Recent TweetsYou might have heard by now that I had a bad fall while running on the trails with my husband. The leaves had just fallen and covered the trail, my right foot caught under a small root and the next thing I knew I was on the ground with my left arm stretched out over my head. I knew I was hurt pretty bad in my left shoulder, but thought I had just pulled a muscle. I kept saying to my husband, Mike “just give me a minute, I will be fine and can finish the run.”
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Counting my blessings
Friday, January 6th, 2012Take your whole family hiking or biking
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010My children used to make fun of me because I always suggested that we do the same thing every Mother’s Day.
My wish was for the whole family to load up in the car and head to the Virginia Creeper Trail for an all-day bike ride or fitness hike. After we had exhausted ourselves, we would go eat at our favorite restaurant.
That worked well for many years, but now it is very hard to get the whole family together at one time. Thankfully, we have great memories of our family hikes. We always had a great time even though sometimes they complained the whole way. But afterwards, we had wonderful memories to talk about, and we were all glad we went.
I loved hearing the words “Mom, you were right, this was a great idea.” (more…)