I find significance in all kinds of small details when I run; I'm hyper aware of my surroundings, the sensations in my body, and the thoughts running through my mind. Everything is clearer, heightened.

Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away.

The time I spend in the morning – praying, sipping coffee, and coming up with my list – is a ritual I relish. I have done it for so long now that I subconsciously measure whether or not the things I’m doing match with what I should be doing, what I want to be doing, and the life I want to live.

We can thank God for everything good, and all the rest we don’t comprehend yet.

Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace – we have to give it away...

I never imagined that divorce would be part of my life history or my family’s legacy. When people say that divorce can be more painful than death, I understand why. But like any great trial, God uses everything for good, if we allow Him to heal us.

I think I run my strongest when I run with joy, with gratitude, with focus, with grace.

That’s what our training is for, we practice not panicking, we practice breathing, we practice looking directly at the thing that scares us until we stop flinching, we practice overriding our Can’t.

Perhaps love’s greatest gift – that it is indeed unconditional – is also its greatest curse.

I find significance in all kinds of small details when I run; I’m hyper aware of my surroundings, the sensations in my body, and the thoughts running through my mind. Everything is clearer, heightened. I might be more addicted to this clarity than I am to running itself.