Making Old Friends

Making Old Friends

35 years, and 3 miles later… Y’all know I love a good story. Well this one’s a doozy! In the fall I served on a committee with a mom at our school who I’d never met before. We “happened” to sit next to each other one day and “somehow” our conversation came...
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...
Ice Cream and Pokémon

Ice Cream and Pokémon

Summer is over. I know many moms are out there doing a happy dance because their littles are back in school and they have a couple hours to themselves each day. Although I can appreciate the quiet and find those few uninterrupted hours to be mostly productive, I am...
Be Strong and Courageous

Be Strong and Courageous

If you are my Facebook friend you likely know by now that I did something a little crazy last weekend.  OK, OK, I may have over-posted and you are probably saying “enough already.” Sorry not sorry.   I completed my first Spartan race in Diablo Grande....