- You have to watch this: My Last Days: Meet Zach Sobiech
- Celebrating while being honest about disappointments
- Rebecca—A 1,000 Mile Journey, Because She Can!
- Tuesday’s Treat — Avocado, Vegetable & Feta Wrap
- The Video: Janet Oberholtzer’s Inspiring Story — Running, Because I Can!
- Remembering the lives lost at the Boston Marathon
- Do we need to find hope while others are devastated?
- Thinking about drawing our own lines
- Thinking about how we look for reasons when we hear tragic news
- Because I Can & I Think I Can, I Think I Can
Author Archives: Janet Ober
You have to watch this: My Last Days: Meet Zach Sobiech
Seriously, you have to watch this. Seriously! Just do it. I promise, you won’t regret it. I’m not kidding, watch it now… . Make sure you catch some of the amazing things he says: You don’t have to find …
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Celebrating while being honest about disappointments
May 20th is the day… The day my life changed. The day that normal as I knew it ended. The day I received injuries over 60% of my body. The day when I almost died and almost lost my leg. …
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Tagged accident, anniversary, living in tension
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Rebecca—A 1,000 Mile Journey, Because She Can!
Thanks to the wonderful world of Facebook, I recently met Rebecca online. Rebecca live within an hour’s drive from me near Philadelphia, so hopefully we will meet in person sometime. Today I want you to meet Rebecca, because she is …
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Tuesday’s Treat — Avocado, Vegetable & Feta Wrap
For a time after I quit eating meat in January 2010, I rarely ate a sandwich or a wrap, because it seemed like they were too empty without meat. Thankfully avocados have become more available in the past few years, …
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The Video: Janet Oberholtzer’s Inspiring Story — Running, Because I Can!
I still wish the story I have wouldn’t be mine or anyone’s, but I can’t change the past and life is too short to be miserable, so I continue to share my story to encourage others. And it’s been an …
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Tagged because i can, book, boy astronaut, inspiration, inspirational speaker, motivation, motivational speaker, running shoes, speaker, speaking
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Remembering the lives lost at the Boston Marathon
Running is not exactly an easy sport for spectators to view. It usually includes a tough time finding parking, walking for a distance to find a spot to stand, freezing (or sweating) as you check your watch and strain to spot …
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Do we need to find hope while others are devastated?
I don’t want to face life today. I want to stay in bed and pull the covers over my head. I’m heartbroken, devastated, sad, angry… Lives were lost instantly and more hang in the balance. Families and friends are distraught as …
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Thinking about drawing our own lines
Too often we look at the lives of others, especially others who have succeeded at something and we think they knew what they were doing from day one and they have everything all figured out today and each day going …
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Thinking about how we look for reasons when we hear tragic news
In the past day, many of us heard the sad news about Rick Warren’s son. Some of you know who Rick Warren is, some of you don’t. Rick Warren is a well-known individual who is a pastor of a large …
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Because I Can & I Think I Can, I Think I Can
The other day while running with friends, one mentioned that she wished she had the positive because I can attitude that I always seem to have. They all seemed surprised when I said that I didn’t always have it and …
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