Much like everyone else all over the country, this weekend was our official kick-off to the summer season! Woo Hoo! Aside from the years I’ve traveled to Colorado over Memorial Day weekend, this one was much like the ones before with time spent at the lake, hosting our best friends and catching up with our fellow marina-dwellers; eating, drinking, and… Read More
Backyard Bliss
The hubby and I have lived in our home (The Gottschalk Ranch, as we like to call it) for just about seven years, and for various reasons (the number one reason being that we spend the majority of our spring/summer months up north), this is the first year we’ve really worked on bringing our backyard / deck / patio space… Read More
Take the Risk. Run Boldly.
This past weekend I did something for the very first time: ran a 25K. That’s 15.5 miles, friends. WOAH. Honestly, I love a good half-marathon and consider that a plenty long-enough distance (for me, personally) to run all at one time. I have never really had the desire to go much further than that, feeling fully accomplished and satisfied following… Read More
Healthy and Whole
A few weeks ago, I sat down to work on my May PowerSheets – preparing for the tasks ahead of me and the goals I wanted to work toward this coming month – and the phrase that kept coming to me was “healthy and whole.” Knowing better than to question my heart/mind/spirit/soul and God, above else, on matters such as… Read More
Back to the Water
A couple of weeks ago, the hubby and I officially opened our up north lakeside sanctuary. There’s nothing like going back to our getaway place after months of being home through the late fall and winter seasons. Breathing in the fresh lake air, soaking up the sunshine, having a bonfire, and cozying up inside when the air gets chilly –… Read More
Outcry Tour: Grand Rapids
Just this past Monday evening, my best friend and I had the amazing opportunity to attend this year’s Outcry Tour at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. After attending Bethel Music’s Worship Nights together last year, I thought it would be awesome to go to a similar event again to hear some of our favorite worship music LIVE. So when… Read More
Philadelphia 2017
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: travel is one of my TOP “love-languages.” (Even though I know that travel isn’t technically a love-language (as defined in the famous book on the subject), it really is one way that God uses to speak love, grace, truth, and refreshment to my soul!) Any chance I have to get-away and… Read More
Spring Refresh
Words cannot express how thrilled I am that it is officially the spring season. I am so over winter – the cold, damp, grey weather, and the challenges in staying healthy with each swing of the temperature and wind. The past four weeks in particular have been really difficult as I’ve dealt with the flu and lingering sinus/ear issues. Not… Read More
The Finish Line
After 8 weeks and 155 miles of training, surviving a viral sinus/ear infection in addition to the flu, as well as a long-weekend trip to Colorado the week before, as of this past Sunday, March 26 I officially completed one of my BIG GOALS for the year – completing a HALF-MARATHON! This was my sixth half-marathon, but my first in… Read More
Colorado 2017
We just returned from another FABULOUS “skication” in Colorado, and wow – I knew I was ready for a vacation, but it wasn’t until I was out there that I realized just how much I needed the getaway! It’s been crazy busy since the first of the year (especially the past few weeks) and this break was pure BLISS! This… Read More
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