First Post

We just need to get this one out of the way. I didn't post before because I wanted to wait for something profound to say, but I'll never think I have anything profound, so I'm just going to write about why we have this pretty new blog!

My dear friend Jana and I wanted to find a way to "spur one another on" toward self-discipline, particularly in the area of our health and honoring God with our bodies and minds. Since I have been trying to get you, Jana, to write a book for many years, I thought this might be a great way for us to keep each other accountable, and to record our thoughts for posterity.

So why the title? Second Nature: A Thousand Small Decisions. Our prayer is that as we can keep making small decisions--to eat healthier, to avoid food that is less than healthy (like our beloved peanut m&m's and brownies), and to get our bodies in some kind of pattern of movement. The result will be that someday healthy living will become second nature.

Here we will post our goals, our successes and failures, and try to write about what's going on in our hearts and minds that seems to make a difference. We're complicated women, Jana and I, so figuring out our "stuff" may take awhile. We trust that God is up to something here, so we are excited to see what He wants to do with us!

If you happen upon our little blog, we welcome you. Your encouragement is welcome. Anything else might be deleted:).