Happy kids = Happy Momma 👩👧👦 😁
I have a lot of goals and plans for my life, but the greatest effort I give and the biggest joy I experience is always centered around my children and family.
Nothing compares to seeing their growth, happiness and success. My career can wait, traveling the world can wait, an LDS mission can wait, even an ultra-marathon and an Ironman can wait, (for now) 😜 because these kids can’t. 😍
I get one shot at being their mother and only so many hours in each day. I don’t try to do it all, because it’s impossible. I’m grateful for the joy and privilege of centering my life around them. 💗
#grateful #joy #love #motherhood #lifeofservice #choices #priorities #lds #greatestblessings #runnergirl #ibd #crohns #hashimotos
“Never take council of your fears,” Stonewall Jackson
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For a long time, I hated running in the dark. 🌝 I was worried I'd get chased by a dog, hit by a car, trip or fall; AND it's disorienting not being able to clearly see where I'm going. Once again through the process of time, running continues to change me.
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As the seasons shift and the nights get warmer, I find myself transitioning to earlier morning runs. •
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When my days are busy; filled with family needs and work responsibilities, my time becomes limited and flexibility a necessity. •
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My options are go without sleep, or go without a run. 🤔 If you ask my family, I'm much more pleasant to be around when I skip sleep instead of a run. •
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Ironically, all my dark running fears have actually already occurred when I've been out for a run in broad daylight. •
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Early morning runs are quiet and peaceful with only the birds and a few stray runners or cars joining my escapades. •
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Fear has the ability to hold us back or provide opportunity for growth. The dawn 🌄 is just as beautiful as the sunset, 🌅 it's simply a change in perspective. •
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#earlybirdgetstheworm #happyrunning #upandatit #sleepless #runmore #sunrise #changeyourperspective #sunset #runningonresilience #takeflyte #flystyle #runhundredambassadors #oisellevolée #findyourpassion #runnersofinstagram #runnersofinsta #runnergirl #ibs #crohns #ibd #hashimotos
Lasting happiness in life is found in the simple things. Happy Missionary Monday y’all 💗🐶 Chelsie’s all smiles in East Malaysia where the language is still slow but she’s ate her first chitlins and flew on an airplane ✈️ to her first zone conference. 😁
Holding a puppy this week, she requested a picture of our dog Viking to add to her family photo album; so I thought I’d share the strange pictures too.
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Viking is a retriever and always hunts out the most random items while on walks. Saturday much to my horror, he produced a single duck or goose leg! 🦆🤢🙈 He’d been carrying it around, dangling out of his mouth and growling at anyone who tried to take it. Yesterday while he was napping, I saw my opportunity and seized the leg. He immediately awoke and assumed we were playing a game. 🤦🏽♀️ I took the leg to the trash can and disposed of it, happy to be rid of it.
Unfortunately my oldest son had compassion on our dog and unbeknownst to me, fished the leg out of the garbage can, returning it to Viking. 🙊😮 I can no longer find the leg, because he’s stashed it somewhere. #smartdog
May all of us find happiness this week; be that in service toward others or your own nasty bird leg. 😁🤷🏻♀️ #missionarymonday #ldsmissionary #lds #servicewithasmile #christlikelove #serveothers #servegod #missionarywork #missionarymom #chelsieann #simplethings #forgetyourself #eastmalaysia
“Plan for Everything, Control Nothing...” 😮 Deena Kastor (2004 US Olympic Marathon Bronze Medalist) 🇺🇸🥉
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Normally I run 6 days a week as training for a half-marathon or longer distance. When race day arrives, I feel excited and ready to go. 😀 Race day can be tricky because ultimately there’s things I can’t control despite my training, preparation and experience. •
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Last Saturday I woke up to warm overnight temperatures in Vegas. ☀️ At sunrise 🌅 (just before 6) the temperature was in the upper 60’s and rising. Running causes the body to generate heat; so the warmer the outside temp, and the faster you run, the harder your body has to work to stay cool. •
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The last few miles of the race I started to feel warm. I knew I’d finish, but my thoughts turned to those still running behind me, especially the marathoners. 😬
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As the race progressed, the runners came in looking more and more depleted and haggard. 🤢 Several friends dropped out, earning a DNF (did not finish) and were understandably crushed. 😓
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Sometimes despite months of training, things happen beyond our ability to control. As a long distance athlete, it’s important to run the race you’re currently in according to present circumstances. Flexibility is important and might mean you run slower, take a walking break, ask for help, or even drop out. •
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Just like life, we all have good runs and bad races. The variety is a great way to learn and enhances our overall journey. Happy Running 🏃🏻♀️😁
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#runyourrace #runnergirl #keepatit #notafaliure #runhundredambassadors #runningonresilience #gothedistance #runwithheart #trainforsuccess #beflexible #runthisbody #autoimmunedisease #ibd #crohns #hashimotos #oisellevolée #nanohydr8 #teamsparkle
