Day 1 of 40. What Did We Just Sign Up For?!

Today is Day 1 of 40. What if we did this for today?  But what if we did it for 40 days?! {If you’ve heard my rant about this then scroll passed this to today’s account below the (*******) line} Our goal for 40 days is to strengthen and nourish our spirit, soul and body.  Sounds so […]

Band Aid & Bare Arms: My Current Unfiltered Photo of Me

{6 minute read} I’ve finally gotten enough bravery to post a current picture of myself. Not of my wound but of me.  I’m alive, but not thriving…. not yet at least.  I came to Robert with my idea of 40 days.  Conversations with Robert happen in our kitchen and usually over a cup of coffee. […]

What I Never Expected to See in the Mirror

I never thought this would really happen…. today mark’s 5 weeks for me. No, not my post baby weight loss journey. That was going FABULOUS!!! …That’s until the phone call came on January 15th that froze my mind, heart and confused me to smithereeenz.  I knew I had some spots on me that could be […]

One reason why we must be so insecure

When I stare at the mirror in the morning, I’m not always impressed.  Rarely do I say to myself “Wow, your smeared make-up, roots growing into your non-blonde hair, your eye boogies, and the works are adorably lovely!” Rarely do I look at my reflection and think….  “God has plans for you.  You have potential. […]

Are You Ready To Finish What You Start?

How many times have we started something and not finished?  If I had a $1, or rather, a $0.01, for every time I start something and don’t finish it, I would already be a millionaire!  I think it started when I was a little girl.  It was a circus.  Don’t bring this up around my […]

{Video} How Do We Get Unstuck? My personal story behind my last 4 weeks…

Life sure has its ups and downs, doesn’t it?  In this video, I stutter through sharing my heart. In a raw and uncut video, I tell of the physical struggles I’ve had with my mind, body and self-image.  And in this video I share why I started the 4-week “Life Happens” project to get my pants […]

Why This Beautiful Woman Interrupted My Message

There is funny…  and then there’s I’m shaking my head in “can you say that?” while hysterically laughing funny.  That was Michael Jr. The only thing was that his funny turned into serious.  Serious and meaningful. Deep and thought provoking. A little shocking. It stuck. Problem: What we do in life might be with the […]

What I Learned from Dave Ramsey at Smart Conference 2015

I have to admit, Dave Ramsey is one influential man!  If he hasn’t directly influenced you, it’s probably someone you know, right?  He’s influential not only in finances but in life.  This man is a natural born go-getter.  He speaks our language.  He knows what will inspire and equip us!   Problem: Our minds can […]

Have you ever struggled with this one emotion?

What a weekend that was! Celebrating 10 years of marriage. Alone time with Robert. Being equipped and inspired with 5,000 other people. Words cannot express this weekend. Yet, words cannot express the feelings I felt prior to the weekend.  The invisible words pinging through my mind and heart prior to departure… You see, it wasn’t […]

How $139k Weighed Down My Dream

Today was my first day. I woke up with butterflies in my stomach. I opened the kindergarten classroom with the big “volunteer” badge so proudly decorating my shirt. I had made it. I had successfully become an over-involved parent disguising myself as a classroom parent volunteer. I walked into the room. There she was. Emma. […]