Losing Fitness

Losing Fitness

After running a full marathon this spring, my discipline disappeared. With a half marathon (or two) on the calendar this fall, I am running again, although not without moments of regret about all the fitness I’ve lost. A summer’s worth of neglect —...
How to Find Perspective in a Hard Moment

How to Find Perspective in a Hard Moment

Early April and rain poured from the sky. I sat with my best friend’s husband, Jason, in his car, waiting for the rain to let up a little. From where we sat, we could see huge puddles forming, a few brave souls walking toward the start line, dripping wet. Some...
This Is The Moment

This Is The Moment

Have you ever experienced setbacks, encountered challenges, or failed miserably? Struggled, made a poor choice, or taken a wrong turn? Said words you regret, missed an opportunity, wasted time? Do I even need to ask? If you want to lead yourself and others you need to...
How Do You Choose

How Do You Choose

Have you faced any big decisions lately? Our family is preparing to move. The decision we are facing is where to live. It feels like an important and weighty choice; the decision of where to live will have major life shaping consequences for our family for years to...
More Advice for Beginning Bloggers

More Advice for Beginning Bloggers

Here are a few things that new bloggers need to keep in mind: Blog posts are ephemeral. If you are going to post frequently, then many (MOST) of your posts will be forgotten. Although it is important to craft your posts thoughtfully to create good content, you will...