Last night my husband and I discussed Memorial Day plans for the first time. Of course our tentative plans include the way most other families celebrate Memorial Day – with the first break out of the swimsuit! My anxiety immediately shot up.
The fact that summer is upon us and that I inevitably will be going to the pool soon has been on my mind, but I have been famously procrastinating. Back in January it was, “Oh, I have five months”, then it was “Oh, I still have six weeks”, and now it is here. It always amazes me how time to get in shape sneaks up on me.
At the same time I often wonder if I will ever be in a place where food and exercise isn’t something I have to think about with a whole lot of deliberation. Will I ever get to a place where it isn’t a start and stop with each passing season and year? Will I ever get to a place where it is just a natural part of who I am? Will I ever be free from the bondage of planning my meals, thinking about food, dreaming about food, counting calories, and dreading exercise? My mind has always been in turmoil over something that God created to sustain me, not hold me captive.
After church today I came home again thinking about what yummy thing I’m going to have for lunch, and as I went through my Twitter feed I saw this . . .
I have been eyeing Candace Cameron Bure’s (yes, from Full House) new book for a few weeks, but haven’t purchased it yet to read. Now is the perfect time. It is a New York Times Best Seller, and I am excited to take this challenge to work out this body and mind that God has given me so that I can honor Him with both the way He desires!
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