Today

Wow! Okay, I woke up, as usual, dragging around. I got the kids settled in for an educational video. I set up the CD player with Natalie Grant and started in for my 10 minutes on the elliptical. After 10 minutes my daughter said she wished she could exercise. So I let her pull out the mat and small dumbbells and exercise. I was pumped to be a positive influence on my daughter. So I decided to do another 10 minutes. At the end of twenty, I said I was tired. Then I said, "No wait. I am a little tired. My mind says I can't do more, but my body knows it can." So I settled in for another 10. My daughter noticed me smiling big and asked why. I told her because I am happy. I realized I am strong! I carried an almost 14 lb baby and lived in another state for 3 and a half months when said baby was sick and on the verge of death. I am stronger than I think.
Also, I was thinking about what we tell people about their weight and being beautiful. We tell people that they are beautiful the way God made them. And this is true. And we tell them that beauty is on the inside. And this is true. But, how many of us are the way God made us still, physically? Is the way we look just a natural progression of age and time, and if so, good. Or is it a result of lack of self-control and gluttony? I am ashamed to say mine is the latter. How about you? Is your physical health the best it can be or have you marred it with poor choices. Poor choices limit future options. I am taking control of my poor choices. I challenge you to do the same. Maybe it isn't weight. Maybe it is something else. But is there somewhere in your life you are straying from what God intended you to be?
By the way, breakfast was a weighloss shake at 190 calories.