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RAGBRAI 2015 – Update 3
Our day started at 1:20 a.m. when I woke as my husband was attempting to "batten down the hatches" of our tent. A storm was rolling in. Only by the grace of God did he wake to look at the weather radar on his phone in time to do so. But of course, my husband was...
RAGBRAI 2015 – Update 2
It's a beautiful evening here in Storm Lake. But we're too tired to visit the downtown and partake in the festivities. We're going to bed as soon as I'm done writing. A total of 82 miles on the tandem today. Yes, 82. The hills were killers, but I'm proud of Bill and...
RAGBRAI 2015 – Update 1
RAGBRAI 2015 – Update 1
Five Minute Friday – Free
Oh goodness, what a great Five Minute Friday it is! When many of us write for five minutes--free write--on a one word prompt. We let the words flow with no care in the world about what the world cares about. You know... punctuation, grammar, or if it even makes...
“Something I Could Never Do”
I repeatedly said, "That's something I could never do." Ever voiced those words and found yourself eating them later?? Riding a bicycle across Iowa for a week, sleeping in a tent each night, waiting in a port-a-potty line 20-people deep or in a shower line an hour...
When It’s Time To Believe Again
Life gets ticking right along. We get caught up in climbing the success ladder, looking for the next big break, seeking a way to make it in the big leagues. There's deadlines to meet, dinner to make, diapers to change, and oh yeah, that pile of laundry is beckoning to...
