It's been 5 months already?

Whew... time really flies when you're having fun!  Hard to believe it's been so long since I've had the pleasure of blogging, but I am blessed beyond measure and I wanted to share a few tidbits of testimony with you.  Most of you know that this year has been quite a crazy one with many changes ongoing in my life; job, marital status, military assignment, mothering a toddler... just to name a few major milestones. And as we come around the last corner of 2014 my feet fasten with an excitement to finish the year in stride, sharing my passion for living a full life with my friends and family, despite hurdles and hiccups that life may lend along the way.  

What's the secret? How can we overcome adversities, deflect defeat and curb complacency?  I'm only 27 and have many lessons to learn, but allow me to mark this mile of my life with a few words of wisdom I've acquired thus far:

-don't ever lose hope. when tragedy strikes or hardship hits, stand firm in the faith and look for the positive in every situation. change your perspective to a positive one or the world will kick you while you're down. 

-speak life, not death. negativity is toxic and even if you see the fault in someone, encourage them to be better. 

-don't be a slave to perfectionism. when you fail, not if-- believe me it will happen, be resilient and bounce back. get up, dust yourself off and use the experience to overcome the obstacle with more zeal and determination. 

-don't waste your life. time is our most valuable resource and we've got to make the most of every minute, hour and day. 

-create healthy boundaries and put them into practice. don't be afraid to say no. we have to protect our time with proper planning, allocating our most valuable resource to the efforts that really matter. 

-monitor your motives. why are doing that thing that you do? is it going to produce a positive purpose in your life?  

-have a goal, write it down and make it a reality. if you don't have a plan to guide your performance today, stop wandering aimlessly and put a pen to paper. 

-all of life is a choice. what you wear, eat, say, do. where you go, work, play, sleep. how you think, act, feel, live. choose to be happy and healthy. you're in control of your life. so grab the wheel and control the throttle. we can't slow the spin of the globe but we can decelerate our speed and make the most of each mile.  


Hebrews 12: 1-3

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. 4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?