Taking out the fences to shove more of life in
I am often surprised by the scare tactics used to misinform people about the safety of their food. Organic, vegetarian, vegan, all-natural, local, pasture raised, corn-fed, and so many other terms can be found on food items up and down the grocery store aisles. But does one term really make it better than everything else? […]
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I am the 4th generation on my family farm. The Farmer and I returned to my family farm while we were still students at Purdue. And I’m constantly asked how big our farm is. It’s not a question I really answer. Not because I need to hide anything, but because it’s a business. It’s […]
{Continue reading…}I talk, a lot. The Farmer used to tell me that I not only use all of my words during a day, but that I use his as well. So to have day when I can’t think of words to say is rare. But that describes what my day has been like. Quiet. Sad. Shocked […]
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I’m getting ready to run my first race in a long time! It’s a simple 5K. Or it should be simple, except that it’s been cold. See the snow? And the temperature reading on my car? That was warm compared to what some of my runs have been in recent weeks. I’m running as an […]
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Need to Breathe. The name of one of my favorite Christian crossover bands. And the reality of my past month. In the days of 2014, I’ve been overwhelmed with snow days, cold weather, a lack of running due to our horrible Midwest winter. I started to feel myself shut down. Close up emotionally. And just […]
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I sat through a blog workshop recently where the facilitator told us in order to gain traffic to our blog, we needed to be authentic. That made me uncomfortable. I don’t want to be authentic. I like you, as my reader, to think I have it all together. I don’t want you to know that […]
{Continue reading…}The cold is killing my running progress. I take two steps forward and about a hundred backwards. This weather is driving me nuts. I can’t run outside when the temps are -20 degrees. I really prefer the temp be above zero if I’m going to run outside. Ok, let’s be real. I prefer 50 degrees […]
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And no, I am not referring to any minister, youth minister or Sunday School teacher. An actually dummy was a major part of my Jesus experience as I was growing up. I attended church camp every summer from 2nd grade until my senior year in high school. Rainbow Christian Camp was one of my favorite […]
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I’ve laced my running shoes back up after a few months hiatus due to an injury. And I started pounding the pavement again. I’m determined that my efforts won’t be sidetracked by weather. So I’ve run in horrible wind, freezing temps and snow. My run on Thursday night was insane. 20mph blowing snow and cold […]
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I love rosé. It’s no secret that I like dry pink wine. They make me happy. I’ll drink it in warm weather. Cold snowy weather. Basically, whenever! One of my favorite wineries is Maryhill Winery in Washington state. I have tried many of their wines and have yet to find one I didn’t like! According […]
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