Climbing Life's Mountains

If you read my previous blog, " Let"s Talk Church ," you know I was pretty discouraged about church. I wrote that post on a Sunday morning when Mike went to church and I stayed home. I had gotten to the point where I was going through the motions and my church joy was gone. After a few years of feeling like we were just wandering in the desert, I had given up. Since that post, God has done some crazy good things and I just want to give you an update so you can see how God is working. Three weeks after that post, on a Sunday morning, we were faced again with the decision of where to worship or if we were going anywhere. On Facebook (God can use Facebook for good), I saw a post that Brad Raby who we knew from NorthStar Church was joining the staff at Fellowship Pellissippi and would be preaching that Sunday. Why not? We had no place we had to be so we gave it a try.  After the service, held at Karns High School, we talked about how much we enjoyed it and what we had lear...

I'm always hesitant to use the word "diet" because what comes to mind is depriving yourself of food, watching the scales, and trying to lose wait. When I say diet, I'm talking about ditching the scales and making healthy choices. As most of you know, I began working out at 5:30am (2xs/week) last January and I'm happy to say that I've stuck with it an entire year. It's not been easy! During one of my first workouts, I walked out in tears and was ready to give up. Now after 12 months, I'm ready to move on to year #2. Look at those skinny arms in the picture from my first workout last January. I think I'm making a little progress. I'm at least confident enough now to wear a tank top! :) It's never been about weight loss for me (although that would be nice.) I've actually gained weight this year which is why I had to get rid of the bathroom scales. It's all about being healthy -- not only by exercising but also by eating be...