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I have attached a printable calendar for the 30 day challenge as well as links for the DVDs that we will be using for the challenge so you can plan ahead.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Leslie-30-Day-Walk-Off-Kit/28969501

Introducing the 30-Day Leslie Sansone Just Walk Off Kit!

30 days is the perfect amount of time to create new habits and this comprehensive kit gives you a step-by-step guide to walk off the weight in just 30 days!

You get three of Leslie’s most effective DVDs ever for tons of different workout options. Plus, Leslie takes away the guesswork by including a 30-Day Walk Calendar that outlines which walk to do on each of the 30 days for maximum results.

Leslie: 30-Day Walk Off Kit:

• 30 days is the perfect amount of time to create new habits
• Comprehensive 30-Day Leslie Sansone Just Walk Off Kit gives you a step-by-step guide to walk off the weight in just 30 days
• 3 of the most effective Leslie Sansone Walking DVDs ever for tons of different workout options
• Walking with Leslie Sansone takes away the guesswork by including a 30-Day Walk Calendar that outlines which walk to do on each of the 30 days for maximum results
• You also get Leslie’s 30-Day Simple Slim Down Meal Plan which lets you eat real food and won’t leave you feeling hungry
• The slimming power of this meal plan combined with the easy-to-follow walk plan will put you on the fast track to weight loss and together they are designed to deliver results in just 30 days

Get ready to walk down the path to a slimmer you with these Leslie Sansone Walking DVDs

***If you don’t want to buy the kit, you can buy the individual dvds using my amazon affiliate links here:

I hope you will join me for this October walking challenge!

If you feel like the mileage might be too much for you, then do the best you can, as many days as you can. Anything is better than nothing! 

Look for my Day 1 blog post on Wednesday October 1st which will also include a GIVEAWAY!! 

I was trying out a new program called “This Life” by Shutterfly that takes all your pictures from different social media links and groups them all together by date, person, location, etc. I really enjoyed looking thru older pictures-ones I haven’t seen in a long time.

I was amazed when I saw some pictures of myself before and after my pregnancy, and decided to share them here on my blog. My hope in sharing these pictures is to inspire anyone who is struggling with their weight. Who feel they may be too large to start exercising. Who may be discouraged because their progress has stalled, etc. As you will see further down-I’m not perfect. I’ve lost and gained weight. Its a journey that has taken me years and will continue to take me years!

These pictures are just showing my weight loss-not my inches lost, gaining muscle, or my improvement in my health. (That can be another blog post)

I was given the wonderful opportunity to be a part of christian author, Darlene Schacht’s launch team for her new book “Messy Beautiful Love”. I was given her new e-book and pre-order freebies complimentary for blog and social media review.

I posted about the pre order freebies and first couple of chapters of the book here:
http://66.147.244.197/~empowfu5/2014/09/messy-beautiful-love-by-darlene-schacht-pre-order-and-get-lots-of-freebies-limited-time-only.html

If you didn’t get the pre order bundle, Darlene is still offering a couple freebies if you participate in her upcoming October challenge. You can read about the challenge and specifics here:
http://timewarpwife.com/?p=4849

The book has been released now, so you can order the book in time to participate in the challenge starting October 1st. I will be participating and posting about it here on my blog like I did with her last book club challenge. I can’t wait-I’m so excited!

Click here on my amazon affiliate link if you would like to order the book for the challenge starting October 1st: 
Messy Beautiful Love: Hope and Redemption for Real-Life Marriages

I have learned so much with what I’ve read so far in her book-Messy Beautiful Love. I am not perfect and neither is my marriage, but I know if I read this book slowly and apply it; I can have a different approach and attitude to my marriage and can make it better and stronger.

I love how Darlene shares personal experiences-good and bad-to make her points clear and to use as examples. I love that at the end of every chapter she offers CHALLENGES.

Here is one of the challenges as an example:
“Learn to follow the voice of wisdom and tune out the cries of the flesh. The next time that you are feeling angry, pouty, or frustrated, resolve to handle your emotions in a way that is pleasing to God. Be willing to walk in humility when it’s required of you, and make choices that will unite you and your husband as a couple and draw you closer to God.” 

This book can help you grow stronger as a couple and as a christian individual if you allow it and if you open your heart to positive changes and forgiveness. I know it’s hard! Sometime I feel very negative and feel like giving up when I feel justified in my anger towards my husband, or feel like I’m the only one that’s trying to help our marriage or grow more spiritually.  But I keep going forward every day and books like this one help me want to be better and help me stay more positive and make better life changes.

As a launch team blogger, I am able to host a book GIVEAWAY here on my blog.

You can WIN HERE:
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Click here on my amazon affiliate link to order: 
Messy Beautiful Love: Hope and Redemption for Real-Life Marriages

I finished this book in one night because it was fun and easy reading!

I loved Kylie’s personality and spunk thru out the entire book. I also liked how she desired to be a homemaker and the woman of her home, instead of taking on a man’s role in the wild west. Aaron made a great hero in this book and I loved his interactions and protectiveness of Kylie and her family.

I would consider this book to be a clean, romantic, some drama, christian fiction.  I plan to read more books by this author and hope to see more books about the Wilde sisters! “Tried and True” is book 1 of the “Wild at Heart” series and book 2 will be out in June 2015.

About the book: Saddle up for a wildly fun ride with the Wilde sisters!

About the author: Mary Connealy writes fun and lively “romantic comedy with cowboys” for the inspirational market. She is the author of the successful Kincaid Brides, Lassoed in Texas, Montana Marriages, and Sophie’s Daughters series, and she has been a finalist for a Rita and Christy Award and a two time winner of the Carol Award. She lives on a ranch in eastern Nebraska with her husband, Ivan, and has four grown daughters.

I’m a blog book reviewer for LitFuse Publicity so I was given this book complimentary in exchange for an honest review on my blog and social media-all opinions are my own.

I am linking up with This Mama Runs For Cupcakes, Mom Who Tris and Mom Swim Bike Run for a weekly installment called Wonder Mom Wednesday. 

This week’s topic is favorite mom moments from this past week. 

On Friday’s I try to leave work early so I can spend the afternoon with my two boys-ages 4 and 12. We love to go to the library and pick out books and family movies. 

My 4 year old loves to dress himself and I have decided that trying to get him to match his clothes/coordinate colors is not a battle that I want to have on a daily basis. So I let him wear whatever he wants (within reason of course-we don’t wear shorts in the winter!) 

He recently found an Easter headband and insisted on wearing it to the library. Did I like it? Not really, but he looked hilarious so off we went to the library!!