I love the show Biggest Loser! Seeing people transform over the course of 7-8 months is inspiring. You know their success doesn’t come easily. It took hours and days of sacrificing and staying true to the goals they had regardless of how they woke up feeling. Focus is of the utmost importance. That’s life, peeps! One of the coolest things Biggest… Read More
Archives for June 2012
this feels all wrong – friends, numbers, and stats.
Here I am in the middle of my week on the media mutiny. Well, actually if you read my first post you know that I’m writing these ahead of time and scheduling them to post. I have no idea if that’s against the rules, but I’m feeling pretty creepy either way! It feels as if Positively Alene is gorging herself… Read More
stop for the one tuesday {i don’t know how to get home}
I woke up with such an excitement to meet with God. It was Sunday and I was up earlier than ever. As I finish my morning readings and grab another cup of coffee, the phone rings. Unusual for a call that early in the morning, I glanced at the clock and it was 7am. I answered, “Hello!” “Alene, I don’t… Read More
on your mark, get set, go – a mutiny against media, seriously.
I’ve been dreading this week as it will be like cutting off my right arm! It’s media week at Summer of 7 and I’m going conquer some of the excess media avenues in my life. THIS WILL BE HARD. IT MIGHT BE WORSE THAN CLOTHES WEEK and at the end of that week you found me curled up in my closet… Read More
follow the life-map looking for signposts
The twists and turns pounded into my life-map this week have been quite interesting. Has your road-map been the same, but with sweet glimpses of a loving God? Carefully mapping out my plans, etching them in my planner, and carrying the routine out for the week, I became aware God had a different life-map for my immediate path. There were… Read More
a wardrobe full of pride and missed opportunities.
What if I were to write from the floor of my closet? It’s fairly clean. Somewhat organized as I’ve carried clothes to my trunk to give to others. However, I still see mounds of shoes, and probably what many would consider excessive amounts of shirts and britches. Are you wondering why I need to write from here? I figure if this… Read More