As a child, it's so easy to find joy in the simplest things. It's always so fun to watch my daughter, Charlotte, giggle and smile at the most random things - things that I would have never found funny, but because she is laughing, I am laughing. It's so funny to watch her find joy … Continue reading There Is Power In Finding Joy
As many of you have seen through social media, my mother passed away on Wednesday, May 19th after a long, courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. We all knew my mom was going to pass soon, we were preparing to put her on hospice, so I knew it would happen soon and that she likely wouldn't … Continue reading My Mom Would Want Me To Keep Smiling
Good old Facebook memories either have you cringing at your 13 year old self, or reflecting really deeply. This morning I was on the reflecting side. I was reminded of a post from 2013, after our first round at DII nationals for the 4x400. We performed terribly. We were completely doubtful of ourselves and we … Continue reading One Of The First Steps of Healing
You really don't know what is going to happen. You can plan and prepare and play the best or worst scenarios over and over in your head. And you still won't know. You won't know if it will rain if you are planning an outdoor event. You don't know what someone's reaction will be when … Continue reading You Can’t Control the Weather, So You Might as Well Dance in the Rain
As humans, we complain a lot. We complain that it it is too cold and that we miss summer, and then summer comes and we complain that it is too hot and we wish it were fall. We complain that we don't have enough in our lives and that our goals feel so far away. … Continue reading Celebrate That You Are Living A Life You Once Dreamed Of
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