Once upon a time, there was a girl who wasn’t a runner. She didn’t run the inaugural Fairview Half Marathon the year before, and certainly didn’t sign up to run it again, a day after her birthday. A birthday that, incidentally, bumped her up into the next age bracket. You can imagine her non-excitement… Continue reading Only Half Crazy: Another non-running story
Category: And I ran…I ran so far away
Fight to the Finish: A Non-Running Story
Once upon a time, there was a girl who wasn’t a runner. She decided one day to start not running and she didn’t like it so much, she kept not doing it. After awhile, another friend started not running with her, and eventually – in January, 2012 – they didn’t run a 5K together: The… Continue reading Fight to the Finish: A Non-Running Story
Running with a Purpose
I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure. Those words, made famous by Scottish runner Eric Liddell in the movie “Chariots of Fire” don’t begin to describe me. While I do believe that God made me for a purpose, I can’t… Continue reading Running with a Purpose
Running Toward the Light
I have to share with you a funny story that happened to me today while I was out for my run. I have a small shuffle player that I listen to while exercising – maybe not as cool as an iPod or iPhone, but it works for me. The only downside is that I can’t… Continue reading Running Toward the Light
Doing a New Thing
But now, God’s Message, the God who made you in the first place, Jacob, the One who got you started, Israel: “Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine. When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When… Continue reading Doing a New Thing
Off and Running
As you know, I don’t run. So today, I didn’t run another 5K. I didn’t show up at the Cooper Aerobics Center in McKinney with my family, and I most certainly didn’t meet these four other wonderful ladies there: I didn’t have my shuffle all loaded, charged and ready to go. I didn’t get… Continue reading Off and Running