Here for a reason!

Have you ever had that experience where your stomach jumps inside of you and you know without a shadow of a doubt that THIS experience is what you were made for!? Oh it's just thrilling! I had that happen to me this morning as I was about to take the stage at church. The pastor of our women's ministry asked me to speak (WHAT AN HONOR!) last week (click link to hear audio) about faith, fitness and identity in Christ. It was an absolute joy to speak my heart and teach what the Lord had laid on my heart for months (and even years, really). But earlier this week, she asked me to come back and do a short demo for the women about how to include more movement and exercise into an already busy life.

It was the epitome of who I am and what I love- Jesus, fitness and family. I haven't felt that alive in a LONG time. I mean, I love my daily life and praise God for every breath that I take, however teaching women how to move with their kids and praise God in the meantime is what I am put on this earth for! Oh, what a joy!!

My two year old and I demonstrated squats, thrusters, planks and push-ups and talked about playing tag in an interval style to really get the heart rate going. I also talked about Tabata training which is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). It provides a great 'bang for your buck' when it comes to exercise and can be done in 4 minute increments. So regardless of what your purpose is on earth (and we all have one!) go out and do it, there is no better feeling in the world! Blessings to you!