A mommy on a mission......

About 5 months ago I started on a journey to finally take control of my body and get off the unwanted pounds I had put on in the 3 1/2 years I was having babies. With my first pregnancy I put on 65 pounds. So I went from 125 to 190 in six months....no body should be able to stretch that far but it did. And after a c-section and long labor my body was pretty tore up. I remember crying cause I didn't have any idea how to really function in my new body. I was pretty lost in a lot of ways and would never made it through without the love of my family and my God. Then after two more babies, both within the next two years...I was not at the 200 mark but pretty dang close...and man I was wiped out. I recovered poorly after my last baby and it took me a year to not to be in pain anymore. And then I decided this was it, I was going to take control and get my body and self back. As all women we struggle with weight on a daily basis, constantly bombarded by the media that to be beautiful you must also be thin. We are all beautiful, we are all different....and I refuse to give in to being anyway else but who God made me. With a lot of prayer and support by people who love me, I found a place were no matter what the scale said I just wanted to be healthy. I wanted to be a good example to my babies, I wanted to be me again. I never expect to be like I was when I first got pregnant but I do know now that I can be healthy in my everyday life. And make the decisions that will effect myself and my family. Since taking that first step I had the privelege to take others with me as I became a Fitness/Nutrition coach and so far am down 25 pounds and feeling pretty dang good. I feel like ME again.

Love what you do, be who you are....

I recently started reading Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk, and man I got to tell it has gotten me fired up! It talks alot about leading with your passions in life, whether that be worms(his illustration:)) or feeding the hungry. We were all designed for something, something unique, something amazing!! I know in my own life I have found things that always stick out to me. The biggest is HELP. Helping others reach their goals, dream big, love deep, feel fufilled. I have also always had a passion for color/art and finding beauty in the mundane. I mean every since I was little I have been painting, redesigning and creating. I love change, love it!! I love seeing change in people's lives, and I love seeing change in our surroundings. So lately I have been praying alot about what this all means to me, how I can make sure that in my life I never give up these passions. But instead use them evey day, as my job, as my day to day. So watch out cause here I come, and I won't give up till I reach my goals. :)
We are all made for different things, I mean I would make a terrible Deputy like my hubby. I would probably be in the fetal position in most circumstances, just not my cup of tea!! And I am cool with that.
God is the ultimate creator, he made us unique for a reason.....we just need  to accept it and embrace it!!

All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was.  I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory.  I was naïve.  I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer.  It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization everyone else appears to have been born with:  that I am nobody but myself.  ~Ralph Ellison

New finds......

A new king size comforter!!

Flower holders for the wall.....love the color.

And the ultimate breakfast in bed tray.....

Got all these in the last few weeks, and think I spent like 15 bucks on all of it. And with a little elbow grease, they are all looking good and add a little more character to the house!!I love little treasures.