Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Friday Favorites & Legally Changing My Name
Hello everyone! It's a beautiful Friday and I'm looking forward to the weekend. This morning I went to the social security office to get my new last name (finally!). I have several more steps to go and have obviously been putting this off but I guess it's good...
Book Review: Running on Empty
The GoodI'll start by saying that I admire Marshall Ulrich's determination to finish his journey to run across the United States in record time (masters, not worldwide.) I can't imagine the kind of endurance and grit and takes to get through this whole thing. As...
Will Your Future Self Thank You?
This morning I did something silly -- I went to Crossfit and did heavy strict presses. In the end, this did not work out well for me.My future self said "thanks a lot" but only very sarcastically. So I'm a novice dealing with injury. Does this thing mean I'm off the...
Running Again (!!) & Weekend Review
And guess what? I got to to start my day with running today! After 9 days of no running -- in attempt to heal my back -- things felt great this morning. It felt good yesterday and though I felt a tiny little twinge during my run today, it seems like we are getting...
Be Kind Anyways
If I have had one transformation in the past few years, it's this. I know it's not easy to "be kind anyways." I wasn't always so grace-ful. But I prayed that God would change my heart to be like His. I prayed a lot and I sang "My Father's Eyes" because I wanted them.I...
7 Reasons Why You Should Start a Blog
The top response I get when I tell someone, "you should start a blog!" is that they are "not that interesting" or they "don't know what to write."It takes me about five seconds to get something out of them that's totally fascinating and I would really like to read...