Running, Powder, and the Better Life
A few weeks ago, I got home from a long run, soaked in sweat. It's the kind of sweaty I didn’t know before I took up running in the...
Category: A New Outlook
Diary of a “Mature” Student
"No, don't do it like that," the instructor said. "Like what?" "Crossing over your hands like that when you turn. You gotta feed...
It All Matters
If someone came to me with the request “teach me to dance” I’d have nothing. Nothing. I can’t do the two-step, the tango, the twist. None of them. I’d...
A Different Kind of Opposite {The Grove: Opposites}
When I think of the word opposite, I generally think of definitions like different or contrary. I think of things that are complete opposites like apples and oranges or...
The Season of Unfinished Things
There are still spots available in Connection Groups for this fall! Head over to our Registration page to learn more. ************** “You...
Cheering One Another On
If you’ve ever seen Chariots of Fire, then you are probably familiar with the scene when Eric Liddell, the famous Scottish Olympic Gold Medalist, throws his head back as...
Yellow Shirts and Wobbly Knees {The Grove: Welcome to Culture Shock}
I always thought choosing what color I’d wear was an individual right of sorts. I could choose according to my mood, my preferences, my style. But...
When Nature Speaks {The Grove: The Great Outdoors}
With every coming season or every change in the weather, we feel something new. When nature speaks, the sun can make us feel better, the...
How to Say Hello When You Have an Aching Heart
Goodbyes feel like death because they are death. Goodbyes are the death of what has been. It will not be again. Even if you see this place, this person...
Inner Endings
In a crisp July breeze off the North Atlantic Ocean, I stood shaking, watching our beautiful daughter walk toward the arbor she and her dad crafted for her wedding...
