The Blog
to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
The Blog
to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
When You Feel It’s Too Late To Pursue Your Dreams
Age. It’s a funny thing, isn’t it? It has a way of sneaking up on us, and one day we find ourselves wondering, “How did I get to be this age so quickly?” It’s seems like a handful of years ago I was moving out of my parents’ home and beginning my first semester of...
What If We Talked About It Less and Loved More?
After recent hate-filled behaviors happening all around the world, it appears as if love--and loving one another--has as been thrown out with yesterday's trash. Yet, I hear others talking about love. I see tweets of some proclaiming, "I will not stay silent," and...
25 Things I’ve Learned In 25 Years Of Marriage
25 years. Yes, Bill and I just celebrated our silver anniversary! That's a quarter of a century. A milestone. An achievement. It's nothing short of a gift from God. This silver anniversary is worth celebrating. Because we know the good and the bad of these 25 years....
RAGBRAI 2017 – Wrapping Up A Great Adventure
How does one put into words an experience that is so transforming, so impacting, and so incredible? How can I begin describe and attempt to wrap up a week-long bicycle ride across the state of Iowa? Friend, I believe it's impossible. I know it's something I can't...
RAGBRAI 2017 – Update 8
After a short nap, I'm at least coherent now after finishing today's ride. Coherent, but most definitely tired. We're currently on a charter bus making our way back home. The bus is full, yet pretty quiet. We're all tired! We woke at 5am knowing we had monster hills...
RAGBRAI 2017 – Update 7
Our hearts are grateful and thankful tonight after completing today's route. Our odometer read 64 miles when we got into camp, but, oh the hills today. Long and laborious. I guess they got us ready for tomorrow's hills that await us. We'll have 3,000+ feet of climb!...
