Holistic Liiving

The Marriage of Idleness and Temptation

The Marriage of Idleness and Temptation

If you've ever been to church, then I'm sure you've heard the story about King David and Bathsheba. There's an important lesson for us, but one you might not expect. First, let's back track and tell a quick recap of the story. "In the spring, at the time when kings go...

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Did you get back up?

Did you get back up?

Watch this.  (Keep your eye on the runner who starts out in 2nd place) Did you see what happened? Heather Dorniden was in 1st place and on her last lap, she tripped and fell. She had to basically re-run that race in one lap. But the race didn't end there. She picked...

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Breaking up with my maternity shirts

Breaking up with my maternity shirts

(I bet you think you know where I'm going with this, don't you? Let's see if you're right!) The time had come. I had my second child. Four months had passed and I was still wearing some shirts that I wore in my pregnancy. One reason was because I was dealing with my...

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What a Mud Run Taught Me About Life

What a Mud Run Taught Me About Life

This weekend I did a little race called the Warrior Dash. I went with my 2 girlfriends, Jinka and Beth and we had a BLAST! We made it a small girls weekend which made the experience even sweeter! If you've never heard of a Warrior Dash, it's a 3.1 mile obstacle...

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Tips for staying in shape on vacation

Tips for staying in shape on vacation

It's June and that means it's VACATION season!!! I get a lot of questions about exercising and travel so I thought I'd write a blog post about it. I actually LOVE exercising while traveling. My husband and I went on a cruise a few years ago and it was so awesome to do...

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