I'm a working wife & mom who likes to go until I crash....just ask my family :) Now in my mid-thirties (when did that happen?) I love naps and never thought I would ever be able to say that I "enjoyed" running.
Memorial Day weekend a friend took the following picture of me (I didn't know I was being photographed or I truly would have avoided the camera totally!)
I have to say "Thank You" to Steve! I didn't realize I looked this bad until I truly didn't recognize myself when I came across this picture in the montage of photos. June 4, 2011 I started dieting and 9 weeks ago I started running via C25K app on my phone. I've lost 28 lbs, I can actually run for 30 minutes and not feel like I'm dying.
I was asked to share in my community group at church what God was teaching me, shortly after this photo was taken. What an opportunity to share with a group of women I hold very close to my heart that I felt I had neglected and mistreated something that was bought with a high price tag! (1 Cor 6:19-20) God was revealing to me that I was not even trying to live up to what He had in store for me. How could I help others when my health was deteriorating due primarily to my weight and lack of physical activity. How could I be an example for my daughter when I was neglecting so much. The line from one of my favorite Buffett songs came to mind "you treat your body like a temple, I treat mine like a tent" Enough was enough!
So, I'm running by faith and attempting to learn more and more each day how to walk in my Father's image.