The Pathfinder was so beautiful today, I ran with my hair down and let the wind blow through my hair. I ran by myself today and looked forward to getting new ideas to write and share, as this time on the trail is often when I am inspired. My dear Jackline Saleiyan JackiewaPads and I […]

When I lived in Orlando, I tried to get to the beach as much as possible, and my boys were big fans of the water and the waves. Being new to the beach life, I recall a time when I looked up and they had made their way, way down the beachfront. The current was […]

I am sure you know by now I love wildflowers. I hunt for them, I cut them, I arrange them in my house, and they bring me lots of Joy! I also have flowers growing in my front yard that I planted, and I enjoy these beauties as well. I recently had a lawn company […]

He was 26 years old, a football coach with a medium build, blue eyes, and red hair, living in Carroll, Iowa. His name was Boyd also known as Tommy. He worked on his parent’s farm after graduation and didn’t like it, so decided to go to college in nearby Mount Vernon. His college education launched […]

I had a crazy day of way too many virtual meetings! Yuck. I was ready for the day to be OVER, and took off to go run on the Pathfinder. I was working all the stress out of my body and finished up my run, and went back to my truck. I had a text […]

I follow a really interesting hospital chaplain named JSPark300 on Instagram. He recently shared some information from Dr. Stacey Altiam and it talked about how self-care doesn’t work for people who come from communal societal frameworks. The West is built on the values of individualism, and in other countries built on communal values, these individualist […]

Do you feel like you are endlessly waiting for life to “even out” or “calm down?” Do you feel like you are waiting for when things are “easy?” I have been reading the book “The Road Less Traveled” and in it Dr. Peck, begins chapter One like this: “Life is difficult. This is a great […]

I flew to Kenya on June 6th, and it is so hard. The travel is long, exhausting, and uncomfortable. You have to actually fly for 18 hours in a plane to get there, but that doesn’t count the endless lines, security checks, and waiting. You get there, and your body is like, “What did you just […]

The Power of Restraint… The first day of 9th grade, a teacher stopped me in the hall on my way to class. “Are you in my class?” Me, confused, “I don’t know? What is your class?” “Cross-Country, if you are not in my class, you need to be in my class, let’s go get your […]

There is no promise of ease in this life, but I still want it. We all do, and unfortunately, the comforts of our Western culture reinforce and coddle us into a false reality. A reality that everything in our environment and life should be “just right”, should bend to my comfort, and make me “feel” […]