Call to Action: End Childhood Hunger

My husband and I have a 9 year old daughter. When she was born, I worried a lot. I worried about everything from deciphering her cries and keeping her healthy to tracking her development and keeping her safe. 

I worried about a lot of things then and I still worry now.

One thing I never worry about is keeping her fed.

When she was hungry, my daughter has food to eat.

Not all children are as fortunate.

Amanda Hite, force extraordinare, has put out a call to action to end childhood hunger in America as part of Share Our Strength’s “Great American Dine Out”, September 19-25.

Nearly 17 million children in this country struggle with hunger. Share Our Strength’s “No Kid Hungry” campaign is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting at-risk children with the nutritious foods they need to live healthy, active lives.

The “Great American Dine Out,” September 19-25, will bring together thousands of restaurants and millions of consumers to help raise money for this important cause.

There are so many ways to help. 

Blog. Tweet. Donate. Eat. 

You decide.

It's easy and every action will take us one step closer to ending childhood hunger.

My Workout Fail

It's so funny to me how things happen and I've stopped trying to figure out how and why but here's the latest.

I recently acquired a personal trainer. I went out for a run on Sunday and it was hard. My legs were tired, the heat was rising and my new orthotics are waking up long sleeping muscles. I ran 3 miles and my time was much slower than my glory days last spring . . . yada, yada, yada.

Anyway, I get home, open Google Reader and see Jason Sieden's latest, Workout Fail . . . ? Jason started on a fitness journey and he's sharing it with his readers.

Did I hear a challenge?

I always hear a challenge in Jason's writing. A challenge for me to take a look at how I am doing things from a different perspective - and that's a good thing.

So, here goes nothing . . . I am no longer looking back and beating myself up for the food I ate, the exercise I didn't do and the shape I am in now. Like Jason, I am embarking on a fitness journey. Unlike Jason, I am not posting a picture of my abs but I am signing up for Livestrong to geek out along the way.

My goal - go from zero to hero and run the Earth Day Half-Marathon in April with a 10 min/mi pace. Either I run and finish at that pace or - in the words of Jason - I fail, spectacularly, trying.

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