Joy In The Journey

This morning my beloved and I hosted a Live Video with a reveal on some exciting news. And it got me thinking about how until the past few years I had been living within a very comfortable "comfort zone" of my own choosing. And how that all changed when I started my "Joy in the Journey" and found a platform to share my voice. In the process, I have become more confident in my skin, comfortable in sharing my story to help others and the author of the narrative of my life with the Lord's guiding hand. And I have found the courage to push myself beyond my comfort zone diving into and seeking personal growth, self-awareness and understanding through prayer and a commitment to personal development and living a balanced and healthy lifestyle. And I discovered a passion, mission and desire in mentoring and helping others on their journey. If I had never taken that first step, and then the second, I never would know the joy I have today, and I ...

Amazing things can happen when you make a decision to make healthy lifestyle changes in your life. I made that decision four years ago, I started out really slow and it took me another 6 months to fully get on board, drop the excuses and give a real go. Three months later my labs were coming back better, I was able to "reduce" some of my medications and within 6 months I was OFF all of them. It's not easy, it's a lifestyle and not a diet, you have heard it all before. And if you want more the deets let me know, I will fill in the gaps. In the meantime, if you are ready to Spring into Summer, then I would love for you to join my Joy in the Journey Spring into Summer Bootcamp. You don't need to boil the ocean or figure it all out. It's all been done for you. I have a plan that works and I can help you fine tune it to work for you. What you need is the desire to make the changes that you say that you want, a willingless to invest in yourself, sta...

My first thought when I see this picture is pure love. I adore these two beautiful women. My second thought is how quicly beautiful sweet Gracie is growing from such a beautiful, thoughful, kind and gentle young girl into one of the most amazing young women I know. She makes me a very proud auntie. And then I see my sister  Marlene , she has given up facebook for lent so she won't see this for a bit, but I can't tell you how amazing this woman is, and if you know her, well then you know what I'm talking about a more beautiful and loving soul you will not find. She is a treasured friend and sister of my heart and I am so grateful to Jesus for bringing us together. And finally I see the pictures as a whole. The three of us on family sleigh ride that I coordinated back in 2015, what a glorious day we had at a beautiful farm with a sleigh ride and time around the campfire with hot dogs, hot chocolat and toasting marshmellows. With the bulk of the weight I w...

Analogies for life lessons are everywhere and how blessed we are when we can see them right before our eyes. I have a morning habit of opening all the blinds in the back of the house. It doesnt matter if its still pitch black out before the sun comes up. I'm always seeking the light and the sun of a new day to come filtering in the windows of our house.  And I'm also always seeing the light of the Son to come filtering into the windows of my soul and fill my heart with His love.    We also have a habit of turning our hibiscus plants in front of the slider every few days.  They too need the sunlight and we want them to bask in it equally on all sides. When I came down this morning and opened the blinds I could see the hibiscus leaning toward the sun, seeking that light and knew it was time to turn the plants.  I was also thinking about the day ahead and the excitement of c elebrating a beautiful mass and the grace that my beloved and I have of being p...

I am in a exclusive Coach test group with a world class fitness trainer. This experience as a coach, mentor and as a woman looking to manage her own health goals has been beyond my wildest dreams. And in a million years I never would believe that I would share these pictures in a public post, but if ONE person finds the courage to START thier journey, to reach out to me, to know that they are not alone and that they can do hard thinigs too and that they too can be the best version of themselves that they want to be, then it is totally worth sharing so vulnerable of a post. And I say BRINGIT ON! I have been into this for 26 days and am a third of the way through, this is simply the end of phase 1. I was asked on the first day if there was something that I wanted to fit into by the time this program was over. I have had a pair of yoga pants sitting in my closet for over two years. Shortly after I started my journey ust over three years ago I ...

I am resiting the tempation to write a long post with this. Anyone remember the long posts I used to write when I first started sharing my journey? I could say it all again, but I'm an open book, so if you have questions, what to know what I am doing, want to know my story, just ask. What I will say, is that when that picture on the left was taken I was lacking in self-esteem, self-confidence and in BELIEF in myself. I clung to the old status quo, gave up too easily when wo rking on myself and allowed far too many excuses to direct the course of my ship, my rudder was rusty and I was too worn weary to learn how to sail. These days, well sometimes I still battle with confidence, but I'm no longer afraid to sit on a plastic or flimsy chair for fear that I will break it, I can fit into spaces I could never have fit before, I can buckle up on the airplane wihtout an extra seat belt, and I can get up and down off the floor on my own and actually get up and down w...

Well it's day 3 of 80 and we are getting it done!  It ain't pretty getting up in the wee hours and having breakfast and then waiting to workout but the blessing is that it has made for us a perfect time to spend some time in prayer and personal development. And I have been so inspired by our readings in the morning I am sharing them on my facebook  page . I know how much I need to hear what I am reading and meditating on and I figure if I need it, there may be others out there who need it too.  So for whatever it is worth I am sharing it and trusting that it may be helpful to someone else too. There is a whole day ahead and I am ready for the challenge and looking forward to it, what a blessing to get into a new routine.  It doen't quite feel like a total blessing yet, still getting used to it, but as the days go on and we keep at it, I know it will get easier, the routine will fall into place and in the end we will be healthier, mind, body, soul and ...