Inspired

Inspire: to influence, move, or guide Inspiration: to spur on, to bring out (Websters).

I want to start of by saying that blogging is very new for me. I can text thanks to my kids and my friends laugh at me because I am still trying to figure out facebook. You will have to over look my mistakes in my writing skills and not send my spelling to my sons teacher. The reason I am blogging is simply to share my heart and hopefully in doing so, I can in some way inspire you.

I was living in Austin with my family and decided I would start working out to get back into shape and stay healthy. I met about 9 women who changed the coarse of my life forever. We began a "group" of women called Team Pink. We worked out everyday together, held each other accountable, grew to love each others families, and encouraged each other to be the best we could be in all areas of our lives. The name Team Pink represents so many things to me but most of all it means inspiring each other to be the best at what ever it is we were doing at the time. We were our own little community. We looked after one another and truly cared for each other. Our Team spured one another on to do 5ks, swims, bike races, and then the Danskin Triathlon. I learned that a little kindness from others enables me to be a better me. Austin was a special time for me and I will forever be better for knowing these women. Thank you Team Pink!!!!!

I now live in Lantana and have been inspired again. I don't like to be repetitive but, I have found another way to incorporate Team Pink. The reason for the same name is because it still represents the same meaning to me kindness, support and encouragement. What changed my life I feel can help change someone elses too. Team Pink is a team of people (men, women, and of course our children), who have the desire to change others lives. We are a team who want to bless others in out of the box ways. Our focus right now is on Single Moms. My dear friend Jeanette has been my friend for 21years. We have been through college, marriage, kids, moves, and in her case divorce together. . Jeanette inspires me every day by how she loves her children, loves her new husband (whom is a God send!!!), cares for her extended family, and caters to her friends. She makes me want to be a better person. My desire is to give other single moms in my community the acknowledgement, encouragement, and blessing to let them know they are not forgotten or alone. Being a mom is the hardest job on the planet and being a single mom .......well, they deserve a little extra grace.

I am so thankful for the people who have had the same heart to want to walk this journey with me. We are all surrounded by single moms and all I would like to see us do is give a little kindness. Listen, this doesn't have to be monetary, I'm talkin anything that would put a smile on anothers face and let them know that those around them care. We are doing some super neat things in Lantana. We are providing meals to a mom and her family with the help of the Dinner Station in Highland Village and Lesli at Mary Kay. We have organized a moms whole upstairs. We have supplied workout equipment and furniture to a mom. We are working on helping out with camp this summer for some kids. We are not huge and we are in a recession, however, we just want to show kindness. You can look at this several ways. Some say "pay it forward", some say "the golden rule", but I'm just saying, why not. If you have a gift you would like to share, ie. handy man, mowing, painting, donations from a business, time, ideas, money, can send a card, can make something, whatever it might be, please let us know. I hope once you hear some of the stories of the people we have touched, you will be inspired too.