Tag: Elizabeth

  • Hope is the only antidote to fear.

    The news called her “an Internet sensation” but to me, she was just my friend. — For 3 days I have wanted to write about Elizabeth, and for 3 days I have had nothing to show you but one line, written above. I keep coming back to this post and staring at it. How can…

  • Hope is the only antidote to fear.

    The news called her “an Internet sensation” but to me, she was just my friend. — For 3 days I have wanted to write about Elizabeth, and for 3 days I have had nothing to show you but one line, written above. I keep coming back to this post and staring at it. How can…

  • ‘I hear 40 is overrated, anyway’

    I choked back tears when I read those words yesterday. Scott texted me to tell me Elizabeth’s cancer news had not come back good. I checked her Facebook page immediately and part of her status alluded to the fact that she may never see the next decade. Lest we dwell too much on the bad, though, Elizabeth…

  • My first 5K or When I realized I could accomplish something athletic

    In the latest edition of the together-but-separate blog postings, Amy and I are writing about our first athletic achievements. I started thinking about my first running accomplishments recently during a discussion with Heather about how to begin running. I remember the first time I ran a mile – it felt so amazing and accomplished! My first…

  • My first 5K or When I realized I could accomplish something athletic

    In the latest edition of the together-but-separate blog postings, Amy and I are writing about our first athletic achievements. I started thinking about my first running accomplishments recently during a discussion with Heather about how to begin running. I remember the first time I ran a mile – it felt so amazing and accomplished! My first…