac and I have remained in contact and have seen each other pretty much on a regular basis since he was little we never have really gone through something like this together; and hopefully never will again.  Looking into his eyes he was scared and confused but he also knew I was there for him.  After hours of waiting, the usual protocol for hospitals, everything came back clear.  Diagnosis; the migraine was brought on by dehydration resulting in his body falling to pieces.\r\n\r\nFour things happened this weekend. First, Mac was there for me to help grow Give Your Sole.  Second, I was there for Mac when he needed me. Third, the Lord was there for both of us. Fourth, the runners, 481 of them who donated their shoes were there for those in need at the MorningStar Rescue Mission.\r\n\r\nThank you to everyone for the support and making this an event where Give Your Sole grew, memories were made and love was strengthened.','Success in Chicago in more ways than expected','0','','inherit','open','open','','371-revision-14','','','2009-08-04 07:46:41','2009-08-04 07:46:41','','371','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=390','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('392','3','2009-08-19 05:20:27','2009-08-19 05:20:27','<strong>San Jose Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon October 2nd - 4th 2009</strong>\r\n\r\nDonations can be made at Race Expo and Finish Line.\r\n\r\n<strong>Expo Hours:</strong>\r\n\r\nFriday, October 2: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.\r\nSaturday, October 3: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.\r\n\r\n<strong>Expo Location:</strong>\r\n\r\nSan Jose McEnery Convention Center\r\n150 W. San Carlos Street\r\nSan Jose, CA 95113\r\n\r\n<strong>Race Finish Line</strong> (Sunday October 4th 8:00am-TBD\r\n\r\n<strong>Location</strong>: Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose','San Jose','0','','inherit','open','open','','332-autosave','','','2009-08-19 05:20:27','2009-08-19 05:20:27','','332','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=392','0','revision','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('546','3','2009-08-19 05:40:16','2009-08-19 05:40:16','<span style=\"font-family: \'Century Gothic\';\"> <!--StartFragment--></span>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span> was founded on the belief that we must treat others, as we would want to be treated.<span> </span>Shoes to many people serve as a fashion statement but for those that do not have them they mean much more than that.<span> </span>To the homeless they mean warmth, to a woman who has to walk down unpaved roads to gather clean drinking water for her children they mean survival, to young children playing soccer barefoot they mean the freedom to enjoy play.<span> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Statistics show that only 1 in 100 shoes get recycled, the rest end up in our landfills.<span> </span>This is a changeable statistic that <strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span> is determined to effect.<span> </span>With your help we can do this together and put your moderately worn athletic shoes on those that will benefit in life changing ways from such a simple act.<span> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><strong>Give Your Sol</strong></span><span>e is a non-profit organization currently seeking tax-exempt status.<span> </span>We have filed for such status and are waiting for the approval from the IRS.<span> </span>All donations will be evaluated and shoes will be distributed among local charities and other well established organizations that work together with <strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span>.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>\"The King will reply, \'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.\' Matthew 25:40</span></p>\r\n\r\n<!--EndFragment-->\r\n\r\n<!--StartFragment--><!--StartFragment--><!--StartFragment-->','About Us','0','','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-11','','','2009-08-19 05:40:16','2009-08-19 05:40:16','','2','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=546','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('394','3','2009-03-31 05:33:12','2009-03-31 05:33:12','<span style=\"font-family: \'Century Gothic\';\"> <!--StartFragment--></span>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span> was founded on the belief that we must treat others, as we would want to be treated.<span>  </span>Shoes to many people serve as a fashion statement but for those that do not have them they mean much more than that.<span>  </span>To the homeless they mean warmth, to a woman who has to walk down unpaved roads to gather clean drinking water for her children they mean survival, to young children playing soccer barefoot they mean the freedom to enjoy play.<span> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Statistics show that only 1 in 100 shoes get recycled, the rest end up in our landfills.<span>  </span>This is a changeable statistic that <strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span> is determined to effect.<span>  </span>With your help we can do this together and put your moderately worn athletic shoes on those that will benefit in life changing ways from such a simple act.<span> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><strong>Give Your Sol</strong></span><span>e is a non-profit organization currently seeking tax-exempt status.<span>  </span>We have filed for such status and are waiting for the approval from the IRS.<span>  </span>All donations will be evaluated and shoes will be distributed among local charities and other well established organizations that work together with <strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span>.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<!--EndFragment-->\r\n\r\n<!--StartFragment--><!--StartFragment--><!--StartFragment-->','About Us','0','','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-8','','','2009-03-31 05:33:12','2009-03-31 05:33:12','','2','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=394','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('395','3','2009-08-19 05:38:54','2009-08-19 05:38:54','<span style=\"font-family: \'Century Gothic\';\"> <!--StartFragment--></span>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span> was founded on the belief that we must treat others, as we would want to be treated.<span> </span>Shoes to many people serve as a fashion statement but for those that do not have them they mean much more than that.<span> </span>To the homeless they mean warmth, to a woman who has to walk down unpaved roads to gather clean drinking water for her children they mean survival, to young children playing soccer barefoot they mean the freedom to enjoy play.<span> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Statistics show that only 1 in 100 shoes get recycled, the rest end up in our landfills.<span> </span>This is a changeable statistic that <strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span> is determined to effect.<span> </span>With your help we can do this together and put your moderately worn athletic shoes on those that will benefit in life changing ways from such a simple act.<span> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><strong>Give Your Sol</strong></span><span>e is a non-profit organization currently seeking tax-exempt status.<span> </span>We have filed for such status and are waiting for the approval from the IRS.<span> </span>All donations will be evaluated and shoes will be distributed among local charities and other well established organizations that work together with <strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span>.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>\"The King will reply, \'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.\' Matthew 25:40</span></p>\r\n\r\n<!--EndFragment-->\r\n\r\n<!--StartFragment--><!--StartFragment--><!--StartFragment-->','About Us','0','','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-9','','','2009-08-19 05:38:54','2009-08-19 05:38:54','','2','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=395','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('547','3','2009-11-26 19:01:51','2009-11-26 19:01:51','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_668\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Sunrise Over Lake Michigan\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-668\" title=\"Sunrise\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3426-300x1991.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise Over Lake Michigan\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe dictionary describes the word \'thankful\' as being pleased and relieved.  To be honest I never really thought of being \'thankful\' as a form of relief.  At times we take for granted the things we have until a holiday like Thanksgiving comes along and makes us take a break from our busy lives to really think about what it is in our lives that give us \'relief\'.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For me, there are many things that give me relief.  My wife gives me relief from a life of being alone and without love. My kids give me relief from a life without pure joy.  God gives me relief from a life without unconditional love.  My job gives me relief from a life without the means to provide for the ones I love.  My health gives me relief to experience the outdoors and everyday tasks that get me through the day.  The service men and women who do all they can to protect this great nation give me relief from a life of worry.  My mom and dad give me relief from a life without support should my world come crumbling down.  My friends give me relief from not having people around to share in my goals and journeys.  The list could go on and on...</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The only problem with experiencing such great relief is that with it comes the realization that 3 million people across this nation can\'t say the same for their lives.  While I say a prayer of thanks for all I have been given relief from, I will also say a prayer for those who are struggling to find food, shelter and most of all love.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For if we can find love, we find hope and if we can find hope, we find relief.</p>','Happy \'Relief\'giving','0','','publish','open','open','','happy-reliefgiving','','','2009-12-16 10:45:57','2009-12-16 10:45:57','','0','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=547','0','post','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('405','3','2009-08-26 17:34:52','2009-08-26 17:34:52','[caption id=\"attachment_400\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"224\" caption=\"My Little giver\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-400\" title=\"dsc_35521\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_35521-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"My Little giver\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nTrain a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6\r\n\r\nEvery parents learns pretty quick that their actions influence their children rather early in their young lives. Before you know it, a \"mini\" version of yourself takes form right before your eyes.  At many times that smaller version of yourself is often more recognizable to others than what you might see. This just goes to prove that as parents we really need to be careful not only about what we say but more importantly about everything we do. There is a great saying that goes something along the lines of; \"Would you be behaving this way if you knew your mother was watching?\"  As a parent we need to ask ourselves, \"Would we be behaving this way if we knew our kids were watching?\"  Much easier said than done; trust me, I know. I\'ve had many days when the way I acted should not be seen by anybody, let alone my children. The good thing is these times also made me realize what it means to be responsible and how to accept the joy in what can sometimes be considered a \"dull\" lifestyle.\r\n\r\nWhen I started Give Your Sole I was in hopes my kids would get involved.  I knew my 15 year old was old enough to understand it and the importance of what we were doing, my 5 year old on the other hand, I was not so sure about. Until...he came home from being out all day with his mom shopping for school clothes.  He came running inside excited to announce to me that he had bought some new shoes and now he could give his old ones to Give Your Sole. Wow! Talk about a great moment for a parent. My little giver was taking shape; not in the form of me as his father but as what God intended for each of us to be; givers to those in need.','Little givers','0','','inherit','open','open','','397-revision-6','','','2009-08-26 17:34:52','2009-08-26 17:34:52','','397','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=405','0','revision','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('430','3','2009-09-28 04:30:42','2009-09-28 04:30:42','[caption id=\"attachment_431\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Head on over to Sports Basement \"]<a href=\"http://www.sportsbasement.com/\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-431 \" title=\"Sports Basement\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//picture-11-300x157.png\" alt=\"Head on over to the Sports Basement \" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nGive Your Sole is excited to be able to offer a 10% off discount coupon (while supplies last) on your next purchase at Sports Basement.  Since opening their first warehouse store in 1998, Sports Basement has grown to four huge stores covering the San Francisco Bay area. You can find every kind of apparel, shoes or gear for camping, running, biking and MORE!  Not only do they have all the gear you can imagine but they also have comfy couches where you can enjoy a latte while you take a break from shopping.  All you have to do to get your 10% off discount coupon is donate a pair of your moderately worn athletic shoes to Give Your Sole at the San Jose Rock \'n\' Roll Health Expo or at our booth at the finish line on race day.  All the shoes collected will be donated to Sacred Heart Community Center in San Jose to help those in need.  The event takes place in San Jose October 2nd-4th.  See you there!','Get your discount to Sports Basement','0','','publish','open','open','','get-your-discount-to-sports-basement','','','2009-12-16 10:44:24','2009-12-16 10:44:24','','0','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=430','0','post','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('434','3','2009-09-28 04:29:07','2009-09-28 04:29:07','[caption id=\"attachment_431\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Head on over to Sports Basement \"]<a href=\"http://www.sportsbasement.com/\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-431 \" title=\"Sports Basement\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//picture-11-300x157.png\" alt=\"Head on over to the Sports Basement \" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nGive Your Sole is excited to be able to offer a $10 off discount (while supplies last) on your next purchase at Sports Basement.  Since opening their first warehouse store in 1998, Sports Basement has grown to four huge stores covering the San Francisco Bay area. You can find every kind of apparel, shoes or gear for camping, running, biking and MORE!  Not only do they have all the gear you can imagine but they also have comfy couches where you can enjoy a latte while you take a break from shopping.  All you have to do to get your $10 off discount (while supplies last) is donate a pair of your moderately worn athletic shoes to Give Your Sole at the San Jose Rock \'n\' Roll Health Expo or at our booth at the finish line on race day.  All the shoes collected will be donated to Sacred Heart Community Center in San Jose to help those in need.  The event takes place in San Jose October 2nd-4th.  See you there!','Get your discount to Sports Basement','0','','inherit','open','open','','430-revision-3','','','2009-09-28 04:29:07','2009-09-28 04:29:07','','430','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=434','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('435','3','2009-09-28 04:41:23','2009-09-28 04:41:23','Chicago Marathon October 11th, 2009\r\n\r\nGive Your Sole will be sharing booth space with Team World Vision on RACE DAY ONLY in Charity Village located in Hutchinson Field / cross streets are Balboa and Columbus.\r\n\r\nAny questions please contact Brett Byrd at 760-702-2278.','Chicago Marathon 2009','0','','inherit','open','open','','411-autosave','','','2009-09-28 04:41:23','2009-09-28 04:41:23','','411','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=435','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('436','3','2009-09-04 22:40:03','2009-09-04 22:40:03','Give Your Sole is excited to announce we will be at the Chicago Marathon October 11th.  We will be located near the Team World Vision Charity Tent.  Details to come.....stay tuned!','Chicago Marathon 2009','0','','inherit','open','open','','411-revision-3','','','2009-09-04 22:40:03','2009-09-04 22:40:03','','411','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=436','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('437','3','2009-04-02 04:18:27','2009-04-02 04:18:27','<!--StartFragment-->\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong> <!--StartFragment--></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><strong>Donating Shoes</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Visit our website, </span><a href=\"http://www.giveyoursole.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">www.giveyoursole.com</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">, to locate an event near you.</span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">  </span></span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Look for our booth at the expo before each race and also at the finish line (race permitting).</span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">  </span></span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">We accept men’s, women’s and children’s moderately worn athletic shoes at the expo and also on race day.</span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">  </span></span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Those of you that would like to donate the pair of shoes you run the race in will receive a complimentary pair of flip-flops in appreciation for your donation and so you do not have to leave bare foot.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><strong>What happens with donated shoes?</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong> </strong></span></span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">aims to work with local organizations in the cities that the races are held.</span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> </span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong> </strong></span></span></span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span></span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> has currently teamed up with the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions (AGRM) that has an affiliate in every major city nationwide.</span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">  </span></span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">All the shoes donated that have adequate wear ability will be given to those in need within each local city.</span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">  </span></span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">In some cases </span></span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> </span></span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">will also donate shoes to those experiencing major natural disasters nationally as well as internationally.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><strong>How to make monetary donations:</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">If making donation by check please make payable to:</span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong> </strong></span></span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Monetary donations are accepted at race events or can be mailed to:</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">11442 Tesota Loop</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Corona, Ca. 92883</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Phone 760.702.2278</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Fax 951.277.9430</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Email: </span><a href=\"mailto:brett@giveyoursole.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">brett@giveyoursole.com</span></a></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Thank you for your support.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong><!--EndFragment--> </strong>\r\n\r\n<!--EndFragment-->','Donations','0','','inherit','open','open','','75-revision-8','','','2009-04-02 04:18:27','2009-04-02 04:18:27','','75','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=437','0','revision','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('441','3','2009-08-04 07:33:39','2009-08-04 07:33:39','May 29th-31st, 2009 - San Diego Rock \'n\' Roll Marathon - <strong>320 Pairs</strong>.\r\n\r\nJuly 31st - August 2nd - Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon - <strong>481 Pairs</strong>.','Pairs Donated','0','','inherit','open','open','','235-revision-5','','','2009-08-04 07:33:39','2009-08-04 07:33:39','','235','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=441','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('442','3','2009-10-09 19:46:50','2009-10-09 19:46:50','<img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-443\" title=\"Just a few of the 500 donated.\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3568-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"Just a few of the 500 donated.\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" />I\'d never been to San Jose California until this event and let me tell you, it\'s a GREAT city!  After driving with my neighbor/volunteer, Steve Bailey, up north we finally pulled into San Jose ready to dump our gear at the expo location in hopes of having a great turnout the next day.  Not sure what to expect since this event had fewer runners enrolled, 11,800 or so, considerably less than the past two events we attended, we started Friday anticipating a low turnout at the expo. We had a pleasant surprise when we took in over 100 pairs the first day.  Then Saturday rolled around and the crowd was even bigger with many of the runners telling us they would donate on race day.  Sure enough they did and the final tally came to a little over 500 pairs!  The most ever for us at an event.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_444\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Brian McCullogh from Sacred Heart Community Service\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-444\" title=\"Brian McCullogh from Sacred Heart Community Service\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3565-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"Brian McCullogh from Sacred Heart Community Service\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe people of San Jose really came through and Sacred Heart Community Service was happy to get all the shoes that were donated.  I met up with Brian from Sacred Heart Community Service prior to the event taking place and informed him that we were hoping for around 350 pairs or so.  I think he was a bit surprised when he showed up for the shoes and we filled his minivan...TWICE! Here Brian is standing next to a rack of what they call \"Survival Sacks\".  Sacred Heart prepares these sacks to hand out to those less fortunate that come through their facility each day.  They consist of toiletries, food and basic essentials that you and I take for granted.  They also have child care, give away all the clothes for free and help people get ready for employment.  Quite an incredible facility to say the least.\r\n\r\nWe wrapped up the event Sunday afternoon and me and my 3 volunteers/friends began the 7 hour drive back down south to Orange County.  The whole way we talked about all the people we met and how much we enjoyed the city. If you ever get out to Northern California make it a point to stop in San Jose.  I can tell you one thing, the people there are giving.','500 Pairs in San Jose','0','','publish','open','open','','500-pairs-in-san-jose','','','2009-12-16 10:43:26','2009-12-16 10:43:26','','0','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=442','0','post','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('445','3','2009-10-09 19:30:00','2009-10-09 19:30:00','<img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-443\" title=\"Just a few of the 500 donated.\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3568-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"Just a few of the 500 donated.\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" />I\'d never been to San Jose California until this event and let me tell you, it is a GREAT city!  After driving with my neighbor/volunteer, Steve Bailey, for 6 hours up north we finally pulled into San Jose ready to dump our gear at the Expo location in hopes of having a great turnout the next day.  Not sure what to expect since this event had fewer runners enrolled, 11,800 or so, considerably less than the past two events we attended, we started Friday anticipating a low turnout at the Expo. We had a pleasant surprise when we took in over 100 pairs the first day.  Then Saturday rolled around and the crowd was even bigger with many of the runners telling us that they would donate on race day.  Sure enough they did and the final tally came to just a little over 500 pairs!  The most ever for us at an event.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_444\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Brian McCullogh from Sacred Heart Community Service\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-444\" title=\"Brian McCullogh from Sacred Heart Community Service\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3565-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"Brian McCullogh from Sacred Heart Community Service\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe people of San Jose really came through and Sacred Heart Community Service was happy to get all the shoes that were donated.  I met up with Brian from Sacred Heart Community Service prior to the event taking off and had informed him that we were hoping for around 350 pairs or so.  I think he was a bit surprised when he showed up for the shoes and we filled his minivan! Here Brian is standing next to a rack of what they call \"Survival Sacks\".  Sacred Heart prepares these sacks to hand out to those less fortunate that come through their facility each day.  They consist of toiletries, food and basic essentials that you and I take for granted.  Quite an incredible facility to say the least.','500 Pairs in San Jose','0','','inherit','open','open','','442-revision','','','2009-10-09 19:30:00','2009-10-09 19:30:00','','442','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=445','0','revision','','0');
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INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('456','3','2009-10-12 02:40:06','2009-10-12 02:40:06','I woke up today at 3Am along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest ready to go to charity village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through charity village and we soon realized the significance of why it was called that.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting these shoes for people in need and from there our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down.  On went a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-3','','','2009-10-12 02:40:06','2009-10-12 02:40:06','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=456','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('457','3','2009-10-12 02:40:22','2009-10-12 02:40:22','I woke up today at 3 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest ready to go to charity village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through charity village and we soon realized the significance of why it was called that.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting these shoes for people in need and from there our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down.  On went a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-4','','','2009-10-12 02:40:22','2009-10-12 02:40:22','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=457','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('458','3','2009-10-12 02:40:40','2009-10-12 02:40:40','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest ready to go to charity village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through charity village and we soon realized the significance of why it was called that.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting these shoes for people in need and from there our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down.  On went a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-5','','','2009-10-12 02:40:40','2009-10-12 02:40:40','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=458','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('459','3','2009-10-12 02:41:04','2009-10-12 02:41:04','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to charity village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through charity village and we soon realized the significance of why it was called that.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting these shoes for people in need and from there our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down.  On went a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-6','','','2009-10-12 02:41:04','2009-10-12 02:41:04','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=459','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('460','3','2009-10-12 02:42:52','2009-10-12 02:42:52','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to charity village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through charity village and we soon realized the significance of why it was called that.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting these shoes for people in need and from there our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down.  On went a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-7','','','2009-10-12 02:42:52','2009-10-12 02:42:52','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=460','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('461','3','2009-10-12 02:43:57','2009-10-12 02:43:57','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to charity village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through charity village and we soon realized the significance of why it was called that.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting these shoes for people in need and from there our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-8','','','2009-10-12 02:43:57','2009-10-12 02:43:57','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=461','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('473','3','2009-10-12 03:18:46','2009-10-12 03:18:46','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but you might, and if you do, look for those shoes and let him know they make him look good and that he is importa','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-20','','','2009-10-12 03:18:46','2009-10-12 03:18:46','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=473','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('462','3','2009-10-12 02:50:43','2009-10-12 02:50:43','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to charity village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through charity village and we soon realized the significance of why it was called that.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting these shoes for people in need and from there our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was also obvious that Mom, Dad, Mac and I realized the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man that happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I know who will and if we continue to pray for men, women and children like him he\'s better off than anything we can do for him.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-9','','','2009-10-12 02:50:43','2009-10-12 02:50:43','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=462','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('463','3','2009-10-12 02:53:03','2009-10-12 02:53:03','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was also obvious that Mom, Dad, Mac and I realized the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man that happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I know who will and if we continue to pray for men, women and children like him he\'s better off than anything we can do for him.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-10','','','2009-10-12 02:53:03','2009-10-12 02:53:03','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=463','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('464','3','2009-10-12 02:53:37','2009-10-12 02:53:37','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was also obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I realized the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man that happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I know who will and if we continue to pray for men, women and children like him he\'s better off than anything we can do for him.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-11','','','2009-10-12 02:53:37','2009-10-12 02:53:37','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=464','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('465','3','2009-10-12 02:54:15','2009-10-12 02:54:15','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man that happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I know who will and if we continue to pray for men, women and children like him he\'s better off than anything we can do for him.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-12','','','2009-10-12 02:54:15','2009-10-12 02:54:15','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=465','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('466','3','2009-10-12 02:54:38','2009-10-12 02:54:38','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I know who will and if we continue to pray for men, women and children like him he\'s better off than anything we can do for him.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-13','','','2009-10-12 02:54:38','2009-10-12 02:54:38','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=466','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('467','3','2009-10-12 03:03:59','2009-10-12 03:03:59','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post of the event we attended at the Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I know who has a constant watch over him and by praying for him we will always be connected.  I have to believe that is the way God wants it.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-14','','','2009-10-12 03:03:59','2009-10-12 03:03:59','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=467','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('468','3','2009-10-12 03:06:31','2009-10-12 03:06:31','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in charity village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I know who has a constant watch over him and by praying for him we will always be connected.  I have to believe that is the way God wants it.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-15','','','2009-10-12 03:06:31','2009-10-12 03:06:31','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=468','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('469','3','2009-10-12 03:07:21','2009-10-12 03:07:21','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I know who has a constant watch over him and by praying for him we will always be connected.  I have to believe that is the way God wants it.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-16','','','2009-10-12 03:07:21','2009-10-12 03:07:21','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=469','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('470','3','2009-10-12 03:08:26','2009-10-12 03:08:26','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter of all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I know who has a constant watch over him and by praying for him we will always be connected.  I have to believe that is the way God wants it.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-17','','','2009-10-12 03:08:26','2009-10-12 03:08:26','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=470','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('471','3','2009-10-12 03:08:56','2009-10-12 03:08:56','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I know who has a constant watch over him and by praying for him we will always be connected.  I have to believe that is the way God wants it.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-18','','','2009-10-12 03:08:56','2009-10-12 03:08:56','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=471','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('472','3','2009-10-12 03:11:19','2009-10-12 03:11:19','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I know who has a constant watch over him and by praying for him we will always be connected.  I have to believe that is the way God wants it.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-19','','','2009-10-12 03:11:19','2009-10-12 03:11:19','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=472','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('474','3','2009-10-12 03:19:46','2009-10-12 03:19:46','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but you might, and if you do, look for those shoes and let him know they make him look good and that he is important.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-21','','','2009-10-12 03:19:46','2009-10-12 03:19:46','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=474','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('477','3','2009-10-12 03:22:30','2009-10-12 03:22:30','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with the 386 pairs of moderately worn shoes they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but you might, and if you do, look for those shoes and let him know how good they look on him and that he\'s important.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-24','','','2009-10-12 03:22:30','2009-10-12 03:22:30','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=477','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('475','3','2009-10-12 03:20:32','2009-10-12 03:20:32','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the 1200 runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with all their moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but you might, and if you do, look for those shoes and let him know how good they look on him and that he\'s important.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-22','','','2009-10-12 03:20:32','2009-10-12 03:20:32','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=475','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('476','3','2009-10-12 03:21:59','2009-10-12 03:21:59','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with the 386 pairs of moderately worn shoes that they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but you might, and if you do, look for those shoes and let him know how good they look on him and that he\'s important.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-23','','','2009-10-12 03:21:59','2009-10-12 03:21:59','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=476','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('478','3','2009-10-12 03:23:27','2009-10-12 03:23:27','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with the 386 pairs of moderately worn shoes they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but you might, and if you do, look for those shoes and let him know how good they look on him and that he\'s important.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-25','','','2009-10-12 03:23:27','2009-10-12 03:23:27','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=478','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('479','3','2009-10-12 18:10:16','2009-10-12 18:10:16','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  I found it hard not to think to myself that this was the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with the 386 pairs of moderately worn shoes they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but you might, and if you do, look for those shoes and let him know how good they look on him and that he\'s important.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-26','','','2009-10-12 18:10:16','2009-10-12 18:10:16','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=479','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('480','3','2009-10-12 18:12:34','2009-10-12 18:12:34','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  Mac and I looked at each other and said to one another that they were the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with the 386 pairs of moderately worn shoes they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who happened to walk through thousands of people into Charity Village and found our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but you might, and if you do, look for those shoes and let him know how good they look on him and that he\'s important.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-27','','','2009-10-12 18:12:34','2009-10-12 18:12:34','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=480','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('481','3','2009-10-12 18:15:10','2009-10-12 18:15:10','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  Mac and I looked at each other and said to one another that they were the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with the 386 pairs of moderately worn shoes they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who had to walk through thousands of people to reach Charity Village and find our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but you might, and if you do, look for those shoes and let him know how good they look on him and that he\'s important.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-28','','','2009-10-12 18:15:10','2009-10-12 18:15:10','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=481','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('482','3','2009-10-12 18:21:59','2009-10-12 18:21:59','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  Mac and I looked at each other and said to one another that they were the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with the 386 pairs of moderately worn shoes they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who had to walk through thousands of people to reach Charity Village and find our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I have faith that if we pray for him and others like him that they will find what they need to make it through their day and that we will be there to do so.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-29','','','2009-10-12 18:21:59','2009-10-12 18:21:59','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=482','0','revision','','0');
INSERT INTO `gysblog_posts` VALUES ('483','3','2009-10-12 18:22:42','2009-10-12 18:22:42','I woke up today at 3:00 AM along with my volunteers, also known as Mom, Dad and Mac, my older son who you might remember from a previous post about what happened at the Chicago Rock \'n\' Roll Half Marathon. We all awoke from a short nights rest, ready to go to Charity Village as soon as we could in hopes of getting our booth set up at the Team World Vision tent. As I took the onramp onto Lake Shore Drive I noticed a couple people sleeping in the park on the west side of Lake Shore Drive under a blanket.  A blanket which I\'m sure did nothing to keep them warm in the 32 degree weather.  Mac and I looked at each other and said to one another that they were the exact reason we were up before most of the population in the city on a Sunday morning.\r\n\r\nSidestepping all the mud in Charity Village from the previous days rainfall we made our way to the Team World Vision tent and began to set up. At about 6:30 AM the runners for Team World Vision gathered and began to overtake us with the 386 pairs of moderately worn shoes they had no more use for.  From there they proceeded to the start line for the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_452\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"The Reason \"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-452\" title=\"man with shoes\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3613-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"The Reason \" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nLittle did one of them know that their pair of shoes were about to become the reason that Give Your Sole exists.  A gentleman came walking through Charity Village and we soon realized the significance of that name.  He was obviously a man without a home or a good pair of shoes and asked what we were doing.  We explained to him that we were collecting shoes for people in need and from that point on our mission statement became a moment of action.  My number one supporter all my life, Mom, and now volunteer, sat him down and dug through the trash bags of shoes until he set his eyes on a nice pair of red and white Nikes. Off came his black tennis shoes that weighed him down and on went the lighter pair, a pair of shoes that he was incredibly grateful to have.  The smile on his face expressed he was pleased with the exchange.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_453\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"208\" caption=\"A perfect fit\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-453\" title=\"dsc_3619\" src=\"http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3619-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"A perfect fit\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was obvious to Mom, Dad, Mac and I that the Good Lord put us in the position to help this man who had to walk through thousands of people to reach Charity Village and find our booth.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure I\'ll never see him again but I have faith that if we pray for him and others like him that they will find what they need to make it through their day and that we will be there to help them do so.','The Reason','0','','inherit','open','open','','451-revision-30','','','2009-10-12 18:22:42','2009-10-12 18:22:42','','451','http://giveyoursole.com/blog/?p=483','0','revision','','0');
