My 19 year old son said something to me last night that when I try to tell someone about it, it brings me to tears. Let me take you back to last night. A friend of mine has a daughter in middle school and on day one of school, this girl is already being bullied.… Continue reading YOU MATTER
Category: Mental Health
Prioritizing Our Mental Health Is an Act of Courage!
Where do I start? I LOVE the Olympics. I have since I was a little girl. I watched Mark Spitz win 7 Gold Medals in 1972 at the Olympics and set 7 World Records in the process. Friends and family used to ask me if my goal in swimming was the Olympics. It never was.… Continue reading Prioritizing Our Mental Health Is an Act of Courage!
Some Teachers Are Simply Sent by God
Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary, use words. When we moved to GJ 18 years ago, I was pretty much done with “preachers.” I had just spent many years living with men and women who proclaimed to be preachers in “word” but NOT in deed. I was very broken when I arrived… Continue reading Some Teachers Are Simply Sent by God
Ugh!
UGH!!!! One of the most unexpected (to me) parts of my fitness journey has been the “mental” aspect. Once I learned how to get the physical weight off, that became easy for me. But the mental transformation was scary and confusing, and then exciting at times too. It involved adjusting doses of medicines I take,… Continue reading Ugh!
Wellness Wednesday
Wellness Wednesday Post: I used to live every day completely overwhelmed with the standard I tried to hold myself to. I even had a short time where I thought I should not be alive. I felt very hopeless. AND/BUT I am a Christian. How could I have those thoughts? Don’t get too close to the… Continue reading Wellness Wednesday