This is my creative outlet as a stay-at-home mom, Christian, average runner, military spouse, avid reader, and coffee addict. I’m not crafty, and I don’t bake, but I’d forgotten how much I love to write, so welcome to my life!
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FeaturedTo All the Trails I’ve Run Before
Do you ever miss a place before you’ve even left it? My husband says that I get weirdly attached to things. I’ve been to random places, especially on road trips (gas stations, etc.) and felt sad, because I’ll probably never stop there or see those people again. Where are they going? I also feel it… Read more
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FeaturedTake a Racecation
Whether it’s close by or a road trip away, with old friends or new, you won’t regret traveling to a new place for a race. In October of 2018, a friend and fellow Coast Guard spouse came down from South Carolina to visit me in northeast Florida. Jo Ann and I were stationed in Alaska… Read more
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FeaturedNew Year, Old Me
I don’t think we give enough credit to the places where we grew up. Don’t get me wrong, there were times when I couldn’t wait to get the heck out of Dodge. I was raised on 80+ acres of ponds and cow pasture-turned-pine forest in south-central Mississippi, a half hour north of Laurel (a friend… Read more
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FeaturedNew Years Resolution: Save Lives!
Happy New Year! In December 2019, Be The Match Foundation celebrated the facilitation of 100,000 blood stem cell transplants for individuals with blood cancers like leukemia. One of those was from my own donation 7 years ago the same month. I’d like to tell you about my experience, how you can help, and even how… Read more
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FeaturedPostpartum Recovery and Running
Happy Thanksgiving! This year has flown by, and I’m so thankful for our new little one. (I’m also thankful that it’s time for comfy leggings, big sweaters, and the best scented candles- it may sound silly, but fall candles did wonders for my spirit in those early postpartum weeks.) I encourage you not to dismiss… Read more
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FeaturedNational Take a Hike Day
In honor of this day (11/17) that I had no idea existed until I saw it on Instagram, I thought I’d recount my first backpacking adventure in Cordova, AK 5 years ago. My husband and I hiked Power Creek Trail to the Alice Smith Intertie and down the Crater Lake Trail for our first camping… Read more
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FeaturedFall Family Vacation: Running, Hiking, and Mom Stuff
A recap of our trip to Waynesville, North Carolina, including places to run, hike, eat, play, and get coffee.
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FeaturedThe Mountains are Calling… (my Alaskan run story)
My love for running began in Alaska.
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Soup Swap
(If you’re not feeling warm and fuzzy, just scroll for recipes.) It’s soup season, and I make it once a week. My family requires a lot of add-ins: anything vegan or bisque-y gets bacon and bread; beefy gets chips, cheese, etc. Even so, tonight, Michael referred to it as an appetizer, and then ate an… Read more
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Running Through It
I haven’t written in awhile because I wasn’t sure what to say, or if my voice even has a place in our current state of information overload. I hope this won’t seem like a callously upbeat article where I encourage you to embrace this time in the face of those who are struggling- healthcare workers,… Read more
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