Today's Good Things:
Good start to our day - the children especially had a strong start with choring and such even if we were behind the clock)
My numbers have been ideal, lower than I've ever seen with the new meter
MUCH better day with the boys today....and answer to many prayers
Stayed right with my one boy and helped him through his biggest school struggles
Big score at the thrift store today
Today's Not So Good Things:
No exercise
Dinner hour should have been renamed Crazy Hour. Yikes.
Attitudes may have been good, but the diligence and thoroughness for work is still lacking big time
Thank you so much for your empathy and prayer for us, ladies. Today was much, much better for everyone. I saw real humility and it made all the difference. We still have a long way to go, but at least there is hope that it's possible again. Please continue to pray for my heart to remain tender and willing to press on sowing these seeds of faith, even in tears. "Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. (She) who goes to and fro weeping, carrying her bag of seed, shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing her sheaves with (her)." Psalm 126:5 (this verse has been posted in my home for years. I am putting it up again to encourage me through this difficult season.)
Tonight we enjoyed one of our favorites, Chinese Cabbage Salad. I posted the recipe on my recipe page. We were blessed with a huge bag of shredded cabbage this week, so we had enough to make another large salad for David to take to work to share with the other Bean-Counters. I'm still trying to send at least one thing a week for him to bless his co-workers.
This week is another one filled with activities and meetings. I'm starting to feel like I am not home enough to keep up with the most pressing issues of our days. I need to pray about how to best handle this, as each activity is important in our family. Thankfully, I've been able to stick with my diet through the busy-ness.
It's great to hear so many of you are seeing the scale go down, the inches disappear, and noticeable changes in your bodies, both in appearance and in how you feel. You are all doing wonderful and are motivating me to get right on my new goals in just a few short months. :)
So glad to read you had a much better day! keep pressing on, the lord will guide you.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to encouraging you once your precious baby is born. In the meantime enjoy those baby kicks and squirms!!
I love how you share good & bad things about each day. THat is a great idea.... may I share it? :)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to walking in this journey with you ladies....
Denise, welcome!! Please feel free to use whatever you find here that is helpful. My intent in recording my good and not so good things each day is to keep myself thinking about what to keep and what to let go. I know that the core of my struggles are the habits I've built or haven't built in my life. Being able to see those patterns and habits emerge allows me to make the lasting changes I need. Also, it helps me to be real while not feeling completely defeated, yk?
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are joining the group. :)
Thank you, Tanya. I know your ladies prayers were a very important part of that. Please keep praying when you think of us. It's a season of perseverance, for sure.
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