Beth’s Blog
I've been blogging since 2012.
It’s no coincidence that’s less than a year after my second divorce, and what I thought was the end of my goal-oriented life. I write about unifying life experiences—often the stuff people think but don’t say out loud.
You will find posts on both overcoming traumatic events and achieving goals including the following topics:
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- divorce
- having cancer (leukemia) and a Bone Marrow Transplant
- mom/daughter dynamics
- raising a teenager
- single-parenting
- dating as an almost 40-year-old (not) virgin
- Christianity
- becoming an avid marathoner
- and empty-nesting.
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Oh…and I write a lot about leadership, career development, corporate culture and USING YOUR VOICE in the workplace. #changeyourtone.
Latest on the blog
Seeing the bigger picture.
At any given moment I have no less than 6.5 million thoughts in my head, each competing with vigor to move to the front of the chaotic lobed pack while forcing the others to the back of the messy jam, if for no other reason than they are better. They have more credence. More merit. More potential. More, more, more… SHUT UP! […]
F4F Marathon
“Keep it between 1000 and 1100 words, Beth…yeah, I know it won’t be easy for you.” Below is the article I was asked to write to provide a general overview of why running the F4F marathon might be an idea worth contemplating. “How far is a marathon?” That question, when posed to anyone who defines themselves as a runner, […]
Back to Basics
Less than 24 hours. That’s how long Liv will have been “home” before she leaves in seven loads of laundry from now and heads back to school to finish her freshman year of college. It’s been a blur. From campus visits, to orientation, to move-in day – gone. A Big Ten game with her parents against […]
A Buffet of Writing
I was asked to write an 1100 word max (uh-oh already) article for a local publication. Topic? Running. As luck would have it, I know a little about both of these things – writing and running, namely because I think I used to enjoy them. Even more importantly, I used to do them. Cheers to Amelia Earhart for saying […]
C.S. Lewis and Other Revelationary Stuff
Last week of class. Last day my “baby” is eighteen. Last time I go a day without praying. Life is crazy, this we know for sure. But what about when we don’t know a thing? As in, what does someone who has always known what to do (or at least, pretended until she figured it […]
Creed Question – No, Not Apollo
Remiss. I get it. If I told you I’ve been meeting with people to actually write a book would you forgive me? —————————————— Read the Apostles Creed (page 30 in McGrath) and the Nicene Creed (it can be found on many online sites). They represent rare times when the entire church got together (representatively) and […]
Why Not All Professors Are Made Alike
This class has me realizing that when I teach as an adjunct once in a while, those students are loving me. Sure, I may have known they thought I was a pushover when during the first break someone starting vaping (“But it’s Birthday Cake, Ma’am”…”Um, what?!?”). I need to crack the whip. Step on a […]
Week 1, Assignment 2
Watch the video below. In the video, Marty argues that the spiritual environment we grow up in gives us a “language and palate” for faith, but it has to be appropriated–it has to become our own. He goes on to argue that our faith is constantly reshaped by “billions of particulars” and “51/49s.” Do you believe […]
Classtime! History of Christian Thought (Think About it…Then tell me tomorrow).
Where did the Holidays go, anyone know? Last week was rough, but this week has been proving itself to be brutal. I think the difference is we were sort of all in the collective fog of wishing we were still lounging around in front of the fire drinking wine and wearing exactly what we had slept in […]
