The desert feels close today. The gray sky makes me think of cozy but infrequent days when the clouds shrouded the Franklin Mountains like a light jacket, unsure about the change in season but ready for spring. The experience of driving in El Paso feels near, of enjoying that first new place. I grew immensely … Continue reading Change as ethos
Today's post is a re-"print" of a reflection I wrote over five years ago after teaching a specific summer course to international military members. For some reason, the spring months are usually where I reflect on my teaching career and especially this year, remember the good, the positive, the optimistic. This is different than "toxic … Continue reading Finding and holding onto the optimistic
In my Bible I used to have several mustard seeds folded into a little piece of wax paper, as a reminder of the verse where Jesus talks about how our faith can be as tiny as a mustard seed. It was a good reminder after awhile when I opened my Bible, but I ended up being … Continue reading March 3 | Seeds
The word 'empty' usually has a negative connotation. For me, it doesn't. The picture above reminds me of a abandoned storehouse of some sort close to my hometown. It's out in the fields, all by itself, and it serves as a landmark on the local interstate. I always thought it was pretty in a shabby … Continue reading Day 4 | Empty
Training for a fall half marathon officially started at the beginning of July. Through the rest of my summer job, my parents' visit, and our trip to Arkansas, I'd say I've done a good job staying on track with training. I have to continually catch myself when I compare this round of training to that … Continue reading Running for an experience
This post is a mash-up of all the random happenings around our household over the past week. It certainly feels like much longer that my husband's been home.. we've settled into a routine quickly. But as our life always is, our routines change. Weeks 3 and 4 of 50K training were not so stellar. I did … Continue reading Recent events
I wanted to post this on Facebook, but it got too long... so here it is. My emotions are running high this week (and today I'm hopped up on Sudafed, because of course I would get sick this week), but you can be assured that I mean every word. As this deployment comes to a … Continue reading Thank you.
Subtitle: The last race I will run alone for awhile on the last weekend I'll be alone for awhile. Let me just start by saying I am beat. I just woke up from a nap where I napped really hard.. and man, I'm sore and thirsty and still hungry.. and I didn't even run the full. … Continue reading El Paso Half & Week 2 of 50K Training
Welcome to my chronicles of 50K training, the craziest and longest race I will run so far. I wrote weekly updates when I ran the Illinois Marathon in 2011 (three years already?!) and it gave me something to look back at and see how I was progressing more than just looking at my Nike+ app. … Continue reading Jemez Mtn 50K Training: Week 1
I ran a total of 42.2 miles in January. After some high-mileage months (for me) with 80, 90, even 100 miles, I really needed a break. I was mentally exhausted from training and final exams and just stuff, and realized that "sleeping in" (ahem, 7:30 am) and enjoying coffee in the morning was all it was … Continue reading Back from running sabbatical
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