Hiking with Holly, Off Trail Musings

Waiting…

I was talking with a friend recently about my current situation and she was curious why I’m not writing about it. Hhmm….I guess I thought no one would be very interested in a hiking blog where I am not writing about hiking. She encouraged me to share what my summer has been like. That conversation was a while ago and I am just now feeling the draw to type out what has been on my heart and mind over these last few months.

Off Trail Musings

Disclaimer Notice

Confession…..I am a perfectionist.  Surprise, surprise!  About 95% of you are nodding your heads in agreement right now and having a nice chuckle to yourself.  I know… it’s really not earth shattering news to you.  But...I have recently had a breakthrough. Have you noticed that I have not been writing much lately?  I have not… Continue reading Disclaimer Notice

Faith, Hiking with Holly, Off Trail Musings

Even in Failure, there is still Victory!

I hope that I am not alone in admitting that sometimes I let myself get into a bad mental place. Sometimes that bad place actually feels kinda good.  It is secluded, dim, and even a bit cozy.  I feel safe and protected in there.  Safe from all of the shame and humiliation that I love… Continue reading Even in Failure, there is still Victory!

Hiking with Holly, Off Trail Musings

The Backstory…

It came to me a while back that I should write a blog on my/our backstory. When reading my blog posts, most people might not get why these hikes are even that big of a deal. The mileage that we do is not really impressive, especially in the hiking community. In the hiking community, the… Continue reading The Backstory…

Hiking with Holly, Off Trail Musings

We are a team…..we hike together!

Those seven words meant more to me than hearing that I am beautiful or I love you.  Those seven words weren't actually spoken to me, but spoken about us.   Something happened this week that was frustrating to me.  My husband and I were invited to go on a backpacking trip with a few of… Continue reading We are a team…..we hike together!