Thoughtful, Thankful Thursday!

I'm back!!! After taking a week off for vacation, it's not so nice to be back in the swing of things....to be honest, it's one of those seasons where, "The testing of your faith produces patience." And, quite frankly, I don't know how much more testing I can take! Just keeping it real. However, I'm thankful for the time my husband and I had away from everything...because we don't get to be on  our own time clock a lot. It was a really great chance to get to see one of my friends and coaches, Rhonda and her mom, Tina. You see, Micah and I haven't had any money to travel until the past few months...I mean...zilch funds. We've been paying off debt, and really working on trying to prioritize different areas, so that one day, we can just get up and go, without dealing with the stress of finances; it's not easy, but totally worth it. This week, I had a workout post planned for Wednesday, but decided to focus inward, not outward.

At Pearson's Falls, NC

This week I'm thankful for:
1. Our yard getting bush-hogged - because it's a jungle out there....LOL
2. My brother-in-law, Nate's fiance,Amanda, moving into town!

3. My awesome Mom's upcoming visit in 3 weeks!
4. A beautiful time in Greenville and the mountains
5. My challenger, Jennifer, who lost 9 inches in the past month!
6. My upline Ruthie, who always pushes me, and sent me a really great care package from vegas! :) That was so wonderful to come home to from vacation!
7. Thankful for my husband who's always willing to try new things...like risking looking not-so-graceful while going contra dancing. :)

Love my new fit swag! Softest t-shirt ever!

What are you thankful for? Comment below! P.S. Stay tuned for tomorrow's sponsored post, featuring a delicious review! ;-)

- Julie Auler

Friday 5: The Power of Being Thankful

Here I am on a Friday! I've had such a looney past 3 weeks I don't even know where to begin! Honestly, it's been a convicting past 2 weeks! I will go ahead and tell you, this post is definitely more on the spiritual side of things, but it's worth a read because of that reason...

Here lately,  I've noticed that we've become a culture of entitlement...and ME FIRST...we value our own time, energy, and resources, but want to bicker about paying for this or that...or that we didn't get the latest and greatest whatever, well, 5 minutes ago...and recently I started picking up this attitude because I was allowing other people's attitudes to affect mine. And then, it was like God was telling me..."Hey, remove the plank from your own eye!" And it shook me...The power of the attitude thankfulness is powerful! It can change your attitude in an instant! So this weekend...I'm going on a whining detox...I've started counting my blessings and I have so much to be thankful, even what's happened today! Here are 5 things I have to be thankful for:

1. I may have another school added to my music teaching roster in the next month!
2. One of my challengers in my 21 Day Fix lost 3 inches in her waist! And...she's not even finished with her challenge yet! That made my day that I was able to keep her accountable!
3. My hubby are releasing a new music single tomorrow!
4. My piano student aced his pieces after I left his house yesterday! He learned "Are You Sleeping?" and the "C" scale! He's only been getting lessons for a month!
5. I'm so thankful for my friend, LizBeth, who came over and did my dishes when my dishwasher was broken!

Oh, and there will be a BIG announcement on Monday!...it has nothing to do with pink or blue! Seriously!

What are you thankful for? Comment below! :-)

 Have a beautiful weekend!
- Julie