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  • Helping Teens Navigate Technology: Free Printable of Biblical Principles for Phone Use

    As parents and mentors, we know that technology isn’t going anywhere—and neither is the phone in your teenager’s hand. While smartphones can be tools for connection, creativity, and even spiritual growth, they can also be doorways to distraction, comparison, and temptation. So how do we guide our teens to use their phones wisely and in Read more

  • First Half-Marathon: Complete!

    It’s done! 10 weeks of training all led up to the big 13.1 on Saturday and it’s finished. It’s taken me a little while to sit down and write about the process, completing this training “journal.” The race did not go how I envisioned but I don’t want to sound too negative about it–I am Read more

  • Half-Marathon Training Week 9: Taper Tantrum

    My first half-marathon is less than a week away! Week 9 has been a great week of training, though I am feeling what they call a “taper tantrum.” The training climaxed at the end of week 8 and then has tapered since, in order to keep the body fresh and avoid injury before the race. Read more

  • Half-Marathon Training Week 8: The Climax

    This week was an emotional roller coaster for a number of reasons so I’m just going to start at the beginning. I began the week feeling very anxious about the race. Sunday night I opened the race website and read more thoroughly about the course. The words “challenging” and “hills” stuck out to me and Read more

  • Training Week 7: Finding the Right Fuel

    Happy Patriots’ Day/Marathon Monday! I have to admit, listening to all the local commercials for the Boston Marathon and hearing a variety of runners share their “why”–what they’re running for, what charity they are supporting, etc, has been inspiring. It’s also left me feeling a little inferior while training for a mere HALF marathon. But Read more

  • Half-Marathon Training Week 6: The Shift

    How ironic that last week I said I was sticking to my run schedule this week no matter the weather–and I ended up running in the snow… twice. It is April, right?! When I started training at the beginning of March I honestly didn’t expect it would still be this cold (and snowy!) on week Read more