Each Monday, I'd like to do a  highlights post , including a picture, summarizing the differences in my pregnancy from week to week.  I totally "grabbed" this idea from  Kelly .  I've done this with my three previous pregnancies (you can go to the search box and type in "pregnancy," or "week #" if you're interested in how my previous pregnancies progressed), as well, and I still think it is a great way to jot down the things that I don't want to forget later on.   Pregnancy Highlights: How far along :  28 weeks - Third Trimester! Size of baby:   This little one is a little under 15 inches long (head to toe) and about the weight of a large eggplant.  Total weight gain/loss :  I'm up 14 pounds total as of my last appointment.  Maternity clothes:   spaghetti strap shirts, loose skirts or summery dresses, cute/comfy shorts, flip-flops, long-sleeve soft, fitted shirts Gender:  ...

WHY? Here’s my “why” for this Wednesday (and if you read this entire thing, I promise I will hug you long and hard the next time I see you)-- In fact, if you even took the time to click over here and read these first few sentences, you deserve a sticker. I wake up raring to go almost every. single. morning (hence this very early post) when that alarm goes off (even after those nights -- like last night -- where my children decided they would rather be dramatic actors with their blatantly obvious attempts at entertaining the neighborhood with their endless noise and stamina all from the comfort of their beds, you know, instead of stilling their restless bodies and falling into a deep and peaceful slumber 😳). The sweet calmness pictured above is, obviously, an allusion and not my actual reality for most of the day. 😂 Y’all, I get to show people how to live the lives that they want and have the health that they want at the same time. My husband, my mother, several of my de...

How is it already Thursday?! I had great intentions of blogging this week, but a lot of things popped up and snagged my attention away from this space.   My mom showcased her new trimmer and leaner self .   You'd think she'd been doing more exercise than the 2 or 3 times a week mall-walking trips, but nope.  She just stuck to cleansing and drinking her protein shakes and eating healthy meals and snacks.  Her body did the rest.  Kinda phenomenal what the body can do when toxins are being removed from the equation.     I've been working with several people this week on getting them set up to succeed with their health goals, and I've been so ridiculously excited to wake up every morning (even on little sleep, haha!) knowing that I get to help people feel better just by loving, serving, and caring about them.   Bible study was wonderful, and I'm still super pumped I have the opportunity each week to attend with women from all over t...