When You Marry Your High School Sweetheart

Today is my 26th wedding anniversary. Last year we celebrated our 25th with an epic 67 mile bike ride, but this year I have a business trip that will take me out of town all day. Maybe my husband will read this while he’s waiting for me to get home, and know that my heart is with him no matter where I am. 

Cycling Couple

When you marry your high school sweetheart, it doesn’t take long before you’ve lived more of your life together than you ever lived apart.  Continue reading

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10 Reasons To Love 10 Mile Races

Today’s Tuesdays On The Run topic is favorite race distance. As you can tell from my race calendar in the sidebar, my favorite race distance is the 10 Miler. Here are my top ten reasons for loving 10 mile races.

Perfect 10

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Reston Perfect 10

I have so many “favorite” races I do every year, I don’t have much room in my race calendar to try new ones, but this weekend I ran a new-to-me 10 miler that I just may be adding to my list of favorites. Fittingly, it was called the Reston Perfect 10.

Reston Perfect 10 Recap
I don’t often take pictures while I’m racing, but I passed this lake on my way to the race, and vowed to take a picture when I was running by it. As you can tell by the blue sky, the weather was perfect. It was in the mid-50s when we started, and while it got sunny and warm quickly, most of the course was in the shade. But, I’m getting ahead of myself!

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Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy

One reason I never tire of hearing familiar Bible stories is their timelessness. They address core human conditions that we wrestle with today–family tensions, love triangles, power struggles, jealousy. The Parable that we heard in church last week reminded me of the popular saying, Comparison is the Thief of Joy, with a twist.

Comparison Is The Thief Of Gratituted
You may know the Parable of the Vineyard Workers from Matthew 20:1-16. It starts like this: 

For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage [a denarius], he sent them into the vineyard.

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Favorite Fall Activities

Fall is my favorite time of year. The weather turns cool, the trees turn pretty colors, and my calendar is full of fun events. To celebrate the first week of fall, I’m joining this week’s Friday Five link-up and sharing some of my favorite fall activities. 

Favorite Fall Activities
1. Running. Fall is my favorite time of year for running. There is nothing like a run on a crisp, cool morning to wake me up and energize me for the rest of the day. I have several great races on my fall calendar, starting with the Reston Perfect 10 this weekend, the Army Ten Miler in October, and the US National 12K in November. Continue reading

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