Blue-Eyed Breather

Is it really almost 2013?! How crazy is that? As I get older, time seems to fly faster and faster. Life is short, shorter than we would like to believe. Every day, I strive to live like it is my last day, because in all honesty, none of us know when we are going to die. I want to make a difference with whatever time God gives me on earth. Usually, I don't make New Year's Resolutions. I feel like the majority of people make these resolutions just to go and break them within the month. This year, however, I feel the need to write some "resolutions" on my blog. They are not necessarily what you would consider normal "resolutions", like losing weight or exercising more, but they are more ideas of how to make my 2013 a memorable, inspirational year. I hope you will hold me to these resolutions and keep me accountable! 1. Start each day with a meaningful quiet time with the Lord. 2. Make the most of every opportunity given to me. 3. Spread the love of Jesu...

It's fat talk free week at Baylor this week. It's kind of sad that we as a society have come to a point where we must bring attention to the fact that so many people struggle with "fat talk". I have heard countless people say, "If only I lost ten pounds, people would notice me," or, "I wish my body looked more like that person's," or, " I hate my physical appearance." Since when are all people supposed to have the exact same body shape, weight, and physical structure? Didn't God create each of us with unique physical characteristics? Isn't He perfect and good? It's kind of a slap in the face to say that the way God made you wasn't good enough and you wish your body was different. I'm not saying that if you're morbidly obese, it's okay because God made you that way. I still believe that God gave us these bodies to take care of them as we should by eating right, exercising, and staying healthy. However, we ...