by Erin | Aug 22, 2019 | Storytelling, Thoughts, Triathlon
I dream in goals, it is how I am wired. I don’t remember my first big goal, but I do remember my the first goal that started a process that has kept me dreaming through that past 9 years. Tyler, then 9 years old, has recently discovered running. I WAS NOT a...
by Erin | Apr 1, 2019 | Storytelling, Thoughts
I have teenaged children (Tyler – 18 and Melissa – 16). When they were young, I read somewhere that hugs should be at least 20 seconds long for maximum benefit. Most of their lives we made that a “thing.” As they have gotten older and life...
by Erin | Mar 16, 2019 | Thoughts
Seriously, I am. I forgot that for a little bit. Actually, I thought I didn’t want to be a morning person… As a high school teacher, I had to be at school by 7 something in the morning. As a triathlete, that meant I had to be at the gym at an even worse...
by Erin | Mar 14, 2019 | Bible Verses, Thoughts
At bible study a few weeks back, we were challenged to think about what gifts God has given us. I jokingly said under my breathe… is facebooking a gift? The following week we were challenged to share our gifts of talent. I was left with the lingering question,...
by Erin | Jun 21, 2018 | Thoughts, Triathlon
…Just don’t live there! I know that is not exactly the quote, but it is close enough to be meaningful to me. I am having a pity party, and have been for far too long. I have not “lived there”! I have talked myself into good days here and...
by Erin | May 7, 2018 | Thoughts
There are two words that creep in to my negative self-talk that make my skin crawl… JUST and SHOULD. For example… Why don’t you JUST eat better. You SHOULD be running a 9 minute mile, easily. JUST get into a routine. You...
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