Big Papa Lou

In honor of Father’s Day, let’s take a little trip down the story line of our dad, Big Papa Lou. With three daughters, he wasn’t ever much for talking but that could possibly be because he never got a chance to get a word in. Now that we’re all grown up and out of the…

Life Lesson: Reminder About the Little Things

As many of you who follow our blog know, I have been dealing with a nagging foot injury since late March. If I am really honest, I ignored it for about a month first. But it reached a critical point one morning in March when I was hobbling around unable to walk normally that my…

Thankful Thursday: We Are Grateful

Wow! You are all amazing! We have been completely surprised at your response to our book launch last week.  Thanks to all of you who have shared with us, and the world, that your books have arrived. This has been a real gift to us. As we have said, this was a labor of love…

Beginning

Begin. It’s not easy. It’s not simple. But whatever it is that you want to do, have, or be, the first step is to begin. And then every day after that you begin again. That’s how starting and maintaining a blog feels. Every day starting anew. And a book is the same only with a…

Torture Report: Diligence & Have You Seen My Keys?

(G): I have been running for about three weeks and I have some great days where I am sure my foot is back to normal. And I have other days post-run that my foot remains sore for the rest of the day. Sometimes I walk around barefoot and feel great and other days that doesn’t…

Ready to Turn the Page

Last week was one of those weeks where after a few days I was done with it. Nearly every single interaction went wrong and irrevocably sideways. And last week’s little calamities have left me where I am now. I have situations half resolved. I have emails that still nag me for a response and yet…