Progress

One week has passed since I last posted about me trying valiantly to get healthy. Progress is being made slowly. I went to the gym 3 times last week and I will go again 3 times this week. I hold out hope that as the semester progresses I will succeed in my goal. Speaking of Goals, remember back when you were a child and you were asked to right down what you wanted to be when you grew up. I think I probably wrote about wanting to be a teacher, which is exactly what I am doing. I remember thinking longingly about the future and what it would be like to buy my first house and settle down in a good neighborhood where I could cultivate new friends. Sometimes it's painful to remember those simpler times. In the current financial state of our nation I'm sure I'm not the only one going through rough times. It is easy to get down and be overwhelmed by the worry. It can really be defeating, but then I remember that God has it all in His hands. He knows exactly how much money we need to pay bills and live every month and He protects us from ourselves. So never give up hope that you can accomplish the goal you set out for yourself. More important is to remember that we are instruments of God and it is His plan and His goal for our lives that we must live up to. God Bless, HB

New Year and New Wishes

So another year has begun and a new start is in front of us. I have started this new year with one resolution to myself....to take care of my body and in doing so, I will lose a little of the pounds I put on in the last few months. I know that everyone seems to make the same promise to themselves and I certainly have in the past. This time I feel differently about it. I don't care about the number on the scale or what size pants I fit into. What I care about most is that I feel healthy and alive and awake in my own life. I have felt that feeling of being awake slowly slip away in the last few years. It's just something that has happened slowly, especially since we moved here. It began as just a nice weekend thing; wake up and make coffee and watch TV all day. I love television and I think it can be a nice way to just relax and turn your brain off, but when you are doing it for hours everyday there is a part of you that forgets how to relate to the people in your life. I'm not saying that everyone goes through this, but what I have noticed is that sometimes when you just take back 30 minutes of your day to just be silent or read a magazine or book, or do anything that doesn't include being entertained by someone else, it can be the best part of your day. For me that time will be spent on the elliptical machine at the gym where I can focus for 30 minutes on how tough it is to be on the elliptical for 30 min. :) I will try to keep regular updates about my progress. I can say one thing; God has really helped my arthritis. My hip is much better now and He has given me an opening to where I can take back my body from this disease and make a change for the better that will effect me later on when I am older. By the way, the holidays were great! Josh and I got to spend a lot of time with our families and it was wonderful. There is nothing like going home again after a long time away. So to everyone; thank you and we will miss you! God Bless, HB