Garage Sale!!

Donate your used items to our garage sale!! Anna and I will be having a garage sale on May 16-17th. All of the proceeds will go toward our fundraising goal for the 3Day Breast Cancer walk! Call me or leave a comment below and I will contact you! Thanks!!

Maplewood State Park

Tiffany, Rita, Jody and I at Maplewood State Park this past Saturday. We hiked up to the scenic overlook. It was a beautiful sunny day!! Thanks for the great weekend girls!!

Pink Socks!!!

Here's to my honorary teammates, those of you who have committed to walking with me over the next several months -- Henry Waage, Calvin Waage, Lydia Waage, Erik Waage, Rita Lotti, Tiffany Schmidt, Jennifer Martinson and of course, my Twister Sister's teammate, Anna Wilson.

Thanks to my fundraising ambassador, Shawna Inwards.

Rita--Thanks for the pink socks! I love that idea! Don't think I will get Erik and the boys to wear them on our walks though!!

Anyone else interested in being a walking buddy...I would love to have you!!! Let me know and I will gladly add you to my list!

Thank You!!

Thanks to all of you who have sent donations!! I am so thankful for and encouraged by your support of this event! My official 24 week training schedule started this past Monday. Keep checking in...you can follow my logged miles that are posted on the side of this blog. Feel free to hold me accountable!! If you have 3 minutes, watch the video attachment at the bottom of my blog. It will give you a little taste of what will be going on this fall at the 3DAY!! Love and blessings to you all!

Why Walk? Part II

I walk for my daughter's future!!

Let It Transform You!

(snippets from a conversation between Mack and Papa, from The Shack by William P. Young)

"Mack, just because I work incredible good out of unspeakable tragedies doesn't mean I orchestrate the tragedies. Don't ever assume that my using something means I caused it or that I need it to accomplish my purposes. That will only lead you to false notions about me. Grace doesn't depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find grace in many facets and colors."

"...don't forget that in the midst of all your pain and heartache, you are surrounded by beauty, the wonder of Creation, art, your music and culture, the sounds of laughter and love, of whispered hopes and celebrations, of new life and transformation, of reconciliation and forgiveness. These also are the results of your choices and every choice matters, even the hidden ones."



I am nearing the end of reading this thought provoking book. The timing couldn't be more perfect! I am feeling so compelled to live a more empathetic life and this book grapples with the issues of pain and suffering. The author has given me a new perspective of a loving God, who is so fond of His creation and craves relationship with us! Chapter after chapter, this book is both breaking my heart and mending it! I hope you will read it...and would love your feedback if you do!