slow + steady wins the race. [via]

slow + steady wins the race. [via]

maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks …. maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to drink.
george jones
what we’ve said to the girls is, ‘if you guys ever decided you’re going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo in the same place. and we’ll go on youtube and show it off as a family tattoo.’
president obama, on parenting his daughters
i just purchased this to give my trainer for his new gym.
it’s a quote that often runs through my head when i look around and see we’re suffering through our workouts together.
we may be on different levels, but we’re all fighting the fight.

i just purchased this to give my trainer for his new gym.

it’s a quote that often runs through my head when i look around and see we’re suffering through our workouts together.

we may be on different levels, but we’re all fighting the fight.

there is no love sincerer than the love of food.
george bernard shaw [via teethbracelet]
working for the [long] weekend, we got this!

working for the [long] weekend, we got this!

grapefruit margaritas | via pastry affair

grapefruit margaritas | via pastry affair

for some situations in life, it’s best to just shake your head and shut your mouth.

while i won’t divulge the details, i will say there’s been some major drama in my family as a result of actions taken by one of my siblings. i’ve been praying every day for god to take the anger & hurt that’s resulted away from me, and replace it with love & understanding.

if you have a minute, perhaps you could send a prayer my way!

but friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life … and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.
thomas jefferson
discipline is remembering what you want most, not what you want now.
billy blanks
sexiness wears thin after awhile, and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that’s a real treat.
joanne woodward
there’s not a word yet, for old friends who’ve just met.
jim henson
yes. always yes. [via]

yes. always yes. [via]

my twelve year old son, rhyan. my [somewhat] new guy. running. friends. family. recipes. photography. healthy living. the beach. these are things i care about. these are things i blog about. graceinplace1@gmail.com