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Three years ago today was the first day of the rest of my life! It was Day One of creating a new style of life that would lead me to gain health by losing weight, feeling younger and healthier than ever before and into a calling – a ministry – a job that I love, as a REFIT® fitness […]

Wow, the past year has been beyond my wildest imagination! I’ve posted recently a reflection of my first year as a REFIT® Instructor, so I will not recap that amazing experience. Instead, I’ll recap on my second REFIT RECON experience. RECON is our annual National REFIT Convention for instructors. This year was only the second one […]

WOW, WHAT A YEAR! In some ways it feels like yesterday that I received my REFIT® certification instead of a year ago from yesterday. In other ways it feels like I’ve been a REFIT® instructor for decades. I’ve always heard that if you love what you do, you never have to work a day in […]

They say time flies when you are having fun and I can attest to the truth of that statement. There was a time that I posted on this site daily. However, that is no longer the case and I was quite surprised to see how long it has actually been since my last one. As […]

It’s been six months. Six months since that morning when I woke up early before any alarms went off to hear the voice of the Lord tell me to, “google Christian dance certification.” Six months since I first learned of REFIT® Revolution, a community of people-lovers and fitness-lovers. My life has been forever changed as a […]

This is Part 3 continued from yesterday. If you’ve not read that post, you may want to start at the beginning with Part 1. Chapter Thirteen: A New life, a True Lifestyle Change March 7, 2014, is a day marked in my mind and in history as the beginning of a new life for both myself […]

This is part 2 continued from yesterday. If you’ve not read that post, you may want to start here. chapter six: Transitioning into Adulthood After my son was born while in my early 20’s, I experienced something for the very first time. Obesity. I had struggled with being overweight from childhood, however being very active […]

Most stories are built in chapters.  If we look back over the course of our lives, we will notice that one chapter of life was built as a stepping stone for the next. As I look back, I see the truth of this in my own life. (This has ended up being very long so I will […]

Actually I celebrate Today every day because it’s the day the Lord has made and I choose to rejoice and be glad in it! However this particular day, October 18th has special significance to me. Today marks the one year anniversary of reaching my ultimate Weight Loss/Health Gain Goal after living for years in a state of obesity. […]

As the name of this blog site implies, I have many facets in my life. When I was forced to rename my blog four years ago (almost to the day) Photos and Facets was determined based on this. (If your curiosity is up as to why I was forced to rename my blog and why it is […]