Coach Traina

I wonder sometimes if I’m more of a butterfly chaser than I am a racer. I remember this one race …I guess it must have been maybe my second year of cross-country. I ate a big bag of orange slices … Continue reading

the best word

We have a dry erase board in our kitchen that we use to keep track of groceries that we need to buy. This morning, when I made my lunch for later in the mail route, I realized that we were … Continue reading

it’s just a rock

When I run in the early morning darkness, sometimes I hear something big that I’ve surprised running through the woods. It scares me.  I’m more than startled.  I think I’m really a little scared. I listen…and usually I can tell … Continue reading

nonessential

Most of us know if what we do is essential to someone. We have a feeling, deep in our spirit, whether or not what we do matters…if what we do makes a difference in this world. I just don’t want … Continue reading

it’s just a shovel

Sometimes, when you talk to people about really mundane things, like refurbishing a shovel or why some tool has merit over another tool, you can see their eyes glaze over and you can feel any interest or enthusiasm leave their … Continue reading

buy the lemonade

I bought some lemonade from some little kids who had set up a lemonade stand at the end of a dead-end street yesterday. They had two signs…one at the stand, the other about 20 feet up the road. They’d set … Continue reading

the smaller i feel, the bigger it gets

I love running at night. Actually, I run in the very early morning.  It’s the tail end of night. I love it when it’s dark and the sky is perfectly clear and every star that I can see is shining … Continue reading

falling stars

I didn’t run this morning. My hip was bothering me….so I didn’t run. It’s good to feel like I’m not on a treadmill.  I can get off when I want to.  I don’t have to run everyday. Yesterday, I did … Continue reading

spin

My youngest son went to preschool for his first day yesterday. Jenny said that they split the day up into 15 minute activities, so I think he covered a lot of ground in the 3 hours he was there. From … Continue reading