How to Set Goals if You Are Barely Surviving It was my second 5K that I had run in the past year, but it turned out to be my worst. All throughout the race I felt tired and weary. It was not a fun race. By the time I reached the finished line I had…
The Top Five Christmas Albums As we drove to the store the other day my daughter was sitting next to me in the passenger seat. She loves it when we are together in the car – just the two of us. First, because she gets to sit up front. Second, because she gets to control…
The Women of Christmas Many of us know the Christmas story. We can see in our heads the pictures we’ve seen, the plays we’ve sat through, and the movies that have depicted the story. Mary, Joseph, and the baby in the manger. We can see the shepherds, the wise men, and King Herod. All of…
What Depression Taught Me I remember her pancakes. And her klondike bars. The dark red armchair and her distaste for animals in the house. My grandmother was an amazing woman and I always remember her during this time of year. October 31, 2010, she passed away. For the past thirteen years I’ve walked through the…