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Benaiah: Two Years Old

Benaiah: Two Years Old

How can my baby boy be two years old? It seems like just yesterday, he was barely crawling around and now, here is he – walking, talking, jumping, and straight up running around. It is hard to fathom how quickly time goes by. And it 

Tuesdays at the Thompson’s: Running, Coffee and Pancakes

Tuesdays at the Thompson’s: Running, Coffee and Pancakes

Hello friends and happy Wednesday, I am popping over here today, sharing a little sneak peek into a typical Tuesday around here. Our days are interesting, as I balance athletic goals, motherhood, running, wife life, business, and coaching all at the same time. Not every 

Benaiah’s 2nd Birthday

Benaiah’s 2nd Birthday

How is my baby TWO years old?! It seems like just yesterday we were welcoming him home and now, he’s two and so full of life and emotions and ideas and dreams it makes me so happy. I wish there was a way to freeze 

Friday Favs: What’s Happening in the Running World

Hey, hey friends and happy Friday! This weekend is going to be a good one, because Saturday is Benaiah’s second birthday. I literally cannot believe my sweet boy will be TWO years old. Why does time go so fast? To celebrate, we will be doing 

Our Weekend in the Windy City (Anniversary Trip 2018)

Wheh, is it Friday yet? Coming off a glorious three night trip to downtown Chicago in celebration of our anniversary, these past couple of days have felt hard to get back into routine. But the days have been sweet, slightly chaotic, and it has felt 

One of “Those” Seasons and What God is Teaching Me Lately

  First of all, I almost didn’t publish this post, because I didn’t want to sound whiny or over-dramatic. But, then I thought maybe someone will resonate with this and it will encourage them, so I started typing and just let it flowwww… This summer, 

Three Years

Three Years

Three years. Three years of loving and laughing and crying and forgiving and hugging and kissing and walking and running and adventuring and I’ve loved every single minute of it. There’s literally no one I would rather be with 24/7 and every time we are 

The BEST, Easy, Vegan Coconut Milk Ice Cream + a Vegetarian Option (Sugar free & Dairy Free)

The BEST, Easy, Vegan Coconut Milk Ice Cream + a Vegetarian Option (Sugar free & Dairy Free)

Landon and I love ice cream. It is my favorite dessert and I would pick ice cream over any type of dessert, any day of the week. A couple months ago, Landon and I went vegan (for the month and now we lean more heavily 

Camping Trip 2018

I am finally getting around to putting this camping trip post all together. It took me a while to get all the photos uploaded and my thoughts all down on paper, but here we are. Landon and I had the bright idea of going camping 

Running Isn’t Everything…

Running isn’t everything. Maybe for some, that is easy to understand, but for the die hard, runners out there, sometimes this seemingly ‘simple,’ concept is harder to grasp than it should be. And I fall into that camp too. The last three months of injury,