That moment when we opened a zoo.....no a gym...and not just your normal gym.....

We visited DC this summer and I snapped
this while the sun was going down. I know
Willy was thinking about Four Freedoms.

Willy and I have been on some kind of adventure over the past 4 1/2 years. Sometimes its been our own and sometimes it has involved circumstances and adventures with those that we love and care about. All of which have inspired us to make the most out of everything. Everyday. We have had mountain tops...and many valleys. Valleys where the ground is fertile. Valleys for seed planting...pruning... losing and harvesting. Back in January when we spent a week in the hospital with Gabe and the "holy femur", we had a turning point in our life. We realized there were many things we were waiting on. The perfect timing. Like so many times when people are starting a family....They want to make sure things are in order. That "perfect" timing. We all know there is no such thing. Yet how many times are we waiting...... How many times do we even say...Waiting on the Lord....And yes there are those times and then there is Faith.....


Willy decided in the hospital that week that he was done waiting for the perfect timing. He had a stirring he just couldn't harness anymore. Last October we started a Run for God class at our church. 32 people signed up with hopes of losing weight...having some "me time"...increasing running speed....or simply being around a group of encouraging people. Oh the ones who started with I CANT....Run! So.... We told everybody it mattered not. We could walk...run...or waddle for the Lord. Just show up. So for 12 weeks we did just that. We not only trained for a 5k. But we studied scripture and its relationship to running the race. Willy has an amazing gift of encouragement and it was refreshing to watch him become everyones biggest cheerleader. What an amazing, proud moment to watch them all. Run their race....

So the beginning of February Willy came to me and said.....I need to tell you something but I don't want to respond. Ha...that was a first....Me not responding. I just listened because I knew it was from his heart and I was to be sensitive to what he had stirring. He told me that he wanted to open a gym. A group fitness gym. He told me that he fell in love with what we did during Run for God and he wanted to do that EVERYDAY! He already had a business plan written out. Where.. How much...I just listened.....But Willy didnt just tell...I didnt just listen....We did it. All out.....and its been awesome.


Our purpose for the gym is to encourage someone to become more. So many times we get stuck in who we are. We use the excuse of being happy and content with ourselves. Trust me...Ive done and said the same. But what I have come to realize that a constant transformation of the mind...body...and soul through Christ is in constant need of growth. This one life we have to live is not all about us. And thats where Champion Fitness was born. But we didnt just stop with Champion Fitness. A love we have encountered is CrossFit. Most people have heard of it. From the outside it has come with much opinion...on the inside it comes with much passion.

3 Weeks ago we became a CrossFit affiliate. It like most business offers a brand. Thats respected and identified. We could have done CrossFit workouts and skimp on the affiliate but we take pride in being who we say we are. So if we are doing a CrossFit workout....You are coming to a CrossFit gym.  In the CrossFit world gyms are called a box. As an affiliate you get to choose a name for your box. We decided on Four Freedoms CrossFit. It identifies where we are...who we are....and the community we are so passionate about joining us. Will it be the biggest CrossFit gym...No...Maybe even the smallest. But you better believe the passion and belief for those who walk in the doors to become Champions is out of this world! I am so proud of Willy. He has much vision and love for a healthy community. So while many may be scratching their heads....We are scratching along too.

We are so thankful for friends and family that have been so encouraging. To those not...You spur us on. We are so thankful for those who have partnered with us. Our instructors for both group fitness and CrossFit who are beyond experienced, beyond certified and have just as much...If not more passion for the same purpose of changing lives. For the ones that helped so much restoring a historic building down town. You all are AMAZING! We are so thankful for hearts that pour into ours and encourage us. So when you think of Four Freedoms CrossFit and Champion Fitness, know that the people walking through the doors are finding much more than a daily workout. We are striving to be champions in every area of life. Come join us.

Workouts in the gym are useful but 

a disciplined life in God is far

more so, making you fit both

Today and Forever

1 Timothy 4:8