Grief
31 Days of Celebrating Real Life [10/15/15]
I’m speaking next week on courage to a group of middle school students at my middle school alma mater. So much has happened in life since middle school, so I found my box of old photos
31 Days of Celebrating Real Life [10/14/15]
Friends gave us raspberry plants as a housewarming gift and we planted them today! Caleb is beside himself at the thought of
31 Days of Celebrating Real Life [10/12/15]
Caleb found these stickers the other day. He immediately chose the orange “Keep It Up” sticker for himself. I read the other stickers to him so he could choose one for me. He thought about it
Widowhood is Lonely (and a Plea For Single Parents)
I read this post today and wanted to jump up and down, shouting to the world that somebody put my feelings into words. The author, a single mom to a preschooler, expresses the paradox of single parenting: everyone knows it takes a village to parent, but not many people are willing to step out of…
#RunLikeKeith Half Marathon Accomplished
It has been nearly two weeks since I finished the Navy-Air Force Half Marathon and I can’t quite seem to convince myself that it really happened. Sunday, September 20, 2015 was perfect weather for a race. The race started and ended at the base of the Washington Monument and downtown Washington D.C. was buzzing with…
McUpdate September 2015
I’m finally managing catching up on life; do not take this as a promise to write updates regularly. Here’s what we’ve been up to: I ran the Navy-Air Force Half Marathon last weekend. That deserves its own post (or several), but I am glad I never gave up during training or the race. The race…
Help Us #RunLikeKeith
It’s hard to believe that the Navy-Air Force Half Marathon is in just a few days. It’s been a whirlwind few months without adding training for a half marathon. I’m still a bit in shock that I even agreed to do this. I am so incredibly grateful for all the support and encouragement I have…
First Day of Preschool + Pinterest Mom Guilt
Today was a big milestone day: Caleb had his first day of preschool! It was surreal for me since I attended the same program and spent the hour reminding myself that I had not traveled back in time, but was there with my own child instead of being a student myself. He was so excited…
What It Means To #RunLikeKeith
I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to #RunLikeKeith. Part of it is to feel the freedom in your mind and body as you move through space and push yourself to go faster and farther than last time. But since I will never be #FastLikeKeith, I’ve been working through what the hashtag means…