Boy that new diet did not work for me. I do not like having to think about eating so many times a day. My entire day would revolve around calories, food, nutrtion, weights of food, etc. That is way too much time to put into it. I did lose weight before eating 2 meals a day, That works best for me s tomorrow I start back on that, I will eat around nine am and then again around 3 or 4 pm. I really like that way of eating better. Another drawback was I was supposed to be eating as soon as I got up. I can not bear to put food in my mouth tthat early. It makes me nauseous.
Tomorrow is Feb 1 so new month new day new determination. I hope everyone who reads this will pray for success for me. Please dear Father, help me stay determined to eat healthy, That I can be a healthy vessel for You to use. AMEN
My husband is in construction, and his jobs has dropped dwon to nothing. The entire construction industry has just about collapsed. But lately the jobs has been coming. A lady gave a prophetic word over us several weeks ago and sh said that the Lord would be sending the jobs to my husband. She said that there would be so many that he would have to turn them down. She did not know that my husband was self employed. Well the jobs are coming and coming and he has 4 jobs that he has contracted to do and another person called today. God is good and I am so happy that He loves us.
My heel is still giving me a bit of problem I could not exercise today. I sure do hope I can do something tomorrow . Itjust does not seem right for me not to do something.
The cat was really courting today. She and a male cat were singing to each other. I am glad they took it a little farther from he house. That courtship song sounds so eerie.
I hope everyone has a great night.
sleep well
God bless
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Hallmark movie, church, new diet
I just watched "The Lost Valentine" what a lovely, wonderful movie. I love those type of love stories. There is so many movies that have so much violence and/or nudity, and so much immorality in them and this show that is about enduring love is so much more special. I wish that there were more shows that was all about positive influence.
We went to church this morning and this evening and both were verygood. We wnt to my moms house nd took her to church. My brother still lives with her but she said she would never let him take her to church again because the last time he took her he had been drinking and she did not realize it until they were there. Not a problem going to get her, I am glad we can do these things for her now. She is 84 and her health is not good =if she lasts a few more months I will be surprized.
I have been researching weight loss and I think I have come up with something that may work. I am going to try it and if it works I will share the link. I feel hopeful and it may be up to two weeks before I know for sure. I am excited about all that I read.
Sleep well and
God bless
We went to church this morning and this evening and both were verygood. We wnt to my moms house nd took her to church. My brother still lives with her but she said she would never let him take her to church again because the last time he took her he had been drinking and she did not realize it until they were there. Not a problem going to get her, I am glad we can do these things for her now. She is 84 and her health is not good =if she lasts a few more months I will be surprized.
I have been researching weight loss and I think I have come up with something that may work. I am going to try it and if it works I will share the link. I feel hopeful and it may be up to two weeks before I know for sure. I am excited about all that I read.
Sleep well and
God bless
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Grandbaby, daughter, singing, church tomorrow
My grandson and my daughter came yesterday and spent the night. I totally enjoyed having them here/ My dd got up this morning and went to work and baby stayed with me. I laughed and sang and held him, and played, and chased and watched cartoons, and just had the most marvelous time with him.
Dh and I took him back home late this evening and then we went on to a local religious concert. It was good my sister went and so did my best friends.
I have hurt my achillis tendon. It is all swollen and I am having to limp, and hobble around. I suppose walking is out of the question for a few days. In fact the last time this happened I could not get around comfortably for a week. I will do what I have to to get it back like it should be.
Tomorrow is Sunday and I am excited to be going to church. Just like David "I was glad when they said Let us go to the house of the Lord"
I ate fair today but I really think I am having to pay for bad eating two to three weeks ago. My mom always said that what we eat today will show up on our bodies in two weeks. And I made some pnt butter drops tw weeks go and dh did not like them and I did so guess who ate the majority of the drops?????
I did not exercise today unless you count the playing with baby as exercise. I personally call it a grandma blessing. lol
Sleep well everyone
and
God bless
Dh and I took him back home late this evening and then we went on to a local religious concert. It was good my sister went and so did my best friends.
I have hurt my achillis tendon. It is all swollen and I am having to limp, and hobble around. I suppose walking is out of the question for a few days. In fact the last time this happened I could not get around comfortably for a week. I will do what I have to to get it back like it should be.
Tomorrow is Sunday and I am excited to be going to church. Just like David "I was glad when they said Let us go to the house of the Lord"
I ate fair today but I really think I am having to pay for bad eating two to three weeks ago. My mom always said that what we eat today will show up on our bodies in two weeks. And I made some pnt butter drops tw weeks go and dh did not like them and I did so guess who ate the majority of the drops?????
I did not exercise today unless you count the playing with baby as exercise. I personally call it a grandma blessing. lol
Sleep well everyone
and
God bless
Thursday, January 27, 2011
my testimony
Monday, June 4, 2007
My testimony
Sometimes life is very hard, and the children are the ones that carry the scars or a bad life. I had a very hard childhood. I was an abused child, no part of me was safe . I grew up hating and distrusting everyone. The hate that I had in my was like a cancer that grew and grew, I could function in the world and you would never know that I was consumed with the hate that filled my mind.
My father was not a nice man but he did not want anyone to know this. He was a Sunday school teacher at the church he attended faithfully. I did have knowledge of God and I did believe in Him as a child. I grew up, got a job, met my husband, had children, and I raised them and I did not carry the abusive ideas into my role as parent. I knew how I wanted to raise my children and I raised them, respecting them and loving them.
Since I did not work after I had children, we did not have much money but they had me, I played with them and laughed with them and helped them with their homework. I did not give them much things, but I gave them all of me. But the nightmares that I had two and three times a week consumed me sometimes and I am still surprised that I was able to cope with my life and my family and not lose my mind. Several times I did try to commit suicide.
Time passed and I being the intelligent person that I am, decided that there is no God, I used my ability to figure things out to talk myself out of the one Person/God who would have wiped every tear away, would have soothed every painful moment. I was a full fledged athiest and I would argue, intelligently of course, with anyone that even mentioned God to me. If they continued with trying to talk to me about God I would use profanity to get them to leave me alone.
My children grew up and I had the typical problems with teenagers. I feel that overall I did a good job raising them especially when I look back at the emotional handicap I suffered. So once they were grown I started looking for a job. And I found one at a casino.
I quickly became night manager and I enjoyed the job. Dh worked away from home all week so it was just me at home and I could work at night and sleep in the day. I met some very friendly people. One night I had to go in early and there was a very young black man there, maybe between the age of 20 and 25. He left shortly after I came in and he left his jacket and he came back for it later. And he brought a gun with him and he tied me up and he placed the gun right up against my head and he demanded all the money. (He poured pepsi cola on me -never could figure out why) I am no super hero I gave him all the money.
He wanted the money out of the machines and I did not have the key and he was threatening to shoot me. About that time the phone rang and he ran but, I was tied up and could not answer the phone. In time I worked my way free and I called my husband, and the police. I quit my job that day. I went home and I stayed there with the blinds pulled and my doors locked for about 2 months and I was so afraid all the time. When I finally started getting out I had to have dh or my son, or daugher with me. I was unable emotionally to get out by myself. And I would dream of the gun against my head -I could feel that cold metal pressed up against me, I was becoming more and more unstable. My dr. later told me that I had post traumatic stress syndrome.
I was so afraid of people and did not want anyone getting within touching distance of me. I still did not believe in God. My husband was very worried about me and he decided to move me from the beach area to where we live now. My sister lived 3 miles from me and she started inviting me to go to church with her. I would cuss at her and tell her what an idiot she was for falling for the idiocy of God.
I did love my sister, but I just did not want anyone pushing God at me. My daughter got married and used the preacher where my sister and mom attended. The preacher walked up to me after the ceremony and lovingly said "I would love to see you and your husband in church" I turned to him as mean as I could and said I do not believe in religion. And he walked away with this very hurt look on his face and I was so proud of myself. One day in November (2004)my Sister called me and again wanted me to go to church, but this was for a Thanksgiving meal with just the women. She said it was a Womens ministry meeting, she said I would have a good time. I told her it sounds like fun but I did not want anyone pushing God. So she talked to everyone and God was not mentioned except for the prayer over the food. SURPRISE I loved it I loved the women, they were funny and caring and loving and just regular people.
I had been exercising regularly and some of the women knew this and they had asked me to start a healthy living meeting and I was starting to work on that. And one of those women asked me to go to church to help get the group going. I went to church on Feb. 13 and the following day Feb. 14 I called the paster to tell him that I enjoyed the sermon. Pastor was not there and I talked with his wife. She was so sweet and gentle with me, and I don't even know what she said but it quickened my heart, and I started weeping and I begged God to save me. I worshipped Him on my knees and I have not looked back. I turned all over to Him. All the pain from all the years. All of the hurt and nightmares and fears I gave to my Lord. My God, My Father, How wonderful that I can say that and feel it and love Him and know that He loves me.
I had developed a serious breathing problem about 4 months earlier and my breathing at times was so shallow that even though I exericsed, the breathing sometimes made doing anything difficult. The dr. could not find anything to cause the breathing problems and I had all kinds of test run and still nothing showed up. I was so afraid that I was going to die. When I got saved I still had the breathing problems but I was no longer scared about dying. I knew I would die and go to heaven and I would be holding the hand of my Lord I knew I was going to heaven. I was saved on Valentines day. On the following Sunday my husband was saved, praise God, it just gets better and better. What a joyous week and then I went up to be prayed for and God healed me of the breathing problem. I went from being an athiest to being a child of God -He is so wonderful to me, He saved me and He healed me. He did not care that I did not believe in Him, He wanted me to be His.
He is-- my creator, redeemer, savior, best friend, rock, protector, sanctuary, king, defender, refuge, preserver, restorer, God is-- almighty, everlasting, eternal, omnipotent, holy, merciful, righteous, just, immortal, infinite, unchangeable, reliable, trustworthy, perfect, all powerful, supreme, truth, gracious, and most of all He is Love. And because of His love I am a new person and He is my Lord.Each day is a wonderul experience for me. I wake up loving the Lord and wanting to worship Him. I wake up full of joy and peace and contentment.
Last summer I went to my father and with the love that my God showed to me, I told my dad (something on this order) We both know that you were not a good father to any of your children. And we both know that I had a hard and unhappy life because of it. But I want you to know that the Lord lives in my heart now and there is no longer any room for me to hate you. Because God forgave me I can now forgive you. And then I hugged him. I will never be able to give to him the love and respect a good father would have from his daughter. But I can love him with the love that God gives me.
Update----
I wrote this in June 2007 and so much has happened since then I felt the need to update my testimony.
My father died in December, he never asked for my forgiveness. I gave it freely to him just as God freely forgave me.
My husband has been healed 2 times of different things, one was when the dr. said he had Lupus, after 2 weeks the dr. said it was not Lupus, it was a skin allergy. Another time he had a black mole on his back and I called my praying friends and within 24 hours the black mole was flesh colored and almost disappeared.
I serve a wonderful God and I praise Him daily for just accepting me as His child. After all the horrible things I said-I know that it is by His love and grace that I am on my way to the home that He has built for me, I will be in His prescence forever.
My testimony
Sometimes life is very hard, and the children are the ones that carry the scars or a bad life. I had a very hard childhood. I was an abused child, no part of me was safe . I grew up hating and distrusting everyone. The hate that I had in my was like a cancer that grew and grew, I could function in the world and you would never know that I was consumed with the hate that filled my mind.
My father was not a nice man but he did not want anyone to know this. He was a Sunday school teacher at the church he attended faithfully. I did have knowledge of God and I did believe in Him as a child. I grew up, got a job, met my husband, had children, and I raised them and I did not carry the abusive ideas into my role as parent. I knew how I wanted to raise my children and I raised them, respecting them and loving them.
Since I did not work after I had children, we did not have much money but they had me, I played with them and laughed with them and helped them with their homework. I did not give them much things, but I gave them all of me. But the nightmares that I had two and three times a week consumed me sometimes and I am still surprised that I was able to cope with my life and my family and not lose my mind. Several times I did try to commit suicide.
Time passed and I being the intelligent person that I am, decided that there is no God, I used my ability to figure things out to talk myself out of the one Person/God who would have wiped every tear away, would have soothed every painful moment. I was a full fledged athiest and I would argue, intelligently of course, with anyone that even mentioned God to me. If they continued with trying to talk to me about God I would use profanity to get them to leave me alone.
My children grew up and I had the typical problems with teenagers. I feel that overall I did a good job raising them especially when I look back at the emotional handicap I suffered. So once they were grown I started looking for a job. And I found one at a casino.
I quickly became night manager and I enjoyed the job. Dh worked away from home all week so it was just me at home and I could work at night and sleep in the day. I met some very friendly people. One night I had to go in early and there was a very young black man there, maybe between the age of 20 and 25. He left shortly after I came in and he left his jacket and he came back for it later. And he brought a gun with him and he tied me up and he placed the gun right up against my head and he demanded all the money. (He poured pepsi cola on me -never could figure out why) I am no super hero I gave him all the money.
He wanted the money out of the machines and I did not have the key and he was threatening to shoot me. About that time the phone rang and he ran but, I was tied up and could not answer the phone. In time I worked my way free and I called my husband, and the police. I quit my job that day. I went home and I stayed there with the blinds pulled and my doors locked for about 2 months and I was so afraid all the time. When I finally started getting out I had to have dh or my son, or daugher with me. I was unable emotionally to get out by myself. And I would dream of the gun against my head -I could feel that cold metal pressed up against me, I was becoming more and more unstable. My dr. later told me that I had post traumatic stress syndrome.
I was so afraid of people and did not want anyone getting within touching distance of me. I still did not believe in God. My husband was very worried about me and he decided to move me from the beach area to where we live now. My sister lived 3 miles from me and she started inviting me to go to church with her. I would cuss at her and tell her what an idiot she was for falling for the idiocy of God.
I did love my sister, but I just did not want anyone pushing God at me. My daughter got married and used the preacher where my sister and mom attended. The preacher walked up to me after the ceremony and lovingly said "I would love to see you and your husband in church" I turned to him as mean as I could and said I do not believe in religion. And he walked away with this very hurt look on his face and I was so proud of myself. One day in November (2004)my Sister called me and again wanted me to go to church, but this was for a Thanksgiving meal with just the women. She said it was a Womens ministry meeting, she said I would have a good time. I told her it sounds like fun but I did not want anyone pushing God. So she talked to everyone and God was not mentioned except for the prayer over the food. SURPRISE I loved it I loved the women, they were funny and caring and loving and just regular people.
I had been exercising regularly and some of the women knew this and they had asked me to start a healthy living meeting and I was starting to work on that. And one of those women asked me to go to church to help get the group going. I went to church on Feb. 13 and the following day Feb. 14 I called the paster to tell him that I enjoyed the sermon. Pastor was not there and I talked with his wife. She was so sweet and gentle with me, and I don't even know what she said but it quickened my heart, and I started weeping and I begged God to save me. I worshipped Him on my knees and I have not looked back. I turned all over to Him. All the pain from all the years. All of the hurt and nightmares and fears I gave to my Lord. My God, My Father, How wonderful that I can say that and feel it and love Him and know that He loves me.
I had developed a serious breathing problem about 4 months earlier and my breathing at times was so shallow that even though I exericsed, the breathing sometimes made doing anything difficult. The dr. could not find anything to cause the breathing problems and I had all kinds of test run and still nothing showed up. I was so afraid that I was going to die. When I got saved I still had the breathing problems but I was no longer scared about dying. I knew I would die and go to heaven and I would be holding the hand of my Lord I knew I was going to heaven. I was saved on Valentines day. On the following Sunday my husband was saved, praise God, it just gets better and better. What a joyous week and then I went up to be prayed for and God healed me of the breathing problem. I went from being an athiest to being a child of God -He is so wonderful to me, He saved me and He healed me. He did not care that I did not believe in Him, He wanted me to be His.
He is-- my creator, redeemer, savior, best friend, rock, protector, sanctuary, king, defender, refuge, preserver, restorer, God is-- almighty, everlasting, eternal, omnipotent, holy, merciful, righteous, just, immortal, infinite, unchangeable, reliable, trustworthy, perfect, all powerful, supreme, truth, gracious, and most of all He is Love. And because of His love I am a new person and He is my Lord.Each day is a wonderul experience for me. I wake up loving the Lord and wanting to worship Him. I wake up full of joy and peace and contentment.
Last summer I went to my father and with the love that my God showed to me, I told my dad (something on this order) We both know that you were not a good father to any of your children. And we both know that I had a hard and unhappy life because of it. But I want you to know that the Lord lives in my heart now and there is no longer any room for me to hate you. Because God forgave me I can now forgive you. And then I hugged him. I will never be able to give to him the love and respect a good father would have from his daughter. But I can love him with the love that God gives me.
Update----
I wrote this in June 2007 and so much has happened since then I felt the need to update my testimony.
My father died in December, he never asked for my forgiveness. I gave it freely to him just as God freely forgave me.
My husband has been healed 2 times of different things, one was when the dr. said he had Lupus, after 2 weeks the dr. said it was not Lupus, it was a skin allergy. Another time he had a black mole on his back and I called my praying friends and within 24 hours the black mole was flesh colored and almost disappeared.
I serve a wonderful God and I praise Him daily for just accepting me as His child. After all the horrible things I said-I know that it is by His love and grace that I am on my way to the home that He has built for me, I will be in His prescence forever.
food, calories, exercise,
I had a lazy day today, the only thing I did today was wash one load of clothes and hang them up to dry. They were not dry the last time I checked on them so I will just leave them up until tomorrow sometime. Now tomorrow I really have to clean and straighten up. I need to vacumn the carpets and sweep the kitchen and mop. Grandson is coming sometime tomorrow afternoon and he spends most of his time on the floor. I sure do want it clean for him to set on. We will take him home on Saturday evening. I have not seen him or my daughter in at least two weeks it seems like a month. That is not a long time but you have t remember he spent a lot of time with me until he started to school and he actually seems like he is my own child.
I decided to start beingvery particular about my portion sizes so today I measured everything and wrote down everything , and did not estimate any.
Here is my meal
breakfast,
1/2 cup oatmeal+1/4 cup raisens+3 cups of coffee=355 calories
lunch
lettuce+tuna+fat free hidden valley dressing+celery+carrot+sweet peas=405
dinner
talapia+steamed veggies+squash+sweet peas+sweet potatoes+honey carrots=540
snack
blueberries+1/2 cup 2% milk=155
total calories is 1455 (unless I added wrong)
That was a healthy eating day, I got all of my vegetables, and I got fish and a little bit of berries and milk. I would have liked to eat some fruit but I did not have any. Oh well I got a lot of fiber today. That is good for my colon health. I love getting a lot of antioxidants.
I did alittle bit of stretching today, not as much as I should have done , but I did stretch each portion of my body .I went walking today also. I really put some speed into it and was able to cut between 5 and 10 minutes off of the usual 45 minutes it takes me. I was pleased with how fast I was walking. It was really too cold to be sauntering along.
I woke up this moring praising the Lord and I have felt His closeness all day long. I know that we can not expect to feel the Lord near us and that we are supposed to by faith alone know that He is ever present. But it is so sweet when it feels like He is just a small touch away.
I am going to get my testimony and post it. I hope it blesses each person that reads it. I hope ethat no matter how lost, how alone, how desparate, how bitter you feel, there is One that loves you beyond compare,There is one that gave His earthly life for you/
Good night and
God bless
I decided to start beingvery particular about my portion sizes so today I measured everything and wrote down everything , and did not estimate any.
Here is my meal
breakfast,
1/2 cup oatmeal+1/4 cup raisens+3 cups of coffee=355 calories
lunch
lettuce+tuna+fat free hidden valley dressing+celery+carrot+sweet peas=405
dinner
talapia+steamed veggies+squash+sweet peas+sweet potatoes+honey carrots=540
snack
blueberries+1/2 cup 2% milk=155
total calories is 1455 (unless I added wrong)
That was a healthy eating day, I got all of my vegetables, and I got fish and a little bit of berries and milk. I would have liked to eat some fruit but I did not have any. Oh well I got a lot of fiber today. That is good for my colon health. I love getting a lot of antioxidants.
I did alittle bit of stretching today, not as much as I should have done , but I did stretch each portion of my body .I went walking today also. I really put some speed into it and was able to cut between 5 and 10 minutes off of the usual 45 minutes it takes me. I was pleased with how fast I was walking. It was really too cold to be sauntering along.
I woke up this moring praising the Lord and I have felt His closeness all day long. I know that we can not expect to feel the Lord near us and that we are supposed to by faith alone know that He is ever present. But it is so sweet when it feels like He is just a small touch away.
I am going to get my testimony and post it. I hope it blesses each person that reads it. I hope ethat no matter how lost, how alone, how desparate, how bitter you feel, there is One that loves you beyond compare,There is one that gave His earthly life for you/
Good night and
God bless
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
man, exercise, eating, church, raisens
monday night when dh and I were buying groceries, we turned into an isle and there was a man there and he had opened a can of beanie weanies and was eating them right there. He took the can and put it back on the shelf. I wanted to turn him in dh would not let me. I feel that everyone who steals from a store is also stealing from me because the store has sto raise prices to cover the cost of the stolen items.
I exercised today. I did 30 minutes of hand weights and 45 minutes walking. I read that when you use hand weights you do not have to use heavy weights you can use light weights and just double your reps. The goal is to challenge your muscles and you can do it with heavy weights and a few reps or light weights and more reps. I like using all the weights. Like this morning I used 3pound weights and Wed. I will use 8 pounds and Monday I will use 5 pounds and then Wed. I will start again with the 3 pounds. That keeps my muscles from getting used to what I am doing.
Tomorrow I will walk but I will also do 30 minutes of stretching and flexability. I think it would be really easy to let my joints get used to not being challenged and then it would get harder and harder for me to move as easily as I do now. I see so many people my age already starting to slow down, and they move like they are in pain or like they are stiff all the time. I am going to try to keep that away from me if I can.
Went to church tonight and the preacher asked me to testify. That took me by surprize and I was stunned for a few seconds. But the words came and I did it. I can only thank the Lord for giving me the words. I do speak in public and I do go to different churchs to give my testimony but that is planned and I know what I am going to say. Tonight was spur of the moment.
I was so hungry when I got home tonight that I ate some raisens . Thesy are good for you and not to heavy to be going to bed. Speaking of eating I probably ate about 2000 calories today. But most of it was healthy like lightly steamed stir fry veggies, edamame, chicken breast, sweet peas, raisens, mini wheats for a snack. Calores too high but it was mostly healthy, and I did exercise.
sleep well everyone'
God bless
I exercised today. I did 30 minutes of hand weights and 45 minutes walking. I read that when you use hand weights you do not have to use heavy weights you can use light weights and just double your reps. The goal is to challenge your muscles and you can do it with heavy weights and a few reps or light weights and more reps. I like using all the weights. Like this morning I used 3pound weights and Wed. I will use 8 pounds and Monday I will use 5 pounds and then Wed. I will start again with the 3 pounds. That keeps my muscles from getting used to what I am doing.
Tomorrow I will walk but I will also do 30 minutes of stretching and flexability. I think it would be really easy to let my joints get used to not being challenged and then it would get harder and harder for me to move as easily as I do now. I see so many people my age already starting to slow down, and they move like they are in pain or like they are stiff all the time. I am going to try to keep that away from me if I can.
Went to church tonight and the preacher asked me to testify. That took me by surprize and I was stunned for a few seconds. But the words came and I did it. I can only thank the Lord for giving me the words. I do speak in public and I do go to different churchs to give my testimony but that is planned and I know what I am going to say. Tonight was spur of the moment.
I was so hungry when I got home tonight that I ate some raisens . Thesy are good for you and not to heavy to be going to bed. Speaking of eating I probably ate about 2000 calories today. But most of it was healthy like lightly steamed stir fry veggies, edamame, chicken breast, sweet peas, raisens, mini wheats for a snack. Calores too high but it was mostly healthy, and I did exercise.
sleep well everyone'
God bless
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
cat, hubby, eating, cold
I don't think I mentioned that about a month ago someone dropped off a cat. It is a beautiful gray female and I think she found a boyfriend last week because there is a big tom cat hanging around . Now this female car (grandson named her Smokie)is a beautiful gray with a little bit of white on her neck. The big tom is gray and white. I can't stop nature and I am sure she will have kittens and I know those kittens will be absolutely beautiful. I did not feed her at first because I felt that she would move on if I did not feed her. No such luck so I began feeding her just because I can't stand the idea of letting her starve. I am just a big old softie.
Hubby was home today ----He is self employed and the work he had was outside, and it drizzled all day long. And he stayed at home all day long. It was nice having him with me mostof the day. Tomorrow he goes back to work. I am glad he has work. Too many people have no work at all.
Yesterday someone gave me a big bag of little girl clothes to take to the give a way next month. When I was there Sat. The woman that is in charge of the giveaway told me they were having a hard time getting enough childrens clothes. So I put out the word athat they needed some childrens clothes of all sizes and last night I got a huge bag of little girl clothes.
Sat. when I went to the clothing give a way I heard a bit more about tent city. Some of those people were staying in dumpsters at night. Some of the bigger businesses bought tents for the people so they would stay out of the dummpters. I am so fortunate .. My home is not finished and the floors in two of the rooms is just bare wood. and the walls are unpainted and one of the bathrooms needs to be completed. However. I have a bed to lie down in and I can lock my doors. I have blankets to snuggle up in and I do have electricity. I am so very fortunate. Here is a song I love
As the world looks upon me
as I struggle along
they say I have nothing
but they are so wrong
In my heart I'm rejoicing
how I wish they could see
Thank you Lord for your blessing on me.
I've a roof up above me
I've a good place to sleep
there's food on my table
and shoes on my feet
You gave me your love Lord
and a fine family
Thank you Lord for your blessing on me.
I love that song. I think we should all praise the Lord for all that He does for us every day.
Eating was a bust today. I fixed too many wonderful things for dh and then of course I ate with him. lol I fixed Edamame I did not think dh would eat it but he said it was good. THat is another of those powerful foods that Dr. OZ recommends. I like it . Who knew that soy beans would taste that good. I fixed a new recipe it is a taco chicken casserole with cheese. I was not sure I would like it but the person I got the recipe from said it was delicious and it is. yummy yummy. I'm sure it is also fattening, fattening. lol I also fixed a sweet potatoe casserole, and some steam fresh corn.
There is always tomorrow the sad thing is that one of these days my tomorrows are all going to run out and I will never have achieved this goal that I have set for myself. Tomorrow i will get up with a new agenda. I will begin anew. If I wake up tomorrow God will have given me a brand new day to work on improving myself. Praise the Lord for His patience.
It is not so very cold here I think about 38 but it is damp and dank feeling. I am so ready for a little warm weather. Next week the daytime temp will be in the high 40's and one day supposed to get to 60. Almost a heat wave. I will not be sunbathing -don/t think it will be that warm.
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Hubby was home today ----He is self employed and the work he had was outside, and it drizzled all day long. And he stayed at home all day long. It was nice having him with me mostof the day. Tomorrow he goes back to work. I am glad he has work. Too many people have no work at all.
Yesterday someone gave me a big bag of little girl clothes to take to the give a way next month. When I was there Sat. The woman that is in charge of the giveaway told me they were having a hard time getting enough childrens clothes. So I put out the word athat they needed some childrens clothes of all sizes and last night I got a huge bag of little girl clothes.
Sat. when I went to the clothing give a way I heard a bit more about tent city. Some of those people were staying in dumpsters at night. Some of the bigger businesses bought tents for the people so they would stay out of the dummpters. I am so fortunate .. My home is not finished and the floors in two of the rooms is just bare wood. and the walls are unpainted and one of the bathrooms needs to be completed. However. I have a bed to lie down in and I can lock my doors. I have blankets to snuggle up in and I do have electricity. I am so very fortunate. Here is a song I love
As the world looks upon me
as I struggle along
they say I have nothing
but they are so wrong
In my heart I'm rejoicing
how I wish they could see
Thank you Lord for your blessing on me.
I've a roof up above me
I've a good place to sleep
there's food on my table
and shoes on my feet
You gave me your love Lord
and a fine family
Thank you Lord for your blessing on me.
I love that song. I think we should all praise the Lord for all that He does for us every day.
Eating was a bust today. I fixed too many wonderful things for dh and then of course I ate with him. lol I fixed Edamame I did not think dh would eat it but he said it was good. THat is another of those powerful foods that Dr. OZ recommends. I like it . Who knew that soy beans would taste that good. I fixed a new recipe it is a taco chicken casserole with cheese. I was not sure I would like it but the person I got the recipe from said it was delicious and it is. yummy yummy. I'm sure it is also fattening, fattening. lol I also fixed a sweet potatoe casserole, and some steam fresh corn.
There is always tomorrow the sad thing is that one of these days my tomorrows are all going to run out and I will never have achieved this goal that I have set for myself. Tomorrow i will get up with a new agenda. I will begin anew. If I wake up tomorrow God will have given me a brand new day to work on improving myself. Praise the Lord for His patience.
It is not so very cold here I think about 38 but it is damp and dank feeling. I am so ready for a little warm weather. Next week the daytime temp will be in the high 40's and one day supposed to get to 60. Almost a heat wave. I will not be sunbathing -don/t think it will be that warm.
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Monday, January 24, 2011
church, mama, video, grocery shopping, candy
Church yesterday was very good, both times. That pastor is a powerful preacher. So many of the people in there are just so friendly and it is not a cold church. I love being in this church . I am excited to see what God hs in store for us here.
I called mom this morning and she seemed to be in a good mood . Later I talked to my sister and she had also talked to mom and she complained that mom seemed to be particularly bitter today. Amazing how justa a few minutes can make such a differance in someones outlook.
Jack Lalanne died this morning, he was probably the first tv exercise guru. OR at least he was the firt one that I remember seeing on tv many many years ago. He was 96 years old. I saw him interveawed several years ago and he looked like he was in maybe his 60's . HE was asked how he kept so active and he said he never stopped exercising and even at his age he still exercised an hour a day. and he said he ate healthy. Mostly vegetables and fruit.
I am taking a fast from tv I just got to the point that i felt tv was ruling my time. The onlyl thing I watch is the weather and a little bit of the local news. And I do watch religious shows. I have many of the gaither singings and a Kirk Talley and Dottie Rambo. A good friend made a video for me of Yellowstone park a year of seasons. Beautiful scenery and music, mostly southern gospel songs. I have seen deer and ducks, and buffalo, and flowers and snow. and rainbows, and waterfalls, and frogs, etc. it is interesting but watching the snow makes me cold. lol
Sometime ago I won a 75 dollar gift card. Tonight dh and I went grocery shopping with it. Almost spsent it all on 4 bags of groceries. I figured we would splurge a little bit and so we each got a small bag of candy he got chocoate maltballs and I got a small bag of pnut butter cups, the miniature ones. So I got 5 out of the bag and it has been so long since I ate sweets that I acrually did not want the last one, but I ate it anyway because it was candy and I am supposed to WANT to eat chocolate right????? So why didn't want to ? Must be something wrong with me not to want it. So I ate it anyway. It made sense while I was eating it but it sure does not make much sense now.
I went walking today and plan to go tomorrow but I may not be able to because it is a 70% chance of rain. Too wet to go walking bt the god thing is it will get warmer. It is supposed to get almost 60 degrees/ That will feel like a tropical temperature compared to what it has been like the last couple of days.
Stay warm everyone.
Sleep well
God bless
I called mom this morning and she seemed to be in a good mood . Later I talked to my sister and she had also talked to mom and she complained that mom seemed to be particularly bitter today. Amazing how justa a few minutes can make such a differance in someones outlook.
Jack Lalanne died this morning, he was probably the first tv exercise guru. OR at least he was the firt one that I remember seeing on tv many many years ago. He was 96 years old. I saw him interveawed several years ago and he looked like he was in maybe his 60's . HE was asked how he kept so active and he said he never stopped exercising and even at his age he still exercised an hour a day. and he said he ate healthy. Mostly vegetables and fruit.
I am taking a fast from tv I just got to the point that i felt tv was ruling my time. The onlyl thing I watch is the weather and a little bit of the local news. And I do watch religious shows. I have many of the gaither singings and a Kirk Talley and Dottie Rambo. A good friend made a video for me of Yellowstone park a year of seasons. Beautiful scenery and music, mostly southern gospel songs. I have seen deer and ducks, and buffalo, and flowers and snow. and rainbows, and waterfalls, and frogs, etc. it is interesting but watching the snow makes me cold. lol
Sometime ago I won a 75 dollar gift card. Tonight dh and I went grocery shopping with it. Almost spsent it all on 4 bags of groceries. I figured we would splurge a little bit and so we each got a small bag of candy he got chocoate maltballs and I got a small bag of pnut butter cups, the miniature ones. So I got 5 out of the bag and it has been so long since I ate sweets that I acrually did not want the last one, but I ate it anyway because it was candy and I am supposed to WANT to eat chocolate right????? So why didn't want to ? Must be something wrong with me not to want it. So I ate it anyway. It made sense while I was eating it but it sure does not make much sense now.
I went walking today and plan to go tomorrow but I may not be able to because it is a 70% chance of rain. Too wet to go walking bt the god thing is it will get warmer. It is supposed to get almost 60 degrees/ That will feel like a tropical temperature compared to what it has been like the last couple of days.
Stay warm everyone.
Sleep well
God bless
Saturday, January 22, 2011
helping , cooking, cold, singing
This morning I went to the church and when I got there the place already had a lot of helpers there. dh drove me and so we took some clothes and books to where they belonged and we just were not needed anymore. So we looked through some of the things that had been put out and I actually found a few things for myself. a couple of reallynice tops and a few skirts and two church dresses. I felt like I had Christmas again because these were nice clothes in fact one of them looked like it had never been worn and did not look as if it had ever been washed. I got them home and I washed everything. "God blesses"!!!!!!
I came back home and started cooking. I baked a hen and made some dressing and I will open a can of beans to round it out for our diner tomorrow. I do hate coming home from church and having to cook. If I had to cook we would be eating a lot of hotdogs, and bologna . lol I mean if I came home to cook and actually made a meal I would not be through before 3 and then we would eat and I would then have to clean up the kitchen and then get ready to go back to church. That is just too much, so cook on Sat. and eat leftovers for Sun. Works for me.
We are expecting a very cold snap coming through here in the next couple of days. Like we haven't had enough cold weather. I am so ready for sunny days, and birds singing and me working in my garden and butterflys playing and squirrels chasing each other and rabbits munching on the grass.
We went to a singing tonight with our good friends. The singing was at a little church near their house and afterwards we went out to eat. I don't generally like to eat that late but once in a while won't hurt. I enjoy their friendship, Gl is such a dear woman and she is so funny. I think she could make a hurricane sound funny.
That was my day, diet went well until the supper with our friends. I have the rest of my life to watch what I eat. I refuse to look at this day and feel even a little bit sad or upset over what I ate. Next week I can watch my calories and I can get a couple of extra walks in.
Sleep well everyone
God bless.
I came back home and started cooking. I baked a hen and made some dressing and I will open a can of beans to round it out for our diner tomorrow. I do hate coming home from church and having to cook. If I had to cook we would be eating a lot of hotdogs, and bologna . lol I mean if I came home to cook and actually made a meal I would not be through before 3 and then we would eat and I would then have to clean up the kitchen and then get ready to go back to church. That is just too much, so cook on Sat. and eat leftovers for Sun. Works for me.
We are expecting a very cold snap coming through here in the next couple of days. Like we haven't had enough cold weather. I am so ready for sunny days, and birds singing and me working in my garden and butterflys playing and squirrels chasing each other and rabbits munching on the grass.
We went to a singing tonight with our good friends. The singing was at a little church near their house and afterwards we went out to eat. I don't generally like to eat that late but once in a while won't hurt. I enjoy their friendship, Gl is such a dear woman and she is so funny. I think she could make a hurricane sound funny.
That was my day, diet went well until the supper with our friends. I have the rest of my life to watch what I eat. I refuse to look at this day and feel even a little bit sad or upset over what I ate. Next week I can watch my calories and I can get a couple of extra walks in.
Sleep well everyone
God bless.
Friday, January 21, 2011
cold , revival, tomorrow
It is supposed to get down to 25 degrees tonight. That is cold for the east coast. I try to kep my heat tued down low in the house and I stay bundled up. Our last electric bill was 225 dollars. I do have electric heat and I know wthat uses a lot of current. But that high of a bill is hard to pay in these hard times with everything going up in the stores and gas on the rise. So at night I tun the thermosstat down to 55 and the daytime is 60 unless baby is here and then it is at 70. I hang nearly all my laundry to dry and even in the winter it will dry in one day if the sun shines on them. Dh and I are trying to combine all trips and the only thing we don't want to have to cut is our church going .
Josie we had snow at Christmas but that has been all . I love seeing it come down and I love seeing everything covered in snow for about a day and then I just want it all gone.
Tomorrow I go to help out at a big church near me, they do thins about once a month and I love going out to help. This time I actually have some clothes from grandson and some from dh and some that is too big for me. I also have about 15 religious books I want to donate. LIke I said earlier the economy has hit us pretty bad, Ican't give a lot right now but I can give my time. There are so many people out there that needs clothes and blankets, and socks and shoes and that is what we will be giving away tomorrow.
Today was anther eating day that left me feelin disappointed in myself. I probably did not eat over 2000 calories BUT who loses weight on 2000 calories a day?????????Plus I want to change those habits. I want to get out of the habit of want ing something and getting it. GRRRRRRRRRRRR
I had to come back and edit
The revival last night was really good. He did not get to preach, the spirit fell and people were just praying and shouting and kneeling . I love beig in services where the Holy Spirit moves in such a wonderful way.
Sleep well and
God bless
Josie we had snow at Christmas but that has been all . I love seeing it come down and I love seeing everything covered in snow for about a day and then I just want it all gone.
Tomorrow I go to help out at a big church near me, they do thins about once a month and I love going out to help. This time I actually have some clothes from grandson and some from dh and some that is too big for me. I also have about 15 religious books I want to donate. LIke I said earlier the economy has hit us pretty bad, Ican't give a lot right now but I can give my time. There are so many people out there that needs clothes and blankets, and socks and shoes and that is what we will be giving away tomorrow.
Today was anther eating day that left me feelin disappointed in myself. I probably did not eat over 2000 calories BUT who loses weight on 2000 calories a day?????????Plus I want to change those habits. I want to get out of the habit of want ing something and getting it. GRRRRRRRRRRRR
I had to come back and edit
The revival last night was really good. He did not get to preach, the spirit fell and people were just praying and shouting and kneeling . I love beig in services where the Holy Spirit moves in such a wonderful way.
Sleep well and
God bless
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
gulp, church, friends, music
I ate way too much today, I really think that when I came home from church tonight, I had a pntbutter and raisen sandwich and that put me over 1800/ I hear people laughing!!!!!!!! You mean you have never had a raisen and pntbutter sandwich on whole wheat bread?????????? You really ought to try it. it is scrumptious.
Mostly what I ate through the day was some left over veggies from yesterday an apple and some of my delicious chicken soup? stew? whatever it was it was really really good.
I also went for a walk. 2 miles and dh went with me. He has work but it is outsde and it is still too cold to be working outside. I bundled up really good. Thick pants, thick socks, gloves, sweater, and wind breaker, and dhs insulated hat with attached ear covers. and I had on a scarf around my neck. I stayed warm.
Had a wonderful time at church, the singing was excellant and the sermon was one that I coud see building me up. The Lord blesses those that hunger for Him. What a wonderful message.
I love having friends there and it is also wonderful that dh has friends there. These are pals that he used to drink with and now he is going to church with them. They drank togeather years ago and now they worship togeather. I wonder just what the Lord has in store for all of these men?
Tonight I am listening to a singer called Quinton Mills. It is a blessing to come home from church and pop in a cd and listen to praises being sung. For so long I would come home and turn on the tv and watch people cursing or engaging in improper behavior or dressed in such a way as to be improper according to my standards. Looking back on it I was cheating myself out of the wonderful after church time but also filling my mind with such wordly things. I am so hungry for more of God and just by me not separating myself from the world I was keeping myself from getting closer to the Lord. This morning I watched a video of the Gaithers. They were honoring Billy Graham and that was a powerful video.
That was my day, and my evening. I hope everyone has a wonderful night
sleep well
and God bless
Mostly what I ate through the day was some left over veggies from yesterday an apple and some of my delicious chicken soup? stew? whatever it was it was really really good.
I also went for a walk. 2 miles and dh went with me. He has work but it is outsde and it is still too cold to be working outside. I bundled up really good. Thick pants, thick socks, gloves, sweater, and wind breaker, and dhs insulated hat with attached ear covers. and I had on a scarf around my neck. I stayed warm.
Had a wonderful time at church, the singing was excellant and the sermon was one that I coud see building me up. The Lord blesses those that hunger for Him. What a wonderful message.
I love having friends there and it is also wonderful that dh has friends there. These are pals that he used to drink with and now he is going to church with them. They drank togeather years ago and now they worship togeather. I wonder just what the Lord has in store for all of these men?
Tonight I am listening to a singer called Quinton Mills. It is a blessing to come home from church and pop in a cd and listen to praises being sung. For so long I would come home and turn on the tv and watch people cursing or engaging in improper behavior or dressed in such a way as to be improper according to my standards. Looking back on it I was cheating myself out of the wonderful after church time but also filling my mind with such wordly things. I am so hungry for more of God and just by me not separating myself from the world I was keeping myself from getting closer to the Lord. This morning I watched a video of the Gaithers. They were honoring Billy Graham and that was a powerful video.
That was my day, and my evening. I hope everyone has a wonderful night
sleep well
and God bless
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
ate better today, revival, Tony Gore
I ate better today, I maximized the fruits and vegetables and minimized the amount o f meat.
I had squash, corn, potatoes, sweet peas and fish and asmall portion of pork. I had raisens, and 2 very small apples. My calories was a respectable 1550Not great but ok and I was at the point that I could take a deep breath that I was not going to jinx my good feeling about myself. Then whoomph I saw the mild chedder cheese and I ate a piece of that about the size of two index fingers stuck togeather. I am sure I went close to 1800 calories not real bad but I am not as pleased with myself as I was just a minute earlier. It is not funny how eating a piece of cheese can burst your bubble. Still could have been so much worse, so I did halt the eating. I did get out today and went for a walk with dh. Only 2 miles but after not walking during the holidays (not much walking) had the baby here plus it snowed, 2 miles is a good walk.
Tomorrow I will be cooking crockpot chicken w/ hillshire farm sausage, and lots of vegetables. I have no way to figure the calories of what I am going to be eating. I am just going to give an honest estimate and go from that figure.
We went to a different revival tonight. I thought it was going ot be a dud, and I was beginning to wish we had stayed at home when suddenly the spirit began moving and an older man, he looked to be about 70 to 75, walked to the alters and got saved. The whole church began rejoicing and worshipping and just praising God for His love;. It was a wonderful service and I am so glad I went. Tomorrow night we will go to our church, but we will be back there on Thursday night.
I came home from the revival and I did not want to turn on the tv, I wanted to keep worshipping while I did a little work on the computer. So I popped in a video of Tony Gore. If you've never heard him go to U-tube and listen to him sing "Meanwhile in the Garden" I think I saw him there about year ago maybe he is still there.
Sleep well
and
God bless
I had squash, corn, potatoes, sweet peas and fish and asmall portion of pork. I had raisens, and 2 very small apples. My calories was a respectable 1550Not great but ok and I was at the point that I could take a deep breath that I was not going to jinx my good feeling about myself. Then whoomph I saw the mild chedder cheese and I ate a piece of that about the size of two index fingers stuck togeather. I am sure I went close to 1800 calories not real bad but I am not as pleased with myself as I was just a minute earlier. It is not funny how eating a piece of cheese can burst your bubble. Still could have been so much worse, so I did halt the eating. I did get out today and went for a walk with dh. Only 2 miles but after not walking during the holidays (not much walking) had the baby here plus it snowed, 2 miles is a good walk.
Tomorrow I will be cooking crockpot chicken w/ hillshire farm sausage, and lots of vegetables. I have no way to figure the calories of what I am going to be eating. I am just going to give an honest estimate and go from that figure.
We went to a different revival tonight. I thought it was going ot be a dud, and I was beginning to wish we had stayed at home when suddenly the spirit began moving and an older man, he looked to be about 70 to 75, walked to the alters and got saved. The whole church began rejoicing and worshipping and just praising God for His love;. It was a wonderful service and I am so glad I went. Tomorrow night we will go to our church, but we will be back there on Thursday night.
I came home from the revival and I did not want to turn on the tv, I wanted to keep worshipping while I did a little work on the computer. So I popped in a video of Tony Gore. If you've never heard him go to U-tube and listen to him sing "Meanwhile in the Garden" I think I saw him there about year ago maybe he is still there.
Sleep well
and
God bless
Monday, January 17, 2011
Spiritual Laziness
Fri morning I was praying and what I was prayin for was simply that I feel that I am at a standstill. I want more of the Lord, I want to get closer to the Lord. I saw in front of me 3 thin boards connected by string and in a roll. The first board was unrolled then the 2nd and then the third each board had writing on it and the only one I could read was the one in the middle. It said "spiritual laziness"
I read the bible and go to church often and I pray. I do not listen to any music except gospel music and I do not read any thing that is worldly. I do not go anywhere that I would be ashamed to be seen at by my
God. I was confused about the message I got because I am not spiritually lazy. I prayed and talked to my husband and then called my pastor.
I explained it all to him and I told him that I was hungry for more. I told him I was not lazy about my worship, He asked me if I thought the message was for me or someone else. I feel strongly that it was for me. Here is what he said
"When you ask for somehting from the Lord and He gives it you have to remember that when much is given then much is expected.. He said that if I get, I have to be ready to go out and share all I can with anyone that has a need. In other words, while I might not be spritually lazy now, I can't get lazy in the future."
When he told me that I felt peace and I knew that the Lord has something for me and I have to be willing to to go where He leads me, and ready to do what He tells me to do.
What I thought before I talked to him was that perhaps in my personal prayer I was not praying for others nearly enough. I do pray for others but I pray for my family more than I do for other people. That is selfish of me and it is something that I am going to have to work on.
I also think there are lot of other things that is laziness, like gossiping --it is easy to talk about people especially people that you maybe don't care for. The non lazy way to do is pray for them. That is not worded very good -it is easier to find fault than to reach out and help-it is easier to stay quiet when the church needs a volunteer.
Many decisions ,-small to large-that we make can have a basis on spiritual laziness.
When you think about it spiritual laziness infiltrates many aspects of our life.
I pray that I can make non lazy decisions.
God bless you all.
I read the bible and go to church often and I pray. I do not listen to any music except gospel music and I do not read any thing that is worldly. I do not go anywhere that I would be ashamed to be seen at by my
God. I was confused about the message I got because I am not spiritually lazy. I prayed and talked to my husband and then called my pastor.
I explained it all to him and I told him that I was hungry for more. I told him I was not lazy about my worship, He asked me if I thought the message was for me or someone else. I feel strongly that it was for me. Here is what he said
"When you ask for somehting from the Lord and He gives it you have to remember that when much is given then much is expected.. He said that if I get, I have to be ready to go out and share all I can with anyone that has a need. In other words, while I might not be spritually lazy now, I can't get lazy in the future."
When he told me that I felt peace and I knew that the Lord has something for me and I have to be willing to to go where He leads me, and ready to do what He tells me to do.
What I thought before I talked to him was that perhaps in my personal prayer I was not praying for others nearly enough. I do pray for others but I pray for my family more than I do for other people. That is selfish of me and it is something that I am going to have to work on.
I also think there are lot of other things that is laziness, like gossiping --it is easy to talk about people especially people that you maybe don't care for. The non lazy way to do is pray for them. That is not worded very good -it is easier to find fault than to reach out and help-it is easier to stay quiet when the church needs a volunteer.
Many decisions ,-small to large-that we make can have a basis on spiritual laziness.
When you think about it spiritual laziness infiltrates many aspects of our life.
I pray that I can make non lazy decisions.
God bless you all.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Not a good diet day but
it was a wonderful day in the Lord. This woman is a wonderful God filled evangelist. She says what neds to be said and she does it in such a way that you know that God gave her the message and the words.
In the morning will be her last day in this area., and I am so glad that I attended the revival. Tonights sermon was about people that get saved and they cherish their walk with the Lord and as time passes the cares of the world start tugging and jerking on their salvation and they give up. They let go of what they have. Its too valuable to give up on. We have to hold on like its very existance is our salvation. And that is the truth. We can't afford to drop the ball. no matter what we have to keep holding on.
Now to all my readers. What do you think spiritual laziness means? This morning when I was praying that thought popped into my head. I have thought about it and I have prayed about it and talked with dh about it. Tell me what you think and I will tell what I think.\
Love you all
sleep well
God bless
In the morning will be her last day in this area., and I am so glad that I attended the revival. Tonights sermon was about people that get saved and they cherish their walk with the Lord and as time passes the cares of the world start tugging and jerking on their salvation and they give up. They let go of what they have. Its too valuable to give up on. We have to hold on like its very existance is our salvation. And that is the truth. We can't afford to drop the ball. no matter what we have to keep holding on.
Now to all my readers. What do you think spiritual laziness means? This morning when I was praying that thought popped into my head. I have thought about it and I have prayed about it and talked with dh about it. Tell me what you think and I will tell what I think.\
Love you all
sleep well
God bless
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The baby went home today
My dd brought him to me early Tuesday morning and he went home today. I truly miss him, he says the funniest things with out trying to be funny. He is only 5 so you would not think he would have a sense of humor but things just sound like something an older child would say. And he tells me I need to hold him because grandma's never get tired of holding their babies.
Dh and I went to a revival tonight. What a wonderful movement of the Lord. I was blessed just to be there and hear the wonderful testimonies of so many people. It is a 4 day revival and I hope to be able to go to each service.
I seem to have some of my strength back now and tomorrow I will g for a walk. Maybe not the entire 2 mile wak but at least get out and do something. I really am beginning to miss not moving my body. I read somewhere that it takes about 3 months to make exercise a habit and only a week or so to break that habit. Doesn't seem fair. But I have been inactive long enough, time to get myself moving again before I get totally lazy and just start making excuses not to do it anymore. Dh will be home tomorrow and maybe he will go with me. It will be terribly cold but I think if we keep moving we can handle it. \
Take care -stay warm
and
God bless.
Dh and I went to a revival tonight. What a wonderful movement of the Lord. I was blessed just to be there and hear the wonderful testimonies of so many people. It is a 4 day revival and I hope to be able to go to each service.
I seem to have some of my strength back now and tomorrow I will g for a walk. Maybe not the entire 2 mile wak but at least get out and do something. I really am beginning to miss not moving my body. I read somewhere that it takes about 3 months to make exercise a habit and only a week or so to break that habit. Doesn't seem fair. But I have been inactive long enough, time to get myself moving again before I get totally lazy and just start making excuses not to do it anymore. Dh will be home tomorrow and maybe he will go with me. It will be terribly cold but I think if we keep moving we can handle it. \
Take care -stay warm
and
God bless.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
I got this in my e-mail this morning
This is a very trying time and the economy has really hurt a lot of people. I would have lost hope a long time ago if I did not have the Lord to hold on to. This economy has hurt a lt of people and the construction industry has especially been hurt. Sometimes I get so discouraged and I know that I can cling to God for without Him I have no hope for tomorrow anyway. This morning was one of those times when satan just came against me from the moment I woke with thoughts about just how hopeless our situation is and then I got this in my e-mail, and I am reminded again just how faithful and on time the Lord my God is.
I don' t know how the Lord is going to handle this but I know He will, and I don't know how today will be but I know that God is in control. I know how it all ends because I have read the end of the book and GOD WINS.
David Wilkerson Today
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011
OUR SHEPHERD STILL LOVES THE STRAYS
Our great shepherd loves every sheep who has gone astray because of testings,
trials, hurts and wounds. We never dare to accuse our shepherd of abandoning
us. He still walks beside us and watches over us at all times.
Right now you may be waging a losing war against some kind of temptation.
Whatever your struggle is, you’ve determined not to run away from the Lord.
You refuse to give yourself over to sin’s grasp. Instead, you’ve taken
God’s Word to heart.
Yet, like David, you’ve grown weary. And now you’ve come to a point where
you feel absolutely helpless. The enemy is flooding you with despair, fear,
lies.
Your testing may become even more mystifying and unexplainable. But I want you
to know—no matter what you’re going through, the Holy Ghost wants to reveal
in you Jehovah Rohi, the Lord your shepherd. You have a shepherd who wants to
imprint his love on your heart.
Jesus assures us, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” And our
heavenly Father—Jehovah Rohi, the Lord our shepherd—has revealed himself to
us in Psalm 23. He tells us, “I know you by name, and I know what you’re
going through. Come, lie down in my grace and love. Don’t try to figure out
everything. Just accept my love for you. And rest in loving arms. Yes, I’m
the Lord of hosts. I’m the majestic and holy God. I want you to know all of
these revelations about me. But the one revelation I want you to have right now
is the revelation of Jehovah Rohi. I want you to know me as your loving, caring
shepherd. And I want you to rest assured I’ll bring you through all your
trials, in my tenderness and love.”
I don' t know how the Lord is going to handle this but I know He will, and I don't know how today will be but I know that God is in control. I know how it all ends because I have read the end of the book and GOD WINS.
David Wilkerson Today
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011
OUR SHEPHERD STILL LOVES THE STRAYS
Our great shepherd loves every sheep who has gone astray because of testings,
trials, hurts and wounds. We never dare to accuse our shepherd of abandoning
us. He still walks beside us and watches over us at all times.
Right now you may be waging a losing war against some kind of temptation.
Whatever your struggle is, you’ve determined not to run away from the Lord.
You refuse to give yourself over to sin’s grasp. Instead, you’ve taken
God’s Word to heart.
Yet, like David, you’ve grown weary. And now you’ve come to a point where
you feel absolutely helpless. The enemy is flooding you with despair, fear,
lies.
Your testing may become even more mystifying and unexplainable. But I want you
to know—no matter what you’re going through, the Holy Ghost wants to reveal
in you Jehovah Rohi, the Lord your shepherd. You have a shepherd who wants to
imprint his love on your heart.
Jesus assures us, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” And our
heavenly Father—Jehovah Rohi, the Lord our shepherd—has revealed himself to
us in Psalm 23. He tells us, “I know you by name, and I know what you’re
going through. Come, lie down in my grace and love. Don’t try to figure out
everything. Just accept my love for you. And rest in loving arms. Yes, I’m
the Lord of hosts. I’m the majestic and holy God. I want you to know all of
these revelations about me. But the one revelation I want you to have right now
is the revelation of Jehovah Rohi. I want you to know me as your loving, caring
shepherd. And I want you to rest assured I’ll bring you through all your
trials, in my tenderness and love.”
Monday, January 10, 2011
feeling better --- a lot better
I was able to eat a bit more today, and my tummy did not feel so raw. I NEVER thought I would worry about not being able to eat -lol.
It sleeted here and snowed and was cold. Not very exciting. I did not have o lie as much today either but I did not feel like doing anything. So I washed one load of clothes and decided not to hang them out to dry. They would have frozed stiff, I dried them in the drier and put them away and was exhausted.
So while I was resting I saw my stash of yarn and I decided I would start my scrap yarn floor mat. I have some of it done already. I am using one strand of varigated, one strand of dark and one strand of light yarn all at one time, with an N crochet hook. I found a pattern I like in one of my Crochet World mags, and I changed it just a bit because I really get confused when I try to follow someone elses pattern.
No exercise for today, and I am sure that I ate a few things today that would have been better off uneaten. But I gave myself permission to eat whatever I though my tummy could handle. If I gain well OK I have all of my tomorrows, as many as the Lord gives to me, to do better. I am just glad everything stayed where it was supposed to and I stopped hurting.
Nothing on tv tonight so I have been crocheting and talking to dh, and keeping up with facebook. I recently went through all my "friends" and I deleted people. Usually if someone curses and I read it they get blocked. Everyone knows that I am a Christian and out of respect to me I expect them not to curse. Sexual comments or jokes gets a person deleted. No one has said anything to me about no longer being my friend. If they do then I will tell them what I expect from my friends.
Baby will be here again tomorrow -------=I told them to bring me the baby today when the roads were a little safer to drive on but they wouldn't do it. Now they will have to get out first thing in the morning and get on the slick roads to bring me the baby. Age sure gives you better foresight. Although I have met a few older people that all they had going for them was some so-so hindsight.
Have a good night everyone
God bless
It sleeted here and snowed and was cold. Not very exciting. I did not have o lie as much today either but I did not feel like doing anything. So I washed one load of clothes and decided not to hang them out to dry. They would have frozed stiff, I dried them in the drier and put them away and was exhausted.
So while I was resting I saw my stash of yarn and I decided I would start my scrap yarn floor mat. I have some of it done already. I am using one strand of varigated, one strand of dark and one strand of light yarn all at one time, with an N crochet hook. I found a pattern I like in one of my Crochet World mags, and I changed it just a bit because I really get confused when I try to follow someone elses pattern.
No exercise for today, and I am sure that I ate a few things today that would have been better off uneaten. But I gave myself permission to eat whatever I though my tummy could handle. If I gain well OK I have all of my tomorrows, as many as the Lord gives to me, to do better. I am just glad everything stayed where it was supposed to and I stopped hurting.
Nothing on tv tonight so I have been crocheting and talking to dh, and keeping up with facebook. I recently went through all my "friends" and I deleted people. Usually if someone curses and I read it they get blocked. Everyone knows that I am a Christian and out of respect to me I expect them not to curse. Sexual comments or jokes gets a person deleted. No one has said anything to me about no longer being my friend. If they do then I will tell them what I expect from my friends.
Baby will be here again tomorrow -------=I told them to bring me the baby today when the roads were a little safer to drive on but they wouldn't do it. Now they will have to get out first thing in the morning and get on the slick roads to bring me the baby. Age sure gives you better foresight. Although I have met a few older people that all they had going for them was some so-so hindsight.
Have a good night everyone
God bless
Sunday, January 9, 2011
I lost weight
Remember when the baby came when he was sick. I don't think I told what was wrong with him. He had the 24 hour stomach flu and guess who got it last night. I was a very sick woman and I lost 5 pounds. Of course I could not eat or drink anything At this time I am feeling a little better. I ran a high fever, and I was so worried that I would get dehydrated,this morning I began drinking small sips of water. and I ate saltenes and dry cereal. Slowly getting my strength back.. Anyway I did lose weight but I would not recommend this weight loss plan to anyone.
We are expecting lots of snow and ice. Dh is self employed so he can very easily take tomorrow off. By the way he also go the stomach flu and he is still pretty weak. So he would not be able to go to work anyway. My daughter thinks she may have caught it, and grandson got a relapse.
Lots of unpleasantness here.
Hope everyone is well
sleep well
God bless
We are expecting lots of snow and ice. Dh is self employed so he can very easily take tomorrow off. By the way he also go the stomach flu and he is still pretty weak. So he would not be able to go to work anyway. My daughter thinks she may have caught it, and grandson got a relapse.
Lots of unpleasantness here.
Hope everyone is well
sleep well
God bless
Saturday, January 8, 2011
ok THE TIME HAS COME
The time has come for me to stop saying so much negative things to myself. I would not say to my best friend "you are such a loser" NO I would build her up I would exhort her positive ways , I would compliment her on her many accomplishments. So I am going to start listing the things that I did positive for each day. Things that I did for me and for others, things that make my life better wheather it is good for weight loss or not. For instance, I walked 4 miles today. I went early this morning and walked and then when dh came home he wanted to go for a walk and I went with him. I had a nice time we talked and laughed and held hands and watched for deer tracks. The first time was nice.; I prayed a lot while I walked and sung songs of praise to God, I loved this special time that I worshipped in the fresh air with no telephone and I was out of the house so I was not thinking that I need to start laundry or dishes or anything else.. The 2nd time I walked with dh and that was very nice also. It was a special time with him and I thoroughly enjoyed spending quality time with him.
Since this is the south and when the weather turns bad we might lose electricity, so I spent a good deal of time cooking some foods that can be warmed up on the camping gas grill. We have enough food to last for several day if worse comes to worse and even if it does not get that bad I won't have to cook until maybe Wed. or thursday. I was very industrius today. Also since dh and I have lived through this many times before we knew we needed to cook enough food to take care of dd her husband and their baby. They only have a couple of blankets so if the electricity does go off they will show up here and I have many -many blankets and the gas grill (we know not to use it in tight confines and not to use it except for short periods of time) and we have lots of food. And the means to cook more if it is needed.
Myheart hurts for the people that was in the supermarket when the shooter came in. Oh and the people decapitated in mexico. I am telling you people are getting desparate and that desparation is causing them to do horrible things. The world is getting worse and worse. My hope is in the Lord. My life I give to Him, He said He would carry me on wings of eagles and I trust that He will not let me go.
Sleep well everyone
Have a great Sunday
God bless
Since this is the south and when the weather turns bad we might lose electricity, so I spent a good deal of time cooking some foods that can be warmed up on the camping gas grill. We have enough food to last for several day if worse comes to worse and even if it does not get that bad I won't have to cook until maybe Wed. or thursday. I was very industrius today. Also since dh and I have lived through this many times before we knew we needed to cook enough food to take care of dd her husband and their baby. They only have a couple of blankets so if the electricity does go off they will show up here and I have many -many blankets and the gas grill (we know not to use it in tight confines and not to use it except for short periods of time) and we have lots of food. And the means to cook more if it is needed.
Myheart hurts for the people that was in the supermarket when the shooter came in. Oh and the people decapitated in mexico. I am telling you people are getting desparate and that desparation is causing them to do horrible things. The world is getting worse and worse. My hope is in the Lord. My life I give to Him, He said He would carry me on wings of eagles and I trust that He will not let me go.
Sleep well everyone
Have a great Sunday
God bless
Friday, January 7, 2011
Another day that I see myself as a failure
I got up full of determination, I did laundry aIwalked Ihad my foods planned out that I was going to cook. And then my dd came, she had a dentist appointment and the baby was sick so he could not go to school. So quess who he stayed with ---yep that's right me. Now I have had him so much that if I am particularly busy I just pop a video in and I keep on doing what I need to ddo. And I would have done thattoday, but he was really sick and he said "grama, will you rock me?" so I sat with him and rocked him and sunf to him while my dd went to the dentist and then she went ot get something to eat and then she went to deliver some avon. (she is a dealer) and then she came to get her son. I understand she can do those things easier without the baby but OH well that is what being a mom is all about.
Anyway I rocked and sung and when she came to get him I was hungry and just ate the easiest thing I could get my hands on. I did go walking . and tomorrow I will do my weights and maybe stretching and I will try to go walking. The southeast is expecting another snow storm and I am sure that it is going to be kinda difficult for me to get out next week.. Plus is they close the schools the baby will be with me and it will not be easy for me to do any exercise so I will do what I can when I can.
Tomorrow is another day, I will do better.
Sleep well everyone
God bless.
Anyway I rocked and sung and when she came to get him I was hungry and just ate the easiest thing I could get my hands on. I did go walking . and tomorrow I will do my weights and maybe stretching and I will try to go walking. The southeast is expecting another snow storm and I am sure that it is going to be kinda difficult for me to get out next week.. Plus is they close the schools the baby will be with me and it will not be easy for me to do any exercise so I will do what I can when I can.
Tomorrow is another day, I will do better.
Sleep well everyone
God bless.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
shame on me
If a man walked up to you and said "I was bad this weekend" what would you think? I would think he drank too much or had a wild fling with someone.
If a woman walked up to you and said the same thing what would you think? I would think she ate an entire cake and ice cream and fried chicken, and candy.
Why do I think eating is a bad thing. ack and ack. Such deep thoughts for this day however I was bad today, and no I did not go out and do an improper thing. I ate and ate and ate. I don't look at it as a binge or even out of control although it probably could be called that . I ate nuts and trail mix and chocolate covered cashews. Not all at the same time no I did not sit down with the bag just kept a small cup beside me and while I worked on the computer I kept noshing on the snacks. I feel bad in my stomach and I feel bad emotionally. Where was my Brunhilde? My dh was no help at all. He was doing the same thing in the living room. I sould tir him up and dare him to bring that stuff back in the house.The only real food I had was at lunch I had a small bit of sweet peas and some green beans and a bowl of salmon stew. The rest of the day was snacking and snacking .........I just had a talk with him about us trying to be strong when the other is weak. Maybe we can support each other..
I already have my menu worked out for tomorrow
baked chicen
grille squash
steamed cabbage
crowder field peas
apple
milk
oj
Tomorrow night I will go to a church function and they have some food there. I think I will eat before I go and then I will just give a donation to the church instead of buying a supper..
You know eating healthy and losing weight should not be this hard.
oh oh oh oh before I forget , day before yesterday dh and I went for a walk in the woods and we started playing like a couple of kids just being silly, and he started chasing me and I started running -trust me 200 pound , 59 year old women should not run, anyway I get up this morning and my knee is swollen and so very painful. So I could not even go walking today. I have babied that knee today and as of the last couple of hours, the swelling has gone down and it is no longer hurting. I don't think I will do that again. The next time I will just let him catch me.
I hope everyone that reads this had a better eating and exercise day than I did
Sleep well everyone
God bless
If a woman walked up to you and said the same thing what would you think? I would think she ate an entire cake and ice cream and fried chicken, and candy.
Why do I think eating is a bad thing. ack and ack. Such deep thoughts for this day however I was bad today, and no I did not go out and do an improper thing. I ate and ate and ate. I don't look at it as a binge or even out of control although it probably could be called that . I ate nuts and trail mix and chocolate covered cashews. Not all at the same time no I did not sit down with the bag just kept a small cup beside me and while I worked on the computer I kept noshing on the snacks. I feel bad in my stomach and I feel bad emotionally. Where was my Brunhilde? My dh was no help at all. He was doing the same thing in the living room. I sould tir him up and dare him to bring that stuff back in the house.The only real food I had was at lunch I had a small bit of sweet peas and some green beans and a bowl of salmon stew. The rest of the day was snacking and snacking .........I just had a talk with him about us trying to be strong when the other is weak. Maybe we can support each other..
I already have my menu worked out for tomorrow
baked chicen
grille squash
steamed cabbage
crowder field peas
apple
milk
oj
Tomorrow night I will go to a church function and they have some food there. I think I will eat before I go and then I will just give a donation to the church instead of buying a supper..
You know eating healthy and losing weight should not be this hard.
oh oh oh oh before I forget , day before yesterday dh and I went for a walk in the woods and we started playing like a couple of kids just being silly, and he started chasing me and I started running -trust me 200 pound , 59 year old women should not run, anyway I get up this morning and my knee is swollen and so very painful. So I could not even go walking today. I have babied that knee today and as of the last couple of hours, the swelling has gone down and it is no longer hurting. I don't think I will do that again. The next time I will just let him catch me.
I hope everyone that reads this had a better eating and exercise day than I did
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
You are what you eat
If that were true can you imagine what the people would look like as you passed them on the street.
Today was really good. I have a flat ear because it was one of those days that people wanted to talk to me. I love my portable phone because I can keep walking while I talk. I can' t walk fast because I think it would be knda rude to be panting into the phone when people are talking.
I went walking early this morn with dh. He is trying to keep at it this time. His sugar yesterday morning was over 200 and that was the highest it has ever been. It scared him and me, so he is trying to keep the sweets down and trying to exercise too. Double plus here it helps me when I have a buddy to walk with. Josie, I wish you lived near me, we could be walking buddies.
Calories for today was 1685. Pretty good. I can't remember if my dr. told me this or I read it a few years ago, "Add a zero to your weight, and eat less than that in calories and you will lose weight. " For example, If I weigh 200 pounds I could eat 1900 calories a day and I would lose weight. I think I would lose it very slow, so I try to eat around 1500 calories a day. That gives me a little room to go over and yet I still don't feel like I messed up. Plus I exercise almost every day. That not only burns a bit of calories it also builds muscle. And we all know that muscles burn more calories than fat/
Speaking of exercise, I worked out with 8 pound weights this morning for 30 minutes and then walked two miles. I came home and stripped beds, washed sheets and remade beds, And washed a load of dhs work clothes and hung them up to dry.. Then I ironed for a little over an hour and cooked and cleaned house. And with all of that my pedometer steps was taaaaa daaaaaaa-----10459---just touch over five miles. I wear my pedometer all day long. Every step counts and every movement is important.
Going to see if dh fell asleep waiting on me to come keep him company.
Sleep well everyone
God bless you
Today was really good. I have a flat ear because it was one of those days that people wanted to talk to me. I love my portable phone because I can keep walking while I talk. I can' t walk fast because I think it would be knda rude to be panting into the phone when people are talking.
I went walking early this morn with dh. He is trying to keep at it this time. His sugar yesterday morning was over 200 and that was the highest it has ever been. It scared him and me, so he is trying to keep the sweets down and trying to exercise too. Double plus here it helps me when I have a buddy to walk with. Josie, I wish you lived near me, we could be walking buddies.
Calories for today was 1685. Pretty good. I can't remember if my dr. told me this or I read it a few years ago, "Add a zero to your weight, and eat less than that in calories and you will lose weight. " For example, If I weigh 200 pounds I could eat 1900 calories a day and I would lose weight. I think I would lose it very slow, so I try to eat around 1500 calories a day. That gives me a little room to go over and yet I still don't feel like I messed up. Plus I exercise almost every day. That not only burns a bit of calories it also builds muscle. And we all know that muscles burn more calories than fat/
Speaking of exercise, I worked out with 8 pound weights this morning for 30 minutes and then walked two miles. I came home and stripped beds, washed sheets and remade beds, And washed a load of dhs work clothes and hung them up to dry.. Then I ironed for a little over an hour and cooked and cleaned house. And with all of that my pedometer steps was taaaaa daaaaaaa-----10459---just touch over five miles. I wear my pedometer all day long. Every step counts and every movement is important.
Going to see if dh fell asleep waiting on me to come keep him company.
Sleep well everyone
God bless you
Monday, January 3, 2011
I did pretty good today
Now I know that I should have started doing all this on the 1st BUT (don't you just love that word) I had the baby here and it is hard to exercise with him here. Also I had to cook the traditional new years southern meal-collards, hog jowls, and black eyed peas. I did not eat a lot of that food but because of tradition I did eat some of it. For those who do not know hog jowls is just a name, it is so much like thick sliced bacon it could easily pass for it.
Yesterday was Sunday and I had the baby, we went to church of course and he wore his black dress slacks and white shirt and a blue tie with white specks in it. There is nothing any cuter than a little boy dressed up in a suit. Except dd forgot to bring his suit jacket. OH well, he still looked cute.
Today I went walking early I was out at 8:30 and the temperature was about 26 and I was well wrapped up but it was still very invigerating. I enjoyed it. Later dh wanted to go for a walk and I went with him, So that was total of 4 miles plus the walking I did in the house put my pedometer number up to11080-and that equals a little over 5 miles total. Not bad for not walking in about 2 weeks.
Now calories was not so good, I had a couple of chocolate kisses at the ladies meeting tonight and I figure that the calories from that topped my calorie count up to close to 1700 calories.. Not terrible ---not good but not terrible either.
Now In a little over a month (since before thandsgiving) I have gained around 12 pounds. I could get my calendar and figure it out but to tell you the truth I don't think it matters what I have gained but what matters is this fresh start. What matters is the fact that I have to start from where I am right now and not where I was a month ago. So fresh year -fresh week and fresh day. I will do this.
One part of my mind wants to rant and rave over the horrible thing I did to myself another part wants to shrug my shoulders and say the heck with it, and another part wants to say lets go get some ice cream, and another part wants to say it is just a temporary setback, it does not define me. I am stronger than bad habits, I am stronger than ice cream, and I am strong enough to get back on track and make this work for me.
So,,,,, for taday the last one is in control. Everyday that the last one is in control the stronger that one becomes. lol I ought to name her Brunhilde, That sounds like a strong female name. No can't name her that, I want a NICE strong name for my strong counterpart. (no I do not have a split personality, just having a little fun with a serious situation. )
Food was fairly healthy -----I tried to keep high calories to a minimum I ate lots of vegetables including carrots and lettuce and sweet peas and green beans and collards and mushrooms. I ate tuna and a couple of hotdogs without bread and I ate some cheese, and anda small apple and orange juice and milk. Writing it out makes it sound like a lot of food but when I ate it -it did not seem like a lot of food.
Going to get off of the computer now and go spend the rest of the evening with dh.
Sleep well everyone
God bless you
Yesterday was Sunday and I had the baby, we went to church of course and he wore his black dress slacks and white shirt and a blue tie with white specks in it. There is nothing any cuter than a little boy dressed up in a suit. Except dd forgot to bring his suit jacket. OH well, he still looked cute.
Today I went walking early I was out at 8:30 and the temperature was about 26 and I was well wrapped up but it was still very invigerating. I enjoyed it. Later dh wanted to go for a walk and I went with him, So that was total of 4 miles plus the walking I did in the house put my pedometer number up to11080-and that equals a little over 5 miles total. Not bad for not walking in about 2 weeks.
Now calories was not so good, I had a couple of chocolate kisses at the ladies meeting tonight and I figure that the calories from that topped my calorie count up to close to 1700 calories.. Not terrible ---not good but not terrible either.
Now In a little over a month (since before thandsgiving) I have gained around 12 pounds. I could get my calendar and figure it out but to tell you the truth I don't think it matters what I have gained but what matters is this fresh start. What matters is the fact that I have to start from where I am right now and not where I was a month ago. So fresh year -fresh week and fresh day. I will do this.
One part of my mind wants to rant and rave over the horrible thing I did to myself another part wants to shrug my shoulders and say the heck with it, and another part wants to say lets go get some ice cream, and another part wants to say it is just a temporary setback, it does not define me. I am stronger than bad habits, I am stronger than ice cream, and I am strong enough to get back on track and make this work for me.
So,,,,, for taday the last one is in control. Everyday that the last one is in control the stronger that one becomes. lol I ought to name her Brunhilde, That sounds like a strong female name. No can't name her that, I want a NICE strong name for my strong counterpart. (no I do not have a split personality, just having a little fun with a serious situation. )
Food was fairly healthy -----I tried to keep high calories to a minimum I ate lots of vegetables including carrots and lettuce and sweet peas and green beans and collards and mushrooms. I ate tuna and a couple of hotdogs without bread and I ate some cheese, and anda small apple and orange juice and milk. Writing it out makes it sound like a lot of food but when I ate it -it did not seem like a lot of food.
Going to get off of the computer now and go spend the rest of the evening with dh.
Sleep well everyone
God bless you
Saturday, January 1, 2011
resolutions
1. I want to spend more time worshipping God
2. I want to become less critical of others
3. I want to spend more time with my loved ones
4. I want to be healther
5. I want to lose weight.
1. I spend time with God everyday. Sometime only a few moments but really I can pop in a cd and listen to gospel music instead of having the tv on, while I clean or while I am doing things on the computer.
2. I really do try not to be critical of people but when I think of some of the things some people do it really frustrates me. Like people complaining about not having money to buy their groceries and yet they smoke and drink. But I was young once and did foolish things too.
3. I know that my children have jobs and their families, and I can not literally spend time with them. But I can call them and I can e mail them to tell them I love them. I read once that " when a person dies all he is then is the memories he left behind." I really want my husband, children, grandchildren, and friends to have happy memories of me. I spend way too much time on the computer in the evenings instead of sitting with dh in the living room. That is going to change.
4. I see people around me getting weaker and weaker in their bodies. People my age are so sedentary that when they want to do anything it wears them out. It is hard for some people to even go grocery shopping and these people are my age. In the last month or so I have neglected to exercise and I have ate like I was trying to become a sumo wrestler. And I have recently noticed that I am getting tired, I am not sleeping as well and my joints are beginning to ache. I don't seem to have the stamina that I used to have, even a month ago. When the baby was here and I would get on the floor to play with him, it was hard for me to get down and then hard for me to get back up. I want that quality of health that was mine last month, I want that energy back, and I hate that I gained so much weight back.
5. Which brings me to losing weight. I need to lose weight for my health. Overweight people tend to have more health issues than normal weight people. Plus the smaller you are the more choices you have for clothes. lol
So self impovement is my main goal. I hope I can through example lead dh to improving himself. I have lived with him 35 years and I hope to live a good long time with him.
May you all have a happy new year. May you have good health, and may this new year give you prosperity and peace.
God bless you all
2. I want to become less critical of others
3. I want to spend more time with my loved ones
4. I want to be healther
5. I want to lose weight.
1. I spend time with God everyday. Sometime only a few moments but really I can pop in a cd and listen to gospel music instead of having the tv on, while I clean or while I am doing things on the computer.
2. I really do try not to be critical of people but when I think of some of the things some people do it really frustrates me. Like people complaining about not having money to buy their groceries and yet they smoke and drink. But I was young once and did foolish things too.
3. I know that my children have jobs and their families, and I can not literally spend time with them. But I can call them and I can e mail them to tell them I love them. I read once that " when a person dies all he is then is the memories he left behind." I really want my husband, children, grandchildren, and friends to have happy memories of me. I spend way too much time on the computer in the evenings instead of sitting with dh in the living room. That is going to change.
4. I see people around me getting weaker and weaker in their bodies. People my age are so sedentary that when they want to do anything it wears them out. It is hard for some people to even go grocery shopping and these people are my age. In the last month or so I have neglected to exercise and I have ate like I was trying to become a sumo wrestler. And I have recently noticed that I am getting tired, I am not sleeping as well and my joints are beginning to ache. I don't seem to have the stamina that I used to have, even a month ago. When the baby was here and I would get on the floor to play with him, it was hard for me to get down and then hard for me to get back up. I want that quality of health that was mine last month, I want that energy back, and I hate that I gained so much weight back.
5. Which brings me to losing weight. I need to lose weight for my health. Overweight people tend to have more health issues than normal weight people. Plus the smaller you are the more choices you have for clothes. lol
So self impovement is my main goal. I hope I can through example lead dh to improving himself. I have lived with him 35 years and I hope to live a good long time with him.
May you all have a happy new year. May you have good health, and may this new year give you prosperity and peace.
God bless you all
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