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How strong are you?

January 23, 2016February 14, 2016 maflake3 Comments

About a year ago I was diagnosed with the beginning of osteoporosis, which made me feel old and brittle and worried about getting a humpback. My mother fell and broke her hip while putting up Christmas decorations when she was younger than I am now and suffered from it for the rest of her life.… Continue reading How strong are you?

A birthday celebration
Alcoholics Anonymous · Peachtree Road Race · Running

A birthday celebration

July 3, 2015July 24, 2015 maflake4 Comments

My friends and I were in the heart of Atlanta yesterday, crawling along in traffic by Centennial Park. We had made the drive to go to the Peachtree Roadrace Expo, where we would get our race numbers for the world's largest 10K on Saturday, buy new running gearĀ  and take advantage of the free samples.… Continue reading A birthday celebration

aging · grace · Uncategorized

Covering Up

June 17, 2015July 2, 2015 maflake7 Comments

We're all hiding something. I have been thinking about this ever since our tree man was out a few weeks ago to take away yet another of our big old trees, this one a giant walnut that was uprooted during a bad storm. "That big walnut came down because it was weak on the inside,"… Continue reading Covering Up

Christianity · Christmas · Running · Spirituality · Uncategorized

Do You Hear What I Hear?

December 13, 2014December 13, 2014 maflake2 Comments

How to make Christmas meaningful? That has been our discussion in Sunday School these past few weeks and one that I struggle with each year. Christmas is a challenge when you have grown up in the church, when every year you have heard the same story about the baby in the manger, the shepherds and… Continue reading Do You Hear What I Hear?

health · Menopause · Running · Spirituality · Uncategorized

Still outrunning old age

November 23, 2014November 23, 2014 maflakeLeave a comment

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

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