*I attempted to go on a photo walk all by myself on Sunday right before church–I was determined to get a picture of some of the magnolia blooms that are all over the place right now. And you know what? They’re everywhere right now until you go looking for one that wouldn’t be totally creepy …
Marathon Training, Week Fifteen
Well, here we are, folks–we are officially into marathon week. Can I get a “YIKES!” from the crowd? So last week was my last full week of marathon training. It felt rather weird, actually, because you’re supposed to taper down significantly the week before a race, and so I just felt kinda lazy. I mean, …
Reborn Again & Again
While typing up my mission journals, I occasionally come across thoughts that hit me with as much weight now as they did when I first wrote them. This morning I came across this paragraph that I feel I could as easily have written today as I could have back when I was six weeks into …
Book Fair Bounty
Remember how I talked in my Tell-All post this week about the Scholastic Book Fair on campus that Matt and I look forward to all year long? Well folks, this is why. We got all these books (all brand-new), for under $100. Sure, we might not be able to go out on a date night …
Book #6: Great Expectations
Title: Great ExpectationsAuthor: Charles Dickens# of Pages: 521Genre: Classic I never thought this day would come. I mean, I always HOPED it would come, of course, but it was kind of like how I felt about running a marathon–maybe it would happen someday. Well, apparently this year is the year of “somedays” because I not …
That Place Between Sleep and Awake
My nephew Adam would have been eight years old today. I am so grateful for the knowledge that I can see him again and that he is never far from me. Soon after his passing, my dad gave us all his beautiful calligraphy version of the quote, “You know that place between sleep and awake, …
Tuesday Tell-All
*I didn’t buy any Easter candy, and I’m actually kinda sad about it. I am pondering over the marvel of the fact that I have not eaten a single Cadbury egg in over a year. What is wrong with me?! I wonder if there would still be some if I went to the store today? …
Marathon Training, Week Fourteen
I found out something interesting about myself as a runner this last week–usually, I am the kind of person who likes to know everything there is to know about a subject, or at least as much as is feasibly possible, within a very short amount of time. I usually find that being well-informed about something …