"It is one thing to know that Jesus Christ came to the earth to die for us. But we also need to appreciate that the Lord desires, through His Atonement and by the power of the Holy Ghost, to enliven us—not only to guide but also to strengthen and heal us..." (Bear Up Their Burdens With Ease..." David A. [...]
Getting older has some real perks. Remember being 14 and looking forward to earning your driver licence? Turning 18 meant you would graduate high school and finally vote. Maturity does have a few downsides. More than 145,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with colon cancer each year. Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of death [...]
Sometimes despite all my hard work and efforts, reality wins out. Reality is that I have a compromised immune system and it no matter what I do, it eventually makes itself known. Last Saturday I ran the St. Patrick's Day Lucky 13 half marathon. Being my first long distance run/race post Phoenix marathon, Coach Paul [...]
Different cultures have various way to commemorate coming of age. Jewish tradition has bar or bat mitzvah's; Hispanics have quinceanera and on Vanuatu in the South Pacific, they have modified bungee jumping. Last year was my 40th Birthday and Chelsie turned 18. In an effort to commemorate the privilege of hitting these milestones, we decided on [...]
When life gets crazy and I start to feel stressed, running often becomes therapy for me, providing the opportunity to process intense emotions. Some days I run happy and full of gratitude; other days I run sick, tired, mad, frustrated and emotionally drained or confused. I usually run 6 days a week unless Coach Paul [...]
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of sharing a little more of my journey with Josh Hansen, a local Utah runner and facilitator of The Runcast. Josh does a great job of bringing local athletes together to share common goals, and celebrate each other's success. You can read a little more [...]
On Friday February 23rd, I carefully laid everything out I would need for my race the next day. I said goodnight to my family and tried to get some sleep, which is really hard the night before a big race. Friday night I slept pretty well, only waking up around midnight and then early at [...]
An African Proverbs states, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together…” Race week is finally here and I’m looking forward to going far, 26.2 miles to be exact. The truth is, my journey to this race has not been a solo adventure. I have a “village” [...]
Unbroken...one word, thousands of different languages to say it in, all with the potential to have unique individual meaning to every one of us. In 2013, someone recommended I read the book, “Unbroken” by author Laura Hillenbrand. I’ve always enjoyed history and non-fiction books, so when I looked it up on Good-Reads and saw that [...]
Running on Resilience 