Mile Marker 50
Mile Marker 50
I’m not a sky diver but I’ve jumped out of a plane. I’m not a runner but I’ve run every single mile of a half marathon. Every once in a while I set a crazy goal and push myself out of my comfort zone. It wakes me up and reminds me of what I am…
read moreWhen I was little my family would load up in our big wood-paneled station wagon with a luggage carrier on top. Us kids took turns sitting in the middle seat or by the window. Sometimes you got to hold the Atlas. For all you youngins’ that’s a big book of maps. That’s how we used…
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They move in unison to a rhythm all their own. Other people can hear the music too, but they seem locked in their own song. There is a twinkle in their eyes, perhaps a reflection of shared experiences that we will never know. When I watch my mom and dad dance, time stands still for…
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I am a bit of a planner. Ok, maybe more than a bit. After all, I’ve been planning to visit 50 places I’ve never been the year I turn 50 for months now and the adventure doesn’t start for another 11 months. I like to be prepared, what can I say? God finds this funny.…
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The twinkling lights on the Christmas village illuminate the front window of my parents’ small home. Stepping inside from the cold Indiana air, I am greeted by the colors of the tiny buildings resting on a blanket of indoor snow. The sight of my Father’s Christmas village has always been a source of comfort for…
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There are moments in every life that change you. Some for the better. Others for the worse. But some moments could go either way and it’s up to us to decide. Promotions, moves, weddings, deaths, births, birthdays, divorce, they aren’t as black and white as they may seem. Life is messy. We all have mile markers…
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My list of 50 places I’ve never been that I plan to visit the year I turn 50 is starting to take shape. Some of those trips will keep me in the U.S like Seattle and Maine. But many of the trips will take me abroad to Italy, Spain and beyond. Traveling in a foreign…
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The more I research places to go and how to plan for my visits to 50 places I’ve never been the year I turn 50 the more I realize I have a lot to learn when it comes to the actual process of traveling. Traveling is more than just picking a place to go. It’s…
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When you grow up in a big family, getting everyone to agree on anything is no small victory. My four sisters are some of the most opinionated women you will ever meet. Yet, we all agree that one of the best days of our lives happened 14-thousand feet in the air. Most people think you…
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I don’t know about you, but just reading that headline ‘Guess It’s Time to Get a Will’ makes me feel uneasy. Although I suppose it would make me feel worse to think that something could happen to me before I had all my ‘stuff’ in order. Evidently, I’m not the only one who has been…
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