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to encourage your heart and
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The Blog
to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
RAGBRAI 2016 Update 4
If you follow me on Facebook, you might have seen I posted tonight was "date night" on RAGBRAI. Bill and I wanted to break away from the crowds for awhile, so after our showers, we asked someone local for a suggestion for a nice dinner, away from downtown. She...
RAGBRAI 2016 Update 3
Day 3 of our RAGBRAI ride couldn't have been more beautiful, or more fun. Well, maybe it could have been more fun with a few less hills. But with good music motivating us to keep peddling up them, we did pretty well! I lose track of time and forget what day it is on...
RAGBRAI 2016 Update 2
The humidity is gone! Hallelujah! After the rainstorm in Shenandoah last evening, a cold front came through, and not only cooled things off, but it took the humidity with it. Such a gift! It cooled off enough through the night that we needed to pull out the blankets...
RAGBRAI 2016 Update 1
It's been a great start to RAGBRAI. Warm, but great! We spent last night in Glenwood. A lovely town... they gave us a great send off. But sleeping--or I should say, trying to sleep--in a hot, muggy tent last night was challenging. Even with fans blowing directly on...
RAGBRAI 2016 – The Adventure Begins!
Our day began early... Bill's at 3am, mine at 4. Goodness, that's crazy. But when you're excited about the day ahead, it doesn't feel so early. I'll, however, need a nap somewhere along the way today. Leaving our home at 5am with our gear for the next seven days, we...
When Fear Clouds What We Know To Be True
Some times I forget. Some days what's in front of me clouds what I know to be true. And every once in a while, I need a reminder. I am not to live in fear. Maybe you could use a reminder today, too. We can't believe our eyes... what we see in our social media feeds,...
