The fruits of my life

I went to high school in the early 90's and while fashion was loud and hair was big, girls were the same. In every group of girl friends, each girl at one time or another who took a turn being the victim of ridicule. But today, girls have many ways to reach their intended targets. From facebook , to txt messages, to email. No longer can you go home from school and be safe, because the insults, threats, and general meanness is waiting for you there on your profile page and blinking on your cell phone. I certainly took my turn being laughed at and being called mean names, and at times it was devastating . But none of that prepared me for having to deal with those same things happening to my teenage daughter. It is so heartbreaking. What absolutely kills me is that the reason she is under attack is because her "friends" don't like her boyfriend. One of the girls is even from her church small group. This was supposed to be a safe place for her. I am so sad, especially...

The scale needs to be hidden. I am addicted to standing on it. Seriously! Do I think it's going to miraculously say 150 just because I want it to. And when (yes when) it does say 150 will everything just be better? I ask myself this question often. The answer is always no, still I haven't given up hopping on the darn thing every time I go upstairs. So what makes things better? Tomorrow is the last day of the bible study I have been doing. It's called Transformed Inside Out. It has been a journey about developing a balanced healthy lifestyle that honors God in every area of our lives. Every week has taken me a step closer to God in areas that I have fallen away. As always some of the study was easy and a lot of it was rocky, scary, frustrating, and enlightening. I have learned that I have a choice. And most importantly I need to CHOOSE to change. As I look back through my study pages and read my thoughts and answers I am surprised how far I have come. Do you ever have that f...

About 10 weeks ago I began a journey to take better care of my body, AKA the temple of God's Holy Spirit in me. 1 Corinthinans 3:16 Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? It has been a wonderful but difficult journey. But the bible study has come to it's last week. I will weigh in this Thursday and then my weekly weigh-ins are on my own. I know that the only way I can get a healthy weight is with God's help. So, here I go! I decided that since I won't be able to meet weekly with my journey partners, I would keep track of my progress here. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of you mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2

About a year ago I signed up to take part in a Bible study. I had never done a bible study before, and had only read out of the bible a few times. I was so excited to take this new journey. The study was a Beth Moore study called Stepping Up. What an amazing was to look at the Bible. I remember thinking that I had no idea so many answers were in there. The study ended and I wanted more. So a group of us decided to do another one. This study still has my heart. Fruit of the Spirit. This study broke down a bible verses that is now hanging in my kitchen. Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Being a impatient person, I struggle with many of these. But the one that has me most frustrated is self-control. This is an everyday battle for me. With shopping, with getting things done, and especially with food. I've never blogged before but I'm gonna g...