Out of the Running

Hi there! I’m Summer, daughter of Jesus…saved, restored, & faithfully pursued by Him. I’ve been married to my love, Jason, for 16 years, and am a proud mama to an 11-year-old son, Noah, and an 8-year-old daughter, Sailer. I love early, quiet mornings, sunrises,...

Waiting on a Monday

Its Monday again, happens every week but somehow it sneaks up on me, kind of like the extra 5 pounds we gain over the holidays. I have a love/hate relationship with Mondays. I don’t want to give up sleeping in a little more on the weekends or having my husband home...

Going Further Still

I love a good summer garden.  Despite the work that is involved, the yield is so worth the time and effort it takes to grow delicious vegetables.  Late in the spring, I painstakingly tilled and prepared the soil, and then carefully planted seeds and young vegetable...

Unplugging the Copy Machine

Recently my family and I moved back into my old childhood neighborhood.  The one where I racked up a million miles on my bike, roamed the woods for countless hours, attended block party bonfires complete with hotdogs and s’mores – the neighborhood that colored the...

2 Miles Ahead

My love for running began in middle school.  It was a necessity as part of my participation on the soccer team, but secretly I enjoyed the 4 warm up laps we had to do in preparation for our sport more than I did the actual sport.  I continued chasing after that soccer...

Praying For Our Graduating Seniors

        “Faith enabled Moses to choose God’s will, for when he became of age he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.” Hebrews 11:24 (TPT and NKJV) Right now, thousands of students across the nation will soon be graduating from high school.   And...