I'm sure those of you who read my last blog about my elevated cholesterol levels have been anxiously waiting to hear about my doctor appointment this week (please hear the sarcasm in this!) I met on Thursday with sweet Dr. Wood who let me know that my cholesterol was up because my good HDL was… Continue reading Still outrunning old age
Author: maflake
I am a retired middle school media specialist, a writer, a wife and mother, a runner, a reader, a gardener and a seeker of God. I live in an antebellum home in Northwest Georgia with my husband.
Outrunning old age?
For all my adult life, going in for my annual physical was alot like going to Adam's parent/teacher conferences when he was growing up - all warm fuzzies and "You're doing a great job" and "No problems here." After all, I'm not overweight, I run, I don't smoke, I eat lots of fruits and vegetables… Continue reading Outrunning old age?
Empty Spaces
Empty spaces. Seems like they are all around. A few weeks ago we had to have our prettiest tree cut down, a hundred year old pin oak that was struck by lightning over the summer. Most of the big trees in our yard are crooked and scraggly, but this one was perfectly formed and stood… Continue reading Empty Spaces
Go make some mistakes!
I have decided to embrace mistakes this year. Not that I am going to do them on purpose, or be careless or lazy, but I am realizing that I am going to make them and other people are going to make them and that it is okay. In fact, I am adopting the… Continue reading Go make some mistakes!
Under the Magnolia Tree 