the Mother Runner

Last year, after Hurricane Irene, I went with a group from church to help clean up some houses in New Jersey that had been flooded. It was hard work. We spent all day gutting one house. The couple that lived there had just finished renovating their kitchen days before the storm came and flooded their [...]

Some words from my one of my favorite apostles to get into the spirit of Easter. I hope you have a peaceful, hope-filled weekend as you celebrate.

I firmly believe in what these guys say: if you follow the story — any story, yours or someone else’s — with an open mind, it will surprise you, it will thrill you, it will change your life and enhance the way you experience it. And if you follow the story, you will find that [...]

Hahaha! About as much Glee as I can handle at a time, but in a much more digestible form. And I love the dig about the budget.

Just something to send you soaring into the weekend. Have a lovely one. Found via NOTCOT.org  

I saw this video on Design Mom today. I wished I could be one of those girls. Cruising down the hills, dancing on my board, feeling the rush of the wind and the natural high from doing something difficult and dangerous and doing it well. Wouldn’t it be thrilling to carve those mountains? Wouldn’t it [...]

Do I dare post a video of myself? In work-out clothes? Demonstrating an exercise routine? Apparently I do. Be advised that this is a first (and possibly last) attempt at such a thing. The sound is really low. You can hardly hear me. But you can see how to do each of the moves, and [...]