The Potential in Failure
Dear 12th Mile community... Louise wants the A+. It is a joke in the Gibson house. Truthfully, though, there has been more fact than fiction in that statement! Running corrected ...
Humility and Gentleness
It's Spring! Good Morning 12th Mile Community... The end of Sweater-Weather is in sight! T-shirts will soon take center stage, and this is definitely the way my husband rolls! For ...
Marshmallows
Dear 12th Mile Runners: I love S’mores! I especially love the Hallenbeck S’more! My friend Chris created it! He doesn’t like marshmallows! So, he replaces marshmallows with the ...
Make a Joyful Splash and Decorate Your World – It’s Fun
Happy Friday, 12th Mile Runners: February! It is nearly done. We are headed toward Spring and warmer temperatures! (Michigan people are DANCING). BUT…February’s heart plays out all year long whenever ...
The Distance Love Will Go
Dear 12th Mile Runners: It’s February—the month with heart! The American Heart Association highlights it. Hallmark romances it. Chocolate companies sweeten it. Florists beautify it. Physically, emotionally, and even spiritually, ...
Finish line in sight
Dear 12th Mile Runners, This is getting exciting! WooHoo! Introducing The 12th Mile: When Hard Becomes Harder Still book cover! See Attached! Nate Knobloch has been the talent behind its ...
Three Blueberries
Dear 12th Mile Runners, Happy Mid-January… Ah, January! The month that inspires us to resolve what is not! Strengthening what is weak. Launch a personal makeover, no matter how small! ...
Happy New Year 🎈 12th Mile Runners!
Please know that I am praying for each of you by name as we approach the “start line” for a brand-new year… every stride! I pray for the strength, wisdom, ...
Hark! the Hera…….? Angels we Have Heard on
Are you singing yet? ;o) Humming the tune—at least in your head—to finish the incomplete subject line of this email? And I bet that, although the lyrics have lain dormant ...
A Sermon from the Creative World of a 4-year-old…
Four-year-olds. Imagination. Vision. Insight. Four-year-olds remind me of truths I often forget. If you've ever spent time with these amazing young humans, you probably resonate. Occasionally, I have the rare ...
About Louise Ann Gibson
Louise Ann Gibson is a passionate storyteller, caregiver, and runner who has spent nearly fifteen years walking alongside her daughter through chronic illness while navigating her own epilepsy diagnosis.
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