I was muscular – I was never overweight. But tell a girl that she has to lose 15 pounds when she’s not fat, and that has destroyed a lot of who I am over the years, even still. In my mind I’m thinking, ‘I’m always too heavy. I should be a skinny thing.’ Kim Alexis Read Quote
I look at being older and gaining wisdom. I’ve learned to stay fit and healthy. I accept my body, my life, and my circumstances. Kim Alexis Read Quote
I had to learn what made Kim happy. I learned you have to take care of the spark in your eyes. Kim Alexis Read Quote
I daily disconnect and read a good book or listen to a good sermon or call a friend or my mom and talk on the phone with my feet up. I also take baths with bath salts that I make myself. Kim Alexis Read Quote
Running just makes me happy. I love the freedom of running. I ran until I was seven and a half months pregnant with each of my babies. When I gave birth to my first son, my doctor said I couldn’t run for six weeks. I was sneaking back out after eight days. Kim Alexis Read Quote
I have learned to be molded by God into the person He wants. I want to help and encourage others to be the best they can be. Kim Alexis Read Quote
I did not have a personal relationship with Jesus until I met my nanny, who helped me through a failing marriage and raising my two boys in a New York City apartment. She showed me by example what it was like to be able to talk to Jesus and bring all my cares and worries to Him. That was in 1990. Kim Alexis Read Quote
I know that I have raised my sons to be big, strong, independent men who love God, themselves and care for others. I have to learn to let them have space and learn without me. Kim Alexis Read Quote
The biggest change for me as a mom was realizing I needed to put someone else before me. Now the hardest part about the empty nest is learning to put myself first. Kim Alexis Read Quote
