Confidence. I hadn't been feeling it. I gained some weight over the holidays, as most do. But it just wasn't coming off and my workouts of running hadn't been as good as they were before the holidays. I could see the difference in my body, and I was not pleased. Wednesday night as I said my prayers with my husband before we went to sleep, I asked God to help me have better workouts. I asked Him to help me lose this extra weight and that I would feel confident about myself again. That might seem like a silly thing to pray about when so many other awful things are happening in this world, but Continue Reading
Let’s Go For a Run
I lace up my Nike's, double-knotting them so they stay. I do some stretches and head out the door. I walk down the sidewalk, and as I come down the small hill I start my run. My feet hit the pavement as I take in my surroundings -- fresh baled hay on one side of the road and horses grazing in the pasture on the other. The sun is beginning to set and causes streaks of pinks and oranges in the western sky. The muscles in my legs ache as I listen to the birds whistling at me. I imagine them saying, "Keep going. You're doing great." I spot a bunny, and as I near it, I watch as it's white tail Continue Reading