The first quarter of this year didn’t ask me to sprint. It asked me to stay.

To stay present.
To stay committed.
To stay open even when it would’ve been easier to shut down.

As I step into the second quarter, I’m not carrying perfection with me.
But I am carrying something stronger:

A fierce commitment to keep going.

Training for 29029 has become more than a physical goal. It’s a daily decision. A choice to show up, to push, to build strength in a season that has required so much of me emotionally. Some days it feels empowering. Other days, it simply feels necessary. Either way, I’m in it. I’m not only doing it for myself, I’m doing it for Steven. For us. That alone gives me strength.

At the same time, I’ve been making meaningful strides in writing my memoir, Chosen. I am grateful to be partnered with Gordon Publishing, who has made this overwhelming task doable. It is all taking shape. Page by page, story by story, I’m leaning into the process. There’s something powerful about putting words to what I’ve lived. Not because it’s easy, but because it matters.

Grief continues to take over in ways both expected and unexpected. It is utterly exhausting. Just like health and fitness, faith, and many other categories in life, there is no finish line. I continue to live by the motto I quickly adopted which is “I’m simply doing the best I can.”

What has helped me most is simple, but not easy:

My faith.
Movement.
Writing.

These have become anchors for me. Not solutions, but steady places to land when everything feels uncertain.

Faith reminds me I’m not alone.
Movement reminds me what my body is capable of.
Writing reminds me my story still has purpose.

As I step into this next quarter, I’m not chasing a perfect version of myself.

I’m choosing a committed one.

Committed to the process.
Committed to the climb, both literally and metaphorically.
Committed to healing even when it’s slow.

Because if this season has taught me anything, it’s this:

Strength isn’t found in having it all together.
It’s built in the decision to keep going—again and again.

And that’s exactly what I plan to do.

Life With Lisa