Year End Wrap Up and Resolutions for 2009.

Well... these were the resolutions:

1. To be more pleasant and less plump! - Definitely less plump. 47 lbs less so, in fact. More pleasant... well, dh says I'm happier so that must mean yes.

2. To spend time in the morning working out- Yes! Running is my friend.

3. To spend time with the Lord each morning. Need to work on this one. Maybe I need to move quiet time to evenings. That used to work really well.

4. To drink at least 8 glasses of water a day: *whistles*
5. To eat 6 small meals a day balanced with carbs and protein. Definitely better! Not perfect, but I've stuck to it mostly.

6. To motivate myself by encouraging others!! That's been good! At least I hope the others have felt encouraged. It does keep me plugging away too.

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Resolutions for 2009.

1. To continue the quest to be less plump...

2. To add in a consistent program of strength training to the running.

3. Making time to sit at His feet, whether morning, noon or night. The entire day goes better when I do. So, that is a focus.

4. Drink more water.

5. Keep a good protein/carb balance going.

6. Continue to encourage others... thereby motivating myself.

Have a Great end to this Year, and a wonderful start to the next!
Be Blessed!

Taking Stock...

On the 31st, I'll be posting a wrap up of the year. One of the great things about this blog is that I am able to keep track of what I'm doing, and how that measures up to my intentions. One of the painful things about this blog is that I am able to keep track of what I'm doing and how that measures up to my intentions.

I suspect that I'll be pleased, and disappointed. However, every change is a victory. And every set back is just that. A setback. It doesn't mean you'll never succeed. It means you've slipped up. That's all.

So... what are you taking stock of this year? Make some time to do that, and cut yourself some slack too!

Ah... Christmas is over...

and CHRISTmas will never end. All the joy and anticipation we have in remembering God's great gift on this one day for those of us who know, accept and rejoice in it... it shouldn't be over. It doesn't end with the unwrapping, and tossing away of garbage. It doesn't end with the redecorating.

We should continue to Keep CHRISTmas in our hearts, as Dickens exhorted us to do in A Christmas Carol. This is not the only time of year to give of ourselves, to give to charity, to help strangers with packages.

If you don't know this joy, if you are seeking truth, know that He is looking for you too. He is not willing that any should perish...

Remember... all you need to do is reach out and take His gift. Freely given, and completely unearned. Once you've done that... He'll do the rest!

Merry CHRISTmas!

Let the Stable Still Astonish!

Let the stable still astonish:
Straw-dirt floor, dull eyes,
Dusty flanks of donkeys, oxen;
Crumbling, crooked walls;
No bed to carry that pain,
And then, the child
Rag-wrapped laid to cry
In a trough.
Who would have chosen this?
Who would have said: "Yes,Let the God of Heaven and Earth
Be born in this place.
"Who but the same God
Who stands in the darker, fouler rooms of our hearts
And says "Yes, let the God of Heaven and Earth be born in THIS place!"

-Leslie Leyland Fields

Menu Monday!

Monday 12/8 - roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole

Tuesday 12/9 - pork stirfry (leftover pork roast, and stir fry veggies)

Wednesday 12/10 - beef stroganoff, green salad

Thursday 12/11 - chili, cornbread, green salad

Friday ??

Saturday - Shepherd's pie with leftover chicken potatoes etc.

Sunday-- sandwiches and soup.