Using the picture above, imagine the words are the trash in your life. How hard is it to focus on the beauty in the background? As humans, we tend to set the blessings in our life on the back burner and easily forget about them. On the front burners, sometimes turned on high, we boil… Continue reading Enjoy the Beauty
For this week’s post I felt the Lord wanted me to write about patience. Patience is not a natural character quality that people own, but rather one we must all learn, me included. And what must we do to obtain such a costly quality? The Bible says that one of the results of going through… Continue reading Do I Need Patience?
I was going about my morning, partly frustrated, partly anxious, and partly annoyed. I had gotten up at four the day before and didn't get to bed till after ten. Work had consumed most of my waking hours and so my todo list had been put off till today. Of course I slept in a… Continue reading Change of Plans
This days run was pretty good! Like normal, I woke up before the sun and spent time in prayer and Bible. I made coffee, washed dishes, stretched and then headed out. Earlier this week, while reading about the mental side of marathon training, one thing that stood out to me was when they said to… Continue reading Imagining the End
As a competitive runner, we only have one thing in mind… to win races! We will do anything and everything to complete the race to the best of our ability. We choose the right food, make sure we get adequate sleep, train, cross-train, study, strength train, stretch, and of course run. No matter what we… Continue reading Training
I would like to say first that without God’s help, this blog would not be possible. Nor would the blog posts it contains. He has been my guide and encouragement through the whole process. Hi! My name is Allison Dougherty. I work on my family’s farm during most of the warm months and enjoy many… Continue reading Background/About
Trusting God or living in fear? Each of us know what it's like to live in fear, but how often do we ask God for strength and take on trials we never dared take on our normal days. In the month of May, I completed a challenge called, 5k a day in the month of… Continue reading Dark Clouds of the Unknown
Thanks for joining me! I'm so excited about starting this blog! After accepted a challenge of running/walking a 5k a day in the month of May, I wanted to keep writing about my runs and what God teaches me through them! I love running with my Lord, not just physically, but spiritually too! Please subscribe… Continue reading The Journey Begins
Be Still and Run 