Getting in shape and staying in shape takes commitment. I don't know about you but I'm in it for the long run. It's not a diet but a healthy lifestyle. No matter how old I am I want to be able to move easily and not miss out on life. The month of May is Move It May .  The Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) The Heart Truth program is the sponsor and I want to help get the word out.  I worked as a cardiovascular nurse specialist for 25 years.  And I personally had open heart surgery at the age of seven for a congenital heart defect.…

Last week I attended an event at my church that was hosted by Fuller Theological Seminary . The speaker was Dr. NT Wright. I really wanted to hear what he had to say as I've read his book Surprised by Hope .  It caused me to think more about heaven and the mission of the church. Dr. Wright is from Scotland and wasn't exactly what I expected. I thought he'd be a stuffy theologian.  After all, he's a prolific writer and New Testament scholar. He was introduced as Tom Wright and I loved his Scottish accent. I can't say that I agree with …

I'm linking up with Lisa-Jo Baker  for Five Minute Friday. I'm writing for five minutes flat on the writing prompt: MESS . GO I love to watch the children in our preschool eat cupcakes. They make such a mess!  And yet they have such fun in the process. There are moments in my life when I feel like it's such a mess. Merriam-Webster  has a definition of mess as 'a situation that is very complicated or difficult to deal with'. Well, that's my life right now! If you could see what's going on in my brain you'd be amazed. If you c…