Great Great Grandma

So here it is after midnight and I am wide awake! Tyler and Addi are fast asleep and both are snoring. (which is why I am awake...) Of course the only logical thing to do it update the blog. haha!

We are currently in Ohio visiting Addisyn's Great Great Grandma. (Tyler's Great Grandma on his dad's side) It has been a very interesting and fun weekend! Addisyn was able to go swimming with her daddy in the hotel pool and we got some great pictures of the family.

Being around Grandma this weekend has got me thinking a lot. Here she is 97 years old and still sharp as a tack. She lives on her own, cooks for herself, and walks down some not too safe looking stairs to get her mail everyday. I'm 24, over weight, and out of shape. I'll be lucky to see great grand kids let alone great great grand kids!

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 has been coming to mind as I think about how well of Grandma is and how I have not treated this body God gave me very well. "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body." I definitely have not been honoring God with my body! I have been using it as a landfill almost. I stuff it full on processed food, fat, and soda. I sit on my behind most of the time either watching movies or playing around on the computer.

I am not saying that all at once I am going to eat only fresh fruits and veggies and organic meat and only drink water. That is a little too extreme for me right now. I know that I am addicted to the nasty greasiness that is fast food, and if I cold turkey the diet coke you wont want to be around me! I understand that as with any addiction there is going to be a period of withdrawal and I don't want to put my dear husband through too much of my craziness all at once.

I guess that to honor God with my body not only means I need to feed it properly but I also need to work it out properly too. That is the hardest part for me. I can come up with ANY excuse to not go to the gym. "I'm too tired." "Addisyn is fussy." "I don't want to workout with other people there." (Un)Fortunately, I currently have a broken foot and I'm not even really supposed to walk on right now and wont be able to work out for about 6 more weeks. However...in 6 weeks I might be able to get the better food thing down and then tackle the fitness part.

I have tried SO many different diet and exercise programs and all of them only last about a week. This though is not a "diet". This will be a form of worship. A way to thank God for creating me and giving me this amazing body to live in. Instead of ruining all the work God put in to making my body just for me and designed me to be one of a kind, I should cherish every moment I have with it and treat it well.

If I ever want to see Addisyn's Grand kids I better start taking some lessons from Grandma Saunders!