“The Miracle isn’t that I Finished. The Miracle is that I had the Courage to Start” John “The Penguin” Bingham How did an overweight, 43 year old couch potato who smoked and drank and had a clumsy gait like a penguin end up completing 40 marathons, hundreds of 5K and 10K runs, become the author of several best selling books… Read More
A Mother’s Gratitude
Mother’s Day Weekend has passed again and as I sit in the after glow with my Monday morning coffee I am filled with an abundance of gratitude so acute it almost hurts. It is a special day for me, special because I have been in active duty now for 35 years. Plus 15 years as a grandmother. I wouldn’t… Read More
I Am…A Diamond
When I was coming of age into my teen years, my oh-so-wise mother sat me down for THE Talk. Only my mother didn’t want to talk about birds…or bees. She wanted to talk about jewelry. And value. And why some things were valued more than others. She talked to me about things that were common. About how if they… Read More

