Pearce the Heart

  I was thinking today being May 23, 2017 that I would admit I’m not working currently, so in some ways everyday is a holiday, but I appreciate statutory holidays a lot more than I used to.   You might wonder why that is – well, it’s because my husband gets those days off.   My hubby does get weekends off, but often we are so busy during those times that we don’t get a lot of down time together.   This Victoria Day it was just the two of us. We slept in that day a little bit later, if you can call 7:30am sleeping in.   We decided to go for a run that morning.   I was so excited for the run, as I hadn’t run with my hubby since last year.   I know my husband had mixed feelings about going for a run, as he hadn’t run in quite a while.   We decided to go for a 5KM run in the park we usually run in. I was surprised how fast we were going at the beginning as my past eight runs had been slower.   I think running with another person causes you to...

  On May 15, 2017 I was thinking to myself recently that I’ve never really thanked God for my body.   Everyone is given a body that they are born with.   For some people, it is the ideal body they want, while for others it may not feel that way. I know that society has different expectations as to what a women’s and man’s body should look like.   Society may think a body shouldn’t be too small, big, tall, short, hairy, too many moles and many other attributes.   If we are to listen to society then no one will ever have the perfect body.   I think it’s in those moments it is important to not strive for perfection, but to accept the body that God has given you. I know for myself I couldn’t always say that I accepted my body.   Even though society may feel I have a lovely body, I didn’t feel that way.   When my eating disorder was at its worst and I was really underweight, I still didn’t think I was small enough.   I stopped seeing what was ...

  I was thinking to myself on May 6, 2017 that there are times when what we are comfortable with and what we want in life is what’s best for us. Yet other times - not as much.   If a child comes to you and asks for candy for supper, I don’t think it’s a great idea to only have that as their meal.   On the other hand, if you give the candy as a dessert after they ate their meal, then that seems more reasonable. I remember how stunning my best friend looked in her dress on her wedding day.   It made me want to look at dresses online for down the road.   It was fun looking at the different wedding dresses, thinking I might wear one of those someday.   There was no pressure then as I wasn’t dating anyone.   Four years later after my best friend got married, I found my future hubby. I actually started looking for a wedding dresses before, my boyfriend at the time, proposed.   I knew he was the one, so I decided to start looking for a dress in case ...