Day 21: So it’s been 10 days or so since I’ve reported on my progress to health and wellness. Good news. I’m feeling VERY healthy. Energy level is way up. No crazy sugar cravings. Whaddya know, there might be something to this whole thing about eating healthier foods. Maybe it really IS better for you. [...]
Archive for October, 2008
25 Oct
Vacationing….in Norman, OK
Fall Break came around and we didn’t have any big plans…a movie on Friday morning-aye, Chihuahua, but that was about it…where could we go that was close, cheap, and fun??? Did somebody say Norman, Oklahoma? Home of the Sooners? Hot-diggity! Kevin and I both went to school there–Kevin, Law School and me, undergrad, so we [...]
23 Oct
God looks at the heart
Poor King Saul. He was foolish, impatient, and thought if he mostly obeyed the Lord that would be good enough. Sounds a little like me. But Saul was king of Israel. He was a commander of armies. Bless him, he just couldn’t get it right. Hard as he tried, and I think he really was [...]
22 Oct
Hangin’ with the Israelites
Much of the early Old Testament is spent hanging out with the scraggly bunch of Israelites. In my estimation, they were a violent bunch to say the least. I still can’t get over some of the mass killings. Story after story of people killing each other–sometimes wiping out entire villages or entire families at a [...]
18 Oct
The only light in a dark world
I saw a movie today, The City of Ember, because I loved the book. I don’t know about you, but I always prefer the book over the movie if I’ve read it first, but I see the movie anyway–don’t know why. Anyway, it’s still a good movie, and there is a line at the beginning [...]
15 Oct
Still Gettin’ Healthy
Day 10: I’m sure you’re all wondering if I’m sticking to my commitment to get healthy, or if I’ve slacked off. Good news, I’m still on track! Yeah, me! I’m still counting calories AND moving more. And I’ve even lost a little, says the scale. I wish I could say that I was proud of [...]
10 Oct
Can you Imagine the Carnage?
I’ve been reading Deuteronomy (did I mention I’m trying to finish the Old Testament by the end of the year?). The Lord promised the Israelites when he brought them out of Egypt to take them to a better place–their promised land. So, after some drama, some disobedience, and a lot of wandering, He’s leading them [...]
9 Oct
Gettin’ healthy, Part 2
Just for the record, I’m obsessed with my “getting healthy” (I don’t want to call it a diet). Planning meals, snacks, activity (exercise), recording my data in FitDay.com, thinking about my next mouthful…so hungry…so weak…but, my jeans are still tight, so I will persevere. I’m using a free website called FitDay.com to track everything I [...]
8 Oct
Gettin’ healthy
For 9 weeks now I’ve been going to Whiny-Girl Exercise Boot Camp on Monday mornings at 5:15 am…yes, I said A.M.!! Man, that’s early. Still dark–still nighttime, aka sleeping time. Special props to Mike, an incredibly nice guy who drives miles and miles –for free!–to work out some whiny girls…um, I mean some of us [...]
6 Oct
Bow down with eyes wide open
Numbers 22-24 introduce us to Balaam. You know, the guy with the talking donkey. He was some kind of wise man, or prophet I guess. Someone that was sent for to get a word from God on what they (the Israelites) were supposed to do next–at this point, they are wandering in the wilderness, just [...]
