Life

Pregnancy Update- More Than Our Excitement is Growing…

A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty. –Anonymous

Babies expand your capacity to love and receive love.  I am now 26 weeks along in pregnancy and so grateful to be able to experience this beautiful expectant season, once again.  
Every season in life has the potential to change, grow and mature you in countless ways.  As most mommies and daddies anticipate the birth of a child as a huge life change lingering in the not-so-distant future, the actual season of pregnancy is like a meadow of wildflowers- little gifts of beauty waiting to be picked.

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Faith, Life

Unexpected Gifts

Sometimes gifts show up in unexpected packages.
An entire year…that’s 12 months… 365 days…That’s how long it took for me to lose every last pound of pregnancy weight. I had shed all but about 5 pounds, but those stubborn little guys clung to me like those little “hitch-hiker” seeds that used to cling to our socks. It was really very frustrating and in many ways made me question my self-discipline, knowledge, years of training and experience, motivation,…everything!
What I knew, coached, preached, lived… didn’t seem to be working.

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Life

Who Are You Becoming…In the Middle?

What is the difference between a journey and an adventure?  To me, a journey sounds long, hard, grueling, and draining while an adventure sounds mysterious, exciting, fun and freeing.  What if we took the view of an adventure as we move towards our weight and health goals?  Is it possible to make the process fun?  Or at least, not a dread?  Is it possible to change the course of our health without feeling deprived?  I think that a lot of weight loss and nutrition books attempt to combine a formula for success, bottle it up and sell “easy.”

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Faith, Life

Move Over Perfection, Make Room for Excellence

Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. — Harriet Braiker

As the oldest child in my family and with a very real and innate desire to please and excel, I think perfectionism will always be a thorn in my side. As much as I would like to imagine I can overcome it and get rid of it, I think this desire to pursue, press on, go further and use my God-given gifts is a part of how I was created.  The problem is when it becomes about me.
The twist is when doing good, excelling, and moving the bar higher becomes a self-serving action.

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