6 Better reasons to exercise
Here are a few reasons to reasons to be motivated to exercise: 1. Lifts your mood. 2. Improves learning abilities 3. Builds self-esteem 4. Keeps your brain fit 5. Keeps your body fit and able The list can go on and on. What kind of fitness teacher, gospel preacher am I if I recommend you […]
What’s weighing you down?
The search for a quick, easy way to lose weight and get fit has been my addiction for most of my life. The adventure begins as I wait in the checkout line. A headline catches my eye, promising that I can “Lose Weight Fast with This 3-Step Plan.” I tuck the magazine of the week […]
The best full-body workout
When I read the email informing me I was selected to write for the Revelation Wellness blog about leading fitness classes to engage minds, bodies, and spirits, I instantly came up with a list of all the reasons I was not qualified to write on this topic. I wondered, Lord, why didn’t you tell them […]
Confessions of a Back-Row Exerciser
Imagine a sea of people. The music is playing loudly over the sound system, and the instructor at Revelation Wellness Instructor Retreat is calling out moves. You find yourself in the far back corner because you are afraid of what others will think, or how you look, or the angle that the camera might see […]
3 tips to help you rise up from a complacent faith
February is often an interesting month for me. Being the Type A and Enneagram 3 that I am, I’ve been known to dominate my new year’s goals and dreams up to the end of January. However, by the time February first rolls around, I usually find myself swimming in some sort of life circumstance that […]
5 tips to better meal planning
If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Mine would be bread. This involuntarily gluten-free gal loves the nutty taste of warm, crusty, whole wheat bread fresh out of the oven. It’s wholesome, it’s delicious, it’s sustainable. But bread right out of the oven doesn’t just appear […]
All you need is 10 minutes…
Almost every afternoon when we pull in from school, I try to implement a “10-minute break” for our family. There are only 2 rules: You must be by yourself, and You may not disrupt anyone’s quiet time. Ideally, no crazy after-school sensory overload: no screens, no fighting, nobody asking if I can take them a […]
Only this will quench your thirst
When was the last time you felt full? Was it after a really great meal, a really great day, or maybe a really great conversation? Fullness can come and go pretty easily, especially in our bodies. Even after a big meal, when you think you’ll never be hungry again, in a few hours, sure enough, […]
Another slice of trust won’t hurt
I fear the unknown. Don’t we all? With early childhood trauma, and loved ones leaving this earth sooner than I ever thought they would, I grew up fearing death. I feared it so deeply that it some ways it seemed to consume me. Earlier this year I was diagnosed with severe anemia. I was faced […]
Ask this question before you try to be stronger
“I lift up my eyes to the mountains, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” -Psalm 121 : 1-2 About a year ago, God gave me a picture of me trying to push a broken down car up a hill all by myself. There I […]
