The Hello Mornings Blog

This post is by Patricia Lewis.

This is my very first real blog post.  I am reluctant to begin writing, and the due date looms ever closer as I finally begin typing these words.  It isn’t that I don’t want to write it; it is that I doubt why I am writing it and if this is really what I am called to do.  Most of us can probably relate.

So, here goes…  I’m so glad to have you along for the very first steps of what I hope will be a long journey: a nice winding, meandering path of my moving from r...

This post is by Rachael Gilbert.

It was official, I could no longer see my ankles. I had entered my final trimester of pregnancy and due to my pre-eclampsia, everything from my eyelids down to my pinky toes looked as though I had been stung by a sea of bees. 

I had no interest in moving my body, but the doctor’s order was for me to move for at least twenty minutes a day, even if it meant I was walking at a snail’s pace.

My husband was a personal trainer at the time. He volunteered to help get...

This post is by Jen Shultz.

Exercise can seem like a chore, especially if it is daunting. I know this first hand because I have looked at it that way for quite some time now. It was not always that way. From a very young age, I was actively involved in team sports. We were a family who spent a lot of time outdoors. My friends and I gathered to do things in our free time that, to others, might look like as exercise. For me, it was just fun. I created all of those habits with my own children as w...

This post is by Jen Stanbro.

“Beautiful Girl, you can do hard things.” 

I saw this quote on a blanket in a catalog once, and it has stayed with me. 

Until I was about 30 years old, I would’ve considered myself a ‘path of least resistance’ kinda gal. And apparently, that’s not so unusual. According to James Clear, in his book, Atomic Habits, we all possess some internal wiring that causes us to prefer ease and comfort over struggle. Sounds about right. 

And when it comes to exercise, I fin...

This post is by Shaina Weisgerber.

When we are learning about plants, we are taught that in order for plants to grow they need sunlight and water. When learning about animals, we know that in order to survive they need water and food. As humans, we also need water, food, and shelter to survive. Surviving consists of elements that must be in place. Our walk with God isn’t just about surviving, though. When it comes to our relationship with the Father, we have been given all we need to thrive. 

This post is by Cindy Chen.

For years, the food industry had us counting calories. It didn’t matter what those calories were, but it seemed we needed less of them. Low-calorie foods popped up everywhere, and we ate celery because we heard it had negative net calories (it took more energy to chew and digest it than it gave us). But that has led to some degree of paranoia over the number of calories without considering where they came from.

However, I’ve learned, and teach my kids, that a cal...

This post is by Kelli LaFram.

Dear reader, please know that as you read these next few paragraphs, I struggle with the issues surrounding this topic. While I know and understand the importance of exercising self-control and stewarding the physical body the Lord has given me, putting what I know into practice is another thing altogether. If you feel the struggle too, know you are not alone. You are part of the body of Christ, which is full of people who can pray with you and walk with you in ...

This post is by Shaina R. Weisgerber.

Over the years I have had a love/hate relationship with “move time”. Moving your body, health, exercise, wellness, and nutrition are all subjects I didn’t learn about through a Biblical lens. I was well into my thirties before I began to make the connection between my walk with Christ and my morning walk.  The more I learn about moving my body the more I realize just how connected the spiritual is to the physical. 

Moving our bodies can present a level of ...

This post is by Patty Lewis.

Our family has a little saying when we have to park farther than we might want to from where we are going.  “At least we will get our extra steps in today!”  Sometimes we even park farther away on purpose to create those “extra steps.”  This is one of the small ways we move just a little more.  My husband and son are very encouraging, with a little teasing, when they say we should park a little farther out.  They know when I get into a habit with my move time it hel...

This post is Janine Muniz.

Movement is important and prevalent these days. After spending so much time indoors, being able to go outside is a wonderful thing. And getting outside gives us more opportunities to get our bodies moving. Now having the choice of moving inside or outside (or both!) is a wonderful thing!   

Normally when it comes to movement an automatic thought is exercise. But did you know that movement comes in different forms? It’s not always about going to that spin class or ...

This post is by Tami Rodriguez. 

When I was in high school, my cousin (who was also my best friend) got me hooked on tv and video workouts. You could find us sweating it out to “Buns of Steel” or Tae Bo (remember those?!) or hanging with Denise Austin in each other's living rooms every summer. I don’t know why we decided to do that while we were both healthy, young and in good shape, but I’m so glad we did. This summer fun made home exercise a normal part of my life just as much as sports pr...

This post is by Shaina Weisgerber.

The glitter of the New Year is beginning to fade away and the mundane is settling in. Sometimes we can get a few weeks into the year and decide that all of that new year energy isn’t enough to sustain us through the weeks and months ahead. Resolutions and goals fade away. All of our big plans we had for our year just seem to disappear and the same old ways settle back in. We quit the gym, set aside the Bible reading plan, close our calendars, quit meal plannin...