Spring

Spring is a wonderful time of year! The perfect time of year to start new, good habits. The following are my new personal goals:

1. Go to Church more often

2. Read the Bible everyday, even if its only 5 minutes 

3. Exercise on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a minimum of 20 minutes 

4. Drink more water than soft drinks (limit to 1 soft drink per day)

5. Do at least one load of laundry a day (possibly the most challenging)

6. Make Tommy smile at least once during the day

7. Make a budget (and stick to it!)

8. Spend more time with family

9. Make time for myself once in a while

10. Spring clean the house

Wish me luck!  

Komen Atlanta Race for the Cure

I am supporting the 2011 Komen Atlanta Race for the Cure®, a special event which raises money for much needed breast cancer research, education, screening, and treatment programs.  Last year, 17,000 people participated in the Race and raised more than $1.7 million for research and treatment programs. This year’s race will be held on Mother’s Day weekend – Saturday, May 7 at Atlantic Station and our goal is to raise $2,000,000!    
If you are interested in participating in the Race, I would love to have you join my team, Pink Peaches.  Please feel free to contact me via e-mail, or check out www.komenatlanta.org  for more Race information.  If you prefer to donate by credit card, you can give online at www.komenatlanta.org by clicking on the ‘Race for the Cure’ link, then ‘Donate to a Participant, and then search for my name. 
We also have a Sleep for the Cure donation option for those individuals who do not want to run or walk on Race Day.  Registration for Sleep for the Cure is $40, and participants will receive a Komen Atlanta Race for the Cure® t-shirt, which will be mailed in the weeks after Race day.  There are many volunteer opportunities on Race day as well and we welcome your support.  To volunteer on Race day with set-up and organization, please e-mail race@komenatlanta.org.  

 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

1 Corinthians 9:25-27 (New International Version, ©2011)

My Vows to Tommy,

The following is the conclusion of the Love Dare:

My Vows to You:

Tommy, you are the most wonderful being on this planet. I knew I was in love with that moment in the commons area in high school, and from that point on I knew that I wanted to marry you so I did. This marriage is my utmost concern and number one priority. I feel that other than having a child, marriage is the ultimate show of love and devotion. As a little girl I always dreamed of having a loving husband that tells me I’m beautiful and he loves me, every day. A husband that was always there for me through thick and thin, never wavering by my side the entire time, with a shoulder for me to cry on. A husband is willing to let me follow my dreams. A husband that is educated with manners. A husband who is not afraid to tell me how he feels and shows his emotions. A husband that wants the same things out of life that I want. And you do. I know we haven’t been married a year but we have been through so much and I love you all the more for it, though I haven’t been able to love you to the fullest extent until I let the love of Jesus Christ into my heart and flow out through my veins. From this moment on I vow to be a better wife and Christian. I promise you that I will be faithful, worthy of your trust, and love. I vow to honor you, cherish you, love you, respect you, laugh with you, cry with you, and support you in your goals, for the rest of our lives. I love you.


Day 40's Dare:
God revealed His love for me and the true meaning of my marriage with Tommy. I view my marriage as the most important relationship I have, besides my relationship with God. I am eternally committed to God and Tommy. I will share this as a testimony with everyone because if it were not for the Love Dare it could have taken me years to find God, if I found Him at all.