It’s funny how you can be doing something wrong for years and not even know that its wrong until someone points it out to you. For some of us, when we learn that it’s wrong we keep doing the same thing but the ones who are willing to learn from their new found wisdom will…
I’ve been on a seek-and-find mission with God over the last few weeks and it’s been an exciting journey of introspection and discovery. I thank God for His faithfulness towards me. I believe one of the great Christian challenges is to learn how to tune out the negative or flesh-based influences of the world. This…
Ahhhh, Christmas! Parties, beautifully decorated houses, time to sleep in and relax, your favourite Christmas movies, delicious food, eggnog, mistletoe, presents, connecting with friends and family. What could be more fun and festive??? Unfortunately for many of us, the reality of Christmas looks more like this: Spending money that we don’t have; trying to squeeze…
I love sharing some of our deep insights and conversations from our Haven program because the program is so transformative. It’s the one place where I can truly share my personal challenges and struggles. As one of our members pointed out this week, ” Its important that we bring our challenges out in the light”,…
I’m ashamed to admit that after all of these years as a personal trainer, I am very performance and results driven in my approach to my health. You like myself, might have believed that this was a great thing but as I mature in my faith, I’m learning that God is not looking for perfection,…
In our Haven program, we have just started a new series on ‘Overcoming Procrastination’. In our group, we all agreed that it’s a topic that we all do in varying degrees but most of us are stumped on how to eliminate this nasty habit permanently. If you have taken our monthly 21-Day Challenge then you…
The other day one of my son’s soccer coaches sent out a 3-page email telling the boys that they did not want success bad enough. At first I was offended that a coach would be so hard on 14 year old boys but after thinking about it, he was 100% right. Here’s a line from…
Many of us have a hard time coming up with healthy low-carb. snack options. Here is a list of 10 + low carb. snacks that will help to stabilize your blood sugar, keep you energized and help your body to burn fat. lettuce chicken wraps ( or turkey) handful of nuts boiled eggs sweet potato fries…