Many of us hate pain. Actually, I’ve yet to meet someone who loves pain. Even as a runner, I guarantee most do not like the painful part of working out. There have been a couple times I have almost passed out because of too much pain. Some throw-up, some have anxiety attacks; the reactions vary… Continue reading What is God’s Purpose in Pain?
After so many years of thinking I knew what surrender was, God strongly convicted me that in one certain area, I had not totally and completely surrendered to Him. After years of God saying, “Trust me. Believe me. Rest in me. Commit to me.” I thought I was. But I kept taking it back. I figured that was… Continue reading What is Surrender?
Part Two: This Half Marathon was the best race I’ve ever run. For the last three miles, I was covered in sweat. It was windy, temps were below freezing, and I do not do well in the cold. Besides that, I was now badly dehydrated and my body threatened to cramp up, pass-out, and upchuck the fuel I had recently ingested. But it was during these last few miles that God showed me more of Himself in a beautiful way I’ll never forget!
When the winds of adversity strike us, are we prepared to fight??
Does it really matter if your day goes perfectly as planned? What is more important in your life? Are you upholding that standard when things don't go the way you wanted it to?
Running to the best of your ability is way more enjoyable and realistic than shooting for an impossible picture of perfectionism.
How does one define what perfection is if it doesn't exist? In this post I share how perfection is not something we should throw out altogether but rather be used to our advantage.
With Christmas just around the corner I’ve noticed that we can ruin the holidays by focusing on all the wrong things. One of the biggest distractions is Perfectionism. People get so caught up in the petty details of life that they don’t even realize how perfection is slowly destroying their life and those around them. … Continue reading How Perfection Slowly Destroys Your Life and Those around You
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?
It's time to toss aside your bridles and run with freedom!
Be Still and Run 