A Lifetime of Love

I started running again and I LOVE it! I love the sense of accomplishment I get when I finish my route. I used to run 2 miles every day up until I got pregnant with Ta. I stopped because he was the pregnancy right after my first miscarriage and I didn't want to take any risks (not that running is a risk, but when I'm pregnant, ANYTHING is a risk)! I am back up to 2 miles but I've only been running 3 days a week. I will add more days and probably go up to 3 miles as I build up my endurance. I am trying really hard to lose 30 pounds, but really it's not so much the weight that I am focusing on as much as it is my dress size. I'd like to drop 2 sizes in the next 6 months, and I think that's pretty reasonable. I am embarking on a new area of ministry in my church, one that requires a "complete" person in terms of spiritual wholeness as the book of James puts it. I get my spiritual exercise through my bible, and I want to make sure I get in my physical ex...