The Hello Mornings Blog

This post is by Lindsey Bell.

When sea otters sleep, they often hold hands so they don’t drift apart. It’s called “rafting,” and it keeps them connected even while the water around them shifts and pulls. (Seriously, google it. The pictures you’ll find are adorable!) 

I love that image of rafting, because it reminds me that our own daily movement can either draw us closer to God or slowly cause us to drift away.

That’s why daily movement is about more than steps on a tracker or calories burned...

This post is by Lindsey Bell. 

I’m a list-maker. Always have been. 

Though I can see the benefits of lists and how they help me accomplish things, there are also potential drawbacks. 

One of these drawbacks is that critical activities (such as Bible reading, prayer, exercise, and daily quiet time) can become nothing more than an item on the to-do list. 

So what’s a girl to do when exercise becomes “just another thing” on the list? 

When Exercise Becomes Just Another Thing On The To-Do...

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 Shaina Weisgerber.

Walking is one of the most beneficial exercises you can do. We know that walking is a full body workout that helps our joints, muscles, weight-loss/management, respiratory health, heart health and even mental health. Walking is an amazing way to stay healthy and keep healthy rhythms. 

Enoch is not one of the first people I think of when I think of people in the Bible. We tend to focus on Moses, Abraham, Paul, Mary, Peter, and of course Christ. Enoch is mentio...

This post is by Jennifer Dixon.

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens….There is A TIME TO DANCE."  (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4b).  I find the Hebrew meaning for the word dance in this verse fascinating.  According to Strong's Concordance, it means to spring about (wildly or for joy)--to dance, jump, leap, skip. 

The word for dance in Ecclesiastes is the exact Hebrew word in 1 Chronicles 15, when David was bringing the Ark of the Covenant back to Jerusalem....

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 Jen Shultz.

I do not know what it is about watching a storm roll through the Great Plains, but it stirs something deep within me. There is force and movement, wind and water, power and beauty. A dry cracked land soaks up this life-giving water and suddenly the collective inhabitants let out a deep sigh the heat and sun have forced us to hold in. As odd as this may sound, creating a habit of movement can refresh in a similar way. Dry bones spring to life in a connection with c...

This post is by Jen Shultz.

I am supposed to be writing today about why the benefit of maintaining a Bible study in hectic seasons as well as the calm seasons is beneficial. And here I am at the eleventh hour completing my task because I am in a season that is chaotic. Honestly, we all have probably felt this way more than not since this pandemic began, right? Our sense of order and control went out the window with the first lockdown, at least here in my world. Note that I use sense of or...