Thankful...Day 3 The boys

Day 3

Today I'm thankful for the boys I am getting to raise.  They are a blessing to me each and everyday!!  Thankful that they have the dad they have to show them by example the kind of man God wants to be.  Thankful that one is still little enough to "snuggle" with me, one that is a great example to his younger brothers and sisters and one who "tests" me, but loves to wrap his arms around me all the time.  Thank you God for this many men to raise!!!

Crazy how much they have changed since this was taken just last October!!!!

Thankful...day 2 The girls

Day 2

Today I am thankful for the daughters that I have the privilege of raising (with God's help!!).  They are both such wonderful blessings to me.  Thankful for one who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to get it and for one who is always willing to help with whatever needs to be done.  Grateful for all the volleyball games we get to watch them both in.  Thank you God for giving me two loving and special girls to help  you grow into Godly Wives and Mothers.

They have both REALLY grown up in the last year!!!  WOW!!!

Thankful...day 1

I can't believe this year has gone so quickly!!  Many life changes for us this year and many things to be thankful for.  I'm going to take each day the next month and post the things I am thankful for.  Feel free to add yours.

Right now I'm thankful that my father-in-law is still around for my children to know and love.  He is a young 90 years old.  He has spent the last few weeks in the hospital and is now in a senior living home to get the physical therapy he needs so that he can go home.

Our children are the youngest of the grandchildren (they range from 41 to 6) and they have had lots of years to get to know him, learn from him and learn how to love the Lord "with all their hearts."

I am thankful for the man who is half responsible for the wonderful husband that I get to call mine.  I am thankful for the man who loves the history of this country enough to share what he remembers with the young-ins. Thankful that the Lord has let us keep him here for all these many years!!

I am thankful for Frank H. Britt...

Weight in, Tuesday on Thursday. Oops.

Same story here.  Feel like a broken record!!!  Weight hasn't changed.  Which is fine with me as long as it is not going up.  My "workouts" are still happening.  I still don't like them, but will keep doing them.  I guess I'll just keep keeping on!!!!

Weight in...

I'm a day late posting this, but crazy times!!  The scale isn't my friend right now.  My weight hasn't changed in about a month.  It isn't going up, but it isn't going down either.  If I'm honest with myself I am not eating exactly like I was.  I'm not doing terrible, but not as good as I could be.  I have been walking which I still H.A.T.E!!! I am able to watch Direct TV on my iPad that helps. I'm doing it because I need to and I think it "excites" my husband!!!  wink wink ;)  I do have a sense of accomplishment when I finish and a feeling of wet!!!  I'm really looking forward to Steve being able to do some stuff with me.  He has diabetes (thanks to steroids) now so we are working on that diet as well as trying to help him loose some weight.  He still isn't able to exercise and that could not happen till the beginning of next year.

This week I am going to continue to walk everyday and get back on my weight lose diet!!!

Have a great week!!!

This ISN'T What God Wants for Me!!

I have come to realize that the way I feel about myself isn't the way God wants me to feel.  God loves me even fat, but he has given me this "vessel" and I have not taken care of it the way God wants me too.  But he gives me GRACE!!  He gives me HOPE!!!  He gives me STRENGTH!!!

This week I am going on His strength to over come all those defeating thoughts that have been my reality.
"May these words of my mouth and this mediation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer."  Psalm 19:14

My weight hasn't changes in the last week, but I have increased my activity.  I have walked 6 of the last 7 days.  I am going to focus on making sure I find 32 minutes everyday to walk.  I know that the weight will come off.

Love my walking shoes!!!!

Weight...

Well, the wagon is much harder to get back on then I thought.  I don't see myself going back to where I was when I started.  I see myself being what God has intended me to be, healthy. I do better with structure and I haven't had much structure since May.   Going to work hard to get back in control of my sin and overcome it.

On a side note I did walk yesterday for 31 minutes yesterday...good start!!