by LiftingMySpirits | Mar 9, 2019 | Faith, Life, Motivation
Prayer was part of my life when I was younger, but I let it go. I didn’t reject my faith. I just let myself drift away. But in March of 2009 when I was 47, an ER doctor told me I needed to change my life or I would die early like my mom. I was scared. How was I...
by LiftingMySpirits | Aug 19, 2018 | Books, Faith, Life, Nutrition, Organization Tips, Weight Loss, Workouts
Holy cow!! This happened!!! Check that off the bucket list! This book as been in the planning stages since 2013. I’m glad I didn’t write it back then. The period from 2015 to 2017 was intense with respect to staying on track and...
by LiftingMySpirits | Mar 29, 2014 | Bodybuilding Journal, Competing, Faith, Life
Published on Saturday. Edited on Sunday. Processing continues… Life happens, right? I really have been walking around in a fog for the last month. Not the worst time in my life, but stressful. And then this morning – clarity. I’ve been lucky and...
by LiftingMySpirits | Feb 19, 2014 | Faith, Life, Motivation, Teaching
TAMMY vs. ____ It feels like I’m constantly battling against some obstacle. It’s usually a cranky hip. Sometimes, the pissy back jumps in to help out her cranky buddy. Did I really just say that my back has my hip’s back? That’s silly....
by LiftingMySpirits | Jan 12, 2014 | Competing, Cortisol, Faith, Life, Motivation, Opinions, Venting, Ranting, Weight Loss
It’s so weird what triggers these blog posts. Just watched a video of a young competitor who had a bad rebound after her last competition. Read a bunch of comments that just reminded me that sometimes people get hyperfocused on things that don’t matter...
by LiftingMySpirits | Sep 5, 2013 | Faith, Life, Opinions, Venting, Ranting, Strong Woman Training
The last post was about how busy I am. Today is the second of two days off from work for sick days. Well, today is also a dental procedure – part two of the triple root canal thing I had done two weeks ago. Today, the temporary crown is popped off, the...
