Girls on the Run

What a GREAT weekend we had. My 9 year old daughter Peyton (in the pink shirt) has been part of an excellent program at her school for the past 10 weeks called Girls on the Run. This program is for girls in grades 3-6 to learn how to stay active, learn self esteem, and empower themselves to be the best they can be. In this picture, is Mia and Uncle Brian, Emma, McKenna, Bella, Peyton, Jacob, me and my mom. We all took part in this (although I did not do the run). I was determined to see her at the finish line. This was one of the proudest I have been of her. What a great accomplishment to run a 5K. She did it in 44 minutes and with little to no difficulty. This program went on 2 days a week for 10 weeks. These girls learned healthly habits and ran like crazy. As a mom of 3 soon to be 4, I began to think of how great this program was for our girls and how I wish I had something like this for myself. Then I realized that I do. Who empowers me? Who teaches me healthy habits? Who tells me I can be the best I can be? The answer for that is easy: Jesus does.

I am so lucky to have a community that supports each other and where I am open to be who I am without reservations. I am excepted for what I have become, and I am proud of who I am. Don't get me wrong, I still have a LOT to learn and a LOT to work on, but I am content with the pace of what I am learning. My only hope is that my children have this same aspect to themselves and know that they were raised with a strong faith and traditions and lead a productive life with what they were taught.