With it being the New Year and having some new friends here, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself, and share a few things so you can get to know me a little better.
1. My name is Shawn and I am an author, teacher and speaker.
2. I was born in Atlanta, GA, and moved to Connecticut when I was 4.
3. I still live in my hometown in CT with my patient husband, Stephen and our three courageous kids, Kate, 14, Gavin, 13 and Matt, 8.
4. We have a quirky black lab, Georgia, who loves to take long walks with me.
5. I love to encourage others to be who God made them to be.
6. I am the youngest of 4.
7. One of my favorite childhood memories with my brother and sisters is singing along to Van Halen’s “Jump” in the back of our VW Vanagon.
8. I have my undergrad in Health and Physical Education, my Masters in Health Ed., and a 200 hour yoga teacher certification.
9. I am in charge of games at all of our family gatherings.
10. I am young at heart with an old soul - I want to either play or have deep, meaningful conversations.
11. I find putting laundry away painful for some reason.
12. I have written and self-published three faith-based books. My fourth book is coming out soon!
13. I am a survivor of a rare cancer and have an artificial palate called an obturator that helps me speak and eat.
14. I am a morning person who thrives on routine and am 99% of the time dressed to workout or go on a walk/hike.
15. If I could have dinner with any three famous people it would be Jesus, Mother Teresa and Jimmy Fallon.
16. I teach spiritual strength and stretching classes, aka Christian Yoga (and am starting an online class soon!).
17. Tortilla chips are my “go-to” when I stress eat.
18. Blueberry Green, Earl Gray with lemon and honey, and Egyptian Licorice with peppermint are my favorite teas.
19. The Bible is my favorite book.
20. Writing is my therapy.
So that’s a little about me. Feel free to share something about yourself in the comments so I can learn about you too!
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I look forward to walking beside you this year with God’s word and truth as our guiding light; step by step, day by day
With love and hope,
Shawn