what motivates you?

when i run i always keep in mind mini motivations to accomplish bigger goals.
if i can just make it to the other side of the park i can slow down.
when i hit 300 cals i can run downhill.
when this justin bieber song ends i will sprint.
the list goes on and on until i feel like i have reached my main goal.
i began thinking about my habit of forming mini motivations throughout other aspects of my life.
i started listing off the things that motivate me...

• a happy husband
• a healthy son
• a natural relationship with Heavenly Father
• a strong body
• a clean home
• fresh relationships
• the ability to have an eternal perspective

all these things motivate my everyday choices. 

i am learning more and more to filter my decisions with what i am motivated with in order to create the optimum sense of happiness day to day.

i have gotten to the point where i am surrounding myself with multiple projects that are driven by my motivations listed above. 

i often wonder if what motivates me is really why i do the things i do.

i run a company, i have the blog, i started one of these bad boys with some great friends, and i work with the youth at church.

but more importantly...

i am his wife

i am his mother (don't mind my honker.)

and that seriously is all the motivation i need.

PS- that was the unofficial etsy shop announcement.

she is just a babe right now, but get ready. 

when she is working it full force it will be as exciting as hearing fireworks boom on a day that isn't the fourth of july.