To new beginnings...

I have always been slow to jump on the 'in' bandwagon. A great friend recently introduced me to her blog "Thighs and Offerings", I was intrigued by her poetic writing, her thoughtful prose, her humor and inspiration...I began to think, I could do that. The more I pondered the idea, the more life continued to take hold, the more I realized, I need to do this, for me, for anyone out there living life, trying to find their way.

I have been a daughter for over 30 years, a sister for almost 30, a wife for almost five, a runner for many, a traveler for as long as I can remember. Each day we choose numerous words and phrases to define ourselves and what we do. It is through these words that we pave the pathway of life.

You may be wondering, why the title "Cause and Affect"? Over the last few years life has provided many challenges and opportunities...one ending and another beginning. It's sometimes hard not to wonder, what if I would have chosen differently? A different college, a different job, a different destination...but with each decision we have the opportunity to choose, to select our path and to affect our lives. I am a wife, a daughter, a sister, a runner, a philanthropist, a traveler...but most of all, I am ME!

And so my journey begins...