Diane Update

Good morning all!!

Just wanted to provide an update about Diane. She is having some technical difficulties with her phone and the mountainous areas in which she has been riding! She's taken lots of pictures and videos so hopefully we can get that worked out soon.

In Idaho she met up with Body-for-Life Champion Tracy Jeffries! Tracy and her wonderful family were awesome! They provided food for everyone in diane's group and even provided some additional excitement by having a firetruck come through with horns blazing in the campground where they were staying! We are ever so grateful to Tracy and her family for their love and support. I hope to have pictures of all this fun soon.

The ride through Montana has been very difficult for Diane. Uphill...rain...cars/trucks that seem to deliberately try to run them off the road, more rain, pulling the heavy bob trailer. But our Diane is a trooper and she will not give up!! They had to slighly alter their route in Montana as the roads in Glacier National Park are closed due to weather. So now they are taking a more southern route around the park. They are about a day ahead of schedule at this point.

This past weekend in Montana, Diane met up with Pam Kennedy! Pam was stepping out of her comfort zone and out of her box of self-imposed limits..and riding a leg of the journey with Diane. I'm so proud of Pam. She called me saturday night after they finished the ride. She was exhausted but proud. She has helped us immeasureably during Diane's stay in Montana and continues to be a shining beacon of love and support. If the schedule remains as it is now they should meet up again sometime this weekend. Pam has been so wonderful to drive 6-8 hours just to see Diane and help out. THANKS PAM!

Please continue to give your prayers, love and support for Diane. She is working very hard cycling 10 hours a day. In addition, we need fundraising support. Please consider making a donation no matter how small and forward Diane's website to anyone you think might help. Domestic Abuse is a silent and secret pain that many families endure. We hope that with Diane's journey she may bring to light that these families DO have hope of surviving and thriving and experiencing peacy, joy and love.

Stephanie