intent & wonder

Category: joy

  • Plunging into 2016

    With new goals and schemes, we needed an appropriately epic kick-off for 2016…

  • Am I a Betty?

    Am I a Betty?

    Just under a year ago I read an email welcoming me to Team Betty 2015. In a single moment I was excited and instantly terrified that I wasn’t be as badass as I hoped.

  • Celebrate every start line

    Celebrate every start line

    I enjoy challenging myself and striving for my personal best. But there is no podium, no PR, no finish line that compares with the feeling of joyful pride that sometimes overcomes me as a parent.

  • best friends & hopscotch

    Every March 7, I step into a time machine and remember the adventures of my childhood with my best friend, Katie. Let me be more specific, she was my best friend in the whole wide world.

  • Atalanta, my first #likeagirl

    My social media feeds are streaming pictures of women running #likeagirl! When I was growing up, I had my own version of #likeagirl. I remember feeling strong and capable when I listened to the story of Atalanta.

  • Unexpected Joys of Running

    Sully and Mike Wizowski were right.  There’s more energy in laughter. This past Sunday, I ran the Ashland Half Marathon.  The plan was to leave the garmin at home and run in a tutu and fairy wings,  1. It was so close to Halloween and 2. To remind myself that I was doing this one…