Last week we took a family trip to the Black Hills. We hit all the sites like the Badlands, Custer State Park, and Mount Rushmore. These places were all cool but surprisingly my favorite was the Crazy Horse Monument.
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Last week we took a family trip to the Black Hills. We hit all the sites like the Badlands, Custer State Park, and Mount Rushmore. These places were all cool but surprisingly my favorite was the Crazy Horse Monument.
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I've done hundreds of fitness and nutrition consultations. The vast majority of people I talk to want to lose some weight. One of the things I really hone in on in during these consultations are the person's daily nutrition habits. Many times their nutrition seems to be "coasting."
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Caleb is one of my favorite characters in the Bible.. At 85 years old he went into battle and took land for Israel. In fact, in Joshua 14:10 he says "So here I am today, eighty-five years old! I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then." He was always ready to take ground and kick butt. No matter what. He NEVER used his age as an excuse to keep doing less and less. Unfortunately that is not the case for most people. I often hear people calling…
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Have you ever tried taking a shortcut for something? I know I have. In high school we'd get Cliff Notes to avoid reading the entire book in English class. The other day I tried taking a shortcut to the store. Turned out a road was closed so it ended up taking me longer. The desired outcome is clear but the effort to get there requires a lot of hard work, time and effort. That makes the detour for a shortcut seem like the best option to take.
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The word "too" should be a swear word. I hear it abused with a negative self limiting connotation when it comes to physical health.
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"The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful." Matthew 13:2. This passage can relate to scenarios I see far too often in the health and fitness world.
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There was a time back in high school where I wanted to be an auto mechanic. I took classes and could actually work on cars back then. That was then and this is now. And now I'm pretty clueless.
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1 Corinthians 9:27 says "I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified." When I read this I think of a teaching I listened to from one of my favorite pastors.
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"Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. Therefore by their fruits you will know them." Matthew 7:17; 20.
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Too often we humans tend to overthink and overcomplicate things.
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Have you ever heard of the story of the frog in boiling water? If you put a frog in a pot of boiling water it will instantly leap out. But if you put it in a pot filled with pleasantly tepid water and gradually heat it, the frog will remain in the water until it boils to death. Crazy, I know. But to be honest, I've seen humans play out this scenario time and time again. For example, there's a convenience store near my gym. I've become familiar with the staff there since I go there quite frequently. I've noticed a girl who works there…
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Matthew 7:14: "For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it."
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One of the craziest things about us humans is that we have a tendency to make things more difficult than necessary. It's like my dad used to say "if you do it the hard way, you get it done right."
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Almost every time I meet with a new prospective client they give me all the "politically correct" answers for wanting to get in shape...
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"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13. This passage is one of my favorites. It guides me whenever I am facing challenges.
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This past weekend I was blessed to attend a women's conference at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie. I love these types of events! Not only do I get to spend time with my sister and friends but I get to be filled up with worship music, inspirational speakers, humor and motivation! You can't help but feel good when you are there!
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"What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?" Mark 8:36
All too often, I encounter the client who seems to have it all together on the outside, but in reality their souls have been forfeited.
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When my nieces and nephews were younger I had the ultimate privilege of hanging out with them on many occasions. Sometimes just because and other times when care was needed. Even though I wasn't their mama, they took notice to the things I did.
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"As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly." Proverbs 26:11. I've used this passage before but it bears repeating, especially as we head into a new year.
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2 Corinthians 4: 8-9 says "We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed"
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