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Tami McCandlish
Connecting Faith & Fitness
Stories about faith, fitness, and the healing of broken hearts, minds, and bodies
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No Healing Too Small
I hesitated to write this story because I know a family who recently lost their 10-year-old to cancer. I hate it for them. I hate it for...
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One Angry Dad
He was an older dad, a 70-year-old gentleman, who served as the head of his department at the state university. He drove a Beemer and...
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Asserting Authority
Preacher, the dog-cat, will do anything for a treat. At least, I thought he would. Preach is a wild man at heart. He would take full...
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Stuffed Between Pumpkins
She came to work out. Instead, she spent the hour telling me about what her daughter was going through at school. I know how to guide a...
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Out of Rags
In the middle of my to-do list, I dumped 30 ounces of water, dousing the shirt I planned to wear the rest of the day. It was a minor...
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Twenty-to-One Friendship Formula
When my husband, Charlie, and I began growing our fitness and nutrition business, our mentors taught us the ten-to-one formula, meaning,...
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Why I Work Out
Pre-season training for college basketball was one of my toughest challenges ever. My team and I had spent months running and lifting,...
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"Wait Until You're My Age"
She pushed with power, sprung off the floor, and landed with control. I wanted to do the same insanely cool exercises. And I knew I...
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It's My Fault
I pursed my lips when I heard clink-clinking in the dryer. "Did you leave a jump drive in your pocket again?” I snapped at my husband,...
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