How in the world did I become called to start this blog?

Hi there!! Welcome to my blog!!! I am PUMPED you are here! I like bullet points as I am sure you’re like ohhhh another fitness mom… trying to “live her best life” but hang with me here… Maybe we are meant to be besties!

I'm born in Illinois and raised in southern Illinois… St. Louis Cardinals are in my blood. I'm a former collegiate dancer and cheerleader! And as I grew up, I began coaching those things as soon as I was able to get a job. I am naturally a teacher at heart just like my mom. (Love ya, mom and dad!) Music, especially singing and piano, has always been a hobby and passion of mine and have truly taught me the benefits of dedication and practice. (Yes, my sweet mom had me in ALL the things, but I loved it!) I had the priviledge of earning a degree in Music Ed. at the University of Illinois… Go Illini! Go Big Ten!

Luckily for me, I grew up in a Christian home and found Jesus very early on (8 years old to be exact.) He’s brought me through so many twists and turns in life! Brought me out of my bad choices in my early 20s, through a divorce, and then to a small town where I met my amazing husband. Once I was a mom, ministry leadership became really important to me when I started a MOPs group in our little town. Leading mommas and families to Jesus is my jam!

I've done fitness forever as a kid and then through college and beyond. But I struggled after a shoulder injury and postpartum struggles while creating two my beautiful babies. I was truly on the mom-struggle bus of wrangling little people, potty-training them, and feeling exhausted and as weak as I ever have.

In the throws of being a stay at home mom I couldn’t afford a gym membership with a babysitter, so I started doing simple at-home workouts through Beachbody On Demand (now BODi) to start getting my strength back after baby.

TRUTH: It was SO hard to start that again after taking a break for 5 years… but I pushed through the hard, added simple holistic nutrition approach and began feeling a HUGE energy shift! It worked! Lost the last 10 pounds and I just kept getting stronger!

Fitness has become therapeutic for me, especially now as a working mom of two. And I love that I can use these tools everywhere I go! I am a teacher as well as a Virtual Accountability Coach and I would be honored to help you with any of your fitness and nutrition needs! AND I can help you build your own virtual health and wellness accountability business too!

(My coach mentorships and accountability groups are very intimate with one-on-one training that is centered around YOUR needs in your health and in business. I am SO dedicated to helping women find multiple streams of income so they can dedicate their time to the people and commitments they love most!)

This virtual space really opened my eyes as to the purpose God has laid out for me and my life. Helping women control what they CAN control so that when the uncontrollable or chaos of motherhood happens… life is not completely derailed. I have gone through a lot of ups and downs and helping women find their freedom in consistent habits and morning routines and a few mindset shifts to help them live out their LEGACY.

That’s pretty much me in a nutshell!

If you need help in your health and wellness journey, need a simple solution, or some accountability to keep you on track, let’s do this together! Message me or email me today!

As one person who has learned the hard way - DON'T WAIT for life to suddenly get easier! Start controlling your health and your life today! You deserve to feel your best!