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Refuse To Rush
After weeks--maybe months--of being non-stop on-the-go, weariness of the rush has caught up to me. rush :: scramble, hurry, sprint, hustle, accelerate, step on the gas Please don't get me wrong here. I'm not complaining. Life has been what we've made it over the last...
Love Note To My Lefe’s – July 2015
Excuse me, but how in the world is July over? How can it be three days into August already? Below is my monthly love note to the amazing three who are my family: It seems as if I wrote my June note to you not that long ago! The month of July sped by us quickly. The...
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...