Category: Random
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May I Have Your Opinion? (Favorite Topics & A Quandary)
Dearest Reader, I’m working through a bit of a challenge in my posting topics, and I wanted to ask your opinion. This has historically been a variety blog. I write about whatever topics come to mind. Christian discipleship topics are what most often fill the pages; I delight to write about what I am learning […]
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Update on Running Mileage Goal
At the beginning of 2018, I wrote a post outlining my plan to run 500 miles during the course of the year. As of 12/29, I have logged 505* miles! Extremely pleased to have completed one of my goals for the year. The * caveat is to denote a couple things. 1. I originally planned […]
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Summer 2018 Adventure Highlights
I make no secret of the fact that summer is my favorite season. No, not because it is my name. It tops the list for me (and my husband Mike) because it is the short window of reliably warm weather in which we can engage in our favorite recreational pursuits. Hiking, swimming, kayaking, camping, cycling, […]
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Remembering Toonces, Her Life As Told by Mom
Today marks the sad occasion when we chose to have our cat, Toonces, put down, due to failing health and complications from old age. Toonces was our cat for 16.3 years. She lived a good, long, pampered life. My aim here is to highlight her journey. Toonces was the fulfillment of a promise I made […]
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3 Lifehacks to Greater Productivity
I recently had an idea that transformed my accomplishments. Or at least my perceptions of my accomplishments, which, if I’m being honest, is almost as important as my accomplishments themselves. Sort of. For a quick back story, my entire working adulthood has been plagued by a little thing called the “to-do list”. Maybe you’re familiar […]
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Awakening the Blog
Or, to borrow a theme from an upcoming movie: Summer’s Wars: The Blog Awakens. It has been over a year since my last blog post. How time flies! Since my last post, I’ve often had things I’ve wanted to write about, but just haven’t taken the time, due to a combination of busyness and laziness. […]