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I'm not the kind of person that takes many leaps but I'm getting ready to.

Great prizes!! My most recent big leap was the decision to apply for nursing school after being out of school for YEARS!! It will be a lot of work and as a family we will be making lots of sacrifices. But it'll be worth it in the end. Thankfully I have a very supportive husband.
My most recent little leap was deciding to make the phonecall to Early Intervention to have my 18 month old evaluated for some speech therapy.

My most recent act of courage is going to occur today. Many things are going on in my school that I don't agree with and today I will be going to the TOP of the food chain to try to get results. Wish me luck!

My leap of faith is having a third unexpected child when things are not so cool in my marriage.

Wow - deep thoughts this morning for me. I guess my biggest leap of faith lately has been "loosening the stings" with my almost 13 year old son. He is starting to have more freedom and in doing that, I have to take a leap of faith that is going to remember the values we have raised him with over the years and make good choices. So far so good...I am proud of the young adult he is becoming!

My most recent leap was leaving a job I hated and starting a new job with a new company. By the way, so far so good!!!

My most recent leap was going to school full time instead of part time. So far it's working out. Thanks for the blog. I LOVE IT!

I love what you do - you're an inspiration to so many people.
You know how sometimes it seems life is so good, then suddenly things start going wrong? Kind of in 3's. My husband was laid off from his job, then, I was sick most of the month of December - just awful. Then, my father was diagnosed with cancer at the start of the new year just three years after losing my mother to cancer. I was feeling sorry for myself, and just this overwhelming sad mood.
But, I made the decision to believe it will get better, that things will be okay, and surprisingly, I'm not feeling so sorry for myself right now.
That was my leap of faith, because usually I dwell on things for wayyy too long.

My leaps have been tiny hops, I have accepted that the depression I have suffered since my father died (at 54) was no longer something I could handle on my own, and went to the doctor.
All the giveaways are awesome, as much as I would love to go to Italy it is not in the budget...Thanks for the chances!

I'm not sure if it counts as a "leap" or not, but I started learning to knit, and recently, I started a class to learn how to knit socks. I'm sometimes not very good with confidence. I have such a deep need to be perfect that sometimes shoos me away from doing things that I am afraid I won't excel at.
Scrapbooking changed that for me, I think, helped me be open to doing things that I'm not perfect at, knowing it takes practice, and being okay with the process.
Awesome question, Ali!

My most recent leap is - not to leap. My husband was out of work for almost a year in 2007-2008. He has a job he loves now and we are trying to get back on our feet. However there is a chance that we may have to file for Bankrupcy in order to truly come back from this crisis. I am typically a "leaper" doing things on impulse and not thinking about what will happen when I land. Buying scrapbooking tools when I want to or that cute patterned paper or getting things for my daughter's first dance or for my husband to use at his new job, arranging family trips on the spur of the moment. However I've had to stretch myself, this past year, into leaping - into not leaping. Looking before I step out into the pool rather than leaping from the high dive.

My not so big leap was today when I met my new ob/gyn because my previous one transferred to another hospital. I really don't like anything to do with doctors/hospitals so I am always nervous about my appointments anyway. Plus I always worry about the language factor a bit. But I got up, and did it (albeit after a night of tossing and turning lol)

How great are these giveaways?
My latest big leap was bying our first home, in the middle of the credit crunch and with only one persom working full time.. Hopefully it will all be OK!

My most recent leap was joining a ladies Bible study group. That was a leap for me because I joined NOT KNOWING ANYONE! That's huge for me! I used to not do things because I didn't have a friend to do it with me. But no longer. It's time to start doing things outside my comfort zone. My next leap is to take a motorcyle training class! Thanks for the quote...it's truly inspiring!

Mine is a chosen leap, our very much wanted, very much planned first pregnancy is still a giant act of courage in how much this is going to change our lives

I'm taking a leap of faith this coming week involving a very strained relationship with a family member. I've decided to put the past in its place and simply move forward hoping that healing can take place and hoping the relationship can be what it should in the future (I'm summoning up all my courage allowing this person in my home again).

My most recent BIG leap was starting to take better care of myself. I am 30 and don't want to wait til I'm 50 to say oh I wish I'd done that. So I am eating healthier,exercising more,and making surer that I quit putting stuff off. To me this a big leap. Thanks for those words,it is well said!
Margaret

Wow! I'd love to learn more about scrapbooking. I've been a cardmaker for a few years now and just made my first leap into scrapbooking. My girlfriend and I spent Saturday together, and she asked me to do a scrapbook on it. I began, and found it very easy and pleasurable. I used backgrounds and frames from www.scrapbookflair.com

I recently took a BIG leap of courage on Monday, when my husband and I put in an offer on a house. The house is in foreclosure but in great shape, and there is already one bid on it. We decided to take the leap and put it in God's hands.

My latest big leap was becoming the sole bread winner for awhile. Kind of hard to do when I only work 3 days a week, but we made it through on top. My latest little leap was jumping into the layout-a-day challenge for February. Have a great day!!