Similar to all big things in life, my brain is all over the place about my marathon. This blog is going to be all over the place too. It will be a bit of a reflection, a bit of a narrative, and a bit of the lessons I learned. Lining up for the race, itContinue reading “Shamrock Marathon 2013 – A Race Report filled with Rambles and Lessons Learned”
Category Archives: Family Love
Babble
There is a lot of babbling going on in our house lately. Marathon Babble: With only 10 days and a wake up until my race, my brain can’t think much further than running. Baby Babble: Chet’s talking up a storm. He’s saying more than just mama and ball. Ball actually has a “L” sound atContinue reading “Babble”
Loving vs Labeling
In the midst of saying goodbye to Christian’s father, I sought out a fine balance for how much I wanted Cole to know about death and dying. How much did I want him to see? In the few days that my father-in-law was in hospice care and in the hospital, he changed rapidly. He went from beingContinue reading “Loving vs Labeling”
Celebrating One Year
Since Chet will be 13 months tomorrow, it’s about time I get his last monthly update on my blog. One year has come and gone. My baby boy is in full on toddler mode. He walks. He runs. He talks. He laughs from deep within his belly. Because life has been a whirlwind, I don’tContinue reading “Celebrating One Year”
Out of Words
I’m out of words. I can no longer express the sadness that has found our family this month. Sunday evening my father-in-law passed away. He has been battling prostate cancer for six years. It finally spread beyond his lymph nodes and his bones. The tumors spread to his liver and also surrounded his lungs. IContinue reading “Out of Words”
Kristy Maute 