Growing Like a Wildflower
September 27, 2019A Wildflower “A flower of an uncultivated variety or a flower growing freely without human intervention.”¹ “Wildflowers find themselves growing anywhere. They grow in the most unlikely of places, even in the darkest of night. They find any cracks and crevices that will allow them to sprout up, and they do just that. They grow despite everyone’s belief that they never would. They allow the rain to heal them, not drench them.”² There is a toughness and simultaneous beauty to wildflowers that I have grown to admire. They grow in the most unlikely of places and resiliently find…
CMO Breakfast Series at AdClub with Brian Beitler, EVP & CMO at J.Jill
AdClub hosts a CMO Breakfast Series that I love when I have the opportunity to attend. Who doesn’t love brunch? Who doesn’t love inspiration? And who doesn’t love talking about creativity in branding? Brian Beitler, EVP and Chief Marketing and…
Legends of Running: Bobbi Gibb The First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon
Bobbi taught me what it looks like to lace up for a starting line and let love be your driving force. Help us commemorate this bold runner and pioneer for women’s running by donating to the 26.2 Foundation. Elise:…
Learning to Love the Body I Am In
My friend sent me a list of her fitness goals for the year, primarily her weightlifting goals. Do not get me wrong. I LOVE a good fitness goal and am all for cranking away at hitting those feats and feelings…
Solo Trip to Ireland
I took a leap of faith on a solo trip to Ireland. What I uncovered was more faith and courage in myself, an awakened creative side, many, many new friends around the world, and my Irish roots. We really are…
Girls on The Run with my 5K Supergirl
While this recap aims to impress, I highly recommend you read Shelly’s Blog, a 9-year-old conquering the track and the world at ShellyNash.com, because her race story is much better told through her young, creative, and imaginative eyes. It was a…
Flourishing in Fear with a Little Faith
We had a sermon about the disciple Peter. He was on a boat in rough waters and asked Jesus to let him walk on water. Peter stepped out of the boat in faith, and he walked on water. It is…
Reading List for 2019
Each year I begin with a list of books in mind to read and make me happy. Since I scramble to keep any sort of New Year’s resolution, I felt this could be a nice intro to getting on that…
Cooking- Fig and Pig Quiche by Run Fast Eat Slow
Every Sunday night I attempt a new recipe from Shalane and Elyse’s Run Fast Eat Slow series of cookbooks in belief they will indeed allow me to run fast. These books led me into my soiree with cooking. This coming…
Reading List for 2018
Each year I begin with a list of books in mind to read and make me happy. Since I scramble to keep any sort of New Year’s resolution, I felt this could be a nice intro to getting on that…
Imagined or Real. She was Fearless, Powerful, Small and Mighty
Eleven. 80’s Tube Socks. A Statue. And Standing Strong in Pursuit of Her Dreams. Miles: 6 biked, 11 stairs climbed Song in my head: All things Halloween Brunch Food Motivation: Fears and waffles On a cool, wintry March day in New…