The Miracles Fitness Blog
Posted in New Challenges, Vacation on Nov 14th, 2013
I think I mentioned in a previous post that I was from a small town in Southern Illinois. I grew up in a beloved Craftsman home right next to my Dad’s funeral home and had endless games of kickball and freeze tag in its big parking lot. We had lemonade stands, big trees, and lots of friendly […]
Posted in Diet/Nutrition, Food, New Challenges on Sep 1st, 2013
Yep, I made it! Two weeks ago I took a no-dairy challenge from my husband, and yes-I made it. I went a whole 7 days without milk, lactose, cheese, whey, yogurt, cream cheese, milk-in-my-tea, and CHOCOLATE. It actually wasn’t that bad; I had a few positive take-aways. One of the first things I noticed was […]
Posted in Diet/Nutrition, Food, New Challenges on Aug 19th, 2013
I have lived in the Dairy State before. 3 years in Janesville, Wisconsin. The land where grocery stores had long, magical aisles of every kind of frozen treat one could imagine. There was no doubt I was in the Dairy State. Well, now I am in a different kind of dairy state-a dairy state of mind. After […]
Posted in New Challenges, Vacation on Jul 16th, 2012
“Get it together, Mom!” my oldest son yelled back at me. I could not control my laughing. I really had lost it. We were in the middle of the beautiful Rocky Mountains and I had a case of the belly laughs. Who knew horses could be so funny? If I were honest this post should […]
Posted in New Challenges, Vacation on Jul 13th, 2012
I recently told you that we were Colorado bound again. Right after school ended we packed up our trusty Windstar (the good ole girl has 150,000 miles on her) and traveled West with our 5 kiddos to Rocky Mountain National Park. For me, this was a highly anticipated event. I had over a year of […]
Posted in New Challenges, Working with a trainer on May 20th, 2012
I don’t know if you have ever seen the episode of Seinfeld when Elaine dances. Oh, my! She thinks she is a great dancer (it’s a crazy concoction of arm flaps and knee jerks), and the whole room is laughing at her. Well, the other day Tyler, my trainer, headed for the backdoor of Miracles […]
Posted in New Challenges, Seasons, Spring on Mar 27th, 2012
Daffodills, tulips, budding leaves on the trees, spring break, requests for the sprinkler to be turned on, popsicles-spring is here! The days have been gorgeous; they remind me how quickly the school year will be over and we’ll be into full-blown summer. Vacations, camps, swimming lessons, water gun fights, park lunches, and . . . wait […]
Posted in New Challenges on Feb 29th, 2012
I really didn’t think I was that difficult of a person. I’m content with minding my own business, giving a friendly “hello,” opening the door for someone, using my turn signal, eating without complaint at restaurants, reading The Hungry Caterpillar repeatedly, cleaning up endless amounts of crumbs and stickiness, laundry, meals etc. But when it […]
Posted in Fall, New Challenges, Seasons on Oct 20th, 2011
Well, it seems that fall is here. The warm weather this month made me almost think that the cold wouldn’t come. Wishful thinking. But the many signs of fall are upon us: pumpkins dotting doorways, Halloween candy hidden on the top shelf, leaves evolving into reds, golds, yellows, and hot pinks, blankets out of storage […]
Posted in New Challenges on Oct 5th, 2011
Many of you travel a lot, I know. You fly on airplanes, rent cars, go to new places, and it doesn’t bother you. No big deal. Well, I wish it were the same for me (this funeral director’s daughter has lots of crazy fears). My husband travels a few times a year to conferences and […]
Hi and welcome to Fit4Miracles! I'm Jen, and I'm your host here. As a wife and mom of 5 kiddos, 2 years ago I had enough and embarked on a journey of better health and fitness. You'll find my "aha" moment here along with fitness triumphs and struggles, work-out ideas, recipes, books that I'm reading, and more. I know many of you are on your own journey; I'd love for you to join me.
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