Ya’ll I can’t even begin to explain how great this journey has been! I had originally planned on running a Half-Marathon in the year 2020 but because of Covid, that got canceled. Then this year, 2021, I planned on running the same Half-Marathon from 2020. But no, God had other plans! Great plans!! Before I… Continue reading My First Full Marathon Training and Race Recap
Why can’t I sleep?? There have been a few times throughout my life that I am exhausted throughout the day and can’t sleep at night, but this one particular night was awful. I tossed and turned and couldn’t find a comfortable position to lay. My mind was swirling with all types of anxieties, including that… Continue reading Insomnia
I’m going to be vulnerable with you. Once a month I struggle with feelings of depression as part of my cycle. Sometimes it lasts for minutes, other times it lasts for days. I have found a trick to beating these feelings or at least stuff them away until the time passes, but I’ve recently encountered… Continue reading Depression – Living without Hope
I have always loved Hebrews 12:1-2! Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher… Continue reading How Teaching Yourself the Gospel Could Make You a Better Runner
One afternoon my dad picks up my bag of resistance bands and asks me what they are. After I tell him, his reply was simple, true, and yet hilarious: “Oh, you do resistance training and I resist training!” In that moment I realized something. We have a choice. We either train or we don’t. There… Continue reading Do you do Resistance Training or do you Resist Training?
Sometimes in life we have to make decisions that we wish we could avoid. Sometimes it challenges our pride and sometimes it challenges our heart. We come to a cross-road where we wonder which road to take. That is when you need to look back on your why’s and priorities… If you have them. The… Continue reading Your “A” Race – What is more important to you??
Fear says, “Look at how far you have left.” But Faith says, “Look at how far you’ve come.” Faith is of God. Fear is of the devil. You cannot have one while you have the other. One will rule, while the other cries. Faith pleases God. Fear delights the devil. Faith consists of trusting God… Continue reading It’s Your Choice – Faith or Fear??
God Story - Part One Back in 2017, when I officially started running, I anxiously signed up for my first 5k. I was ridiculously nervous and felt sick to my stomach. I was so stressed about my time and how I didn't want to come in last. The morning of the race came and my… Continue reading The Unexpected Answer to Prayer
Have you ever set yourself up to accomplish a goal or task and half way through wondered why you’re doing it? That's what I've been thinking for the last few days - Why am I training to run 26.2 miles?? People have said it doesn't matter what your "why" is, you just need to have… Continue reading Marathon Training – Knowing Your Why
How Being Intuitive can Change your Life I came across this phrase while listening to a podcast about a month ago and absolutely loved it! Seek to understand rather than to be understood! Wow, how powerful! Not only can this be used in human to human connections, but in understanding our body and soul. I… Continue reading Seek to Understand Rather than to be Understood
Be Still and Run 