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February 2012

21.02.12 - Paranoid and Anxious

16.02.12 - Waking Up after Two Weeks = Confusion

14.02.12 - 50% Chance of Death

13.02.12 - Ways to Stay Healthy After Age 40

12.02.12 - A Little Confession

09.02.12 - The Accident

07.02.12 - The Year I Started Running

06.02.12 - Children, Babe Ruth and Pioneers didn’t Quit—Why Should We?

03.02.12 - One of the Best TED Talks I’ve Seen

01.02.12 - Avoiding Questions

January 2012

30.01.12 - Monday Myth — Taste Zones on Our Tongues?

27.01.12 - An Interview with Joy Bennett

26.01.12 - My Lady Gaga Look

23.01.12 - Monday Myth — Puke, Faint or Die to be Healthy?

18.01.12 - A Medical Dilemma

17.01.12 - Not by Their Religion, but by the Content of Their Character

16.01.12 - Lessons from the Chilly Cheeks Trail Run

13.01.12 - Move it! Move it!

11.01.12 - Making a Choice to Focus on the Beauty

10.01.12 - After Shocks from Haiti with Kent Annan

08.01.12 - An Annotated Wish List For Changes by God

06.01.12 - Review of After Shock by Kent Annan

05.01.12 - Another Label that Fits Me or I Fit it

03.01.12 - I Dislike Labels, but I’m Claiming Some—Why?

December 2011

29.12.11 - Ready to Create Change?

28.12.11 - Newsflash: Incase You Missed it…

27.12.11 - Video Review of the LifeSpan Fitness Desk

21.12.11 - Tackling Transformations—Guest Post in Australia!

20.12.11 - 5 Facts About Endurance and Dreams

16.12.11 - Could Forgiveness have Prevented the Iraq War?

15.12.11 - From Chair to Treadmill Desk

13.12.11 - Merry Xmas or Happy Holidays?

12.12.11 - Monday Myth—No Meat = Not Enough Protein

11.12.11 - God is not an Exclamation Point—Eric Weiner

09.12.11 - Friday Read: My Amish Roots by Shawn Smucker

04.12.11 - Sunday Saying—Wise Words from Elizabeth Esther

November 2011

29.11.11 - Telling Lies—Guest post at Jesus Needs New PR

28.11.11 - Monday Myth—Holidays Produce Stress

27.11.11 - Say No to Holiday Stress–Yes, You Can!

24.11.11 - Thankful for Peace Found in the Tensions of Life

23.11.11 - Pushing Through a Bad Run—Guest Post at Rachel Held Evans

22.11.11 - Philadelphia Half-Marathon Recap

18.11.11 - Half-Marathon Training with Runner’s World

16.11.11 - Labels do Not tell the Whole Story

15.11.11 - Stopping the Flow of Sand—or Not

14.11.11 - Monday’s Myth — Caffeinated Beverages and Dehydration

13.11.11 - Concerning the Penn State Situation…

11.11.11 - Why am I Bothered by the Duggars?

10.11.11 - Two Interviews for Because I Can

06.11.11 - Remembering Andy Rooney

04.11.11 - Interview with Jason Boyett (Repost)

03.11.11 - Do You Face Reality or Live a Lie?

02.11.11 - A Fortunate Person—a Fortunate Person Indeed

October 2011

28.10.11 - Comfort for Hospital Patients

25.10.11 - The People in my Town Rock!

24.10.11 - Monday Myth – Pet Owners are Happier

23.10.11 - Sunday’s Saying – 100 yr-old Marathoner Fauja Singh

21.10.11 - Audio of Seasons of Solace by Janelle S. Hertzler

17.10.11 - Because I Can & I Think I Can, I Think I Can

15.10.11 - Birthdays are Good for You!

14.10.11 - Review of Not Alone – edited by Alise Wright

13.10.11 - Energy Drink Info – thanks to Susan Leake

12.10.11 - Inspired by Diana Nyad and Roz Savage

11.10.11 - Doing things so I can tell others I did — Why?

09.10.11 - Sunday’s Saying … from Seth Godin

08.10.11 - Silly Saturday – Someone’s Confused

07.10.11 - Review of Growing Up Amish and an Interview with Ira Wagler

06.10.11 - How Does a Religion Begin?

04.10.11 - Guest Post at Jennifer Luitwieler

02.10.11 - Sunday Saying – Talk is Cheap

September 2011

30.09.11 - Review and Interview with Jennifer Luitwieler

29.09.11 - Speaking at Crossroads Career Program

29.09.11 - BECAUSE I CAN Event at Sunny Crest

28.09.11 - A Book Release Party

28.09.11 - What You are Experiencing is NORMAL

27.09.11 - ‘Fifteen Minutes of Fame’ on WGAL and WFMZ

25.09.11 - Sunday’s Saying — from Diana Nyad

23.09.11 - Book Review and Interview with Karen Anderson

22.09.11 - My Memoir “Because I Can” Arrives!

21.09.11 - A Blogging Challenge — My 7 Links

20.09.11 - I Did it! … in Fitness Magazine

19.09.11 - Recap of Lehigh Valley Half Marathon — 9/11/11

15.09.11 - Making Choices so You Can Appreciate Life

14.09.11 - Eat. Run. Eat. Work. Eat. Read.

09.09.11 - Melt my Heart Moments

08.09.11 - Reaction to the “Killing Applause” at the GOP Debate

08.09.11 - If You Resist Urges, Do They Past?

07.09.11 - (almost) Wordless Wednesday

06.09.11 - Because I Can Happened Because Others Can …

05.09.11 - Is 90% of Your Brain Useless?

03.09.11 - Imagine by Emmanuel Kelly at The X Factor

03.09.11 - Let’s Talk About the Long Road

01.09.11 - This Little Mennonite Girl in Woman’s World?

August 2011

30.08.11 - The Choice is Yours … Stressed or Not

29.08.11 - Allowing Guilt to Ruin Good Days – or Not

28.08.11 - Hurricanes – Connected to God?

27.08.11 - Sun and Fun in Paradise

25.08.11 - The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins …

24.08.11 - You are Enough — Stop Lying

23.08.11 - The Most Important Thing You’ll Ever Read!

22.08.11 - Before and After — It’s a Miracle!

20.08.11 - Road Trip Problems Solved Here!

19.08.11 - My Sisters and I — Guest Post at Alise… Write

17.08.11 - Imitating Others is for Monkeys

15.08.11 - Rethink What You are Thinking

14.08.11 - Sunday Sayings – Uncertainty

13.08.11 - Silly Saturday – Interesting Things People Do

11.08.11 - How to Manage 1,440 Minutes a Day

10.08.11 - Pass the Peanut Butter!

09.08.11 - Is One Step at a Time an Overused Cliche?

08.08.11 - Do You View Strangers as Good or Bad?

07.08.11 - How Many People Must Die?

03.08.11 - 5 Steps to Take Before You Say I Can’t

02.08.11 - A 10-Mile Trail Run or The Hunger Games?

01.08.11 - Win a Copy of The Book That Helps me Blog

July 2011

31.07.11 - One Long Race or Many Short Races

28.07.11 - Does Weighing Yourself Hurt or Help You?

26.07.11 - Questions About Norway, Information and Pain

25.07.11 - Schedules are Good … Until They Aren’t

24.07.11 - Sunday Saying by the Mayor of Oslo, Norway

22.07.11 - Helping Both Your Body and Your Blog Develop Muscles

20.07.11 - Walking is the New Cool – Especially During Extreme Heat

18.07.11 - Thoughts About the Future After Spending 3 Days with 18 Teens

17.07.11 - Forgiveness – A One Time Event or a Process?

15.07.11 - My First Time — Vlogging

10.07.11 - Today is a Day like no Other

05.07.11 - 10 Beneficial Habits by Dan Buettner … and Me

02.07.11 - Obvious to you. Amazing to others. – by Derek Sivers

01.07.11 - A Knight in Shining Armor: The Writer’s Manifesto by Jeff Goins

June 2011

29.06.11 - Contradicting Myself

28.06.11 - 7 Factors That Make Me Feel Alive

27.06.11 - My Memoir – Because I Can is a Winner

26.06.11 - A Recipe for a Life as Sweet as a Cupcake

24.06.11 - Why do We Try to Compare Apples and Oranges?

20.06.11 - Flip-Flops are for Your Feet, Not Your Mind

19.06.11 - Four Projects I’m Going to Do!

17.06.11 - Can You Invent Your Future?

16.06.11 - Spinning in Circles Saved my Sanity and Taught me About Creativity

15.06.11 - Finding My Own Way Out of a Land of Rules

14.06.11 - Conan O’Brien’s Golden Advice About Dreams

14.06.11 - Is There More Than One Path?

13.06.11 - Who’s a Finalist in a Publishing Contract?

13.06.11 - Caring Enough … to Care.

11.06.11 - A Rant About (and to) Street-Corner Preachers

10.06.11 - I Want to Read YOUR Post!

09.06.11 - What Choices do You Have?

08.06.11 - What am I Afraid to Write About?

07.06.11 - Five Years Before and After

05.06.11 - 5 Things I’m Taking off my To Do List

04.06.11 - Where in the World?

04.06.11 - What’s Your Biggest Challenge?

02.06.11 - One Belief I Have That my Family Does not Have.

02.06.11 - Thankful Thursday – Contradictions

01.06.11 - Trust 30 – Prompt 1

01.06.11 - How Not to be a Jerk When Someone’s Life Changes

May 2011

31.05.11 - I’ve Replaced Hate with Energy

30.05.11 - A World Without War

29.05.11 - Sunday Sayings — Making Changes

28.05.11 - I Hate Running!

26.05.11 - Thankful Thursday — People, Swag and More

25.05.11 - Meeting Online Friends In Real Life

23.05.11 - Three Things I Learned at Fitbloggin 2011

19.05.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 26

18.05.11 - Being Fit and Blogging About It = Fitblogging

17.05.11 - Find Your Path — Lessons Learned While Kayaking

16.05.11 - How to Have A Perfect Joy-filled Day

13.05.11 - Are You Unsure About Being Alone?

12.05.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 25

10.05.11 - Commencement Address by Dr. Oz at West Chester University

09.05.11 - Monday’s Myth – More Stuff Will Make Me Happy

07.05.11 - The Guilt of Mother’s Day

06.05.11 - Run Across America with Dean Karnazes

05.05.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 24

03.05.11 - Today is Someday!

02.05.11 - Monday’s Myth – The Myth of Someday.

01.05.11 - Sunday Sayings – by Dean Karnazes

April 2011

28.04.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 23

27.04.11 - No Book Review, No Politics and No Clothes

25.04.11 - Monday Myths — Does Running Hurt Your Knees?

24.04.11 - Sunday Sayings – Why Workout?

22.04.11 - Makes Sense – If You Don’t Think About It

20.04.11 - “Heaven is For Real” Review

19.04.11 - Which Comes First: Purpose or Adventure?

18.04.11 - Male Hierarchy – Equal Love or Not?

17.04.11 - Sunday Sayings – I Run Because …

16.04.11 - Radio Interview with The Growing Bolder Radio Show

15.04.11 - Review of “Half The Church” by Carolyn Custis James

14.04.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 22

12.04.11 - Spiritual and/or Human Journey

11.04.11 - Half-Marathon Recap

09.04.11 - A Letter to My Mind

08.04.11 - I Will Check the Weather

07.04.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 21

06.04.11 - Once Upon a Time – Review of “Love Wins” by Rob Bell

05.04.11 - It’s Race Week

03.04.11 - No Guilt, Blame, Shame or Anxiety

02.04.11 - The Thrill of a Race

March 2011

31.03.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 20

30.03.11 - No Abuse Ever – Body, Mind or Spirit

29.03.11 - Help Yourself – Stop and Think

28.03.11 - What do I have Perseverance For?

27.03.11 - Sunday Sayings – A Collection of Books

26.03.11 - Help – My Head is Not Screwed on Straight!

24.03.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 19

23.03.11 - Books, Books and More Books – Repost

22.03.11 - Is “Goals” a Dirty Word?

21.03.11 - Is It Hard Work to be Unhealthy?

19.03.11 - Does the Moon Make You Healthy, Wealthy and Wise?

17.03.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 18

16.03.11 - More is Caught Than Taught

14.03.11 - Dear Everyone in Westboro Baptist Church (except Fred Phelps),

11.03.11 - Give Love Instead of Reasons

10.03.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 17

09.03.11 - Saying No to Labels and Yes to People.

08.03.11 - The Past, Present or Future – Which is Best?

07.03.11 - Help – April 9th is Coming!

06.03.11 - Should I Stay or Should I Go?

05.03.11 - Saturday Evening Blog Post

03.03.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 16

02.03.11 - Are Girls as Valuable as Boys?

01.03.11 - Your Mind is Priceless. Use it, Don’t Lose it!

February 2011

27.02.11 - Why all The Hell about Rob Bell?

25.02.11 - “The Will To Survive”

24.02.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 15

23.02.11 - Who Wants to be Pond-Scum or A Worm?

22.02.11 - Books, Books and More Books

21.02.11 - This Post May Not Be For You

20.02.11 - Sunday Sayings – Time

18.02.11 - A TED Talk – Personal Robots

17.02.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 14

16.02.11 - An Inter-religious Dialogue – Part 3

15.02.11 - An Inter-religious Dialogue – Part 2

14.02.11 - A Common Heart – An Inter-religious Dialogue

13.02.11 - Sunday Sayings – Loving YOU

12.02.11 - Add Creativity to Your Time in The Bathroom

11.02.11 - A TED Talk – “Saints of Somalia.”

10.02.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 13

09.02.11 - Eureka! Your Wish is Granted!

08.02.11 - When Life Sucks … Renewal is Needed

07.02.11 - I Could Run Forever!

06.02.11 - Sunday Saying – Why? Why Not?

05.02.11 - It’s a Bloggin’ Party!

04.02.11 - Blogger’s Digest – Sharing Good Stuff

03.02.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 12

02.02.11 - Getting There Pole by Pole

01.02.11 - I Want Mind Games

January 2011

31.01.11 - Who’s Kind to Hotel Lounge Players?

30.01.11 - Sunday Sayings … ‘Impossible’ Dreams

29.01.11 - Ladies and Gentlemen, Hobos and Tramps

27.01.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 11

25.01.11 - Let the Planning Begin!

21.01.11 - Things I am not thankful for:

20.01.11 - Thankful Thursday – Post 10

19.01.11 - One Spoonful at a Time – guest post by Shawn Smucker

18.01.11 - Confusing Verses at JesusNeedsNewPR

16.01.11 - Sunday Sayings – Body, Mind, Spirit

14.01.11 - Appreciate Each Day

12.01.11 - My First Guest Post on Another Blog

11.01.11 - Time Heals All Wounds?

09.01.11 - Sunday Saying – Gabrielle Giffords Favorite Quote

08.01.11 - Christians as Human Shields for Muslims?

06.01.11 - Ted Williams – A Miracle or Preparation?

05.01.11 - One Word – Why?

03.01.11 - First Monday of 2012

02.01.11 - Sunday Saying – from The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss

01.01.11 - Row, Row Your Boat

December 2010

31.12.10 - Same Goal for 2011 as Before – Absolutely!

30.12.10 - 2010 Recap of July to December Posts

29.12.10 - 2010 Recap of January to June Posts

28.12.10 - Is it the Worst or the Best of Times?

23.12.10 - Season’s Greetings!

19.12.10 - Changing Them … or Yourself?

15.12.10 - Resist Urges and They will Past.

13.12.10 - Did I Run the Jingle Bell Run?

12.12.10 - To Run or Not To Run ….

09.12.10 - Thankful Thursday – Post 9

02.12.10 - Thankful Thursday – Post 8

November 2010

28.11.10 - Sunday Saying – Rewriting

25.11.10 - Thankful Thursday – Post 7

24.11.10 - Experiences as Gifts

24.11.10 - No Black Friday Shopping For Me

22.11.10 - Surgery Procedure

22.11.10 - Fun or Stress During the Holidays

18.11.10 - Thankful Thursday – Post 6

16.11.10 - From Almost Dead to Longboarding

14.11.10 - Sunday Saying – Emotions

11.11.10 - It’s Time to Laugh – Creative Sentence

11.11.10 - Thankful Thursday – Post 5

10.11.10 - Conclusion of the Mental Gymnastics

09.11.10 - Mental Gymnastics – part 2

08.11.10 - Mental Gymnastics

07.11.10 - Sunday Saying – Chilean Miner Running

07.11.10 - Elizabeth Esther hosts The Saturday Evening Blog Party – 3

04.11.10 - Thankful Thursday – Post 4

03.11.10 - Snow Day Review, Interview and Giveaway

02.11.10 - A Vaccine Against Conflict

October 2010

31.10.10 - Sunday Saying – Snow Day

27.10.10 - Thankful Thursday – Post 3

27.10.10 - Sharing My Story

27.10.10 - 2010 Jingle Bell Run/Walk

27.10.10 - Amish Country Half-Marathon and 5K

26.10.10 - Less is More

22.10.10 - Go Crazy, Have Fun – Donald Miller

21.10.10 - Thankful Thursday – Post 2

19.10.10 - Condemn Dragons or Get to Know Them?

15.10.10 - Chilean Miners and Unplanned Events

14.10.10 - Thankful Thursday

12.10.10 - Someone To Talk To

11.10.10 - Need to Run …

10.10.10 - Sunday Saying – My Life On The Run

08.10.10 - Time To Laugh – #3

05.10.10 - Does Prayer Alone Bring Healing?

04.10.10 - Gift of Life

03.10.10 - Sunday Saying – Washed and Waiting

02.10.10 - The Saturday Evening Post at Elizabeth Esther – 2

02.10.10 - Fully Alive …

01.10.10 - Recap of STORY Speakers — Part 3

September 2010

30.09.10 - Recap of STORY Speakers — Part 2

29.09.10 - Recap of STORY Speakers — Part 1

28.09.10 - STORY10 Recap

26.09.10 - Sunday Sayings from STORY10

21.09.10 - Opportunity by Roy H. Williams

19.09.10 - Going to STORY 10

19.09.10 - Sunday Saying from “The Help”

18.09.10 - Time to Laugh – #2

17.09.10 - Blogger’s Digest – #2

16.09.10 - Reviewing the Past Twenty-Five Years of “The Janet Show”

13.09.10 - I want to call …

12.09.10 - Sunday Saying – Anne Jackson 2

11.09.10 - What Does Never Forget Mean?

08.09.10 - “Permission To Speak Freely” – Review and Giveaway

07.09.10 - Helpless About Hope?

06.09.10 - Loving My Neighbor as Myself

05.09.10 - Sunday Saying – Anne Jackson

03.09.10 - Revised Bedtime Prayer

01.09.10 - Being Followed by Online Ads

August 2010

31.08.10 - “Everything Happens for a Reason” – Really?

30.08.10 - If At First You Don’t Succeed – Blog Again.

23.08.10 - Rejection From ‘Her’

22.08.10 - Sunday Saying – Vacation

20.08.10 - Sheryl WuDunn: Our century’s greatest injustice

16.08.10 - Living In The Moment

15.08.10 - Sunday Saying – Traveling

12.08.10 - Rachel Held Evans Interview – Part 2

11.08.10 - Rachel Held Evans Interview – Part 1

10.08.10 - Blog Carnival – Laughter

09.08.10 - Words – Hurtful or Hopeful

08.08.10 - Sunday Sayings – Thinking

07.08.10 - Blog Party at Elizabeth Esthers’

06.08.10 - Blogger’s Digest

04.08.10 - Being Alone

03.08.10 - Balancing a Strong Will

03.08.10 - Brighten The Corner Where You Are

July 2010

30.07.10 - The Saga of Janet O…. by Lisa Betz

28.07.10 - Hello