When my boys were little If YIf You Give a Mouse A Cookie was one of their favorite books. This is an homage to that book and dedicated to runners and racers everywhere. Just for fun on this Thursday afternoon. If you give a runner a race registration She’s going to want a training plan […]
So Run Disney is My Inner “Weird” – What’s Yours?
My FAVORITE pic of me and friend, Sara, running the Disney World Marathon (who, btw, I never would have met without my weird;) This January will make my FIFTH Disney World Marathon Weekend. It’s actually kind of difficult for me to wrap my brain around and I have to be honest, I’m not exactly sure […]
Have you Been to The Doctor Recently? Why you SHOULD go!
Thank you, Wikipedia, for this great article all about literal frogs in boiling water Today was a really, really great day. The kind of day I haven’t had in awhile, in fact. The reasons for that vary, and a lot of it has to do with some areas where God is really working on me […]
Marathon Journal – Week One – Let the Training Begin! And Happy Birthday Skirt Sports!
My trial today. 58 degrees and just gorgeous! So Thankful! Each Saturday, as I train for the Walt Disney World Marathon following Hal Higdon’s Marathon Novice 2 training program, I hope to post an overview of the week. This is just the kind of real life info I ate up when I was training for […]
Rules of Social Media Engagement for Parents
My qualifications for writing this post are negligible. I don’t work with students in ministry, I’ve never written a book about it and I don’t have an advanced degree in Child Psychology. My qualifications for writing this piece:) But I have some words I want to share with the moms and dad in my life […]
Marathon Training Starts Monday! Random Thoughts to Motivate Me!
A few, not all, of my Run Disney race medals I am not sure when I became this person, as it has happened subtly over these past almost 6 years of running, but yesterday, as I was having some minor surgery, almost every post-op question I had revolved around running. “So I’m OK to run […]
ASSEMBLE YOUR TRIBE! Survival in a crazy world with a little help from your friends
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about women and our friendships. I teach a class on relationships for our church, and when doing the research I came across a study that women diagnosed with cancer who have a close circle of friends are 4 TIMES less likely to die than women who say […]
Fashioned 4 Freedom – Bringing Light to The Darkest of Places
What I’m about to tell you about has nothing to do with running. But please don’t stop reading. Because it does have to do with freedom. And if there’s anything I’ve been about on these pages for the last 2 years, it’s freedom. Did you know that there’s a place in the Philippines (well, not […]
My Favorite Bloggers
I love the world of blogging. It took me awhile to fully embrace it and when it first started, I was a bit of a blog hater. I saw it as pure narcissism and just one more opportunity for folks to focus on themselves and tell everyone else how wonderful they are. Walter likes reading […]