"I'm going with the old man," I told my friends when it was time to put a Superbowl winner. I thought the game would be a lot closer but I was positive that Tom Brady at 43 would be able to put up a win against the new football phenom Patrick Mahomes. I just didn't ... read more >
What is The Daniel Fast? One of the Spiritual Disciplines for Christians is Fasting. Biblically Fasting is abstaining from food and using that time to remind us of our dependence on the Lord for our strength, practice self-denial, resisting the flesh, and to act as a catalyst for our prayers. In the Book of Daniel, ... read more >
I've shied away from asking people what their goals are for this year because I think everybody's goal is the same: Stay healthy and Stay Sane. I was listening to one of my favorite authors, Mark Batterson (okay he pastors my church family on the East Coast) and he's written a new book called Win ... read more >
Week 1 of the Nicole Wilkins 60 Day Total Body Transformation Challenge is in the books! There are 9 weeks total in this program and after the first week I was pretty sore and I had a big realization. After the first leg day workout, I wrote, I am definitely not as young as I ... read more >
2020 was my first year without a gym in 20 years. While I do miss the gym because of the atmosphere and the variety of equipment, I have learned to do the best I can with my home workout equipment. I've written about how much I enjoy the workouts on the Peloton app, YouTube yoga ... read more >
At the end of 2020, there were so many people ready to move on from 2020 to 2021, and I didn't want to rain on their parade, but I couldn't understand how people could believe that the change in the calendar year would mean the problems of 2020 would just go away. As far as ... read more >
I am definitely not an outdoorsy type of person. I blame it on growing up in San Francisco, California. As I get older, I am intentional about stretching myself through new experiences. Even though I am not the biggest fan of the great outdoors, I will go along on these adventures to learn more about ... read more >
Disclaimer: I live in San Francisco so I don't really think we can claim to have a real winter. The bottom photo is more of an accurate description of San Francisco Winters. Sorry to my friends on the East Coast and Middle of the Country. When it gets below 55 degrees here, it is too ... read more >
The Covid-19 pandemic has been rough on women. Women have had to figure out how to balance both educating their children with distance learning while still doing their jobs from home. (If they are even lucky enough to have a job where they can work from home) Many women have had to drop out of ... read more >
We're not going down! We have a destination I heard a story about Southwest pilots who found themselves in trouble on a flight. They had a mechanical issue and as the plane began to descend and oxygen masks came down, the pilot came on the intercom and said, "Folks we're not going down...we have a ... read more >
