Grandma Runs!

Category: Inspirational

  • Finding My Faith

    I always seem to write when something is troubling me. It is my way of processing all the slush that is in my brain. This year, and many years in the past if I am being honest, I am struggling with religion. I have “church-hopped” for the past 20 years. We went to a wonderful…

  • Dear Mom:

    I finally get it! It’s taken some time, and I know you’ve been gone over three years now, but I can finally say I understand some of your quirky habits that we often teased you about. I guess life just has a way of teaching us those lessons, no matter how hard we fight back.…

  • Summer Check-In

    Summer Check-In

    Summer seems to go quicker with each passing year. I always have all of these lofty goals, and then suddenly it is time to prepare for the upcoming school year. So what have I accomplished? I began Weight Watchers on April 5 after weighing in at the same weight I was when I was nine…

  • What a Week!

    The week started out great! Last Saturday I ran a 5k, and had my first good run in a long, long time. I managed to maintain a 9:27 pace, which hasn’t happened since pre-covid. That pace enabled me to place second in my age group. I was thrilled! My friend, Jennifer, was not able to…

  • 2023. New Year, New Me?

    It’s a new year, which means we will constantly hear “new year, new you,” and we will be inundated with diet commercials and all the ways we can meet those resolutions. The gyms are packed; people are determined to look great by summer. And then it becomes difficult. Slowly the gym becomes less crowded and…

  • Celebrating 10 Years

    I cannot believe it’s been so many months since I last added to my blog. One would think that with our kids grown and on their own, life would slow down, but it just seems to get busier. Today we are having our first virtual school day, so I am home trying to stay warm,…

  • Everyone’s Grandma Betty

    Every once in awhile, God places angels right here among us. Grandma Betty, as she is affectionately known, was indeed an angel. I recently read a quote that said, “Your smile is your logo; your personality is your business card; how you leave others feeling after an experience with you becomes your trademark.” Betty shared…

  • In Honor of My Mom

    In Honor of My Mom My mom turns 84 this week, so I thought it was only fitting that I write about her. Of course, I knew she wouldn’t be here because she doesn’t go out after dark, so I knew I was safe. I am 50 years old, and I am still afraid of…

  • Rex Greenland 1932-1974

    June 7, 1974. I awoke that morning at my Grandma Allen’s house. My sister’s graduation was the night before, and afterward I spent the night with Grandma because we were moving from Hammond to Hobart to be closer to my dad’s business, the R. W. Greenland Co. His business made tiny colored gravel for aquariums.…

  • Turns Out 50 Isn’t Just a Number

    I have been 50 for just over a month. It’s been a busy month, but I’ve still had time to analyze this next phase of my life. What I’ve come to learn is that a lot of people lied to me. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard 50? It’s just a number!  You’re 50?…