{"id":232,"date":"2026-08-30T20:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenniswithmartha.com\/?p=232"},"modified":"2026-08-30T20:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:31:14","slug":"love-all-my-article-in-meadoword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenniswithmartha.com\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLove All\u201d \u2014 My Article in Meadoword"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\""Love<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m excited to share something a little special: my article, \u201cLove All,\u201d<\/strong> has been published in the September 2026 edition of Meadoword<\/em>, the newspaper of The Meadows community in Sarasota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing this piece gave me an opportunity to reflect on just how much tennis has changed my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What began as a sport became something much bigger. Tennis helped me find my way forward after a difficult chapter in my life. It gave me a reason to move, challenged me physically and mentally, introduced me to wonderful people, and eventually became an important part of both my health and my sense of community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time, the tennis courts became a place where I didn\u2019t just exercise or compete. I learned, laughed, volunteered, made friends, and discovered a community that has become deeply meaningful to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And somewhere along the way, tennis also led me somewhere I never expected to go: from being a recreational player to becoming a PTR-certified tennis instructor and creating Tennis With Martha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That journey is what inspired \u201cLove All.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m grateful to Meadoword<\/em> for giving me the opportunity to share the story, and especially happy to share it with those of you who have followed my tennis journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to read \u201cLove All\u201d in the September 2026 issue of Meadoword<\/em>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope it might also encourage someone who has wondered whether it\u2019s too late to pick up a racquet, try something new, or discover a completely unexpected next chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes you think you\u2019re just learning how to play tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then tennis changes your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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