Pieces of My Mind

I have had this written for quite some time and for some reason never came back to add the picture and hit post. I apologize for that. Outer Banks Marathon November 13, 2011 Pre-race: The marathon start time was an odd 7:20 am, so I woke up around 5:30 to eat my steel cut oats [...]

On October 9, I ran the Army Ten Miler. I have to admit, I did not know if I would be able to run this race a month before it happened due to the pneumonia, but I was feeling strong, and my coach agreed to allow me to run it. I set a goal, one [...]

Sometimes I get so wrapped up in parenting TB for the future I forget to enjoy where he is right now, and today I read an opinion piece from the New York Times that reminded me just how much the future pales compared to enjoying the here and now. Emily Rapp’s son, Ronan, has Tay-Sachs [...]

I do not know what it is about traveling for work that renders me completely unable to blog, but I never seem to get it done on the road, so here’s two weeks wrapped in to one (and absent a photo, as I type this on the train!). I had two weeks of pretty good [...]

I am generally not in the business of minding other people’s business. However, there are times in life when I look at the responses of others and wonder what is going on. Allow me to explain my latest experience. Like many others, I ordered a light table from Constructive Playthings.  I saw it advertised on [...]

Have you ever had one of those moments after being sick where you think to yourself “I am back!”? That was me on the track Wednesday. Sure, the intervals felt good, but on the last lap of the last mile in the workout, I was on the backside of the track feeling strong when I [...]

As a part of my Running for Others adventure, I have decided to write a brief summary here each week plus some fun stats. While I was sick, I was forced not to run. Those of you who enjoy running and/or know me know that this was a challenge for me.  I seriously recorded ZERO [...]

This post is a long time in the making. I am still not sure I will articulate this well, so I am praying those reading will offer a healthy dose of grace with their thoughts. In moving to the east coast, I have learned a lot about love and friendships. You see, I miss some [...]

Lately I have been thinking a lot about time, primarily its passing in all areas of my life and how I view it.  And let’s face it, while battling pneumonia, I had a lot of time to sit around and think about time. When I was younger, like many children and teenagers, time seemed to [...]

But I get up again. Ha ha! I could not resist some (not really that funny humor) this morning. Truly, for the past month or so, I have felt knocked down. For those wondering what I might be alluding to, allow me to share. On August 23, I was diagnosed with pneumonia.  The week before [...]