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March 2, 2023May 5, 2023Encouragement, Favorite Posts

Freedom Down the One Road to the Finish Line

We had disappeared into the trails, running alone underneath the trees’ dappled shadows. With swift strides I chased after the runner in front of me, following her down the left […]

February 17, 2023April 4, 2023Encouragement

Consider the Lilies (Looking Ahead)

There’s something special about the start of a new season. It’s a clean slate, full of new opportunities. It’s a moment when you can feel that glimmer of hope pulsing […]

February 10, 2023June 8, 2023Encouragement, Life Update

First Half Marathon (Life Update + Encouragement)

One night in the winter of last year, I decided that I was going to run ten miles. It was the last thing I thought before drifting off to sleep […]

February 3, 2023April 4, 2023Encouragement

Beautiful Upon the Mountains (Why I Write)

Heart pounding. Legs burning. Just a few more feet to go. My feet kick up the dust as I ascend the rugged trail, eager to finally reach the top. And […]

January 27, 2023October 10, 2024Encouragement, Favorite Posts

There’s More Than What’s Under the Sun

I love the book of Ecclesiastes because of the unique perspective it gives on life. It describes a journey with a lot of wrong turns and a lot of dead […]

January 20, 2023April 4, 2023Encouragement

The Race is Not to the Swift

Nearly every day in the summer before eighth grade, I would lace up my running shoes, take a deep breath, and go out for a run under the sun. Sometimes […]

January 13, 2023April 4, 2023Encouragement

I Found God on the Highway at Dawn

5:30 a.m. Passenger’s seat. Cruising down the freeway. Music ringing in my ears. City lights and headlights contrasting the dark. And a faint light behind the clouds to show that […]

January 7, 2023April 4, 2023Encouragement, Favorite Posts

Remember to Look Up at the Stars

I remember going to Joshua Tree National Park and watching the last rays of light vanish from the desert’s golden surface, chased away by dusk’s purple shadows. And then I […]

January 6, 2023April 4, 2023Poems

A Promise in the Rain

We don’t get a lot of rain where I live in Southern California, but I think that there’s something beautiful—and refreshing—about running underneath a dreary gray sky as drops of […]

January 5, 2023April 4, 2023Encouragement

As Life Seems to Unravel…

Sometimes, life feels like nothing more than a mess of tangled knots and loose ends. It can feel like our lives are unraveling, and we’re unraveling along with them. And […]