When I look back a year ago, my life has changed SO much. In February 2015, I started on a journey of putting my health first. I also started on a journey of helping others on their health journey as a Beachbody Coach. I love spreading positivity and helping others so this was an opportunity I could not pass up. I am so thankful I took that leap of faith and started my own business as an online health and fitness coach. A few weeks after starting this journey, my mother was killed in a car accident. I will never forget the day before her accident or the day of the accident. The weeks to follow seem like a blur and it is only by the grace of God that I got through it. My mother was my best friend and my biggest supporter in life. She always lifted me up and listened to me without throwing in her opinion. She let me be me and allowed me to learn for myself. Weeks after her passing, I knew I had to jump into coaching again. It is was gave me joy and kept my mind off of the painful loss of my mother. She would not want it any other way.
I loved coaching because it gave me a reason to be positive and inspire others during the most difficult time of my life. Yes, there were so many days when all I did was cry but being able to dig deep and use the strength she instilled in me to stay positive and encourage others is what helped me get through those long first months. Four months after she passed, God answered a prayer of mine. I had been praying that I would able to be home more with my daughter and that we would not have to put her in daycare anymore. I know this was totally a God thing because I had been trying to get this job for a while and everything that happened in that process screams GOD. He is so good to us. I was so sad to leave my current job at that time because they were family. They had been there with me through my days of infertility, finally getting pregnant, having Abigail, and the loss of my mom. I am learning there is always a time and a season for everything. That door closed and a new door opened. I felt so humbled that I was able to work less, stay home with my sweet girl, and still pursue coaching. Shortly after this we finally sold our house and moved out to our dream neighborhood. Life felt like it was to good to be true. My heart was hurting from missing my mom but I knew she was up there celebrating with all the awesome changes that we were experiencing.
A year later and I still miss my mom more than ever but I feel her all around me. I feel closer to God than ever before and I am focusing on listening to His direction for my life. I have a burning desire to help others who have lost a parent. I have a burning desire to spread the love of Jesus to all who are lost and hurting. I am not sure what His plan is or how it will play out for me but I do know that He is telling me to let go of coaching. He is telling me to take the time that I put into that and dedicate it to time with Him. As much as I will miss coaching, I know that I want to be obedient to Him and let Him use me for His purpose. As I say goodbye to what helped me get through this hard year, I am so grateful for the relationships built and the amazing people who I have had the chance to meet. I am grateful for a special friendship that has strengthen even more along this journey. I know that there is a time and season for everything in life and sometimes we have to give up things we love to get to where God is calling us. I am looking forward to more time now with my family and really focusing on God's calling for my life. I am looking forward to the future and I know that my God and my mom are with me every step of the way:)
I loved coaching because it gave me a reason to be positive and inspire others during the most difficult time of my life. Yes, there were so many days when all I did was cry but being able to dig deep and use the strength she instilled in me to stay positive and encourage others is what helped me get through those long first months. Four months after she passed, God answered a prayer of mine. I had been praying that I would able to be home more with my daughter and that we would not have to put her in daycare anymore. I know this was totally a God thing because I had been trying to get this job for a while and everything that happened in that process screams GOD. He is so good to us. I was so sad to leave my current job at that time because they were family. They had been there with me through my days of infertility, finally getting pregnant, having Abigail, and the loss of my mom. I am learning there is always a time and a season for everything. That door closed and a new door opened. I felt so humbled that I was able to work less, stay home with my sweet girl, and still pursue coaching. Shortly after this we finally sold our house and moved out to our dream neighborhood. Life felt like it was to good to be true. My heart was hurting from missing my mom but I knew she was up there celebrating with all the awesome changes that we were experiencing.
A year later and I still miss my mom more than ever but I feel her all around me. I feel closer to God than ever before and I am focusing on listening to His direction for my life. I have a burning desire to help others who have lost a parent. I have a burning desire to spread the love of Jesus to all who are lost and hurting. I am not sure what His plan is or how it will play out for me but I do know that He is telling me to let go of coaching. He is telling me to take the time that I put into that and dedicate it to time with Him. As much as I will miss coaching, I know that I want to be obedient to Him and let Him use me for His purpose. As I say goodbye to what helped me get through this hard year, I am so grateful for the relationships built and the amazing people who I have had the chance to meet. I am grateful for a special friendship that has strengthen even more along this journey. I know that there is a time and season for everything in life and sometimes we have to give up things we love to get to where God is calling us. I am looking forward to more time now with my family and really focusing on God's calling for my life. I am looking forward to the future and I know that my God and my mom are with me every step of the way:)