#17

What is your reason?

What is the REASON that you make it a priority to go to the gym every day?  What is your REASON that you choose a healthy snack instead of an unhealthy one?  What is your REASON that you wake up 15 minutes early to do some daily Bible reading?  What is your REASON to make your bed in the morning?  What is your REASON?

Have you ever thought about the reason behind the things that we do?  If you sit down and think about it some kind of motive is behind everything that we do, and that can be positive or negative.  A year ago, when I started this blog my REASON behind it all was to share my journey and hopefully inspire someone along the way.   I wanted to impact lives the way that I have seen my father do my entire life.  He has been one of the many REASONS that I took a chance and began this journey.  As most of you probably don’t know he is an educator and coach.  He has the opportunity to be around hundreds of children and young adults daily and he never misses the opportunity to be a light to them or to impact their life in some form or fashion.  He has taught me about positive self-talk, to never quit, that being tough doesn’t come easy, and that anything worth having is worth working for; his encouragement and constant support has led me and molded me into who I am today!  He has taught me the REASON behind being intentional in all I do and if you are going to do something give that something 100%.  I could simply talk to you all day about how great of a person he is but we don’t have time for that. If you get anything from this it is sit back and evaluate what is the REASON behind the decisions you make.  Are your actions fueled by positive motives?  I know mine always aren’t but we all can start somewhere and there is always room for improvement! 

I wanted to share this message about REASON and about my dad because today is his birthday and what better way to wish him a happy birthday than to share a message with you all that he has shown me my entire life. So, happy birthday, daddy! (Side note: My mom is fabulous too, it’s just not your birthday yet… haha)

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#16

RECIPE:

This is something new and I have never shared a recipe before so y’all will have to let me know if this is something that y’all want to see more of. 

Anyway, I was at the grocery store the other day, and I don’t know about you all but I love when I have time and can actually look instead of being rushed.  So, as I was looking I was thinking about a healthy dinner that I could cook that night.  Well, I picked up a package of zucchini noodles and there was a recipe for them on the side so I decided to use it. SO SHOUTOUT TO VEGGIE NOODLE COMPANY FOR THIS AWESOME RECIPE!!!!

So, the ingredients needed are:

• ·      2 minced garlic cloves
• ·      ½ cup of diced onions
• ·      1TSP of olive oil
• ·      2.5 cups of kale
• ·      ½ grated parmesan cheese (that I did not use)
• ·      ¼ TSP of red pepper flakes

First, over medium/high heat cook garlic, onions, olive oil, kale, and red pepper flakes.  I sautéed these until the onions were golden brown (be careful not to burn garlic), and until the kale had been cooked down(till its wilted looking). Then, add the zucchini noodles and cook until they are al dente.  Add ½ the cheese if you choose to use it, but save the other ½ of the cheese for when it is finished cooking right before eaten!  Finally, ENJOY!

One reason I love to substitute zucchini noodles (or any veggie noodle) or use spaghetti squash is because it is a much healthier option and a way to eat equally delicious food with way less calories.

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