a life beyond running shoes.

i am ashamed to say that i have never read this book.... gasp. i know. little women. louisa may alcott. absolutely loved it. devoured it. cried when it was over.... cried at all the right moments. and oh how much it made me cringe when thinking about the most recent movie.... winonna ryder playing jo. o' the horror!! what a book of thought and poignancy and wit and charm.... and wisdom. there was so much in there that was timeless. some of the speeches from marmie undid me in such a way that the story was written on my soul. and when it ended i was so sad, like saying good-bye to a good friend. so i immediately picked up the next book: little men. louisa may alcott. while not about the march sisters, it was a dear book of the same genre. i cannot say i loved it with the fervor of the other; i did enjoy it just the same. i did skim some of the detailed accounts of the boys activities during the day.... as it did get a bit tedious for me.... but again, i love alcott's w...

One of the amazing blessings of being displaced here is family..... truly we are not for lack of love or company....and my kids are LOVING every minute. (we are related to every child in that picture...just to let you know) we have gotten to attend two family birthdays and a family wedding...and we have not even been here two full weeks. and we spend a lot of time at the soccer field. we signed the boys up for fall soccer.... we missed the first three weeks but have joined in full steam ahead..... well, okay not little bit who burst into tears at being asked to run out onto the field during his first practice here. maybe by the end of the season, we will get him to kick a ball during the game and not just off the field. (and yes, there are alligators in that lake) i have also joined my mother-in-law's running group (that runs at 5:30am). but how sweet to find others to run with, share prayer requests with, and enjoy early morning-sleepy eyed company with.....early, but such sweet c...

family..... we were having dinner with some friends just before we left brooklyn, and the husband was pouring wine into my glass that had just been used at a cocktail glass. his wife tried to get him to get out a clean wine glass..... he said, "why? she is family." sigh. i miss my brooklyn family. i miss my home. i miss my life. we have arrived in florida. and i am thankful. i got to go to a women's bible study on the book of ruth . this is what we were reading: So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, “Is this Naomi?” She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi [which means pleasant]; call me Mara [which means bitterness], for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went away full, and the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the LORD has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?” So Naomi returned, and Ruth the...