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
When Running Isn’t An Option…
You know how certain clichés make you roll your eyes, but somehow secretly you love and appreciate them anyway? I think it’s something similar to how our Moms tell us things, usually ridiculously cliché with regard to an even more cliché life situation, and we instinctively roll our eyes right out of our heads at […]
WOTY2.0: It’s Time
Alas, the time has come. My Mom used to tell me that the way to know you were officially old was when it felt as if you could no longer control the time. When a day was a week, when a week turned into a month, when a month became an entire season, and then…a […]
WOTY2.0: Remembering
Yesterday was a day of constant remembrances. What is it about memories that typically causes you to recount them in chronological order? I could never recall any of the wars in order on a high school test unless there were like, 3 choices and one was the War of 1812. Loved history – hated the conjecture and […]
A Closet Romantic
Our church is partnering with the Fort 4 Fitness this September in an effort to save girls from human trafficking in Thailand. We do this as part of a project called Destiny Rescue. What an important mission. I cannot imagine the lives these girls would have without intervention. I was asked to write a paragraph (I […]
WOTY2.0: Sometimes There Is Crying in Baseball
Under the heading of “time flies when you’re having fun”…we are in Week 7 of the campaign. Seven. There are many updates I’ve been remiss in sharing, so hang and I’ll take you on a frenetic update ride. Let’s go. Three weeks from Friday is the gala. Three weeks. Have you purchased your tickets? Seriously, don’t […]
WOTY2.0: Phases
Liv and I went prom dress shopping last Saturday. She had no idea what she wanted, but knew immediately what she didn’t like (zip it, please, I know). After trying on what seemed like three dozen dresses, she announced, “This one is fine, it’ll work.” A Mom knows when her kid is settling (yes, again, […]
Post-Boston
I really only have two things to say before I copy and paste the article the Journal Gazette (pre-editing edition) asked me to write: 1. I am beyond humbled by the whole stinkin’ thing. It was and will forever be an unforgettable life event. 2. To the person who actually read this article before its […]
WeRunTogether
(Written yesterday, posting today… “Really, Westin, $40 bucks for wireless from the already overpriced rooms?”) It’s here. And right now, the only place I know where to start is on Monday at 11:00am. The full-on emotion began first thing yesterday morning. First cup of coffee in hand, I opened the sliding door, walked onto the […]
WOTY2.0: Fearless
Campaign update in one word? Wow. Sure, I know what you’re thinking. “Wow, she never just says ONE WORD about anything.” And you would be correct. But in my defense, this is an important subject matter and I don’t think any of us should ever stop talking about it until cancer is no more. Eradicated. […]
