Loves Others Well: Jaime Blanton

Loves Others Well: Jaime Blanton

When God first put this series on my heart while out on a run one day (to share the stories of 19 Super Women over the 19 weeks of my marathon training to encourage me as I worked through every week and inspire others too), I came home and began to brainstorm about...
Courage in the Face of Fear: Danielle Burmaster

Courage in the Face of Fear: Danielle Burmaster

I met Danielle through Spartan obstacle course racing a few years back when Derek and I joined up with the Bravo Company, a group of people who run endurance events and raise money to support veterans. I knew she was a badass even then, but I had no idea how much her...
I Am Loved: Chaela McCabe

I Am Loved: Chaela McCabe

I first met Chaela in the fall of 2011 when our then 3rd grade boys played their first year of junior football together. I liked Chaela right away. We were both boy moms and we were navigating this new football thing together. I knew Chaela had a weight loss story – I...
She’s an Overcomer: Julia Sweeney

She’s an Overcomer: Julia Sweeney

You’re an overcomer Stay in the fight ‘til the final round You’re not going under ‘Cause God is holding you right now You might be down for a moment Feeling like it’s hopeless That’s when He reminds You That you’re an overcomer As I ran...
Our Own Personal Super Woman

Our Own Personal Super Woman

Monday is day 1 of an 18-week training program that will carry me right up to the Dallas Marathon on December 15th– just 5 days before my 50thbirthday. I’m calling this the #roadto50. Not sure how I got here from there, but nevertheless it is upon me. And I need some...
Not “Just” Another Marathon

Not “Just” Another Marathon

That was my first marathon, 15 years ago!   Twenty weeks to go until my next marathon. It will be my eighth, but my first in seven years and the most running I will have done in more than four years since dealing with some medical challenges that caused me to...
Superwoman Wednesday

Superwoman Wednesday

T-20 1/2 weeks. Y’all might regret that I signed up for a marathon. Tendonitis in my elbow led me back out on the road to exercise and God met me there. I’m realizing He wants this time with me because every single day I run, I listen to a sermon, a podcast, or...
18 Summers: One More Is Upon Us

18 Summers: One More Is Upon Us

Two thumbs up! We did it mamas! The kids finished finals but WE survived another school year. We are in between seasons over here – no graduations, no major milestones, just half of high school and 2/3 of middle school behind us. My big boys dropped off my...
Healthy Living, While Traveling

Healthy Living, While Traveling

This is my friend Christine. She checks in almost every day to our health and fitness team, no matter where she is in the world. I asked her to share her tips and tricks for staying on track while traveling for work. She wrote this for me last year.   From...
The Next Chapter of the Story Unfolds

The Next Chapter of the Story Unfolds

By now you probably know our story. After 47/48 years in our hometown, we left everything we’d always known and all of our friends and family to pursue the calling in our hearts. The first step was finding a new school for our boys. That school happened to be in...