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to encourage your heart and
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to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
52 Simple Acts Of Kindness
Simple acts of kindness. We've been discussing them here lately. What if we set out to be a blessing?? What if we intentionally tried to make another's life better?? What if we made it our mission to impact the lives of others by simple acts of kindness?? Could we do...
A Simple Act Of Kindness
Walking through the canned foods aisle, deciding on which olives to put in my cart, my ears caught some of the most negative words they had heard in a long while. I couldn't help but lift my eyes to see where they were coming from. A woman, older than I, stood with...
An Experience Of A Lifetime – RAGBRAI 2015
Life will return back to normal today. Or will it? After a life-altering, memory-making, attitude-impacting six days on RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa), I question if life for me will ever be the same. I mean, really, how does one peddle 415...
RAGBRAI 2015 – Update 7
Climbing back on the bike on day 6--our last day of RAGBRAI was easier than I expected it to be. At least physically. My legs weren't quite as sore, and actually, they felt stronger than ever. Biking for days straight built more muscle than I remembered from last...
RAGBRAI 2015 – Update 6
Hills and more hills seemed to be the theme of yesterday's ride. Oh my goodness. I'd have to say, we're getting pretty good at them, even though some are killers! The song "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor helped us up one of them. We have more hills waiting for us...
RAGBRAI 2015 – Update 5
What a gorgeous day! Those of you who have prayed for us and for good weather, God has answered your prayers! Thank you! We cannot get over the mild weather this week.... in the middle of July... in Iowa! Last night's sleep was wonderful in our tent. Waking to 57...
