Today is my dad’s birthday. He’d have been 76. If not for ALS, even at that age, he would’ve likely continued to fill his days with hiking, gardening, and talking to the black bears that frequented the mountain home he built himself. He still would’ve been riding his Harley and meeting buddies at Waffle House […]
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Half marathon: running for my Dad
Earlier this month, I ran my second half marathon. This was the first race in a series of four I plan to do this year, and because this month (today, in fact) marks four years since my Dad died of ALS, I decided I’d run this one in his honor. I didn’t have any particular […]
Ice buckets & ALS
August has come and gone, and I didn’t see a single ice bucket challenge in my facebook or instagram feed this year. Truthfully, I don’t really care whether or not you dump a bucket of ice water on your head. What I do care about is continuing to raise awareness about ALS. I care about […]
What my dad taught me
Since Father’s Day is around the corner, I’m sharing a few of the many things my dad taught me over the years. He was a brick mason before and sometimes during his career as a mechanic, and he could fix just about anything. He was a nature-loving, garden-growing guy who had smile-emphasizing dimples, gave me […]
Purpose, love, growth: is your life full?
At first I was just going to link to the post below as one of my week-end links, but I had more to say than a one-sentence blurb of why you should read it, so this became a post of it’s own. This isn’t really about ALS; it’s about choosing to live fully, no matter […]
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
When I first heard about the ice bucket challenge, I didn’t get the point. What the heck does pouring a bucket of ice on your head do to help those suffering from ALS? But then I saw how much money has been raised: as of August 20, over $31.5 million has been donated to the […]