Archive for April 30, 2015

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Book Review: I Can Do Hard Things With God

I Can Do Hard Things With GodGanel-Lyn Condie304 pagesKindle editionFrom the Publisher:We talk of emergency preparedness for the big earthquakes or world events. More often, it is the personal trials that hit close to home that are the most difficult.…

Running Favorites (on a budget)

When I started running (almost a year ago) I didn't even own a good pair of running shoes, workout shirt or even a sports bra!  When I started to look at running and workout clothes I quickly got overwhelmed.  I…

Book Review: The American Heiress

The American HeiressDaisy Goodwin496 pageshard copy editionFrom the Publisher: Be careful what you wish for. Traveling abroad with her mother at the turn of the twentieth century to seek a titled husband, beautiful, vivacious Cora Cash, whose family mansion in Newport…

Weekend Wrap Up: 12

Good Monday Morning!  (I secretly love Monday mornings.  They mean: Back to routine.  Back to schedules.  I'm full of energy and ready for the week!) It was a relaxing weekend around here. Do you ever have a weekend when you…

Book Review: Undone

Undone: A Story of Making Peace With an Unexpected LifeMichele Cushatt256 pagesKindle editionFrom the Publisher:Undone is author Michele Cushatt’s quest to make peace with a complicated life. It is an honest confession of a diagnosis of cancer and the joys and…

Book Review: Run Less Run Faster

Run Less Run FasterBill Pierce, Scott Murr, Ray Moss320 pageshard copy editionFrom the Publisher:The science of running experts at the Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training (FIRST) show you how you can run less and avoid burnout while producing…

Inside my head

Today I saved my run until lunch time. A little by choice,a little by accident.  My little 4 year old was up all night with a wicked cough and fever, so I spent my usual morning running time taking him…

Book Review: Atlantia

AtantiaAly Condie320 pageshard copy editionFrom the publisher:For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamed of the sand and sky Above—of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But in a single moment, all Rio’s hopes for the future…

Book review:  Miss Burton Unmasks a Prince

Miss Burton Unmasks a PrinceJennifer Moore208 pageshard copy editionFrom the Publisher:1812 Southern belle Meg Burton is her parents last hope of avoiding financial ruin, and a distant cousin's kind gesture seems an ideal solution: He will sponsor Meg for a…

Weekend Wrap Up: 11

We went to the Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival Saturday. So add in a couple more miles of walking by the end of the day and I should have just run the half marathon with my sister! 10 miles on the…