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Wordless Wednesday: Danshui, Taiwan

Danshui, Taiwan, Photo by MilliGFunk, 2006

Grace in Small Things (GiST): 3/28/2011

There’s always plenty to be thankful for, though lately I keep coming back to the same things; solid employment, great friends and loving family. This week I want to push myself to find grace in things that are specific to where I am at this specific point in my life; right now, this week, on [...]

One of Those Days

The last three weeks have been challenging. Much of what’s been happening in my little nook in Small Town Missouri is pretty fantastic, but I’ve been pushed far outside of my comfort zones in my personal and professional life thanks to new opportunities I’ve been given.
Growth isn’t a comfortable thing, which is why I’ve been particularly quiet [...]

Grace in Small Things (GiST): March 22, 2011

Small Town Life: It’s the Little Things
1. Spring nights spent reading books on porch swings
2. The sound of laughter as kids play outside
3. Short commutes to and from work
4. Old men in old pick-up trucks
5. Chirping [...]

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Run

St. Louis has been buzzing for the last couple of weekends. Mardi Gras in Soulard last weekend was followed by the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Run this weekend downtown. Later this week, Dogtown will come alive with the rest of the St. Louis St. Patrick’s Day festivities.
I passed on Mardi Gras, I didn’t stick [...]

Small Town Missouri = Small Wine?

I recently dined at a small town Missouri pizza chain called Pogolino’s Pizza Place.
The restaurant is located in a two-story house on a side street near downtown Desoto, Missouri. Inside, the restaurant’s walls were lined with booths not unlike those at fast food hamburger joints; hard plastic shells with generic tabletops. The tables were decorated [...]

Grace in Small Things (GiST): 3/7/2011

Some of the little things I’m happy are part of my life this week:
1. Friends who hold me accountable for reaching my potential.
2. Running again post-injury, even if I’m still not 100%
3. Hot tea.
4. The music of Nina Simone. And Bob Seger. And so many other artists.
5. Mail. The paper kind that comes via a [...]

A Taste of Small Town, Arizona

Over the last few months, Arizona has made it onto this small town girl’s small town radar. My host during the P.F. Chang’s Rock n Roll Half Marathon took me to the Desert Botanical Garden, drove me to Sedona to see the red rocks, and took me to “the Towers” to get a view of [...]

#GreenWineTweetUP

What: A St. Patrick’s Day Parade Run Post-Race Tweetup
Where: Robust Wine Bar
When: Saturday, March 12th from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Drink Specials:
“Green” wine specials (one red wine and one white wine)*
$2 domestic bottles
$1 off Guinness
*These green wines won’t be green in color, but green in spirit. These will be Robust’s featured eco-friendly selections, especially [...]

St. Louis St. Patrick’s Day Parade Run

Although I’ve not been writing much in the last two weeks, a lot has been happening behind the scenes of A Small Town Girl’s Guide. Today I’m excited to announce that Robust Wine Bar and Cafe is my official race sponsor for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Run, a five-mile race that begins and ends [...]

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