“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.” II Chronicles 16:9

My grandfather always said to me, “you plant your field, you have to harvest it.” We made ourselves overweight, and we either have to live with it or work to change it. It is foolishness to over indulge, but that doesn’t stop us from doing it. Anyone who is overweight knows well that we have to pay for our foolishness. True wisdom comes from God. When we decide that enough is enough, that it is the time to lose weight, we can know God can help us, especially through the toughest times. All we need to do is ask. God is looking for ways to help us, but He always waits until His help is invited. Don’t hesitate. Call upon the Lord, and He will hear you.

Today’s thought: If we turn from our foolishness, God will bless us!

Family~

• Amanda is home! She had a wonderful trip and took lots of pictures… you can see a few of them here.
• It’s been a good week, everyone is healthy & happy!
• Izzy had bear on Monday and summer school on Wednesday.
• I enjoyed our visit with Matt’s mom and aunt this weekend. They spent the night Friday night.
• I have been planning to get in Emelia’s room and really organize it … we made some headway this week which is wonderful and have plans to organize some little things this week. It feels great to have this almost finished.
• Izzy continues to use the potty for #2, I know tmi, but it is big news and it is two weeks now!

kitchen~

• I stuck to my menu this week. The chicken spaghetti worked well for our guests Friday night. Have I mentioned lately that I love my crockpot?
• I made the breakfast casserole for breakfast Saturday morning. It is great for company too. I use jalapeño cheese bread from the bakery at walmart and canadian bacon. It literally takes five minutes to put together the night before and then you just pop it in the oven and voila… breakfast!
• Mom also surprised me by making a big batch of cinnamon rolls, she has been given many awards for her cinnamon rolls. Matt’s family jokingly suggest that she puts some kind of drug in them because they are too good to pass up. (Mom would never drug her rolls btw)…
• Dad brought me a bucket full of new potatoes from his garden that we have really been enjoying. I love little new potatoes!

blogville~

• Debi and I are trying to figure out how to have a bloggy baby shower for Carrie…
• I got to talk to Judi on the phone, that girl is a southern girl for sure… it was so much fun to visit with her!
• I got some goodmail off again. It’s fun to send things out.
• I also found more diet devo books. Kahri, Jenileigh, Kim and Jenny (coachj) I have a book for each of you!

blessings~

• The blessing of walking in divine health.
• bubble yum
• uplifting spiritual teachings
• izzy’s toothless grin
• family
• friends
• I sit here typing this list… and I have to pause and say that Izzy has been pretty high maintenance today. With company here, running around trying to keep everything in order etc. she let me know all day that my attention was needed by her and her alone. I got a little frustrated by this evening. I just glanced over at her… sitting right beside me, she has drifted to sleep. She is so precious and beautiful and all those feelings of frustration are instantly washed away and I’m left with deep thanksgiving for her life and love for her. We came so close to losing her forever just three short years ago, God gave us another chance with her and I thank God for her precious life.
• prayers of faith
• YOU!

My southern belle friend Judi is our host for weekend reflections, you can visit her to participate and to see others…

On another note… any suggestions for ttt?