A Dollar a mile

I have been trying to figure out a way to make my running  more meaningful and to motivate me even more. I was inspired today while running with my friend ashley. I have decided to start a fundraising project called " A dollar a mile". I am going to try to get people to donate a dollar a mile that I run this year. The catch? All the miles that I run and get money for have to be from a race that I have registered for and run. I can't count miles that are used to train for the races.  So if I run a half marathon I will get $13 dollars.
What will the money go towards? Well.. I would like to donate  the money to charities such as make a wish foundation as well as the huntsman cancer foundation. I know of someone who already is raising money for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and his name is Joshua Hansen. I plan to donate some of the money I raise to his goal. I also know of a former co-worker who lost his daughter to a liver tumor a few years ago named Emmallee  Havertz and remember the amazing stories and experiences that he shared with the make a wish foundation.. I am excited for the adventure and experience that will come with this endeavor and am excited to sign up for some more races! May the force be with me...LOL

In Every Difficulty Lies an Opportunity

It has been a long time since I last posted but I am going to be more consistent! This year has been full of opportunities as well as struggles. I have learned through the struggles that  in every difficulty lies an opportunity which has helped me to gain a lot of humility in my life.

Last year, I was able to make a huge decision to lose weight and was able to lose 32 pounds! It really was a great experience that taught me a lot about myself. I learned the things I truly was capably of. I have always love to run but never thought that running a marathon was even a possibility but I proved myself wrong when I was able to complete a half marathon last October. It was such an empowering feeling going across the finish line and knowing that I had finished something I always viewed as an impossibility.

Well onto my singleness... I have had relationships throughout the years that have not gone the way I wished they would go. I have had my heart broken a few times now but through those heart breaks I have learned that I do deserve to be happy and that it was truly their loss! I do have a dream to find my better half who well share the same passions I have and embrace life to the fullest.

Well....  the journey is continuing and am on the adventure to continue to lose weight but something even bigger than that will happen this year and that is....... I AM GOING TO NOT ONLY RUN A HALF MARATHON...BUT A FULL MARATHON! I hope you will follow my blog and the journey that will take place!

The things that Matter :)

I know it has been a long time since my last entry but here it is. I recently just ran a half marathon this past Saturday and it felt amazing. I always thought that running a long race like 13.2 miles would be an impossibility. I have gained so much more motivation in the last few months that I would never have thought would be possible. I am so grateful for all my friends and family that have supported and encouraged me to reach farther and further for things. I have a new found motivation to achieve more things. When I lost the weight I initially thought it was all about a number but I realized that it was more than that....It was about digging deep within myself and finding the person that had been hiding from the world.

I guess the thing that I have to admit is that their are obstacles along the way. There are times that I have fear that I will gain the weight back and let people down but I realize now that it is all about a journey and pushing through the hard times and reaching farther and further ahead of us. We live in a world where people try to make us into people we aren't. I think the most important thing is to realize that we already are important.. We all are beautiful and extraordinary people. We all have our own gifts...We all have our own quirks as well and we need to be proud of the skin we are in and savor the experiences and opportunities we are all given in this life. When we want to give up....we got to just keep fighting and pushing through. We got to keep getting up when we feel like the world has knocked us down and we have to know that in the end the most important thing to remember is that we matter and always matter no matter what!

don't forget to smile and don't forget that I believe in you  and I love you!

LOOK AT YOURSELF AFTER WATCHING THIS.mp4

Five for Fighting - Superman

Half Marathon Adventure

I am pretty much the craziest person! I have been trying to find a way to make my job more meaningful and rewarding. I decided that I would do something that I have viewed as nearly impossible and sign up for a half marathon!! I am going to dedicate each mile to the kids on the team that I work with at. I have challenged all my kids to have good behavior so that they are able to support me on that day. I know that I am going to be in pain and be sweating up a storm but even if I am in tears by the finish line I know that it will all be worth it in the end. My training starts tomorrow....I feel that this will be a good way to show how far I have come since losing 30 freakin pounds. I will need all the support and motivation out there....so please give me all the help ya can and if you are in Layton City on October 8th be there at the finish line. Never doubt the impossible.. for the impossible things can always be made possible through faith. Love ya all :)

Our Deepest Fear
By Marianne Williamson
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were all meant to shine, as children do.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same
As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.