Talk the Talk OR Walk the Walk?

I often have mothering moments that make me stop and think. Recently I was having a very short conversation and the mom in me came out and I got after someone for talking the talk but not walking the walk. It made me think about myself and wonder how many areas I am guilty of talking but not walking.
This year our family grew and we gained an amazing son-in-law who has taught me so much through his love and example. He is just a real, genuine, compassionate good-guy. It isn't because he hasn't had trials, it is because he held on during those trials, learned, grew stronger and was shaped through them. Did I mention he is amazing? =) (He got a pretty amazing girl too =)) Through his example and words he has taught me the real meaning of accountability and has made me want to be more accountable in every area of my life. My mind has been going a million miles an hour and I have thought so much about walking the walk and being accountable.
If I want to succeed in this life, and in particular in my goal of completing a marathon this year with the best running partner ever, it is going to take some accountability and walking the walk. Or in other words, running the run. =)
So, this year I am going to include on my blog such boring reports as the miles that we run each week. My plan is to run four days a week and be ready for the marathon by May.
If I say something really is the way that I feel, then I better be living up to it. The things that are a priority to me need to be treated as such. This year I would like to knock out the things in my life that are important first thing in the morning. If they are important to me... words are empty and action is everything. So my plan at this point is to read my Scriptures first thing in the AM, get my run in and then dedicate myself to the most important people in my life for the remainder of the day. I would also like to schedule regular trips to the Temple and show my Father that He is more important than miscellaneous things that come up and fill my calendar. Be true to my God, my family and myself. Talk is empty if all it is, is desire. I am so grateful for so many real life heroes that I have met who I constantly see on the trail of life walking the walk, or running the run. The walk says everything... here's to more walking and less talking!