Monday evening

This looks so much more inviting for tomorrow morning.  :D

Took me just about all day to get the kitchen looking better.  Well not all day…  I did do school with the children, prepare lunch, visit the chiropractor, rest with the baby and milk the cow.    I was feeling a little under the weather, so I moved a bit slower and the girls did the dishes. (they usually do lunch and supper dishes anyways)

I'm feeling much better this evening and I hope tomorrow I'll be energetic and get lots accomplished.  Actually not sure homw much I'll get done here tomorrow, we have music lessons and swimming time.  :D

Please pray for our baby, he is congested, he has a cough, but thankfully no fever like everyone else had last week.  I hope he is not going to get worse!

Sickness, sickness go away and DON"T come back another day! 

I'm looking forward to spring, warm weather, warm sunshine and a lovely breeze blowing in the windows.  :D

Angie and Amanda, thank you for your encouragment on the weight loss issue... 

No walking in today, but I wasn't feeling the best. 

My Kitchen

This also faces me today...  What a way to start a Monday!  

I'm off to make a difference!

Monday morning - week 8

I'm discouraged this morning....

Weigh in - 169.4 up yet another pound.  now I realized weight goes up and down because yesterday I was 168 even.  Still I'm discouraged about it all.  :(  Two weeks ago I was 167 now I'm back up to 169.  But sweet dh says not to be discouraged, he says its probably muscle, but I want to see the numbers go DOWN and not UP

I'm going to have to try and do things a bit differently.... 

For breakfast all I had was a smoothie made from homemade yogurt, banana, blueberries and a bit of br. sugar.

Anyway, this week, I will aim to get in 12 miles.

The Lord is keeping me humble, for I CAN"T do this on my own...

Have a blessed week!  I'll hope to keep updated everyday, but right now I have to go and get the day started here.  I'll catch up with you later on today, I hope!

Posting for Angie - Wednesday

This morning I made another goal of getting 3 miles in today.  I did it!!  I almost didn't, but I decided to hit the treadmill even though it was after 9pm. 

Sweet wise, I'm doing well, still have cravings now and then, but so far so good.

I'm not keeping a record of everything I eat, but maybe I should! 

Breakfast - oatmeal with cut up apples in it, bit of br. sugar and milk
Lunch - homemade macaroni and cheese, peas and a lovely salad
Supper - some rye toast with almond butter and homemade raspberry jam, an apple and a bowl of raisin bran.

I feel hungry now, but I'm not going to eat anything until breakfast time tomorrow!

Water - I have no problem drinking water.  :D

Let's keep encouraging each other!!

The Lord bless you and keep you;  The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;  The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.

Num. 6:24-26

Tuesday...

I did my goal of 3 miles today!!  :)

Monday evening week7

Last week slipped by fast...  Not sure why, except I had some sewing projects that kept me busy in my spare moments.  I made myself and my big girls swimsuits.  :)  Plus a bag for Becca's piano/violin books. 

Anyway, my weigh in this morning was nothing to be excited about...  I was up a pound from last week!  168.6, last week I was 167.2.  I shall not let that discourage me and I will just keep pressing on.

I also did not meet my goal of 12 miles, I got in just in 8.4 miles.  This week I'll try and do 3 mile starting tomorrow until Friday.  I had a work-out today mucking a large calf pen in the barn.  :D

I had a really stiff/sore neck on Wednesday and today it is finally feeling much better.  I had to see the chiro...

Anyway, I have sick children here, so I shall see how the rest of this week goes!

Blessings and thanks so much for your comments.  :D

Quick Monday Morning Note

Weigh in today.....  167.2!!   That is two pounds lower then last week!!!  Yay!!

My goals for this week is to get in 12 miles.  I didn't meet my goal of 14 miles last week, I only got in 12.5 instead. 

I have to be quick here, lots to do and it is already after 10:00am.  :)

I have one big PRAISE to share though!!  Yesterday, our oldest daughter was baptized.  It was a beautiful morning at church and she looked so happy.  :)  I'm looking forward to watching her blossom and grow in the Lord.  It makes our hearts rejoice to see her take this step.  Last summer we would not have dreamed this was going to happen, we had some challenging times, but the past few months we have witnessed changes and all I can say is the Lord is so GOOD!!  We have had many changes here and since then we have really seen the Lord working in our family here.  Thank you, LORD!!  You are so Faithful!!

Anyway, I hope to be back later.... 

Week 5 - Wednesday Evening

Another day ended....

Two miles in for me today.

Reading in Leviticus, lots of instruction on how to sacrifice and how it all was to be done.  It has been mentioned a few times how these offering were a sweet smelling savour unto the Lord.  I can't help thinking what a smell, burning flesh and blood....   It was all a shadow of what was to come though.  It has been interesting reading.

I allowed myself 2 cookies today!  LOL

So far it has been a good week....

Week 5 - Tuesday Night

I did my goal of 4 miles today.  :)

Yesterday, I only got in just a little over a mile, and then I was planning to do another other mile after supper. When dh came home from work and we were all sitting at the table eating supper, dh wondered if I would go out on a mini date with him that very evening.  To be honest, I didn't really want to go, I had plans for the evening and that included my walking.  The Lord spoke to me about that and I had a lovely mini date out with dh and I didn't worry about whether I got another mile in or not.  That was not important, but time with dh was.  :)

Week 5 -Tuesday Noon

I thought I would just post my goal of walking 4 miles today.

I want to hold myself accountable.  :D

ONE mile done 3 more to go....
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3:00pm update - 1.1 miles done - just 2 more to go!

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5;05pm. just got another mile done.

Now time to nurse the baby and then go and milk the cow.  :)

Monday Morning -Week 5

The numbers on the scale were lower this morning!!

My weight on Jan. 6/12 was 174.2lb
Today's weight Feb.6/12 was 169.2lb

SO I've lost 5 pounds so far!!  Thank you, Lord!

Goals for this week

WALK 14 miles, I'm thinking of having a couple days of 4 miles and the rest just 2 miles, or I may do 3 miles Monday-Thursday and then just 2 on Friday.  I'll see...

LIMIT the sweet intake, I do allow myself some dark chocolate now and then as a treat and this past weekend, there were just to many sweets around!  I ate more than I should have, so I was surprised at the scale this morning.  I'll remind myself to make wise food choices.

READ my Bible every day - this has been wonderful and I've been enjoying it.  Today I start the book of Leviticus.  It has been a very long time since I have read this book.  Looking forward to seeing what the Lord shows me while reading, may be "dry" but I know I'll find a treasured verse or more.  :D

I hope to visit your blogs this week, I know how encouraging it is when others comment!  :)

Friday Evening - Week 4

I was able to get in my two miles today.  So my week's total is 10 miles.  I made good choices on eating and I will see what the scales show on Monday morning.  :)

Another week is just about ended.  Tomorrow is my day off, then a new week starts!  I feel good about this week.

Yesterday while I was on the treadmill, I was reading my daily Bible reading for the day.  I'm in Exodus now and I was reading chapter 33.  I'll be honest some of the reading in Exodus was a little dry, not all but a couple of chapters were.  Anyway, what stood out to me was how awesome and amazing it was that Moses could talk to the Lord face to face.

"So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend". Exodus 33:11a

A little later in the chapter, it says Moses was not allowed to see the LORD'S face and the Lord covered him with His hand when he passed by, but he was able to see the LORD'S back.  To be in the LORD'S presence... wow....  What a special privilege!

Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people.’ But You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found grace in My sight.’  Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.”

And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

 Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.  For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth.”

 So the Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have found grace in My sight, and I know you by name.”

 And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.”

 Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”  But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.”  And the Lord said, “Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock.  So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by.  Then I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.” 

Exodus 34:12-23

Today we are not blessed in being able to speak to the Lord face to face like Moses did or even see His presence, but the Lord does use many ways to speak to us and show us His great love.  The wonderful thing is that we can still have a close relationship with our Lord.  We also have the blood of Jesus, the gift of eternal life and the promise of being face to face and living with our Lord Jesus one day.  

Getting back into GOD'S WORD has been a blessing to me.  I've been reminded on how much the Lord loves us and after the fall of Adam and Eve, He gave us the plan of redemption, so that we could ONE day be with HIM FOREVER.  Just had to share my musings I had while on the treadmill yesterday.  Our Lord is so GOOD.

Friday Morning - Week 4

I did it!!  I got 4 miles in yesterday, my legs are a bit sore, but I'm thrilled!!  :)

I have to get in at least 2 miles in today.  I'll do one between breakfast and lunch and then one in the afternoon.

I'll share my Bible reading this evening, I should have some time then.  :)

Right now we need to go and start our day with worship and breakfast and then house chores and school.  :)

Thursday Afternoon Update (week 4)

THREE miles done so far today!!  

Temptations to eat sweets has been strong this week...  I think after I've reach my four mile goal for today, I'll treat myself to some dark chocolate.  :)  YUM!!!

I think from now on I'll try and break up my miles, seems to make the time on the dreadmill a bit easier.  Oh, I'm looking forward to warm weather and less mud, so that I can walk on the road!  :)

Week 4 -Thurday Morning

Hello!!

I was not able to get in my walking yesterday, so today my goal is to do 4 miles. (maybe more)

I've got two done already, one before chores and then I just finished another mile now.

I have to run, but just wanted to post my goals for today, I hope to be back later and share what I read in the Bibles this morning too.  :)

Blessings and I hope the rest of you are doing well!  I have to make time to "visit" you!