It is not customary for us to indulge in a midday movie, but it was the last day of vacation and following a rather busy family weekend, we finally had some time to enjoy something […]
Author: runsthroughlife
When I'm not working, running or mom-ing, I am writing. I live in Michigan with my husband, daughter, son and two rescue mutts.
family over everything
Whenever I feel them closing in on me
Or need a bit of room to move
When life becomes too fast, I find relief at last
Out in the country (or up north)
so we journal
In December of 2020, she turned nine. And it happened in what seemed to be in the blink of an eye. My daughter went from a baby to a little girl, and now, a girl. […]
a message of love
The hardest days running outdoors are the days that I often find the most peace. In the case of this weekend, the temperatures were FRIGID! When I tell people I’m a runner, one of the […]
snowfall
“when you fall down, just get up again.” – Lindsey vonn Sundays I’m usually riddled with anxiety. It’s hard to know that you are ready to spend an entire day “off” just getting ready for […]
standing in the middle while everything else around me is moving
The world that existed around me was moving and I was in the middle, alone, standing completely still. And I didn’t know what to do.
Winter running: i want to go, but i also want to stay in bed
Why is it so hard to get motivated to run during the winter? It’s hard, but possible.
We lived in a camper for five months (yes! Really!)
2020, or as I like to call it, the year of unrelenting hell, ended on a definite high note for me when Red Tricycle published a piece I wrote about the time we lived in […]
Runs Through Life 