It’s Tuesday! So that means I’m teaming up with Tuesdays on The Run! Come join us as we dish about all things running related. And be sure to check out all the other bloggers because they’re awesome. There are MANY of us training for fall races right now. And fall races are THE BEST. The […]
3 Things To Remember if You’re The Parent of Teenagers
I have one young adult (20) and 2 teenagers (17) living in my home currently. All are male. All were classified as “strong willed” when they were young. They are charming, funny, good looking (if I do say so myself) and are turning into the type of humans my husband and I would choose to […]
Things Nobody Tells You About Running – Part 1
I have wanted to write this series of posts for awhile and I’m not sure why it’s just now happening, but I suspect it’s a bad case of Impostor Syndrome. Yes, I’ve run 5 marathons and almost 20 half marathons. Yes, I’ve been running consistently for almost 8 years. But I’m not an elite athlete, […]
Post Run Antics! What I Do And Don’t Do After I Run
I’m linking up today with my great friends at Tuesdays On The Run! You really must head over to the link-up and check out all the bloggers with all the words. They are remarkable humans. Recently, I got a Fit Bit. I anxiously watched all the fun data that came in – I celebrated every […]
Exciting Things I Learned this Past Week
This has been a great and challenging week and I learned A TON. Ready? Here we go: Don’t eat sweet potatoes with brown spots on them. Even if you cut off the brown spots, the sweet potato may have harmful bacteria that will give you food poisoning. (this article, #8). You should wait 48 hours […]
5 Life Hacks For Parents of Twins
I clearly remember the exact moment when we found out God had blessed us with not one daughter, as I was sure I was carrying, but rather 2 identical boys. I was 20 weeks pregnant at the time and truly could not have been more shocked. Considering we already had a 3 year old son […]
10 Lessons For My Sons as You Become Men
As the mother of 3 young men, I take the responsibility of ushering them into productive adulthood extremely seriously. They were given to us by God to mold and to raise up in the way in which they should go, and we have done everything we can to prepare them for the world that lies […]
For All Of Us That Used To Be In Ministry
Over the years I think I’ve met at least 100 people, if not more, that could say “I used to be in ministry.” And before you say it, I know. Yes, we are ALL in ministry. It’s part of who we are as Christians. Our life is our mission . . . .etc, etc, etc. […]
BIG Changes – To My Job and For The Blog
This week is pretty monumental for me. I have stepped down from my full time management position to a part time one with far less responsibility. Which means a few things: More time for my kids. Yes, they are teenagers, but anyone who has teenagers gets this: they require MORE emotional energy than ever before. […]