• Don’t put “courage” in a box

    There are two words that have been hot topics as of lately.  Courage and Love.  One would not think such words would be controversial topics. The legalizing of same sex marriage has caused the word ‘love’ to be discussed and defined.…

  • First Trimester Recap!

    You knew it was coming right?  I have bored you with talk of wedding planning, training for marathons, balancing a healthy lifestyle, career etc…..it was only a matter of time before you got a full blown preggo post.  I promise…

  • Remember me?

    Oh hi there. Remember me?  Your friend who used to write blogs?  I apologize for my absence, or perhaps some of you were getting sick of me.  In that case, you are welcome for my absence. There are several reasons…

  • Confessions of a Crossfitter

    NEWSFLASH: I love Crossfit.  A LOT.  I have been consistently going 3-5 days a week for three years.  I still get jitters the night before a workout when it is finally posted. I still am challenged and never bored. I have…

  • Chicken, Apple & Fennel Salad

    I could not be more relieved that March is almost coming to a close.  Aside from being the month that some of my most favorite people were born in, it is a rough month. It teases us with signs of…

  • Feeling Challenged? Keep Going.

    Ever feel like you are stuck in a rut? Meeting challenge after challenge with no end in sight? No matter how positive your intention is to start the day, you end the day in frustration. I know how you feel…

  • A Master’s Degree in Servant Leadership? Huh?

    Last month, I knocked something big off my bucket list. I finished my MASTER’S DEGREE!  Why is this big? Because it took me 2 years longer than I thought it would to finish it and of course it was a…

  • Still Trying to Slow Down

    Remember how I told you one of my big resolutions for 2015 was to SLOW DOWN?  A weird goal to have I know, but in order to stay balanced and happy; it was something that I needed to intentionally set…

  • How are your goals?

    How is your journey to healthy eating coming along? How are those goals of yours?  Don’t be embarrassed if you have fallen off the wagon a couple times already…anything worth going for is hard. Often times we beat ourselves up…

  • A Different Perspective on “Hate” and “Bullying”

    Taylor Swift was on to something with that song of hers… “Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate, I’m just gonna shake shake shake shake shake, shake it off.”  In other words, don’t let the negative energy of others bring…