Q&A w/ Kallie

Kallie asked me the following questions...

Who’s your fav sister?
Even if I had a million other sisters, you would still be my favorite.

How do you balance your relationship with God amongst everything else in your life?
Well, as much as I'd love to write about how I do it so perfectly, I can honestly admit that I'm not very good at balancing my relationship with Him. What I try to do is pray and chat with him on my way to work every morning. It's a 20 minute time that I usually either sit in silence or talk to him about things I may be going through, requests I have, or things that are just on my heart. I am honestly not very good at it but I am trying harder. Then throughout the day I just try and remember to keep talking to Him all day long. One of my goals for 2010 is to put him first. Literally, first. Anytime anything exciting or something really bad happens to me I always pick up the phone to call or text someone that I feel like would be there for me to share in my pain or excitement, and never remember to pray or thank God for whatever it is. It is going to take practice and reminders, but it is what I'm going to be striving towards.

What was life like in Africa when you went on that trip and built 25 medical homes for people with hemmoroid problems?
It was the hardest but most rewarding 5 days I have experienced to date. Why don't you tell everyone about the time you were out in the mountains with your ex-boyfriend and had to pee on his hands just for warmth from the frost bite? (Which is probably the reason he's your EX boyfriend, right? Right.)

When are you going to have another kid?
Ummmmm... welllllll... really I'm not sure. We are so happy and content right now just the 3 of us, I am not sure when it will happen. If it was up to my husband, probably never. But I'd like to have them 2-3 years apart, so we'll see.

What’s your beauty secret to looking great all the time?
Haha, you are such a jokester.

What kept you motivated when you lost all your weight? And kept it off?
The biggest thing that kept me going is remembering how great I felt right after I'd work out or when I could would try on jeans at the store that I really didn't think would fit, but I pulled that size just in case. Even now the other day I pulled out my "skinny" pre-pregnancy jeans because all my other ones were dirty, thinking "there's no way these will fit". But sure enough - slipped 'em on and zipped 'em right up! It was a great feeling - even though my body is no where near the condition it was pre-baby. My stomach is still so flabby and I have cellulite in places no one wants to know about. But it will come... all with time, and hard work. :)

Who is jimmy?
My best friend. ;)

Is there any way that we are going to live by each other again?..ok that made me sad.
I sincerely hope so. I go back and forth about this, because I want you to live by Shane who I know makes you the happiest I've seen you, but I miss you so very much. So I hope someday you guys will pick up your little farm house and move it right next door to us. Or maybe we'll pick both of our houses up and move them out to Colorado. Deal? Deal.

I love you?
And I love you. :)