One of the themes of the Under Armour What’s Beautiful campaign that I am promoting with Fitfluential is “I will.” I love the reminder that I can make the choices and exert the effort that will enable me to reach my goals.

Last Sunday was Pentecost, the day we celebrate when the Holy Spirit came down from heaven and empowered the Apostles to follow in Jesus’ footsteps. (You can read the Pentecost story in Acts: 2.) Pentecost often is called the “birthday of the church,” because it marks the beginning of the Apostles’ ministry in the world.
Instead of a sermon, our priests had set up different stations to encourage us to explore different ways to pray and support our church community. Here are some of the things we tried:
Maybe it’s because I live in a big metropolitan area (Washington, D.C.), or because there aren’t that many races at my preferred race distance (10 miles), but my favorite races fill up months ahead of time and can be difficult to get into.
Several of the blogs I follow have weekly meal planning posts that I enjoy reading, but I am never organized enough to join in. Before I do my grocery shopping on Sundays I try to make a list of what I will fix for dinner in the coming week, but I’m lucky if I follow my plan more days than I don’t!
My son’s lacrosse team had a stellar year–they were undefeated in their regular season, and made it to the quarter finals of the NCAA playoffs for their division.