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Running Photo Tour of DC
February
8th 2015
Of all of the places I've gone, running the Champs-Élysées to the Eiffel Tower was my favorite. Best out &...
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Then She Started Training for a Marathon
February
2nd 2015
If you know me at all, you know I love running. What you might not realize is that I didn't start...
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Dancing, Smiles, and a Whole Lot More Dancing
October
16th 2014
5am iPhone alarms ringing in different tones down the echoing hallway of the ladies "dorm" at the Ave Maria Retreat...
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Little Blessed Moments From Dawn til Dusk
October
5th 2014
It's Sunday here in Lusaka, Zambia and that means worship. Big, beautiful worship of God and all His blessings filled...
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Melanie's Hope for HIV/AIDS Orphans
June
29th 2014
I'm not waiting around anymore. It's time for me to do something. HOW THIS HAPPENED: Last November I was scrolling through my...
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Pain is an Indicator to Change
June
21st 2014
"Life is pain because we expect it to go differently," says a beautiful zen Buddhist priest sitting in front of...
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New Habits: Breaking the Mind & Body
November
28th 2011
Hebrews 12:7 - Endure hardship as discipline... Standing at my counter while I make dinner, sweat drips off the back of...
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Social Media-Free Weekend
January
28th 2011
As of 5pm today I will be going social media free for the weekend (until 8am Monday morning). To many of...
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The Loss of My First Love
December 21, 2015
December 2004. Sacramento, California. Freshly divorced. Adoption day. Your foster mom brought you over. We watched you intently. You took in
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The Secrets of Letting Go
August 26, 2015
It was Valentine’s Day. A secret day. Today, she would marry him. At 23, she knows what she
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No More Should-ing On Myself
July 7, 2015
“If God gives such attention to the wildflowers - most of which are never even
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Struggling With Purpose
June 13, 2015
The breeze blows through big open windows rustling the white drapes. The oppressive heat hasn’t fully arrived yet
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As You Are. Not As You Should Be.
April 21, 2015
Hi. My name is Melanie and I feel like a failure on a daily basis.
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