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Reflections from 2017

Reflections from 2017

Wow. 2017. God taught me so much this year. I learned so much about myself, conquered goals, raised a baby who became a toddler, cried tears, celebrated two blissful years with Landon, drank coffee, ran marathons, and fell in love with Jesus all over again. I entered 2017, in the midst of postpartum anxiety, which felt like a rocky start to 2017. However, it was in that dark place and loneliness that Jesus showed up and showed himself faithful, over and over again.

What Training for a Marathon with a Toddler Looks Like

What Training for a Marathon with a Toddler Looks Like

This marathon training cycle took me through a lot of phases in my sons life. I started training in April, when he was only five months old. I ran the marathon only sixteen days after he turned 1 year old. Running through so much of 

What Training and Running a Marathon Taught Me about Running and Myself

What Training and Running a Marathon Taught Me about Running and Myself

It’s already been just shy of a week and a half since my first, full marathon and I am still riding those endorphins. Maybe since it’s 26.2 miles, the endorphins last for 26.2 days? Just a guess… 😉 As I was thinking about my marathon 

So Now What…? Plus Life Happenings

I am pretty sure post-marathon blues are a thing. Because I am having a weird mixture of feelings post-race. I feel excited and happy it’s over, that I did it without dying and with a decent time, while sad that I don’t get to do 

MARATHON Weekend Recap (This will probably be a long one…)

MARATHON Weekend Recap (This will probably be a long one…)

Hey guys and happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend, filled with all your favorite things. I am just coming off one of my highest ranking weekends of my life, my first marathon weekend! It seems so surreal, that after months of 

It’s MARATHON weekend + A Few things to Discuss with You Guys

It’s MARATHON weekend + A Few things to Discuss with You Guys

Well, I didn’t intend to take a few days off of blogging, but life happens. Benaiah is trying to drop down to one nap, which has thrown our schedule completely out the window…unfortunately for me, that means it’s a lot harder to fit in blogging, 

A Few Tangents + Marathon Training week #8

A Few Tangents + Marathon Training week #8

Hey there friends, what day is it even? I am sorry about the quietness of the blog this week. Between a busy day with family yesterday and the extra long holiday week, my days are all jumbled up! This week has been fairly eventful, with