Diary of a Marathon Mom: When I Can’t See the Path
It was after dinner and dark. Tired, I had said I wasn’t going. But with a plate of spaghetti in my belly, I laced up my shoes, grumbling only a tiny bit, and headed out the front door. I knew there...
View ArticleWhat Will Rule Your Day? {Diary of a Marathon Mom}
As moms, it’s so easy to get caught up in the details of the moments of our busy lives. And if those moments are marked by frustration or disappointment, sometimes we don’t even realize that they set...
View ArticleSurviving Burn-out, Part 1
Hey everyone! How are you? I’ve been so super busy I haven’t been posting much lately. It’s not that I don’t want to or still feel a need to. I do. It’s this. This thing I’ve been going through. Or...
View ArticleFor When You Think You’re Not Enough
We’ve all seen the bumper stickers with 13.1 or 26.2, and we all think they’re just awesome, right? No, seriously. I’m happy (thrilled) for you if you’ve run a half marathon or a full marathon....
View ArticleWhy Moms Feel So Burnt Out
In response to my post on surviving burn-out, several of you so kindly wrote in expressing your concerns and even suggestions for helping me. Among those things mentioned were possible chronic fatigue...
View ArticleBurnt Out Yet Content: The Beginning of The Marathon Mom
It sounds like an oxymoron, I know. Burnt out and yet…content. How is that even possible, and what does it mean? If you’ve been around here for long, you know I recently shared about mommy burn-out....
View ArticleWaiting for Healing: A Hurt Leg
I had struggled with questions surrounding my first-ever (and hopefully only) c-section birth. Once Malachi was born, not all of my symptoms disappeared. I remember telling my sister that my arms...
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