Looking Up

I remember the pain and pressure building until pop-relief! Multiple ear infections with broken eardrums as a girl have left me with an “inner ear imbalance” per my 1970’s pediatrician. Essentially, I get dizzy very easily. Ear infections behind me, I still despise somersaults and spinning. And still have bouts of dizziness. For days, weeks or …

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Just Make a Decision!

News flash- sometimes we need to just make a decision. The to-do list will never end and there will always be decisions to make. It’s daunting knowing our responsibilities are endless. This can cause difficulty making decisions-analysis paralysis. But paying attention to God and making wise decisions will steer us to His path for our …

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Just Keep Swinging

Soccer, baseball and golf cleats litter the mud room with dirt, grass and turf pellets.  My washing machine scrubs on overdrive. With soccer for one, baseball for the other and golf for all, the crazy time when all sports overlap with the last days of school is in full swing-pardon the pun.  Keeping me sane is …

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Stop Pushing & Just Follow

“I can run to the end of the road,” I think, challenging myself. But each stride delivers a nagging throb in my calf screaming “stop!”  “I can’t; need to keep going; push on”, I convince myself.  Throughout the day, its aching presence reminds why I don’t like to run, but also how I push too …

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Wellness Sprint to Summer

“Slip, slidin’ away”…the lyrics to the ‘70’s song by Paul Simon echoed in my head.  I’m dating myself, but the words succinctly described my thoughts after an emotional roller coaster last week.  Sliding towards excuses rather than choices, I could feel wellness strides previously gained were slip, slidin’ away. So I decided to choose and …

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