Baby Steps and Marathons

October 12, 2011 - Written by Wendi Kelly
 

“I Run Because I Can”   ~Wendi Kelly

The quote up above was my mantra when I slowly but surely crossed the finish line of  the first—and so far only— marathon of my life. Slow, slow slow, …

Still on Fire with Nothing to Wear

October 28, 2008 - Written by Wendi Kelly
 

I think it’s kind of funny that I just participated in a Life Balance Project at Stacey’s Blog over at Create A Balance.  It was nice of her to let me in. Maybe she should have barred the door when she saw me coming. There were a lot of great …

Balancing Balloons

May 13, 2008 - Written by Wendi Kelly
 

It isn’t easy balancing all the different areas of our lives. Sometimes it feels as if we are hanging on to a giant bunch of colorful balloons and if we aren’t holding on tightly to every single string then …POOF! There …

Slow Cooking Frogs

May 2, 2008 - Written by Wendi Kelly
 

You can do anything you want in life, you just can’t do everything all at once.
~ Bobbi LaBelle

Hanging above my desk on a bright red ribbon, is a large heavy square bronze medal. It is one of my most treasured possessions. Engraved on it are the words:
24th Columbus Marathon
 October …

Blowing out Candles

April 24, 2008 - Written by Wendi Kelly
 

Another birthday week has passed us by in our birthday intense family. No worries, there will be more. Between my large family and my Irish husband’s clan, there is never a shortage of birthday cake and parties to go around. Never a lack of reasons to gather the troops, fire up the …