I am not an elite runner. I do not know it all. And I’m pretty much a newbie to this sport running my first real race in 2005 with the Madison half marathon. Since then I’ve run in my first full marathon, completed another half marathon, and am now currently training for my second full marathon [eek!]. I was not a track or cross country runner in high school—quite the opposite, actually. I was a basketball and volleyball jock who …

Is anyone else feeling the strain of the time change?  If you are, here are a few energy boosters for this morning and afternoon.

A quick yoga routine….

An apple…

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Pandora…

A lot of water…

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Sunshine….

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Today is MLK Jr. Day.  This is one of my favorite holidays because I live and work less than 2 miles from where a lot of the civil rights movement happened.  When I look at the pictures of people being hosed down and dogs attacking, I know the exact spot in the park where it happened.  I drive by the 16th Street Baptist Church several times each month.  I can’t help but ponder Dr. King’s influence, because the results of …

Growing up, we drove every year to see my grandparents in Tampa for Christmas.  I remember counting trucks on the long drive during the night, sleeping on a pull out sofa with my siblings, and listening to my brothers crack jokes as everyone drifted off to sleep.

As we have all married and started our own families, our traditions have adapted and changed to include the many children in our family.  We can’t always meet in the same city at Christmas …

I’ve just started reading No Greater Love by Mother Teresa.  The book, as a whole, is a very moving discussion on poverty and what it means to truly love your neighbor.  In it, she writes:

We know what poverty means, first of all, to be hungry for bread, to need clothing, and to not have a home.  But there is a far greater kind of poverty.  It means being unwanted, unloved and neglected.  It means having no one to call your …

I’ve always been a huge fan of the holiday season.  From Thanksgiving to Christmas, we have an entire month to celebrate and examine our relationships with our family and friends.  We see the best in people.  The world turns into a happier place. Until you make your gift list, and then you get a little frazzled at what it costs to show people you love them.  You get stuck in holiday shopping traffic on the way home from work.  Each …

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Inspired by Molly, I give you the following items I am thankful for!

My husband.  Gah.  I cannot describe the immense love I have for this man. He wakes me up with a smile every morning, even when I make him late by milking every last minute I can out of our warm bed. If I had to pick one person or thing to spend my life with on a deserted island, this guy would …

I recently read a profile of Jennifer Aniston in Vogue in which she talked about the roles she has played in movies. Specifically, her role in the new movie He’s Just Not That Into You. In the article, she says:

“I don’t know. I don’t…like…girls…whining…and complaining…about…wanting a man! I never liked Sex and the City, the kind of thing where women only feel empowered once they find the Man. It is just not up my alley. I don’t believe in it.” …

One of my favorite bloggers (and our current botw!) posted this on her blog last February:

The Four Agreements
By Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz

1. Be impeccable with your word: speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the truth and love.

2. Don’t take anything personally: nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a …