You Know You've Been Married a While, Exhausted and a Mom When...

You walk out of Victoria's Secret with only a pair of sweat pants! LOL!!! It didn't even occur to me until I was at the register, paying. Hey, they were on clearance, my old fave sweat pants are too big on me so I had to seize the moment. ;-) Who has time for fancy, shmancy stuff anyhow?!

Zumba...

So nearly every Friday morning I attend the Zumba class at the Y. I love the instructor of this particular class and enjoy people watching as I am attempting my very whitest effort at not appearing so stereo-typical white chick dancing to salsa, reggae and hip-hop music. I'm a mess in there! I nearly threw out my back this morning with a new move and was being peer pressured to do a solo move in front of the entire class during our routine dance done only by participants leading the class for an entire song. I REFUSED TO DO IT!!! Friends were hating on me because I never did it in 2011 and they say it's a New Year so I need to do it. Ya ummm...I embarrass myself on my own, in my line of other peers counting my steps as I go and with my inability to move my hips the way most friends in there can. lol

On a Positive Note...

I recently signed up for a magazine subscription to Home Life. I've only ever had a magazine subscription to Parents and have never seen the rationale on any other subscriptions...until I caught a glimpse of this bi-monthly, Home Life. The actual writing is not as sophisticated as other magazines on the News Stands, HOWEVER, the quality of the subjects and biblical advice on real life issues is so worth it and incredibly inspiring. An article I just read was called Positively Negative...Dealing With 4 Kinds of Naysayers. A few key points that were made, I desperately want to remember!

• Remember that negativity is born when people run into the limits of what they believe

The Difference Between Negativity & Wisdom

• Negativity tears down your dream. Wisdom shows you a better way.
• Negativity never listens and offers no hope or options. Wisdom listens and gives input.
• Negativity leaves you feeling awful. Wisdom leaves you empowered and hopeful.
• Negativity destroys. Wisdom renews.
• Negativity has no new ideas. Wisdom fuels imagination.

"The Bible doesn't promise peace to those who dwell on the faults of others. It says that the Lord will keep in perfect peace those minds are stayed on Him (Isaiah 26:3). God makes big things happen in the most unlikely and sometimes negative places. If one of those places is your life, make this the year to dream big, dream bold, and live upward no matter who tries to snuff it out." - Bill Beausay

I'm so guilty of having roots of negativity. I desperately do my best to be positive, with myself and with others. For me, it's a heart change and softening that needs to occur...PLUS...building my faith and trust instead of doubting. I have made a lot of progress in those areas, particularly in 2011, but I am and always will be a major work in progress...never perfected until I am with Him.