Scouts is our Home. Scouts is our Tribe.
I have started and erased and restarted the intro to this specific blog post today more times than I care to admit. Since I cannot think of anything philosophically awe-inspiring, I will dive right in to it. Something magical happened this weekend. I am a scout leader. But I am a parent of a scout […]
When the Phone Rings
We are in an age where answering a phone call is becoming rare. Personally, I much prefer text messaging. My life is just too chaotic and busy and let’s be honest – I am lazy and don’t want to answer any phone calls. With text messaging – I can respond on my own time. I […]
Little Steps: Day 52 – The Trail Ends Here?
I apologize in advance. But my mind is a tangled mess. Thoughts are flying around a thousand miles a minute. Crashing in to eachother. Trajectories unknown. My fingers are full of dread. The words want to flow faster than they can be given passage. I have no idea what is about to overflow the walls, […]
Little Steps: Day 23 – Pause. Reflect. Move Forward.
Day 23: 3.14 miles / Total miles: 21.28mi / Days left: 156 / Time:2:01:15 / Pace: 38’35 Yesterday was my first hike since last Thursday (Day 18). I ended last week on such a euphoric high. And then this weekend happened. And I desperately needed to go for a hike. I couldn’t go Monday. I […]
Little Steps: Day 15 – Cycle of Guilt
Day 15: 0.0 miles / Total miles: 10.71mi / Days left: 164 / Time: NA Spring break is over. The kids are no longer sick. It was time for them to go back to school for the first time in 2 weeks. About damn time. I love my goofs. But they needed to go back […]