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Yesterday I ran my first trail race up in North Carolina. It was definitely one of the hardest races I have ever run. Lots of hills that se...

How is it possible that I have missed the entire month of May on the blog? That just goes to show ya how hectic it was. The end of the schoo...

A few months ago while at a state wide reading conference, I was invited to join a group of educators called Smile Scholars. The group is ma...

Tonight I went out with some friends for our weekly Monday night meal. It's always a dilemma when we choose the restaurant. Finding the ...

On May 1st, the Spartanburg Running Club sent out their monthly club newsletter. Look who was this month's featured runner! Now onto th...

A Facebook friend posted this pic on her wall today. I looked at it and felt a little confused. I wondered for a minute if someone was clean...

Tonight, I had the privilege of attending the South Carolina State Teacher of the Year banquet in Columbia. Below is a view of the ballroom....

It's almost midnight. My senses are overloaded as I try to go to sleep. I hear tree frogs. I see the glow of my iPhone in a dark room. I...

This afternoon my nieces invited me to their impromptu Luau. They bought decorations at Dollar Tree, set the table, and even made some prett...

Sometimes my Macbook Pro sits and stares at me for hours with the screen looking back at me. This is the blank canvas that I use to create t...

As I was searching page after page about the NYC Marathon yesterday after I received my official "I'm In" email, I ran across ...

Lots of people think it is too much money. Some say anyone should be able to run it. Many have been fussing and complaining all day because ...

Tonight our school had a fundraiser at the World Famous Beacon Drive In. I got to call the food. Let's just say I'll keep my day job...

Do I really have 7 pairs of running shoes? Do I really watch The Weather Channel for fun? Do I really shape my rice into little mou...

Have you ever had that moment when your mind goes blank? No matter how hard you tried, the memory had escaped you. This happens to most of u...

When you are running a half marathon, the race doesn't begin at start time. It begins months before as you set out on your training runs...

... that I have fallen out of a moving car? ... that I spent the summer in Europe when I was 16? ... that I had posters of Alyssa Mil...

The skies had a bit of a leak today. The sunshine turned to liquid late yesterday afternoon and never solidified today. All day long I kept ...

I am so happy to say that my running has finally had its first convert! My best friend Matt has finally joined the running cult and is sc...

Everyone has their list of "One days..." You know the list. The things deep down inside you long for. The things your brain, heart...

Are you still amazed this week just like you were last week? 

This is my 5th year coaching Upward soccer at church. It is so much fun. If your church has it and you don't coach, you are missing out....

Last week was spring break. It is supposed to be a time to relax and refresh yourself so the you can finish the last few weeks of school str...

A peek at my view this afternoon as I attended my 2nd practice for the Boiling Springs High School Drama Department's presentation of th...