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to encourage your heart and
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to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
A Pause of Peacefulness
Nacho cheese Doritos are my weakness lately. I just arrived home from work, and I dangerously have an opened bag sitting next to me and my laptop. If I'm not careful, they could be my dinner. But I needed this moment this afternoon. Doritos and all. I needed a pause...
A Blog Hop For Writers
A few weeks ago, Katie invited me to participate in a thing called a #BlogHop. I had never heard of one, let alone ever participated in one. But it intrigued me to the point that I couldn't say no. Despite the fact that my turn on the "hop" would be the week after...
The Most Amazing Week – RAGBRAI 2014
I just experienced the most amazing week of my life. Seriously. Seven days filled with life-altering, memory-making, perspective-changing moments I will not soon forget. Five of them were on a tandem bicycle with my husband as we rode RAGBRAI. Peddling 320 miles, on...
RAGBRAI Day 6 – A Memory Maker
After my previous post yesterday morning, it didn't take long for the rain to start up again. We rode 4 blocks and decided to park under an overhang near a Subway restaurant to wait it out. Four blocks was enough rain for this girl! Sitting inside Subway, we warmed up...
RAGBRAI Day 6 – Recap Day 5
5:30am... We've been awake since 3:15 after the first few raindrops hit our tent. Bill comes prepared with gear needed for such instances, however. The storm is rolling through as I write this. We, and our things, have stayed dry so far. Thanks to my brother and...
RAGBRAI Day 5 – We Are Doing This!
We've made it to day 5! And we're two-thirds finished with today's ride. Currently having lunch in Greene. These little towns are full of character and fun! Being a small town girl myself, I appreciate this! People go out of their way to make 10,000+ people feel...
