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I have leaped back into college this semester. Working toward a nurse practitioner degree. My hubby is in the car business, well everyone knows how stable that has been. This might just be a blessing in disguise :o)

My biggest leap of late has been to leave my lucrative career for my passion driven one. Leap and the net will open!

My biggest recent leap of courage has been learning to step away from my regular somewhat shy demeanor to be my son's voice. I am very tolerant, and I have a high threshold for pain and annoyance when it comes to my own body, so I'm a pretty easy patient when it comes to medical stuff. But when my son was born 3 1/2 months early, I had to leap away from that thinking and find the courage to be his advocate.
Thanks for the great giveaways and for making me remember that I do have courage :)

My most recent leap was cutting ties of a toxic relationship. It wasn't easy to do but much needed. So, it may be a little lonely but it's peaceful! Sher B.

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My biggest leap lately was 2 weeks ago I joined a women's study group. I knew no one at all and have jumped in wholeheartedly.
So glad I did too!

My biggest, most recent leap was buying our first home. We close the end of March. It was a long, nerve racking process but I am so glad that we did it!

My most recent act of courage was realizing that I CAN be a normal weight and not being afraid to achieve it.

My biggest thing of courage that I have taken lately is deciding to become catholic along with my family. It is something I am enjoying and learning so much about the religion but it isn't just a one day thing it is month and months of classes to learn and then finally I will be baptised Easter.

I would have to say that I am forced into a leap right now. My oldest child is almost thirteen & is leaping right into adulthood. As a mother, it is probably one of the hardest things because, although I want her to grow & become independent, I also want her to still need me & to keep her with me. She's a wonderful daughter & I know this is a 'leap' in the path of life. I am also realizing that we will NEVER go back to a 'simpler' time. From here, we only can move forward and I find myself missing those younger days.

Some inspiring reads! Mine would have to be getting back into the gym, realizing that in some cases I have to put myself first-which in the long run will benefit my family. But for now, Im doing it for me!

Wow!! Those are some incredible prizes. I really want to take Stacey J's class, but haven't had the extra $$. And I can just see me telling DH, we have to go to Italy no--LOL (don't know how well that would go over :) )
My recent leap was going back to work this year after four years as a SAHM. It's been a rough adjustment, and I miss being with my kiddos like crazy, but it is very rewarding being back in the classroom again.

My biggest act of courage for the day was going to the dentist to get a crown...and not the shiny put it on your head kind of crown LOl. I have a dentist phobia even though I have a great dentist but I was brave & got it done. :)

thanks for the giveaways!
big leap going from 2 kids to 3!

My leap was to speak at my father-in-law's funeral in December. I knew he had to be commemorated and I knew my husband couldn't do it. I leaped over a lot of self doubt to do that and I'm so happy I did.

My latest leap was to build and launch my own website for my business.

Wow Ali, the giveaway sounds great. I'm not huge into big leaps, but I am always thankful for the little things that go right every day! Whether I'm leaping or crawling.

I had to take a leap not to continue with an adoption process we started. I wanted this so badly, but it wasn't going to work for our family. We were only in the paperwork process of it, so a referral for a child was a ways off. Giving up that dream, letting go of it, was a leap for me. Trusting that this was the right thing to do. Very hard though.

YES! I needed to read this today. I may even borrow it for my journal later. My biggest leap of courage recently, was a HUGE one for me. I've been homeschooling my two oldest for the last three years. I have two toddlers at home - it has been so hard to try and give the older girls the attention I really feel they need. I don't want them to get behind because of all the distractions...anyway - I finally spoke to my husband about it and we are going to be making some changes. I was really afraid that I would be seen as a failure, but realized I did not care about that as much as making sure my girls had what was best for them. Phew.
Thanks so much!!
Sherry

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My most recent leap of faith was to submit my work for a challenge blog. That was scary. I won with my first submission, but it took a big push to get me going the first time.

My latest leap - isn't a big one - but it is for me - I recently pursued a guy that I'm interested in - and received positive responses! This is something I don't usually do. So it was a little but yet BIG leap for me.
My most recent BIG leap was taking a year off of work last year to collect my thoughts. It was definitely worth it and made quite a difference in my work and personal lives.
So inspirational to read everyone else's leaps. Great job everyone!