Jumping on the Blog Bandwagon

Well Howdy!

I am quite new at this whole "blog" thing so excuse me if my blog seems a bit quirky or different from other blogs. My main reason for creating a blog: Facebook doesn't offer enough room in one status to type everything I have to say. Only slightly kidding about that.

First off, my name is Helen Cranford. I am currently a Senior Kinesiology Major at Texas A&M University. My current plan (though I feel like the plan changes daily) is to earn my Personal Trainer Certification in May 2014, graduate from A&M in December 2014, and afterwards become a full-time PT until I can afford graduate school. I have to laugh though because the aforementioned plan was definitely NOT the plan I had for my life when I entered college, but God has turned my life upside down in college and completely changed my plans. So He could definitely do it again and change my current plans before I graduate.

I have many passions in life, but my top three passions are as follows:

1) God.
      God is the most important aspect of my life. I grew up going to a Baptist church but didn't start following Christ until about 5 years ago. Since then he has become the foundation of my life, without Him I would not exist. I am far from perfect (ask my family and close friends) but God is continually molding me and refining me to become more like Christ. I am (VERY) slowly learning to be a light to those around me and live out my faith.

2) A Healthy Lifestyle.
     If you know me at all, you know I love to workout. Running, weights, yoga--you name it and I will probably light up with excitement. Even if I am not very good at it, if you ask me to go do some physical activity with you, I will probably respond with "when and where? I will be there!" Eating healthy has been a more recent (and slower) transition in my life. I just love food so much!! But I am learning quickly that eating healthy doesn't also have to mean eating boring food (like vegetables!). There is so much healthy yummy-ness out there, you just have to find it and make it!

3) Smiling and Laughter.
     Laughter is encouraging to the soul. Anyone arguing that point apparently hasn't ever laughed before (which is a very depressing thought...). I have been told before that I rarely don't have a smile on my face, and I believe that is a good thing. Proverbs 15:13 says, "A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit." Enough said.

Therefore, that will be what this blog is about--anything from spiritual lessons that God is teaching me to super good (or funny) workout stories or delicious healthy meals. I am excited to see where this blog goes and how God might use it to impact others or teach me.

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Note: I am not sure if I am supposed to finish a blog as one would a letter, but I feel like that is slightly weird. So I will end it with, "Until Next Time."