In the last 20 years I’ve tried a variety of exercise routines and if I had to choose just one it would be hot yoga. Not Bickram, which in my opinion is boring, but a hot vinyasa yoga between 60-90 minutes in duration. I have a love/hate relationship with hot yoga in that, it is hard as heck but the work is worth the sweat (literally). Let me break down the benefits, what you need to practice, and how to prepare: Benefits: Move & Groove- Your inhales and exhales are what move you in this ...
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Their Names are Grace and Mercy
One day the girls and I were shopping for a gift at a local bookstore and an elderly woman struck up a conversation. We chatted for a bit and talked about the girls and I swear God was speaking through her. She said, “Your oldest is your mercy and the youngest is your grace.” Today I want to talk about my Mercy…Madison Leigh. She was born on the U.S.M.C birthday on a Marine Corps base: I wasn’t ready, I wasn’t sure, and I don’t think I was happy in my current situation. Everything about the ...
What Working Mom’s Really Think About Stay at Home Moms
To all the stay at home moms (SAHM), I use to envy you but now I envy the high heels that use to move mountains. I spent all of my adult life working. All I knew was work. All I knew was to juggle the demands of work and home life. I worked at various commands in different career fields and always, always there was at least one man who had a wife that was a stay at home mom (SAHM) and here is what I thought: What I thought about the SAHM: She’s lucky She’s lazy Must be nice How boring I could ...