Adding another hat ...

Well, kind of.  It's so much already a part of my everyday life and has been for over 15 years, that I don't feel like I am adding anything else to my plate.  Instead of adding a new hat, it is more like trading up from a 5 gallon cowgirl hat to a 10 gallon.  This is actually something that is on my bucket list.  It is something that I have always wanted to step out and do.  For those of you that know me, you know how important eating right and being healthy is to me.  Well now I can "officially" help others.  I am getting certified as a health coach.  Whoohoo.  This is not something I am doing to replace photography.  No oh no.  That is also a great joy of mine.  A deep joy.  The Lord has blessed my business and laid so much of all of that right out in front of me that until He says my season is up on photography, I will continue to pursue that passion.  Being a health coach or personal trainer is something that has also been a big dream of mine.  And it is amazing how the Lord laid all of this in my path as well;  all right there for my steps to just follow His path.  (Proverbs 16:9)  I can even do these very well together - they can go hand in hand.  Like peas and carrots, or running and tennis shoes for that matter.

I have always tried to share healthy habits and ways of life with my family and friends.  If you have been a reader of mine for any period of time you know that.  Now I will have the tools in place to share even more and even better, credible information, tips, and lifestyle changes for others to achieve optimal health in their lives.  I will be able to coach a handful of people at a time to show them how they too can achieve health and live a more energized, on purpose life.  Christ calls us to take care of His temple (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) and I will be able to help so many fulfill this command.  I have loved being a part of the program as a client.  I have regained so much energy and zeal back in my life that it is hard to put into words.  I sleep better at night.  I wake up better in the morning.  I truly feel like a new person.  As you read in a post awhile back, I have never had a healthy relationship with food.  Go here to read the original post from a few weeks ago.  I did not have much weight to loose on the program, but I had so much to gain in terms of understanding health.  Things I never "got".  All while being supported fully by a free health coach, who is there any time I need her.  I couldn't stand just being a client; I had to pay it forward and become a certified health coach as soon as possible.  My prayer through this is that if I can even help just one person gain health in their life, then I have done my mission.  One person at a time we will help get America fit!

If you are scared of change, I have this to say to you ....it sits smack in front of me above my computer and I see it everyday right after my time alone with God:

If you know someone who is looking for health in their life, please share my page and information with them.  Or let me know and I can get in touch with them.  I look forward to meeting new people and helping them achieve the lifestyle they have always wanted, but thought too hard to get there on their own.   You don't have to do it alone!  I would love to help you or someone you know begin a whole new journey in your life.

Here is my website ... I would love for you to check it out and please let me know you did.

Lauren's Site

"For you were bought with a price, so glorify God with your body." 1 Corinthians 6:20