Category: friends
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The Most Important Fabric of My Gym Life Is Made of Yarn
If you struggle with faithfulness to your own health and fitness, I’d recommend you find your own Connie. Or join our happy team. We’ve got enough yarn.
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Big Hearts, Small Kindnesses Make Me Thankful This Thanksgiving
Inspired by the moments my friend used to express love and gratefulness before he died, I wanted to thank those who have touched my life.
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I Decided to Create a Care Package for God; This Is What Happened
What if I wrote my to-do list beside a to-do list for God? Or get a box, write my cares on paper to put inside, and declare it a “care package to God”?
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Hellos are far superior to goodbyes
I was snuggled with my husband for a couple minutes before saying goodbye for the day. “Tori can’t say goodbye right now,” he said to me as I walked away from the bedroom, my cat noticeably comatose at the foot of the bed. “She can’t get her eyes open.” “Tori only likes ‘hellos,’” I called back, thinking […]
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Connie’s got this — but pray anyway, please!
Prayers, please! As I type, my friend Connie is at the hospital undergoing surgery to remove a lobe of her lung that encases a nodule.
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And the verdict is: It’s NOT cancer!
“Good morning,” I said as I greeted Connie in the locker room before swim class Wednesday. “How are you?” “Just fine,” she responded, “and today I mean it because I know I don’t have cancer.” “What?” My surprise wasn’t that she didn’t have cancer. My surprise at her response was that she hadn’t meant all […]
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The difference between an ordeal and an adventure
“Thank God for breast cancer!” Connie told me. It paved the way for her latest adventure.
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Sound the alarm: the new way to welcome
False alarm? Perplexed, we resumed eating, when, of course, the driveway alarm sounded again.
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When your friend battles breast cancer…
What I appreciated most about Connie throughout her battle with breast cancer was her transparency.
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Fight breast cancer and carry a big stick…
I don’t care if this blog post goes viral, but I sure wish your prayers, good thoughts, fingers crossed or whatever on Connie’s behalf do. Pray for Connie. Spread the word, please.
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“Sara’s birthday’s in the house”
Sara’s birthday’s in the house. Or gym. Or office. Wherever. Today.
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Secrets to success at the gym…
What separates those who succeed at their New Year’s resolutions from those who don’t? Some sources indicate that 40 percent of Americans make resolutions each year, but only 8 percent succeed, while others suggest that nearly 50 percent of those who make resolutions hold that resolve 6 months into the deal. Frankly, the numbers […]
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Kicking boot and taking aim…
*Warning: This blog post has no substance whatsoever. Last year I ordered a pair of boots online, got them, tried them on, felt they went with nothing I owned, and returned them. This year, I ordered a pair of boots online — not because I liked just the sale price but because I liked the […]
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The view from inside…
It felt as if I were in Mrs. Repulski’s Advanced Humanities class again. “I’d better explain this better,” my English teacher abruptly would interrupt her own lecture, adding: “Sara looks confused.” It’s rather embarrassing at times, but my face is nothing but honest. If I were confused, it showed. Mrs. Repulski would then take the time to explain the […]
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When friendship trumps light…
Dear Diana, When I awakened at 3:30 a.m. Colorado time, my first thought was that I was glad you weren’t here. I turned on the light, made some coffee, wrote for awhile, went for a workout, and then came back and got ready for the day. No tiptoeing, no making coffee in the dark, no […]
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Confessions of a former school teacher…
Driving to work today — the first day of school — I saw the school maintenance man and his son, a high school senior, wheeling their way to the campus. Ken and Matthew didn’t see me, but I was acutely aware of their car, having seen it day in and day out for years, usually traveling the same roads […]
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