As I mentioned in my last post Mark and I spent the week (including Thanksgiving) in the big ol state of Texas! Here are some pictures of some of my favorite memories from our trip... My cousin Tim and my Aunt Beth practicing their mother/son dance on the deck of the house we...

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Mark and I are breaking all Thanksgiving Tradition this year by spending our first major holiday as husband and wife at the Redskins vs. Cowboys football game in Dallas, Texas. We are grateful we had the opportunity to stay in Texas after my cousin Tim's wedding in order to see this game. I'm...

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Today Erin and I discussed our character of the week, Miriam, in our Wednesday bible study. Miriam would prove to be one of the great women among the people of God, but she had to learn to trust and follow God according to His ways and not hers. Miriam is well remembered for...

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26.2 My Marathon Journey Two days ago I accomplished something that I would've called you crazy for even suggesting 5 years ago. I finished a full blown 26.2 mile marathon.  This whole process started in college in 2009 when I was surrounded by insanely fit people who loved to run. I had always...

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This is my goal. I have been training for the last 6 months and tomorrow its time to put it all out there. 7:20 am tomorrow morning I will be standing anxiously in a crowd, hundreds of people surrounding me, and most likely squeezing the hand of the two beautiful women who have...

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I totally bailed on my sister last Wednesday when we were supposed to do our bible study and work out because I was desperate to get one last long run in before my race this weekend. But we got back on track today! We continued our study on the Women of the Bible...

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Voted. Today was my second presidential election and my sister Mallory's first presidential election. My parents have always made us very aware of our government and the effects it has on us and future generations. We have learned to appreciate the weight of having the privilege to vote.  I am thankful that no...

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