Defeat is Optional.
This week my daughter mastered the monkey bars without assistance. She was beaming when she did it and was so excited to show me. We decided one night she would show me and I would record her to show Daddy. She rushed to the bars and I positioned myself with my camera to capture it all. She gave the look and she started to swing from bar to bar. She got about 3/4 across before she started to struggle. Eventually she fell. I stopped the recording and stood there to see how she would react. She started sniffling and it turned into tears. She felt defeated. She was embarrassed. She didn't want to try again. I had a great opportunity to love on her with encouragement but in that moment, it also made me realize that when we deal with our own defeat we often don't dust ourselves off and keep going. We too get embarrassed and quit. Has that happened to you? *You miss a workout. You feel defeated. *You lost your temper with your kids. You feel defeated. *You blew your clean eating with a bad meal. You feel defeated. *You are starting a new business. You feel defeated. *You had a different opinion from someone. You feel defeated. *You have to learn something new. You feel defeated. In those moments of defeat. Do NOT Quit! For you my friend are Holy Be.YOU.tiful <3
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I remember it just like yesterday. The truth is, it was 15 years ago.
Little did I know how a wonderful love story was beginning. It all started on our first date and dare I be brutally honest and tell you where we went. We went to Jack 'n Box and Dairy Queen along with a college recruiting meeting. He was quite the romantic, in fact, to the absolute core still is. We discovered we were both invited to this meeting for our school athletics and decided to attend together. The official first day was already planned for the next night but we bumped it up. He wanted to do a nice dinner beforehand. In fact, he was embarrassed that I chose what I did. The practical and frugal side of me said 'no' to fancy anything. From day one, I've been simple. I believe he would still agree. I'm not a gift girl. I'm not a flower girl. I'm a quality time girl. I don't care what we're doing (although I prefer to be warm) or where we're at. I care that we are together. After 15 years, I still get the same goosebumps. I still get lost in his eyes. I still feel so grateful that God chose our paths to be one. I still am in awe, that I get to be his Mrs. Has the 15 years been beautiful? Beautifully written because my God who has already written my life's story doesn't leave a detail to chance. Beautiful ups. Beautiful downs (hard to see in the moment) but the growth as an individual, and as a couple, is beautiful. When God writes your love story, you get lost in your own pages. Welcome!
I am so happy you've taken the time to join me! I pray this journey inspires and motivates you through this thing we call life. I'm PASSIONATE about Jesus, My Husband, My Children, My Health & Fitness and paying it forward to people like YOU. While I am in many respects just an ordinary woman, I feel called to share tips, tricks, and commentary on topics that we can all easily relate to: *Faith *Family *Fitness *Food *Finances *Fun I believe life shouldn't be lived in a "just getting by" mentality. Surround yourself with individuals that will support and encourage you but most of all challenge you every.single.day to be better than you were yesterday. Are you ready to see yourself as God sees you? Because friend, you are........................ Holy Be,YOU.tiful! |
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