Cords of Kindness

Down 2 lbs ...whooo hoooo

This morning I sat down to have my cup of coffee and picked up an old bible study.  Currently I am in between bible studies and when I don't have one going I'm sorta lost on what to do or read from my bible daily.  So I pickup an old one, there are always days that had been missed.  Well the day that it opened up to was in Beth Moore's study of "Living Beyond Yourself" Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit.  This is a great study and Beth Moore is my favorite, beyond favorite author. 

Well this morning that scripture was Hosea 11:1-4.  Hosea?? Where is that, took some time to find it but boy was it worth it. Old testimant after the Psalms.  It is listed below.  What this is talking about is knowing God as your father, not just your spiritual father but your father...knowing that father / child relationship.  This is like no other relationship.  Beth Moore goes on to say... Do you allow God to nurture you?  Do you understand that He takes great delight in careing for you? "we will never be successful as parents to our children until we are successful at being children to our Heavenly Father." This might be something you can't even fathom.  Psalms 81:10 "I am the LORD your God, you brought you out of Egypt.  Open wide your mouth and I will fill it."   ` John 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.  I am so thankful that I have someone who loves me as I am, just know that if you have accepted him as your savior that is exactly what He is.. a savior, a friend, a father. 

I love you, have an awesome day.

God's Love for Israel
1 "When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.
2 But the more I [a] called Israel,
the further they went from me. [b]
They sacrificed to the Baals
and they burned incense to images.
3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
taking them by the arms;
but they did not realize
it was I who healed them.
4 I led them with cords of human kindness,
with ties of love;
I lifted the yoke from their neck
and bent down to feed them.

169.1

Mermaid or Whale?

A dear friend sent me this email and I just had to put it out to the universe. What would you rather be a mermaid or a whale?

I'm with this lady, I want to be a whale. I am not really comfort at the weight I am, simply because none of my cloths fit, however I refuse to give up all the things I love just to get "skinny" What is the fun in that, if you can't enjoy it because I know as soon as I have that piece of cake it will return... I bet I have lost this same 20 lbs - 10 times.. I'm thinking it just needs to stick with me :)... so let's focus on getting healthy and hopefully look better because we feel better.

Thanks Cindy, this was a great reminder of what is important, not so much to look good, but to feel good and enjoy life.

15 So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 8:15 (New International Version)

Ok this is the verse of the week :) Have a great one


Mermaid or Whale?
Recently, in a large city in Australia, a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym.
It said, "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"

A middle-aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the gym.

To Whom It May Concern,
Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious humans.)They have an active sex life, get pregnant and have adorable baby whales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins stuffing themselves with shrimp. They play and swim in the seas,seeing wonderful places like Patagonia, the Bering Sea and the coral reefs of Polynesia.
Whales are wonderful singers and have even recorded CDs.
They are incredible creatures and virtually have no predators other than humans.
They are loved, protected and admired by almost everyone in the world.

Mermaids don't exist.
If they did exist,they would be lining up outside the offices of Argentinean psychoanalysts due to identity crisis. Fish or human?
They don't have a sex life because they kill men who get close to them, not to mention how could they have sex? Just look at them ... where is IT?
Therefore, they don't have kids either. Not to mention, who wants to get close to a girl who smells like a fish store?

The choice is perfectly clear to me:
I want to be a whale.

P.S. We are in an age when media puts into our heads the idea that only skinny people are beautiful, but I prefer to enjoy an ice cream with my kids, a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver, and a piece of chocolate with my friends. With time, we gain weight because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room, it distributes out to the rest of our bodies..

So we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured, educated and happy.
Beginning today,when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think,
¨Good grief, look how smart I am!¨

The beginning of 2010

Ok, so my friend Ginger talks me into going on a cruise in April.. Hello April this is January. I have spent the last 6 months of the year eating, just eating. I don't think I have done anything else. And of course what goes along with eating.. you guessed it gaining weight, of course we all go through this at the beginning of every new year. We all say oh I'm going to lose weight. That is the pat answer for "what are your resolutions" oh "lose weight, get organized..blah, blah.

So here we go, the cruise is booked ..whooppie. Now I HAVE to lose weight, I can't be the fat sister on the boat..right?

Jan 4 - Up early 5am, start P90X (as my sister says - "Google kick your a** and it will come up") I can do this, I have been a member of a gym most of my life and I have had trainers... I can do this. First morning, not so bad

Jan 5 - Up 5am start cardio... not too bad.. starting to get a little sore.

Jan 6 - can move out the of the bed, the alarm goes off.... ugh

Jan 7 - An Arctic blast has blown through town, I refuse to get up

Well here we are on Jan 11 - I have yet to work out again... UGHHHHH

Diet you may ask ... I am the worst dieter in the world, this could be one of my problems.

I'm going to lay it out for you.. well I was, I just typed how much I weighed and then erased it. It looks worse on here than I thought. Let's just say I am 5'4", 46 and whatever goes in my mouth ends up on my backside.

So.... where am I going with this??

So we got the cruise booked. Really looking forward to it. Time to relax, just the girls. However I HAVE to lose the weight no one wants to see this in shorts, lets not even think of the bathing suit yet.

So ya'll will be my acountalbity team....

Exercise is a must for me, if I stopped eating all together I wouldn't lose any weight... MUST EXERCISE. So here is the plan, first thing tomorrow :) I am going to get up and tackle P90X.

Philippians 4:13 - For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. (nlt)

HERE WE GOOOOOOO!!!!!