The Scariest and Most Grateful Night of My Life
Monday, December 31 2018
The scariest and most grateful night of my life was Christmas night. This Christmas was the first Christmas we were on the road a ton now that we live in St Louis. The road trip could not have gone better. The roads and traffic were great and so was the weather. The wonderful quality time
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By Helping A Woman You Give Her and Her Children A Better Life
Sunday, October 28 2018
Helping a Woman: With Christmas soon approaching, I’m really excited to share about a company that LOVES women like I do! Have you heard of Trades of Hope? Trades of Hope is a beautiful company on a mission to create sustainable, fair, living wage jobs for artisans around the globe, to help them rise out
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5 Tips To A Healthy Marriage
Sunday, September 09 2018
Recently I’ve been asked our “secrets” to a happy marriage. With it being our 20th anniversary this month, I thought it would be a great time to share our thoughts on why our marriage has been so successful. But please hear me, when I say successful, I do not mean without issues or perfect. There
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5 Tips To Making Connections In A New City
Friday, August 03 2018
Plugging into a new city is no easy thang, that’s for sure! Making friends and connections in a new place takes time, energy and effort. I’ve had more and more people reach out to me for advice on how to plug into a new city, especially when you don’t have children or you’re an empty
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Grief: Healing So You Can Be Your Best Self
Tuesday, July 24 2018
Recently our church did a sermon on grief, no easy subject (watch the sermon here if interested). My mid 40’s has been the season of reflecting on the loss of my childhood. No easy task, but one I’m leaning into and healing from, with God’s help of course. I’ve learned through books and professionals, that
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“Nobody Likes You!”
Tuesday, May 29 2018
“Nobody likes you!” Recently during a pilates class, I shared a few words of encouragement for us all, “Hang in there, we can do it, we’re almost there.” Much to my surprise, the woman next to me, who I’ve even had lunch with a few times, said “Nobody likes you!” I started to chuckle in
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Want to Be Healthier and Happier? Heal Your Heart
Tuesday, March 27 2018
The heart… What comes up for you when I say that word? Love? Pain? Hurt? Sadness? Anger? If you want to be healthier and happier, healing your heart from the past will help. The most important thing we can ever take ownership of is our heart. We spend so much time focusing and working on the
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Ali’s Journey – We Are Moving Again
Tuesday, February 13 2018
Yep, you read correctly, we’re on another adventure. After living in the suburbs of Chicagoland for 9.5 months, we are now headed to a different state again. We Are Moving Again After selling our home and me moving from Verona, Wisconsin to Plainfield, Illinois last Spring to live with my McSmeetchie (aka JC), JC’s job
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Ali’s Journey – The differences between Wisconsin and Illinois
Wednesday, January 24 2018
The differences between Wisconsin and Illinois. Being born and raised in Wisconsin, we’ve tended to think certain things about our buffering states. Well, that kind of changed last year after moving to Illinois. Here’s the differences between Wisconsin and Illinois that we’ve noticed. 1. Driving. Yes, Illinois drivers on average tend to drive fast, however,
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Ali’s – Working Through and Healing From My Past
Tuesday, October 31 2017
It’s been an interesting summer and fall as we continue this transition in Illinois. This transition has given me time to rest, reflect and refresh my mind body and spirit, which I am continuing to do throughout the winter as well. One of the things I felt called to do during this new season, was
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Ali’s Journey – The Summer of Facing Fears and Learning Polo
Monday, July 17 2017
The Summer of Facing Fears and Learning Polo I had no idea that this was going to be the summer of facing my fears or learning to play polo. Two months ago, after 27 years of living in the Madison, Wisconsin area, I said good-bye to my incredible friends, family and clients, and closed my
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Life Is An Adventure, Enjoy The Journey
Tuesday, January 03 2017
Happy New Year! Are you ready to enjoy the adventure of what this year has to offer? What will you really change this year? What will you stick with when it isn’t fun or easy? How will you handle it when you don’t do things perfectly? Why at this time in your life is it important? Answering some
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End of Year Reflection and Growth
Monday, December 19 2016
End of year reflection and growth is more my style. I’m not sure if you’re like me, but I’m not a New Years resolution person. I believe in working on being a better me throughout the year, not just at the beginning of a new year. Instead of resolutions, I’ve started sitting down towards the end
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How Struggles Create Awareness and Help Us Grow
Tuesday, November 08 2016
Are you experiencing struggles right now? Man change is hard, even when you choose to make the change. Thank God for the awesome November weather we’ve been having, it helped tons as I struggled BIG time last week. It was my McSmeetchies first week at his new job. I was sad, lonely and didn’t sleep the entire week. It’s
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Ali’s Journey – What Happened When I Unplugged
Monday, August 08 2016
What Happened When I Unplugged? For the past 5 years I was hearing God say “rest”, “be still”, “be”, I didn’t listen. I didn’t listen because I am a good doer. I am a worker. I am productive. I like to check things off my list. My worth was partly tied up in what I
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Gratitude Through Mission Work
Thursday, February 18 2016
When we are thankful we are happier and healthier people mentally, physically, and spiritually. Studies show that when we give thanks it improves all aspects of our health. Giving thanks occupies the same space in your brain that worrying does, which means you can’t worry and give thanks at the same time. Over Christmas my boys
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Ali’s Journey – Teen Pregnancy
Tuesday, May 19 2015
I’m being more personal with you. You see, I was pregnant with Maxwell my senior year in high school. Me, an athlete, the only girl in my family, a Catholic, from a small town (you get the picture). Our parents wanted us to give Maxwell up so his dad and I could have a “normal”
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Client Success – Stephanie Martin
Sunday, November 02 2014
When I met Stephanie over 2 years ago, I instantly saw this radiant and beautiful light that was dimmed but longing to be free. She had a great energy and presence about her and I instantly had a connection with her. After having 2 children, Stephanie had some weight she wanted to lose and some
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Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness 5 Year Anniversary
Tuesday, October 21 2014
THANK YOU for an incredible 5 years of Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness, LLC! THANK YOU for allowing me to do what I was put on this earth to do – enrich the lives of women through wellness (mentally, physically, and spiritually) speaking life, truth, strength and positivity into each and every soul. With almost 20
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Do You Know Your Value?
Monday, June 02 2014
Do you know your value? If not, you might want to continue reading. While on Facebook I saw a post about the I am a Pearl Women’s Empowerment Conference that was being held in Chicago. My main peeps who usually attend spiritual conferences with me all had infants to tend to, so I went by myself.
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