Category Archives: mentoring

Moving Forward… Again

I love to write and I have a story to tell. We all do. Over the years that I have been maintaining this blog I have written about teaching, politics, and religion. I have included running race reports and personal … Continue reading

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No Matter Where You Go…

There you are. Sometimes we find ourselves in a place without being absolutely sure how we got there. I’ve considered how and what to write about this for the better part of the last year. Even now, I’m not absolutely … Continue reading

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Running Through COVID

Last week I discussed reasons I have quit running over the years and the confidence I have that I will get back to it. One of those reasons was that my family and I caught the COVID virus and shut … Continue reading

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I Ran Today

But this a “not running” story. Which is different than a post about running, or a post that is not about running. This is, specifically, about not running. I was thinking about it this week: about why I haven’t been … Continue reading

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Time to move forward…

Many years ago my mother had a dream of my life. That dream is the inspiration for the painting pictured above. Although the path I take in the dream, and in my life, is often difficult and fraught with obstacles, … Continue reading

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A Limp

Similar to the Thorn in the Flesh, the Limp is a reminder of our relationship with God. The idea comes from the story of Jacob. After sending all of his caravan on without him, Jacob was alone in camp. A … Continue reading

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A Thorn

Paul, of Taursus, told us in his second letter to the Corinthians that he had a “thorn in his flesh” to keep him from becoming too proud. We are never told anything more about it, although it has been a … Continue reading

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Just One Thing…

Transitions can be difficult. Especially when they are unexpected, unplanned for, or unwelcome. Many of us are going through that now and all of us have been suddenly faced with changes in our lives that we do not want, on … Continue reading

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Moving Uphill

I’ll admit it. I’m angry. I’m frustrated. I’m more than a little anxious. I’ve been procrastinating writing about it because I haven’t been sure which direction to go. The last couple of years have been one struggle after another and … Continue reading

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Keeping busy and running

It was great to be back on the trail today. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to run distance with others. Not that I was really able to keep up today, but I was close enough that people … Continue reading

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