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One of my friends created a challenge group to do 100 miles this quarter. We are all off to a great start. Friday, I headed out early in the day to try a new trail. It is at a multiuse trail where there is a hiking trail, a fat bike trail, and a disc gold course. I had looked at the map and thought the trail was four miles long. I ended up on the real golf course, but thought that the trail went out, down the paved path a bit, and then back into the woods. Well I ended up WAY in the wrong place. I could see a busier road and figured I would walk out to it and then back to where my car was using the road. When I realized where I was, I knew that was not really an option – I was about 2.5 miles from my car via the road. So, I turned around and backtracked. Even with the wrong turn and back tracking, I still only got 3 miles in. Obviously, I need to try that trail again to figure out where the four miles of trail is.

Saturday, my husband went for a walk with me. Our local small airport has been working on one of the runways for the last month and they finished this last week. My husband and I decided to check it out. We walked through the hangar area overlooking the grass runway and then headed to the new blacktop. We walked the length of the runway and back. With the walk to the airport, that made 4.5 miles.

It was definitely an interesting 4th of July weekend, especially since the 4th was actually on the weekend. Everything was quiet. There was one local parade which my mom and I headed out to. I was a bit worried about social distancing, but we had nothing to worry about. We were able to set up right on the main drag and had at least six feet on either side of us. We even had candy shared with us even though we didn't have any kids with us.

I read what started out as a very enjoyable book and then about 2/3rds in, it took a left turn and just got weird. The book is Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. I'd love if someone would comment on their thoughts if they've read it.

https://smile.amazon.com/Nine-Perfect-Strangers-Liane-Moriarty/dp/1250069823/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

I also read 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do by Amy Morin I enjoyed this book but found out after I read it there is also a parent version and a women's version. If I had realized that I would likely have read the women's version. I like the way Amy organized the chapters, including many bullets and associated stories.

https://www.amazon.com/Things-Mentally-Strong-People-Dont/dp/0062358308

For some fantasy I read Nora Roberts' Guardians Trilogy It was an interesting compilation based in fantasy but focusing on the relationships rather than the special qualities of the characters.

https://www.amazon.com/Guardians-Trilogy-Collection-Fortune-Island/dp/9123797436/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10AKHOO8JU7LF&dchild=1&keywords=the+guardians+trilogy+nora+roberts&qid=1593981570&s=books&sprefix=the+guardians+tri%2Cstripbooks%2C164&sr=1-1

Looking forward to the new quarter and getting back on my goals. March through June didn't go so well, but we are going to focus on positive movement this quarter.

Make sure to listen to my next episode – I have some exciting news to share.

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Quote "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." NIV Romans 12:21

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We traveled to Oklahoma this week. My husband's pastor moved last month, and they couldn't get everything on the moving truck, so we took a trailer load with the rest of their stuff. We loaded up and left at 4 am to head out. I had checked out the status of covid cases along our route before we left, so I knew the areas we should not stop in. Most of the route had falling numbers, so except for a couple of urban areas, that wasn't really a concern.

We headed to a small town in northwestern Oklahoma and arrived about 6 that evening. We checked in to an old school motel, one that still used keys.

https://www.watongalodging.com/

The next morning, we went to the local state park for breakfast. We were able to get a hike in before we ate. Luckily, the restaurant wasn't busy (it was a weekday and mid-morning), so social distancing wasn't an issue. Then we went to the new church and parsonage to unload the trailer. We then spent the rest of the chatting.

https://www.travelok.com/state-parks/6460

https://www.facebook.com/etnawesleyan/

The next morning, we got up and headed to Oklahoma City. Although I really wanted to go to the Oklahoma Memorial Museum, this was my decision I questioned the most. I was concerned about being in an urban downtown area and a tourist destination. However, I had visited the museum before and knew what an impact it had on me and I knew my husband would really appreciate the experience. We got to the museum right when it opened and were alone for at least the first 45 minutes or so. Then a group came through, but then were going through must faster than us and passed right by us. The way the museum is set up, there are lots of small sections with different pieces of the history. We stayed in one of those and the group just skipped right past it. We spent three hours at the museum and then headed outside to walk through the park.

After the museum, we weren't sure what to do. My husband is a sports and weather geek, so he suggested we head to Norman to visit Oklahoma University. In case you aren't aware – which is likely most of you – the Women's College World Series would normally be going on right now. We found the softball field, all wrapped up without anybody there when there would normally be about 2000 fans there to watch the game. We drove by all the sports facilities and then went to the National Weather Museum and Science Center, even though we knew they weren't open.

http://www.ou.edu/

https://www.ncaa.com/championships/softball/d1

https://nationalweathermuseum.com/

Since we still had some time before needing to find food, we then headed to the Will Rogers Airport. We found a great observation point and were able to see about ten planes take off or land in the hour or so we were there.

https://flyokc.com/

We found a hole in the wall pizza place, Falcone's, for dinner and had the most amazing pizza. We were able to sit in a corner out of the way but let me tell you this place was busy! There were constant people coming in and out. They had a Tiramisu dessert that I so wanted to try, but I knew I didn't have enough room to do it justice.

https://www.bestpizzaokc.com/

After our two-day break, we headed back home. While in the car, I was able to finish five books, so I got some great reading time in too.

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Quote "I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes, several attack me all at once." -Ashleigh Brilliant

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Last week I was in the depression bubble again and really struggled to come out of it. I was not feeling successful at work, but I knew it was more than that and couldn't pull myself into a more positive mindset. So instead, I gave into it and ate more food than normal, didn't give full attention to my other podcast, and sat in front of the tv. By Friday night I had enough tv and choose instead to indulge in reading. I finished 4 books over the weekend. By last night I was beginning to feel slightly better and when I woke up today, I felt ready to face others again.

I am still struggling with balancing what is acceptable to me in going out in public and what others are doing. Prior to the pandemic, Sunday was truly a day devoted to God. I would go to Mass, then we would go to my husbands church where he would teach Sunday school, then have church there, come home, have lunch, and then head back out in the evening for Bible study. My church opened last weekend and I am not even considering going yet and am instead continuing to watch livestream Masses. My husband's church opened yesterday. He went, but I stayed home. Even in church, I am not ready to trust other people's willingness to keep everyone healthy quite yet.

On Saturday, I decided I was ready to attempt a small step back into the world. I recently purchased a standing desk converter. However, the table I was using it on didn't really work. I decided to go to some local furniture thrift stores to see if I could find something that would work. I figured that either there would be way too many people and I just wouldn't go in or there wouldn't be anyone I would need to worry about and be able to keep my safe space. On my way to the next town over and the first potential stop, there was a small subdivision with a series of garage sales. I drove through and one of the houses had a desk in the middle of the driveway that looked just about like what I wanted. I stopped and the desk was fairly wobbly, but I could tell it would be easier to reinforce with some brackets underneath to stabilize. I got the desk for $7. I brought it home and my husband and I were able to easily take it apart into its pieces – legs, sides, and top separate. We glued it back together and cinched it with a strap overnight. The next day the desk didn't wobble at all and is perfect for the desk converter. I think this project also helped my mental state.

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Quote "Most dystopian, classic and contemporary, paints a future world that puts a twist on present society - a future world that could plausibly happen." Lauren DeStefano

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Today is my Covid isolation freedom day. Last week I received the news that I had tested positive for Covid. Not only was I surprised, but everyone that knows me has also been surprised, including the County Health Department Nurse. I've since had ne test come back negative and am waiting for results from a second test.

I was – and still am – having absolutely no symptoms.

I have been mostly working from home, and staying home, since the end of March. When I went out, I have been wearing a mask and staying six feet from others. I've gone to Walmart a couple of times, but not only wore my mask, but gloves went in, got what I needed, and left. When I got back to the car, I removed my gloves and used hand sanitizer. Other than that I haven't gone into public places.

That's why it is so important people take this infectious disease seriously. No matter what our government at whatever level says is ok or not ok, we as individuals need to take care of ourselves and our families. Awareness is important and know that no matter what you do, you are susceptible.

I hope everyone takes care and we are able to interact soon. I have three conferences I am still planning to attend in October and am hoping everyday that we continue moving forward and can clarify ways to keep everyone safe.

An interesting thing I have noticed is the last two books I've read had themes of a virus that can wipe out much of humanity. The first was Steve Berry's The Venetian Betrayal was about finding Alexander the Great's grave, but a sub plot within the book is the 'bad guy' had developed an infectious disease from monkeys. The other book is, The Dog Stars by Peter Heller, a dystopian YA book where the world had been mostly wiped out by an infectious blood disease.

Steve Berry's The Venetian Betrayal https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002VHI8GI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00807213O/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

It was coincidental that I read these two books affect receiving a positive test result. I expect that I had a different reflection on these books than if I had read them before March, but that is how things will be moving forward.

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Quote "There wouldn't be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one."– Frances Clark

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For book club last month, I read Factfulness by Hans Rosling. As most people, I failed the quiz terribly. The piece of information that I will remember from the book is that we often see things in black and white, either or, rather than as a range. The examples throughout the book group many things into four categories, the main one being income. Rather than rich or poor, the levels are 1 where people make less than $2 per day; level 2 where they make between $2 and $8 per day, level 3 $8 to $32 per day, and level 4 where they make more than $32 per day. When you look at the world in these divisions, the opportunities for change and improvement are much more evident. I've always known you can make numbers say whatever you want them to say depending on your presentation. This book helped me think about how I listen to the news, look at statistics, and find the real story in numbers.

Quiz: http://forms.gapminder.org/s3/test-2018

https://www.amazon.com/Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better/dp/1250107814/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1586713628&sr=1-1

The other night I was asleep and my husband came in and got me out of bed to go outside and look at the sky. By the time I got out there, what he wanted to show me was gone. He had seen a string of 'lights' in the sky. We often watch for satellites or the International Space Station, but hadn't seen a string of lights like he described. I remember when I first moved to Wisconsin from a suburb of Chicago, laying out on the lawn 'spotting' satellites. It was a favorite pastime. Nowadays you can look up online what is heading over and when. I googled string of lights and immediately figured out what my husband had seen – Elon Musk's Starlink satellites. Since then we've seen another series of the satellites, but he says they weren't as bright as the ones he had seen. So we will be monitoring the Starlink tracker and watch for the newer set of satellites (which are lower and thus brighter) so I can see them as the 'string of pearls' that some have described.

https://findstarlink.com/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/04/23/is-spacex-fixing-bright-starlink-satellites-elon-musk-says-yes-as-europe-sees-string-of-pearls/#39ea7f84721b

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Quote "The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I'm not going to let myself pull me down anymore."– C. JoyBell

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This was a difficult week for me. Every other month or so I will often have a day where I feel I am not accomplishing anything. On those days, I close myself off from others because I am not a nice person. I recognize those days and realize they are self induced from stressing myself out because I am not meeting my own high expectations. However, this past week I had a series of six days in a row of a feeling along these lines, but about day four, realized it was more than just a bad day and that I was in a depressive state. After recognizing it, I began focusing on self awareness and identified the likely source of the depression. The source was not in my control, but my reaction to it was in my control. I set aside my issues not meeting deadlines because of the situation and instead turned to achieve results for other projects that I would be able to meet. On day six, when I was still not feeling any improvement in the depression, I was planning to reach out to a counselor in order to get some outside support. On that day six, I had successful outcomes and was able to take the next day to not do anything and let my brain rest. I am now feeling much better. I know that I have always been my worst critic and I know what things trigger these episodes so I have set limits for myself to try to minimize the issues that cause these bad days. With everything going on in the world, I allowed myself to ignore some of those self imposed limits and I was paying the price. I am working to continue to support those I work with, which happens to be in healthcare, while making sure I am practicing good habits for myself and not ignoring those limits I know I need to work within.

I encourage anyone that is struggling right now to recognize your own needs and put yourself first. Just like they say on airplanes, put your mask on before helping others. If you aren't healthy, you can't support those that need you. In this current health care situation, we are more easily able to connect with health care providers from our home. Please use those resources if you need them. This is a stressful time and we need to take care of our mental health in addition to our physical health.

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Quote "The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said." Matthew 28:5-6

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This is our 50th episode. Thanks to all of you who have listened and given feedback to keep us creating consistent content.

Easter was very unusual this year. However, we still managed to visit with both my husband and my families. We even got to visit with my cousins that are on other sides of the state. A positive outcome of the health crisis is more users connecting through video conferencing software. Although I often use Zoom and have recorded all my Hearts of Gold interviews on that platform, we used Webex. I currently use the free version of Zoom, which doesn't allow for longer meetings with multiple people. Webex offered non profits free access at the beginning of the health crisis and I was able to get an account through my work. This allowed all of us to long in without any worry about timeframes.

I have been even more consistent in my reading time during this stay at home time. I often read young adult books, often dystopia related. I've tried expanding into fantasy. I read Three Dark Crowns and Sophia, Princess Among Beasts. What I've realized is that I perhaps should not read these books. Most of my reading time is the hour before bed and I've had weird dreams as I've read these books. I think I need to stick with books that have less imagery.

https://www.amazon.com/Three-Dark-Crowns-Kendare-Blake/dp/0062385437

https://www.amazon.com/Sophia-Princess-Among-Beasts-Patterson/dp/0316417475

I also finally got The Husband's Secret off hold at the library after waiting since last summer. There was a lot of buzz around this book last year and I can now understand why. Although I picked up on some of the pieces of the puzzle throughout the book, I would never have guessed the ending.

https://www.amazon.com/Husbands-Secret-Liane-Moriarty/dp/0451490045

My biggest struggle is reading non fiction on my ebook. I often use sticky tabs as I read a non fiction to identify pieces that I want to remember and discuss with my book club. With the libraries closed, I currently have three fiction books on my e reader. I need to decide which one to read before the end of the month for my book club discussion. We each read our own book and then share so we can all read something meaningful for us and learn from each other. It's like reading four books each month rather than one. Has anyone read any of these books and be able to give me some feedback on which one I should choose? My choices are: Factfulness by Hans Rosling, The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall, or Find the Good by Heather Lende.

https://www.amazon.com/Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better/dp/1250107814/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1586713628&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.com/Seventh-Most-Important-Thing-ebook/dp/B00PEPR6J4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UKZJYKVKJSIE&dchild=1&keywords=the+seventh+most+important+thing+by+shelley+pearsall&qid=1586713679&s=books&sprefix=the+seventh+most%2Cstripbooks%2C174&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.com/Find-Good-Unexpected-Small-Town-Obituary/dp/1616201673

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Quote "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." Cor 4:18

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As we all work to remain safe at home I want to encourage us not to put our faith aside. It is times like this where we need to more fully encourage faith in ourselves and others.

I have seen creative ways to continue practicing each of our faiths outside of our homes in conjunction with others.

Grace Community Church in Fl created a Drive In Church. https://www.facebook.com/GraceBRSarasota/videos/1000607270383614/

My Pastor begin livestreaming his daily Mass. He has been doing this for two weeks now. When he started, his mirroring wasn't right and as he did the readings, I felt like I might be

in Synagogue rather than Mass because it looked like he was turning the pages from right to left. He has also become more comfortable in front of the camera and his enthusiastic Homilies include his pure energy that we are used to seeing in church. https://www.facebook.com/StMarysViroqua/

Greg and Jennifer Willits of Adventures in Imperfect Living and other podcasts and founders of Rosary Army have been streaming a live rosary every evening at 8PM eastern. There are often over 100 people and more praying together. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkCU2uJke_BF5DCNbGPN4Ig/videos

If you've ever seen a knotted rosary it is likely somewhere in history someone learned how to make that from Rosary Army and has passed that knowledge on.

What are you doing to strengthen your faith during this time?

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Quote "You have lost too much, but you have not lost everything. And you have certainly not lost America, for we will stand with you for as many tomorrows as it takes. If ever we needed evidence of that, I could only recall the words of Governor and Mrs. Keating: If anybody thinks that Americans are mostly mean and selfish, they ought to come to Oklahoma. If anybody thinks Americans have lost the capacity for love and caring and courage, they ought to come to Oklahoma." President Bill Clinton at the Oklahoma Bombing Prayer Service

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A few years ago, when my daughter was a junior in High School I took her and three of her friends on an extended weekend trip to Kansas City. The reason for the trip is a goal my daughter and I had set for her to visit the 48 continental states before she graduated from high school. This trip was going to allow us to check off Kansas and Oklahoma.

We spent a day in Oklahoma City shopping and stopped on the way back at Pops 66 Soda Ranch. http://www.pops66.com/

While in Oklahoma City, we visited the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. While we were visiting, based on the amazement from the kids, I realized they weren't even aware of this pivotal moment in our history. I realized as we were touring they would have only been about a year or so old, but I was still surprised they has never heard about this event. I was very happy that we visited the museum and they learned about this event. They really took time during the museum tour and took in the displays and all the artifacts.

My husband and I are planning on driving through Oklahoma City later this spring. When I realized we were going there, my first thought was about going back to the museum. I know my husband will be completely awed by what they have put together. He is a history buff and I know the museum will haunt him after he visits.

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Quote "It is hard to imagine the things you have never seen." ― Steven J. Carroll, from All the Worlds of Men

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Woke up with a text from my mom last week reminding me I needed to go get a geocache that day. It took me about a half hour before I realized it was leap day. Geocachers play all sorts of games with their caches, one of which is Fill the Calendar. The goal is to find a cache on every day of the year – not necessarily all in the same year, but each date you would have found a cache. Well – leap year only happens once every four years so if you miss it, you can't complete the challenge for another four years (although I am pretty sure my mom and I found a cache together last leap year). I'm not big on the stats games, but I did make sure to head out and find a cache on leap day anyway!

I've gotten into young adult fantasy the last few weeks. It started because those are usually easily available on the Libby app through the library for ebooks.

Some of the books have been very strange and others I couldn't put down. Many of the books I choose were series so if I liked them I would have additional books to read. I also tried to make sure they were books where the series was fully released. Nothing like reading a series and then having to wait years for the sequel – I never remember what the original book was about.

I will be reading the next in the series for Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake. I'm not sure how I actually feel about the story, but I know I couldn't put it down and I want to see what happens in book 2.

I also read Opalescence by Ron Rayborne. Although this one is not a series, I would definitely not have read the next if it was. I expect there are a lot of people out there that would appreciate the descriptions Mr Rayborne shares of his prehistoric Earth, but I am not a biologist and there was too many in depth descriptions of plants and animals for me. If you like colorful descriptions that allow your imagination to picture something you haven't seen, this could be the book for you. I loved the concept of the book, but the reality wasn't for me.

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