Blog - Carey Bailey

Body Talk Part IV: Exercise

May 24, 2011

8th Grade Basketball “I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts” Ephesians 4:2 (MSG) “Fits and starts” looks like: Water aerobics, kick boxing, personal trainer, Wii Fit, running, walking, workout books, workout tapes, stepper, mini trampoline, and the list could keep going. Nothing sticks for me. I haven’t worked ...

Devotionals

Second Wind

May 18, 2011

Right about mile 3 I could feel it; I had a made a huge mistake. I was fatigued, sore, hot, and wanting to quit. What was I thinking starting out on a morning run on five hours of sleep without eating breakfast or drinking any water? Without nourishment and rest, I didn’t have what it took to keep my muscles going. I had come to the end of my own energy stores, but still had 2 miles left to finish. As I plodded one foot in front of the other, seriously low on personal gas, I couldn’t help ...

Motherhood/Parenting

Body Talk: part III

May 17, 2011

2002 Stress. What an interesting creature, right? It can cause lack of sleep, it can cause zits, it can cause ulcers, it can cause a crazy desire to clean. For me, it can cause a roller coaster relationship with food. I shared my first battle with an eating disorder in Body Talk part II. I never imagined I would walk down that road again. I thought I was all fixed up. Then came stress unlike any stress I had gone through. I went through a dramatic relationship & work crisis in my mid ...

Motherhood/Parenting

Body Talk:part II

May 10, 2011

Body Talk: Part II Last week’s post on our bodies hit a cord. I was hoping it would and I was also hoping it wouldn’t. You see, there are large parts of my story and who I have been and become that revolve around my feelings towards my body. I know my story, some of you reading this know my story, some of you share the same story, and some of you are living the story as I write. That story being that I have dealt with two bouts of what is deemed an “eating disorder”. Once in college and ...

Devotionals, Prayer/Prayer Requests

Judgemental Prayer.

May 9, 2011

It had been a rough morning. It was my ONE day of the week I get to spend all day with the kids so I needed to do SOMETHING to try to redeem the day for us. I took them to one of those play areas inside a mall – we had never done that before. We got there and both kids excitedly ran in and were having a grand time. I immediately went into observation mode. Some caregivers (I don’t want to assume they were moms) were sitting around the perimeter on the phone, some were chit chatting ...