The Calderwood Chronicle: The 3 H's

Okay, so on a lighter note than my last post, I thought I'd share some other thoughts I had while away at my conference last weekend. The whole focus was on us "Choosing to Become" and I came away with three things I choose to be for right now:

I choose to be Healthier

I choose to be Holier

I choose to be Happier

Kristin and I at Time Out for Women- taken during the boy band part that had us up dancing and laughing

So 1st, I choose to be Healthier-

I really want to challenge myself to be healthier. I've let a full time job and two little ones be an excuse for one whole year now and while it may be somewhat valid, I say it's not valid enough! I am going to push myself to get to the gym more often, to eat better, to endure longer. Heck, I may even sign up for a 10k. That's kind of what I'm thinking I'd like to do. Get myself ready to run 6.whatever miles. Anyone care to join? I am taking this challenge on a more fun and light hearted note than I have in the past. I'm not going to beat myself up, but I'm going to focus on being positive. I've already taken two classes at the gym this week. Beyond being a little sore I feel really good.

2nd- I choose to be Holier

I know I can't change how busy I am and make more time for things in an already busy and hectic schedule, but what I can do is find some of the ordinary things in my day, and choose to make them holy. I've already decided every time my seat belt alarm goes off (for shame I know- it always does because I always forget until I'm up the hill and Ella says, "mommy put on your seat belt"), I'm going to say a prayer of gratitude for something. One morning, it was the beautiful row of trees in front of me in their blazing reds and oranges, another time, it was the sun filtering through some silver grey clouds. Those are ordinary moments that I might not have otherwise noticed the beauty around me, but I'm choosing to make those moments holy. It helps me keep a prayer in my heart. I'm choosing to make the every day things more glorious! It's fun and it makes me happy. It makes me appreciate the beauties of this earth, and the little things I so often take for granted.

3rd, I choose to be Happier

A lot of this relates to my post earlier this week. A new perspective is helping me focus on happiness instead of what we yet lack. Understanding God's love means not needing to understand his time lines, and I'm happy to be on HIS PLAN A. I figure it's going to be better than any plan I can present to Him to begin with. I'm happy to be where I am in life. I'm happy to have what I have. And I'm content to not have what I want. I'm choosing to be happier. I don't need to worry because I am in the Lord's hands, and truly, there's no better place to be!

And here are some photos from our month so far

Ella ready for her pre-school Halloween party. She was Belle from Beauty and the Beast and she was so excited to wear her dress to school.