Elsa and Brandi after 26.2 10.13.13 Amazing Kick off to Fall for JOA
We experienced some pretty amazing Marathon Moms this Fall. So in love with the steps Brandi Rucinski and Elsa Kilbane gave to John Owen at the Akron Marathon on 9.28 and the Chicago Marathon on 10.13! Their steps and journey were captured on their respective blogs (click their names) but mostly their extreme dedication in their running journey has lifted our souls. Thank you is not nearly enough of what we can offer to these amazing athletes. Combined, Team JOA for Run For our Sons PPMD raised over $13,003.16.
We experienced some pretty amazing Marathon Moms this Fall. So in love with the steps Brandi Rucinski and Elsa Kilbane gave to John Owen at the Akron Marathon on 9.28 and the Chicago Marathon on 10.13! Their steps and journey were captured on their respective blogs (click their names) but mostly their extreme dedication in their running journey has lifted our souls. Thank you is not nearly enough of what we can offer to these amazing athletes. Combined, Team JOA for Run For our Sons PPMD raised over $13,003.16.
Nils with his family We are so excited to cheer on Nils Antonio as another Marathon Dad sets the stage on Sunday 10.20 to rock Columbus, OH! He has some pretty amazing marathon legs as he kicked it at the Atlanta Olympics as a marathon runner, now he is putting those calf muscles to the test in Columbus OH. Please support Nils through prayer and pocket (click pocket) as he runs his first race after a major injury (that kept him out of Boston ironically). Thank you Nils for your amazing heart and sole as you kick it for John Owen!! Xoxox
Walker … not a Runner?
All this running talk has helped me remember the big news!! Moving Spirit officially has a Walking Team for the CLE Rite Aid 5.18.14! Woot – so if you have legs and they work you now have no more excuses!! Join us via Moving Spirit.
Runners for Moving Spirit can also sign up at Moving Spirit– as the Moving Spirit team grows as does our mission to Derail Duchenne one step at a time!
All this running talk has helped me remember the big news!! Moving Spirit officially has a Walking Team for the CLE Rite Aid 5.18.14! Woot – so if you have legs and they work you now have no more excuses!! Join us via Moving Spirit.
Runners for Moving Spirit can also sign up at Moving Spirit– as the Moving Spirit team grows as does our mission to Derail Duchenne one step at a time!
November 2, 2013
What an awesome date!! We have our Chili Cook Off planned with the huge hearts of the Federico Family at Country Stove Patio & Spa Noon to 3 pm! Join us as a Chili Master or simply a taster ($10 at the door) to taste and judge the best Chili in North Royalton.
This is the second year that Country Stove Patio & Spa will open their doors to the JOA Fan club and of course all of North Royalton. Join us – enter your chili here and mark it on your calendar and just plan to be there. Your support for all our events continues to lift our hearts and deepen our strength in that we are not in this alone!!
What an awesome date!! We have our Chili Cook Off planned with the huge hearts of the Federico Family at Country Stove Patio & Spa Noon to 3 pm! Join us as a Chili Master or simply a taster ($10 at the door) to taste and judge the best Chili in North Royalton.
This is the second year that Country Stove Patio & Spa will open their doors to the JOA Fan club and of course all of North Royalton. Join us – enter your chili here and mark it on your calendar and just plan to be there. Your support for all our events continues to lift our hearts and deepen our strength in that we are not in this alone!!
Earlier that day, JOA will be at the North Royalton Health, Wellness & Community Expo at the North Royalton High School from 9 am to 12 noon! I am so excited about this opportunity to be a specific part of wellness in Northeast Ohio. Not just sharing our JOA journey but encouraging others to join our Moving Spirit Runner / Walker Team, Dodgeball Team, Iron Horse Cyclist or new this year Golf Team – YES I SAID GOLF! We have so many amazing events to get you up off that couch and move in 2014! Join us!
Thankful Hearts
It is a tad early to talk about Thanksgiving, but I am thinking this may be the last blog until the Holiday Season. We just wanted to say that we are so thankful for our JOA community. I have no idea how on earth I would be able to get out bed everyday were it not for you.
Thanksgiving is my favorite Holiday, in that it is all about family and traditions. I tell you I am a stickler for traditions, I won’t even upload the IOS 7 on my I phone… too much change LOL! We are just so fortunate to go into another Thanksgiving with your blessings surrounding us on a daily bases. So Thank you, know we are grateful.
It is a tad early to talk about Thanksgiving, but I am thinking this may be the last blog until the Holiday Season. We just wanted to say that we are so thankful for our JOA community. I have no idea how on earth I would be able to get out bed everyday were it not for you.
Thanksgiving is my favorite Holiday, in that it is all about family and traditions. I tell you I am a stickler for traditions, I won’t even upload the IOS 7 on my I phone… too much change LOL! We are just so fortunate to go into another Thanksgiving with your blessings surrounding us on a daily bases. So Thank you, know we are grateful.
The boys are in the midst of Deer Season. This means quiet weekend nights for me and whichever kid that is not in the deer stand and means amazing bonding time that Tony gets with our boys.
Tony, Rutger and Owen just wrapped up their annual fishing trip in MI. This was Owen’s first time (you have to be 9 to go!) and they caught some pretty amazing salmon. They had an amazing time with Bill Briese, Uncle Bob and several others as they experienced pure Michigan. I gotta tell you, this was a tough one for me. Kinda like your youngest going off to K, right? It was the first time I was away from Owen for so long.
Tony, Rutger and Owen just wrapped up their annual fishing trip in MI. This was Owen’s first time (you have to be 9 to go!) and they caught some pretty amazing salmon. They had an amazing time with Bill Briese, Uncle Bob and several others as they experienced pure Michigan. I gotta tell you, this was a tough one for me. Kinda like your youngest going off to K, right? It was the first time I was away from Owen for so long.
Gosh that sounds horrible as if I am good with being away from the other boys (Tony included). But it is not that, as his primary caregiver letting go was rough for me. But I am so grateful I did and I think Owen was as well. He did an amazing job and held his own on the trip. I am so proud of him!
The boys are all doing very well in school. We cherish every second we have at St. Albert the Great, we love our school family and they clearly love our boys.
The boys are all doing very well in school. We cherish every second we have at St. Albert the Great, we love our school family and they clearly love our boys.
Owen’s cardio and pulmonary check ups this Fall were awesome. Simply God at work keeping him strong.....
Because I have no answers as to how he is above holding his own in both areas. All I know is we are grateful for today, for the blessings we continue to receive especially from our friends and our family, from the steps that continue to stomp out Duchenne and the beautiful souls that fill those shoes, to our Chili connoisseurs that will pack the house on 11.2 at the Country Stove Patio & Spa.
Yep, we are thankful
Because I have no answers as to how he is above holding his own in both areas. All I know is we are grateful for today, for the blessings we continue to receive especially from our friends and our family, from the steps that continue to stomp out Duchenne and the beautiful souls that fill those shoes, to our Chili connoisseurs that will pack the house on 11.2 at the Country Stove Patio & Spa.
Yep, we are thankful
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