Changing for Life

Do you trust God?   Trusting God can be difficult at times especially when you want to rely on your own reasoning. But what happens when we don't have trust in him? We fear.   Have you were heard the quote, "Everything you want is on the other side of fear?"   When we fear, we don't change, we don't take risks and that limits us. If we never change or challenge ourselves to become better or do things we have never done--life will never get better nor will you get what you want. You will not reach your goals if you never do what you need to do to reach them.  When we fear, we are questioning chances that God gives us, but if we trust in him and do not fear, we have this amazing sense of power, love, and self disciple. (2 Timothy 1:7)  Live fearlessly and trust in God.  Takes chances.   Take risks.   Challenge yourself.   AND DO NOT FEAR.

A couple days ago, I started 21 Day Fix Extreme. Today is day 3 and although the workouts & nutrition so far have been extreme, I love it!  I started this because after doing 22 Minute Hardcorps from start to finish, I stopped being consistent with working out. Alternating running with Beachbody On Demand workouts was great because I got to experience other programs but I wasn't seeing ANY results. I was on the plateau of results. Nutrition was good but it wasn't great. Some days, I wouldn't even work out because my legs were so sore after running. I started slipping into bad habits and knew I needed something that would PUSH ME. Sticking to a fitness program isn't easy, it's hard work, but you see RESULTS. You get a finishline.  I'm excited about this program because I'm going to stick to the portion containers and the food guide. I will NOT miss a workout.  The third week into this program, I will be at CIY with my husband's youth

Last Sunday was a great day, even though my best friend and I got completely drenched by not even entering the lake. Sunday was a beautiful day and barely had any clouds in the sky. It was the perfect day to go to Grayson Lake. My best friend was coming down and we were going to spend the time by the lake water and I really couldn't wait the entire morning.  We finally get to the lake and we are completely excited, but after finally finding a REALLY good spot, guess what? Yeah, we got rained on and more than just that, poured on. It poured the rain, which we hid under a tree for awhile until it started lightening. Even though our day at the lake got ruin by the rain, I will always cherish this memory because although it pours, the sun comes out. Not every bad experience, is a bad experience. There are always good things that can come out of anything that happens. Just like a great day can come out of a rainy day.  My best friend and I have been best friends since Kinderga

Since summer started, I have drank my Shakeology every morning, kind of how some people have to drink their coffee in the morning. Although, I am not addicted to Shakeology like people are to coffee, but it is something I really don't want to live without because of how healthy and tasteful it is. It starts my day off right giving me a boost of natural energy and fights my cravings for sweets. I also love that I can make it different everyday. Today, I made a chocolate PB&J Shakeology and it tastes reall great. I put fresh berries in, ice, almond milk, some peanut butter, and a scoop of chocolate Shakeology...mmmmm...that hits the spot. Today I don't have to work so when I got out of bed I decided to make my Shakeology and grab my book "Take the Stairs" and head outside. It's such a beautiful morning, not too hot or cold, just perfect. Lately I've been reading a lot of books on achieving success. I believe that anyone could be successful in anything

I was blessed with the opportunity through Beachbody to listen to a live webinar of Brian Tracy. I got this blessing because I hit a goal as a coach that I try and hit every month called "success club." We get exculsive prizes for hitting this and this month I got a webinar with Brian Tracy. I had no clue who this was but knew that he must be awesome because Beachbody set it up. I tuned in and listened to what Mr. Tracy had to say, which was incredible. I wanted to share some of the things I learned. Goals Do you have a goal? Is your goal written down? Is your goal planned out? Does your goal have a deadline? Can your goal even meet the deadline? When trying to achieve goals, you have to figure out whether it is a clear goal or a fantasy. Is this something you are really planning for or is it something you are just going to shoot for and miss? Goals need to be clear, measurable, and have deadlines. Decide what you want to do, what you want, and maybe why you wa

Since this time last year, my life has changed completely. It's changed the direction I was headed towards and the way I live my life in general. I had so many fantasies about where my life was headed but I didn't have goals, at least not clear and driven goals. I also didn't have my goals written down.  Life changes usually are slow over time or are very abrupt. My life made a complete abrupt change in December 2015 and that's when I found out that I had no clue what I was going to do with my life. I had no direction, no goals, no nothing. Wasn't even sure what to do in life but I kept my options open.  At this same time, my husband, Andrew, got a new job in Cincinnati, OH as a youth minister. That was also a huge life change for us because that meant commuting from Grayson, KY to Cincinnati, OH every weekend while going to school. That is a 3 hour trip that we committed to every weekend to grow the lives of the youth of ForestDale Church of Christ. We abusolut