I have recently been introduced to a world changer. He’s powerful, influential, brilliant… and eight years old. He goes by the name Kid President and has a dream, to make the world a nicer place. To fill it with hope and encouragement and lots and lots of dancing. He understands that life isn’t always happy.…
An Authentic Imitation
This is genius. A talented singer performs songs in the style of other singers. She’s good. Spot on. And it’s a joy to watch and listen to. I’m totally impressed how she can change pitch, stance, gestures, facial expressions and trills to mimic famous people. But my favorite is when she sings as herself. She’s…
Mission Accomplished!
Sweaty. Spent. Sore. Accomplished! I completed the Disney Princess Half Marathon in the wee hours of Sunday. Here we can journey through the day together: Sarah, me and CariAnn bleary-eyed, but excited at 3 a.m. about to board the bus and head toward the starting line. We are dressed as Crush, Marlin and Dory from…
Disney Princess Half Marathon
Right now, I am in the starting chute. And I’m trying to focus my mind. Here’s what I have been thinking about… Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before…
Anticipation
Tomorrow is race day. I’m willingly waking up early, dressing ridiculous and running an incredibly long way. I have to get up in a few hours to begin the trek to the starting gate. Dressed as Marlin from Finding Nemo, with giant googley eyes and fins glued to my sweat band. I’ve been anxious as well…
Olympic Perseverance
Human interest stories outrank medal counts. At least in my mind. I want to know the back story. The How and the Why of the athletes much more than I want to know the What. In my mind, the color of the medal pales in comparison to the sacrifices, tears, successes and years of training…
The Olympics
I love the Olympics. It’s the ultimate human interest story. I watch as much as I can. It is an odd juxtaposition that the arrival of the Olympics typically finds me on the couch eating Nutella out of the bottle watching feats of athletic prowess — and slowly growing further away from being able to…
Valentine’s Day
It comes every year. But I’m never quite prepared. Valentine’s Day is rough for me and I’m not sure why. It’s just one day. I know I’m surrounded by love. But it is not in the way I most want. I have family and friends who send me cards and gifts and think of me…
Elephantine Ineptitude
I consider myself a crafty person — in all senses of the word. But recently I was upstaged. Bamboozled. Perplexed. By an iron on elephant. A friend of mine, Sierra, commended offhandedly that she would love to have an elephant. (I believe this was after taking her nephews to the circus as she does not…
The Best Laid Plans…
… often go awry. Here’s my running update: Knees in pain: 1 Hips in pain: 1 New shoes purchased: 2 (with orthotics) Knee braces worn: 3 Running partners: 0 Two weeks out from the Disney Princess Half Marathon and things are not looking great. My scoliosis combined with increasing from 5K distance to half marathon…