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September 2017

• Well Folks, That's A Wrap On Summer 2017

August 2017

• I Stand By The One Statue That Can't Be Toppled

June 2017

• You Don't Outsmart Life. You Overcome It.
• ​Headed To Chicago To Sit Down With Mark Zuckerberg
• I Think Zuckerberg Is Trying To Take Over The World
• Pushing Your Kids Into And Through The Hard Stuff

May 2017

• I'm Great At Acknowledging My Wife Is A Great Mom. I'm Awful At Showing It. 

April 2017

• Run the Bluegrass 2017
• Easter 2017

March 2017

• ​A 4th Grade Musical That Actually WAS Musical
• My Best Weekend (running) Ever!

Februrary 2017

• THE GRAND CANYON - A GRAND REMINDER THAT WE WERE ALL CREATED TO CREATE
• NAVAJO NATION - A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO GET A RAW DEAL
• A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS, BUT NOTHING BEATS BEING THERE
  

January 2017

• DEAR MEG
• FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS - QUITE THE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE

December 2016

• THE CAYMAN ISLANDS HALF MARATHON. NOT SURE HOW I GOT THERE, BUT IT'S WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
• WHY I'M GLAD THE SANTA MYTH IS ABOUT TO END

November 2016

• THREE THINGS THIS ELECTION TAUGHT ME ABOUT MY FAITH
• SLOW RUNNERS FINISH LAST, BUT THE VIEW FROM THE BACK IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL
• DISOVERING THE BEAUTY OF THOSE WHO COME ALONGSIDE US

October 2016

• I'M NOT WITH HER, BUT SHE'S THE STRONGEST WAY I CAN STAND AGAINST HIM
• ABORTION: TWO PARTIES IGNORING THE WRONG WAY SIGNS

September 2016

• THE SUMMER OF 2016 GRAND FINALE - VIRGINIA BEACH
• A TRENDY MOVE TO SIT DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
• IT'S NOT THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, BUT THIS WEEK COULD BE MAGICAL
• SOME OF OUR WORST EFFORTS PRODUCE OUR GREATEST VICTORIES
• NO VISION OF THE FUTURE CAN OVERRIDE CHOICES MADE CONTRARY TO IT.

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August 2016

• WHAT KIND OF AN IDIOT DAD JUMPS OUT OF AN AIRPLANE WITHOUT A PARACHUTE - WITH HIS SON WATCHING ON?
• YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COLLEGE! WELL I GUESS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HORRIBLE LIFE.
• DOES GOD WANT US TO LOVE HIM FOR HIS SAKE, OR SOMEONE ELSE'S?
• EVERYONE LOOKS SANE WHEN YOU'RE CRAZY YOURSELF!

July 2016

• GRANDPARENTS PLANT MEMORIES THAT NEVER STOP GROWING
• CULTURAL WARS, THE PERFECT DISTRACTIONS FROM A SPIRITUAL WAR.

June 2016

• FATHERS DAY 2016 - PODCAST

May 2016

• WHY IS MARRIAGE SO STINKING HARD?!!!!!!!
• OUR GREAT WOLF LODGE WILLIAMSBURG ADVENTURE
• OUR COMPASSION IS FUELED BY OUR FOCUS (PODCAST)
• NOW THAT WAS ONE PLAY TO GO NUTS OVER!
• A LITTLE BOY, A SKATEBOARD, AND A GIANT MESSAGE
• MEMORIAL DAY 2016 - PODCAST

April 2016

• THE KEY TO FINDING JESUS IS LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PLACE​
• RAISING RUDY
• WHEN TALKING TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT ALCOHOL, JUST SKIP THE AND.....

March 2016

• AN IMPROMPTU VISIT TO THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO
• FREQUENT PAUSING - THE MOST GRATEFUL WAY TO LIVE YOUR LIFE
• HOPE CAN COME AROUND MORE THAN ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS

February 2016

• A PERSONAL PLEA FROM ME TO YOU TO STOP HUNGER NOW
• TURNING A ROUTINE CHAT INTO A LIFE CHANGING STORY
• THE KEY TO STAYING YOUNG IS STAYING IN THE CHASE
• ALL THREE BOYS SHARING THE SAME COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME. ​

January 2016

• JONAS - THE STORY OF THE BLIZZARD OF 2016
• GOD'S THOUSAND YEARS IN ONE DAY VIEW. IT'S ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL.
• IS IT POSSIBLE I'VE HAD CHRISTMAS UPSIDE DOWN?

December 2015

• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 23
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 22
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 21
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 19
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 18
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 17
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 16
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 15
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 14
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 13
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 12
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 11
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 10
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 9
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 8
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 7
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 6
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 5
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 4
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 3
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 2
• CHRISTMAS 2015 - DECEMBER 1

November 2015

• THE WORLD IS MUCH BIGGER THAN I MOST DAYS CONSIDER
• IT'S NOT HOW YOU RUN. IT'S HOW YOU RUN YOUR LIFE. (RVA 2015)
• THIS YEAR I WILL FRIEND FOR MEG - NOT RUN. 
• THE GLASS REALLY IS HALF FULL - JUST ASK IAN

October 2015

• CLEAR THE STAGE

September 2015

• I AM NOT A RUNNER, BUT THAT IS JUST ALRIGHT WITH ME
• BOYS TO MEN, DOG TO FRIEND. WHAT A WEEK FOR THE CARTWRIGHT BOYS.

August 2015

• SURE. WHY NOT. LET'S BLAME IT ON THE TROPHIES.
• SOMETIMES THERE IS FAR MORE TO A SNAPSHOT THAN THE SNAP
• GRATITUDE - THE ACT OF TURNING PROTEST TO PRAISE

July 2015

• DROP YOUR STONE
• CARTWRIGHT GO WEST VIDEO RECAP. WE LOVE THE MAKER.
• CARTWRIGHT'S GO WEST - SEELEY LAKE
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST - THE MISSOULA HALF MARATHON
• CARTWRIGHT GO WEST - JULY 8
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST - JULY 5
• CARTWRIGHT GO WEST PART 2 - JULY 3

June 2015

• ​SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO DIVE IN
• WE CAN'T STOP LIFE, BUT WE CAN TAP THE BRAKES
• MEG IS

May 2015

• DEATH INTERSECTS LIFE, AND THEN LIFE INTERVENES
• I'M TOO OLD FOR WISHES

April 2015

• HUMAN BEINGS ARE HERE TO CONNECT
• KEEPING MEG'S BOSTON MARATHON RUN ALIVE
• EASTER SUNDAY 2015
• RUNNING THE BLUEGRASS WAS WAY BEYOND ME
• WHY RUN THE BLUEGRASS?

March 2015

• BEHIND THE MADNESS ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL STORIES
• THERE IS CLEARLY A FLAW IN OUR JUSTICE PROCESS - AN OPEN LETTER TO JUDGE SARAH L. DENEKE
• THE 2015 TIGER TROT ​
• SAYING GOODBYE TO MY LAST GRANDPARENT

February 2015

• I HATE THE SNOW. OUR BOYS DON'T. ENOUGH SAID. ​
• LIFE ISN'T ABOUT THE PLAN. IT'S ABOUT THE RESPONSE.
• SOMETIMES SIMPLY BEING PRESENT IS ENOUGH

January 2015

• AMONGST THE TEARS, ONE BIG SMILE
• THE DAY I DISCOVERED MY SON HAS 20 MOTHERS

December 2014

• CHRISTMAS 2014 - THAT'S A WRAP
• RUN THE GOOD RACE
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 25
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 24
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 23
• SUCH A STRANGE WAY TO CHANGE THE WORLD
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 22
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 21
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 20
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 19
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 18
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 17
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 16
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 15
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 14
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 13
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 12
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 11
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 10
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 9
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 8
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 7
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 6
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 5
• THE MOPED DIARIES
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 4
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 3
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 2
• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - DECEMBER 1

November 2014

• A MEGSMILES ADVENT - NOVEMBER 30
• TOGETHER WE SHARE THE HOPE OF THE ADVENT SEASON
• MEG  - THE BRIDGE BETWEEN HERE AND MISSOURI
• MEGSMILERS - WE COULD BE HEROES
• I JUST RAN A HALF MARATHON
•  BECAUSE MEG RAN FOR HIM - I WILL FINISH THAT HALF
• SIX SO SOON?

October 2014

• RUNNING WITH ENDURANCE THE RACE SET BEFORE US
• IS IT POSSIBLE HELL IS A LOT LIKE CHUCK E CHEESE?

September 2014

• MEGSMILES - TURNING ONLINE CONNECTIONS INTO REAL LIFE FRIENDS
• LEARNING TO LOVE THE PROCESS

August 2014

• A SEARCH FOR UNDERSTANDING - FROM HOLLYWOOD TO FERGUSON.

July 2014

• FLYING SQUIRRELS BASEBALL CAMP - BY CHEVROLET
• THE MUSIC IN HEAVEN IS SUDDENLY MORE HEAVENLY
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAY 15 - SUMMER 2014
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAY 13 - SUMMER 2014
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAYS 11 AND 12 - SUMMER 2014

June 2014

• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAY 10 - SUMMER 2014
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAYS 8 AND 9 - SUMMER 2014
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAY 7 - SUMMER 2014
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAY 6 - SUMMER 2014
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAY 5 - SUMMER 2014
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAY 4 - SUMMER 2014
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAY 3 - SUMMER 2014
• FINDING BISON - A PRELUDE TO THE DAY 3 RECAP
• CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAY 2 - SUMMER 2014
• THE CARTWRIGHTS GO WEST DAY 1 - SUMMER 2014
• OUTSTANDING ATTENDANCE
• GETTING A HEAD START IN THE RACE TO THE TOP
• IAN PRE-SCHOOL GRADUATION PROGRAM 2014
• IAN AND ELLIOTT PLAY BASEBALL - 2014

May 2014

• JONAH AND THE WHALE - IT'S MORE THAN A FISH TALE
• A LETTER TO MY PRE-SCHOOL GRADUATE
• BROKEN BOARDS ARE BETTER THAN BROKEN IPADS
• I'VE COME A LONG WAY - THANKS TO MY MOM
• CELEBRATING FIFTEEN YEARS. CELEBRATING TODAY. ​
• SOMETIMES FINDING GRATITUDE MEANS FORGETTING SOMETHING ELSE

April 2014

• FINDING GRATITUDE IN SOME WONDERFUL YOUNG PEOPLE
• BEING A ROLE MODEL IS THIRSTY BUSINESS
• ONE LAST RUN WITH MEG -  P.S.
• LIVING LIFE LIKE MARTY MORAN ​
• ONE LAST RACE WITH MEG

March 2014

• THE WEEK THE GAY MARRIAGE ISSUE BECAME THE ISSUE
• WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
• BEARING FRUIT
• WHEN SOMETHING SMALL BECOMES MONUMENTAL
• THE ULTIMATE TRIATHLON
• MARCH SNOWS LEAVE YOU LONGING FOR APRIL ANYTHING

February 2014

• A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER
• A MARRIAGE CONFERENCE - LESSONS AND REMINDERS
• THE LIFE OF A WATCHDOG
• AN UNEXPECTED VISIT FROM A REAL LIFE OF GRATITUDE
• LITTLE BROTHER SEE. LITTLE BROTHER DO. WITH SOME HELP.
• TOMORROW, CAN I HAVE JUST ONE "GOLDEN TATE BABY!"

January 2014

• WHAT TIME WE WASTE MANUFACTURING PREDICTABILITY
• MAKING HER LAST RUN A NEVER ENDING RELAY
• GOD'S NEWEST ANGEL, ONE WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
• GROOMING THE NEXT KARATE KID
• NOWHERE TO GO BUT UPWARD
• EVERYONE SHOULD SHARE THEIR "FOXY" STORIES
• GOD WRITES SOME PRETTY COOL STORIES
• LOSING MADE WINNING FAMOUS
• WHAT DOES A GOOD DAD DO?
• WOULD FACEBOOK COMMENTS FROM GOD INCLUDE SMH?
• MY ONE-WORD NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
• HAPPY NEW YEAR

December 2013

• MERRY CHRISTMAS
• HOPE WAS BORN THIS NIGHT
• CHRISTMAS, HOW MANY DAYS TO GO?
• THE GOOD DREAM BLANKETS
• MARY DID YOU KNOW?
• AND WE THOUGHT THE REALITY TV WORLD WAS CHAOTIC
• THIS ADVENT SEASON HAS TEMPORARILY COME UNGLUED
• THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF ADVENT
• THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
• THE GOSPEL CHANGES EVERYTHING
• THREE WISE MEN AND A BABY​
• CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
• KEEPING UP WITH THE GRISWOLDS
• IF IT WAS ABOUT DESERVING, WE'D ALL BE IN TROUBLE
• THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN EVERYWHERE
• CHRISTMAS SPIRIT - THE FOOD DRIVES FOR THIEVES WAY
• ET - NOT AS FAR OUTSIDE THE ADVENT BOX AS I THOUGHT
• THE EIGHTH DAY OF ADVENT
• THE SEVENTH DAY OF ADVENT
• THE SIXTH DAY OF ADVENT
• THE FIFTY DAY OF ADVENT
• THE FOURTH DAY OF ADVENT
• THE THIRD DAY OF ADVENT - 2013
• THE SECOND DAY OF ADVENT - 2013
• THE FIRST DAY OF ADVENT - 2013

November 2013

• AND THIS IS HOW TRADITIONS BEGIN
• THIS THANKSGIVING, BE THE TELESCOPE!
• OK, SO MAYBE RESPECT ISN'T EVERYTHING.
• R.E.S.P.E.C.T
• THE ROAD TO SPELLING FAME BEGINS BY TAKING YOUR SHOES OFF
• ALL FOR THE COST OF A PILE OF LEAVES
• 2013 YMCA SOCCER WRAP UP
• OUR PIRATE TURNS FIVE

October 2013

• LEARNING TO CHEER FOR THE OTHER GUY
• MACHINE GUN PHOTOGRAPHY
• ELLIOTT SOCCER GOAL
• SAVING UP FOR THAT BIG TRAFFIC TICKET

September 2013

• FIELDS OF GOLD
• PERMANENT PARENT
• I LOVE TO WATCH YOU PLAY SOCCER
• REFRIGERATOR THERAPY
• WHY IS THE RED LINE MADE OF CHEMICALS?

August 2013

• MAN'S BEST FRIEND
• FREEZE - RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE!
• ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR MORE THAN THE OBVIOUS?
• THE "SICK" SALAMANDER SLITHERS OFF TO FIND HEALING

July 2013

• SOMETIMES THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN BEING WRONG
• TRAYVON MARTIN
• BE EXCELLENT TO EACH OTHER
• FREEDOM HAS ITS LIFE IN THE HEARTS OF MEN
• FINDING THE "AWE" IN THE AWESOME

June 2013

• THE BEST KIND OF LOVE
• LIFE ONLY APPEARS CHAOTIC
• FATHER'S DAY 2013
• JUST WIN ONE FOR THE DADS PHIL
• WELL WE'RE MOVING ON UP
• THANKFUL FOR BABIES
• MY 100 YEAR OLD PEN PAL.  WHAT A BEAUTIFUL THING.

May 2013

• GRATEFUL FOR WHAT I DON'T HAVE
• THERE ARE FEW DAYS WHEN A THANK YOU IS MORE APPROPRIATE
• NOTHING BEATS THE STRAWBERRY PATCH
• THE JOY OF RECEIVING GRATITUDE FROM YOUR CHILDREN
• ENJOYING A LONG WEEKEND ON THE EASTERN SHORE
• HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO MY MOM
• 14 YEARS WORTH OF REASONS TO BE GRATEFUL
• HAPPY NURSES' DAY - ESPECIALLY TO MY FAVORITE NURSE
• A THANK YOU TO MY DAD

April 2013

• THANK YOU GRANDMA AND GRANDPA
• LOOKING FOR GRATITUDE IN TRAGEDIES
• OUR FIRST VISIT FROM THE TOOTH FAIRY - ALMOST
• A MORE GRATEFUL LIFE OF GRATITUDE

February 2013

• THE CARTWRIGHT FAMILY DOES THE HARLEM SHAKE
• YOU'D BETTER WATCH OUT, I'M TAKING KARATE THIS SUMMER
• THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM, THE LATE ONE KILLS RUDOLPH

January 2013

• THE WATCH DOG
• SANDY HOOK–ARE THERE ANY ANSWERS?

December 2012

• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS - MERRY CHRISTMAS
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS - DAY 24
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS - DAY 23
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS - DAY 22
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS - DAY 21
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS - DAY 20
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS - DAY 19
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 18
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 17
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 15
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 14
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS - DAY 13
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS - DAY 12
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 11
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 10
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 9
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 8
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 7
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 6
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 5
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 4
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 3
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 2
• A SINGULAR ANTICIPATION OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 1

November 2012

• I’M RAISING TWO FUTURE PRESIDENTS
• ANOTHER ELECTION. ANOTHER VICTORY.
• OH MY–WHAT A FALL

September 2012

• KEEP YOUR STITCHES TO YOURSELF IAN
• SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
• AND OFF TO KINDERGARTEN HE GOES

August 2012

• WHEN YOUR CHILD IS ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST
• THE PENN STATE STORY–PART II
• OH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN
• ADVENTURES ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST CONTINUED
• THE IRONY OF IT ALL
• EMERALD ISLE VACATION 2012–DAY 1

July 2012

• THANK GOD FOR KIDS, THERE’S MAGIC FOR A WHILE
• THE PENN STATE STORY–PART II
• OH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN
• ADVENTURES ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST CONTINUED
• THE IRONY OF IT ALL
• EMERALD ISLE VACATION 2012–DAY 1

June 2012

• FROM RIVER NEWS TO A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
• THE GRADUATION

May 2012

• THE RACE TO VENUS
• 13 YEARS LATER–THE QUIET LITTLE CEREMONY IS OFFICIALLY OVER

April 2012

• A REAL NATURE MOVEMENT
• FROM INCUBATOR TO KINDERGARTEN–HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
• LOOKING FOR GOD

March 2012

• A BARN FILLED WITH SKITTLES AND A GRANDDAUGHTER
• LIVING THE DECAFFEINATED LIFE

February 2012

• GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS

January 2012

• REFRIGERATOR MAGIC
• AND FINALLY, THE REINDEER GAMES HAVE ENDED

December 2011

• IT MIGHT DO US ALL SOME GOOD TO GET "TEBOWED"
• HERE COMES CHRISTMAS

November 2011

• THE PENN STATE STORY - IT REALLY IS ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL
• WE HAVE UNOFFICIALLY OFFICIALLY SURVIVED THE TERRIBLE TWOS

October 2011

• EVERY LIFE IS A STORY

September 2011

• MY MAMA IS WEARING NOTRE DAME UNDERWEAR
• A STORY IN NO HURRY TO END

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