When I was a kid, my dad would always put worship music on first thing Sunday morning. Rather loudly, in fact. But it signified, to him and to all of us, that this was the day we were dedicating to the Lord. This is how I’m starting my Sunday. Our lives (ALL of our lives) […]
Marathon Training Update Week 4 – WHAT A MESS
So let me preface this entry by a slight disclaimer: I am not that good with the failure. Especially when it comes to running. Who am I kidding, I hate it all the time. I had an experience this morning that made me realize I might actually have a mental blind spot when it comes […]
Tips On Running the Disney World Wine and Dine Half Marathon!
Are you running this year’s Disney World Wine and Dine Half Marathon!!?? I hope you are! It’s my favorite Disney race and I’ve got a few tips on how to make the most of this very special and amazing experience! There were a few things I learned last year and a couple mistakes I made, and […]
Favorite Distance! Tuesdays on The Run Link Up!
For Tuesdays on The Run (a very fun link-up with some very fun blogging runners including my friend, Patty, from My No Guilt Life), the writing topic for today is “Favorite Distance” and this one is a toss up for me. Yes, I ran all those races. After all, in my 6 years of running I’ve […]
For Stay at Home Moms (and Dads) that Just Became Working Moms (and Dads)
Years ago, 10 to be exact, I was a stay at home mom. Well, almost. I worked very part time at our church in the bed baby room of our moms day out program so the twins got their pre-school there for free, so close. And then, like many of you reading this, our financial […]
Marathon Training Journal – WEEK THREE!
I apologize in advance if this installment is less than thrilling. I’ve done a ton of blogging this week about a lot of things other than running, but I have been trucking alone with my training plan! Three full weeks down, only 15 to go! Yup, this is where I get to run most day. […]
Smells, Sights, Tastes, Sounds and Feels of Fall for RUNNERS!!
During this Five day Writing Challenge from SITS Girls, I’ve veered away from the focus of this blog a tad, which has been fun, but TODAY, Amazing Runner Type People, we’re getting back to what started this crazy thing – RUNNING. The challenge for today was to write about the five senses for fall, and […]
10 Things I’m Grateful For!
Day 4 of the Sits Girls writing challenge is to list 10 things were grateful for. I LOVE this writing challenge. It’s forced me to spend some time with my thoughts, and writing is an outlet like none other for this crazed wife and working mom! I’ve kept a gratitude journal off an on for […]
Living Life on A Front Porch Swing
Today’s writing prompt challenge from The SITS Girls was to post a fall picture. This should have been pretty straight forward but while I was wondering around my house, I took this and it started a whole thing. So this is just a front porch swing, right? Seemingly ordinary. Just wood. It wasn’t white when […]