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Inspiration for Life: Faith, Strength, and Resilence
Coping with Physical and Emotional Scars
Sixteen. That's how many scars I see daily. There are others; smaller and less prominent. But these sixteen are the ones I notice the most often. Each has its own story to tell, and I'm learning to embrace them for what they stand for. Two scars in my...
Lung Transplant Research Support
Lungaversary Every lung transplant recipient remembers the day they received their donated organs. Like a birthday, it is a day for celebration, reflection, and gratitude. A Lungaversary! John and I are thrilled to support The Lung Transplant Foundation. In...
You’re Wildly Capable of Reaching Your Goals
Goals Do you have goals? Goals help you stay focused on the desires for your future. They can be short-term, say a week or a month. Or you can set your target for a year or five years. A goal is, by definition, the object of a person's ambition or effort;...
Precious Moment Interruptions
I've learned many lessons this year, and one of the most important is to take advantage of precious moment interruptions because they pass quickly. They often arrive unnoticed and may disappear without announcing their departure. Moreover, once the moments are gone,...
2 Easy Ways to Significantly Improve Your Health
If someone gave you 2 easy ways to significantly improve your health, would you do it? Of course, you would! Most people want to do all they can to be healthy but don't always know what or how to do it. Let me share two easy steps you can take each day to make a...
16 Amazing Fitness Gifts for Your Workout Friends
Very few things say "I care about you" better than amazing fitness gifts. I've put together my list of favorites for 2020. These items are perfect for at-home workouts and, if used consistently, will guarantee success. Give them to your workout friends or treat...
What’s Stopping You?
What’s Stopping You? What's stopping you from doing the things you know will change your life? What's holding you back? Are you too busy to stop and evaluate what you truly want? Are you afraid you will disappoint yourself if you try to pursue it? Do you think you'll...
My Lungs: 6 Months Post Transplant
Today is November 25, 2020, and I am celebrating six months with my new lungs! There are so many things bouncing around in my head and heart. I don't think my fingers are fast enough to capture all my thoughts and harness them to the keyboard. I'll give it a solid...
Love Your Body But Don’t Settle
Over the past several years, we have begun outwardly embracing our bodies more than we have in the past several decades. Campaigns and advertisements are encouraging us to accept ourselves just as we are. On the other side, magazine covers and commercials often...
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