I love this time of year. This time of year is filled with holidays and festivals. We are having a fall festival at my church. So excited. So ready! Can not wait to see all the kids dressed up and having fun.
Halloween is upon us and Thanksgiving is coming up soon. Time to think about everything that we are thankful for.
Wait! What?
Being thankful shouldn't be saved for just one day a year. I am thankful that I've lost another .7 of a pound. I'm thankful that I am getting to go to the fall festival tonight with my daughter and getting to see friends and have my boyfriend and his daughter join us.
God's Word says that we are to be thankful in all circumstances.
Ok, so let's see.
What am I thankful for:
Way too many things to list here!
Ok, so I feel like I've hit a plateau in my weight loss. I am working out but not like I was. I am hoping to get kick started soon. I need to desperately. I have been experiencing the yo-yo effect and it's messing with the tape in my head. I hate this! Although I did lose a little this week, it is so much easier when you have a support group or someone to work out with. My man and my mom are both very supportive of me. I can't wait to see how I do this next week!
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 NIV
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
YOU ARE LOVED! YOU ARE AWESOME! YOU ARE SO PRECIOUS!
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
New Chapters Bring New Friends
I am thrilled! I am so excited! Yes, I'm happy about dating again. I'm also happy about my church gaining a new minister. So thankful that God answered that prayer.
Ok... So what other chapters am I beginning in my life? Well, I am back to being a substitute teacher. I am back to feeling more like myself than I have in a very long time. I have an awesome daughter, set of parents and boyfriend. When things all line up the way that they have I just know that it's all God.
Now is when I'm typically beginning to shake in my preverbal boots. I know that Satan is out there and ready to attack my happiness. I'm not letting him! I refuse it! Please pray for me in that regard.
Weightloss update: I haven't lost anything this week. However, I haven't gained any either. I'm good with that. What am I going to do to help kick start the losing again? I am going to adjust what I'm eating daily until I start losing again. That means more veggies and fruit. Am so thankful that my family is ready to do this with me.
So, what's for lunch tomorrow? Salad with carrots. Supper will either be chicken or chili. Not sure as of yet. Will depend upon how I feel when I get home.
Until then remember:
YOU ARE AWESOME! YOU ARE PERFECT JUST THE WAY YOU ARE! YOU ARE LOVED!
Ok... So what other chapters am I beginning in my life? Well, I am back to being a substitute teacher. I am back to feeling more like myself than I have in a very long time. I have an awesome daughter, set of parents and boyfriend. When things all line up the way that they have I just know that it's all God.
Now is when I'm typically beginning to shake in my preverbal boots. I know that Satan is out there and ready to attack my happiness. I'm not letting him! I refuse it! Please pray for me in that regard.
Weightloss update: I haven't lost anything this week. However, I haven't gained any either. I'm good with that. What am I going to do to help kick start the losing again? I am going to adjust what I'm eating daily until I start losing again. That means more veggies and fruit. Am so thankful that my family is ready to do this with me.
So, what's for lunch tomorrow? Salad with carrots. Supper will either be chicken or chili. Not sure as of yet. Will depend upon how I feel when I get home.
Until then remember:
YOU ARE AWESOME! YOU ARE PERFECT JUST THE WAY YOU ARE! YOU ARE LOVED!
Monday, October 13, 2014
Happy Fall Ya'll!
Yeah! Fall is here! It's getting cooler! Loving this weather, except that it's rainy looking here. I do not like that necessarily. I am so thankful that it is finally cooling off!
Ok, so while I am trying to lose a grand total of 140 pounds, God has put a guy into my life. He is great! My daughter likes him, my parents seem to like him, I have friends who like him. Now I just have to keep going and not run him off.
I am reminded of an old Beatles' song that was inspired by verses in Ecclesiastes 3. So glad that a new season has begun in my life!
Please pray for those affected by the storms in Louisiana.
Thanks!
Ok, so while I am trying to lose a grand total of 140 pounds, God has put a guy into my life. He is great! My daughter likes him, my parents seem to like him, I have friends who like him. Now I just have to keep going and not run him off.
I am reminded of an old Beatles' song that was inspired by verses in Ecclesiastes 3. So glad that a new season has begun in my life!
Please pray for those affected by the storms in Louisiana.
Thanks!
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Love is...
...a many splendored thing. According to the song, anyway. I think it's awesome! Love is an amazing emotion to be able to show. Love is a verb. It is not a noun. It is action.
By now, you should know that I am a Christian. If not well, here I am stating that fact to you. That doesn't mean that I am perfect. I am far from perfect. I have never proclaimed to be perfect. I strive to be like Christ who was perfect in all He did. One thing that He did was to show love. Now, I can type out all the Scripture references and type out the Scripture but that will not do anything to convince you of Christ's Love for you. God's love is shown in that God sent Christ Jesus to die for us. Christ's love is shown by His dying for us, when ultimately He didn't have to.
Let me reiterate a statement. I AM NOT PERFECT. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called. God has qualified me to be His daughter. His Princess. I think that in and of itself is amazing. I am royalty! How cool right? If you are a Christian then you are royalty too! We are family!
If you want to know more about becoming a member of the family, send me a message.
This is all for today.
Remember:
YOU ARE LOVED! YOU ARE WORTHY! YOU ARE AWESOME!
By now, you should know that I am a Christian. If not well, here I am stating that fact to you. That doesn't mean that I am perfect. I am far from perfect. I have never proclaimed to be perfect. I strive to be like Christ who was perfect in all He did. One thing that He did was to show love. Now, I can type out all the Scripture references and type out the Scripture but that will not do anything to convince you of Christ's Love for you. God's love is shown in that God sent Christ Jesus to die for us. Christ's love is shown by His dying for us, when ultimately He didn't have to.
Let me reiterate a statement. I AM NOT PERFECT. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called. God has qualified me to be His daughter. His Princess. I think that in and of itself is amazing. I am royalty! How cool right? If you are a Christian then you are royalty too! We are family!
If you want to know more about becoming a member of the family, send me a message.
This is all for today.
Remember:
YOU ARE LOVED! YOU ARE WORTHY! YOU ARE AWESOME!
Monday, October 6, 2014
Weekend Getaways are good for you.....
...unless you find yourself being bitten by or having a reaction to something that you can't see.
Yes, you heard me right. I have a friend who was bitten in several different places by something or came into contact with something that she was allergic to. Apparently I am allergic to it as well. What it is though we just don't know.
I had a great time at the beach. I put my feet into the sand and went looking for seashells. Waded in the Gulf some. Meet a lot of sweet people and got to get to know them.
I learned so much. For example, what it is to really wait on God, how hard is it to just wait sometimes and, how we can get rid of the distractions to make it easier to wait.
The best part of the weekend, other than getting to meet and get to know a bunch of awesome women, was seeing three, yes three, Bald Eagles flying around on my way home.
We spent a lot of time talking about God being everlasting. I think we all need to remember that. What's even more is that we have those who are struggling to remember that as well.
The question was asked what part of my life is the hardest for me to give up to God. For me it is my weight problem. That is what I'm trying to do here.
Take a listen to the below song.
"Everlasting God"
http://youtu.be/yubLGTOcm8c
YOU ARE AWESOME. YOU ARE AMAZING. YOU ARE LOVED!
Yes, you heard me right. I have a friend who was bitten in several different places by something or came into contact with something that she was allergic to. Apparently I am allergic to it as well. What it is though we just don't know.
I had a great time at the beach. I put my feet into the sand and went looking for seashells. Waded in the Gulf some. Meet a lot of sweet people and got to get to know them.
I learned so much. For example, what it is to really wait on God, how hard is it to just wait sometimes and, how we can get rid of the distractions to make it easier to wait.
The best part of the weekend, other than getting to meet and get to know a bunch of awesome women, was seeing three, yes three, Bald Eagles flying around on my way home.
We spent a lot of time talking about God being everlasting. I think we all need to remember that. What's even more is that we have those who are struggling to remember that as well.
The question was asked what part of my life is the hardest for me to give up to God. For me it is my weight problem. That is what I'm trying to do here.
Take a listen to the below song.
"Everlasting God"
http://youtu.be/yubLGTOcm8c
YOU ARE AWESOME. YOU ARE AMAZING. YOU ARE LOVED!
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Weakness or Strength
Some people walk around showing how strong they are. Others, whether they are aware of it or not, walk around showing how weak they are. I hope I show that I am strong but also week.
Am I crazy? A little bit, yes.
Paul says in 2 Corinthians 12:10, "That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
God takes areas where we are weak and stands in the gaps to make us strong. We are supposed to help those who are weaker than us in areas.
There is an old saying, "Opposites attract." Well, it's true in magnets, as well as humans. You see, we are attracted to or want to be in the company of those who help us feel stronger or better about ourselves. That is how everyone of us start out, unfortunately that is not how we stay though. Things happen in life and we change.
Case in point:
I went off to a Christian college for my first semester of college. While at that college, I began dealing with depression. (Notice how that was phrased? I began...) I dealt with it by engaging in conversations that were not good for me. I even met a couple of the people that I talked with over the internet. Now, one wasn't so bad. The other though began to tear me apart and of course it was all under the guise that he was trying to help me meet a weight goal that meant nothing to him ultimately. That same man mistreated me to the point that I needed someone to step in, but no one did. No one saw what he was doing to me because he was sure to only really tear me down in private. My parents saw some of what he was doing but didn't see it all. I had no idea how to get out of the relationship. I wasn't strong enough to get out on my own until something drastic happened. (I will leave it at that.) He was opposite of me in so many ways. Our compatibility test said that we would be a good match.
It is never easy to see the weaknesses in ourselves. It is definitely never easy to have them pointed out to us. I began to realize however that there are some people out there who will point them out to help you learn how to become stronger in that area.
Those people are invaluable!
I firmly believe that God puts people like them into our lives to help us immensely.
I hope you all have an awesome weekend!
YOU ARE AWESOME. YOU ARE HIS MASTERPIECE. YOU ARE LOVED!
Am I crazy? A little bit, yes.
Paul says in 2 Corinthians 12:10, "That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
God takes areas where we are weak and stands in the gaps to make us strong. We are supposed to help those who are weaker than us in areas.
There is an old saying, "Opposites attract." Well, it's true in magnets, as well as humans. You see, we are attracted to or want to be in the company of those who help us feel stronger or better about ourselves. That is how everyone of us start out, unfortunately that is not how we stay though. Things happen in life and we change.
Case in point:
I went off to a Christian college for my first semester of college. While at that college, I began dealing with depression. (Notice how that was phrased? I began...) I dealt with it by engaging in conversations that were not good for me. I even met a couple of the people that I talked with over the internet. Now, one wasn't so bad. The other though began to tear me apart and of course it was all under the guise that he was trying to help me meet a weight goal that meant nothing to him ultimately. That same man mistreated me to the point that I needed someone to step in, but no one did. No one saw what he was doing to me because he was sure to only really tear me down in private. My parents saw some of what he was doing but didn't see it all. I had no idea how to get out of the relationship. I wasn't strong enough to get out on my own until something drastic happened. (I will leave it at that.) He was opposite of me in so many ways. Our compatibility test said that we would be a good match.
It is never easy to see the weaknesses in ourselves. It is definitely never easy to have them pointed out to us. I began to realize however that there are some people out there who will point them out to help you learn how to become stronger in that area.
Those people are invaluable!
I firmly believe that God puts people like them into our lives to help us immensely.
I hope you all have an awesome weekend!
YOU ARE AWESOME. YOU ARE HIS MASTERPIECE. YOU ARE LOVED!
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