Monthly Archives: April 2016

For years I’ve had a mantra.  I’ve held it close to my heart.  I’ve whispered it quietly under my breath.  I’ve claimed it as my own and wrapped the simple words around me like a life jacket when the depths of the unknown waters before me were terrifying. The words were nothing profound, nor did they carry in […]

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The house is quiet. A rare quiet. Chad is gone for the day and just a bit ago three little bodies trailed my in-laws out the door for a couple of hours. The evening golden light is streaming through the living room and only tiny squawks, from an apparent vibrant dream, escape from our Doodles mouth. […]

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It must have been around the time when I first began running. At least I think that’s when it was.  I was around 11 years old.  My parents got me my very own, very cool, stop watch.  By today’s standards, certainly it was archaic.  A large, rounded, black contraption with two big buttons on the […]

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