I've always had an issue with how I look. Maybe it was some of the things that I was told as a kid that I can't stop replaying in my mind. Satan keeps bringing it all back to use against me. I've never really been the "skinny" girl. I've always had some extra weight in the belly and I've always covered it up pretty well. There are 2 times in my life that I can remember thinking, wow I'm pretty skinny: 1. my wedding day (I only weighed 118) and 2. Last summer when I was running with Leah weekly... Oh how I miss that. It was right before I found out I was pregnant for the 3rd time in 5 years.
Having 3 babies so close together has had it's toll on my body and mind. I definitely think there is need for much improvement, which is why I'm doing the 30 Day Shred. I've lost 3 inches in my waist alone in 1 week. Most of that is posture, I sit up straighter, I stand straighter, and I hold in my abs all day long. BUT, that's 3 inches!!! That's a lot!
I say this because I know I'm not the only woman to struggle with this. In fact, I don't know many women who don't struggle with their looks in one way or another. I keep reminding myself of a couple verses and thought I'd share them with you.
"Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." 2 Corinthians 5:17 Many visual aids use a butterfly to represent this verse, which are beautiful creatures. :)
"But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outwar appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.'" 1 Samuel 16:7
This post is mostly to share that I've become VERY aware of what my words are doing to me and others around me and how they see me.
My 4 year old daughter tells me I have a fat belly all the time. She says this because when she asked why I was exercising I told her to get rid of my fat belly. I should have told her, because my body is a temple and I want to have it in the best shape that it can be.
"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body." 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
1 more thing to drive this home: my precious 4 year old has a skewed vision of herself now. I will do everything in my power to correct this, but am using it to drive home this point to me and all other ladies who say the same things that I do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uHiYz71vRI
So, let's remember there are always little ears listening to what we say. Let's try to help our daughters now and fix their thought process about body image. :)
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Another day, another ear infection...
So, a year ago this past June, Christopher got tubes in his ears due to multiple ear infections that needed multiple rounds of different antibiotics. Today, I took Everett, my 6 month old, to the doctor for his cough and fussiness. Several women said his cough sounded bad (I think all coughs sound bad)! He woke up this morning fussy and not nursing well and I just decided not to take my chances.
Dr. Harvey is the BEST! We all love him, he remembers my kids and I just love him! :) So, he listens and says he has a "wet cough" and that he's seen a lot of bronchitis going around right now... to put Everett on cold & cough medicine and see if it helps. Also, his ear has fluid in it, not infected yet, but not draining either. So, we're on an antibiotic for that as well. He has had a low-grade fever, 99.4-99.7 most of the day as well. My poor baby boy, this is the first time he has had something other than a common cold. I feel bad for him, but know that he's on his way to feeling better.
Day 4 of The 30 Day Shred. :) I was going to skip tonight but felt guilty for skipping it, so I forged ahead and completed it. I'm able to do more of it continually and into a deeper exercise than before. :) I'm feeling accomplished, now if my body would just show it more! :) I know it'll come off, it is just taking so much longer this time around. I know what I eat and drink probably isn't helping either, but I'm doing one step at a time. I'm drinking a lot more water these days too!! :) YAY me!
On a lighter note, I really need to come up with catchier titles. I just am not that creative.
On another lighter note, as I was reading my Bible last night, praying for my sweet boy who wasn't feeling well. I saw this verse. "In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat- for he grants sleep to those he loves." Psalm 127:2. So, I prayed, Love me tonight and let me sleep!! LOL! I did get a lot of sleep considering my baby doesn't feel well!
Dr. Harvey is the BEST! We all love him, he remembers my kids and I just love him! :) So, he listens and says he has a "wet cough" and that he's seen a lot of bronchitis going around right now... to put Everett on cold & cough medicine and see if it helps. Also, his ear has fluid in it, not infected yet, but not draining either. So, we're on an antibiotic for that as well. He has had a low-grade fever, 99.4-99.7 most of the day as well. My poor baby boy, this is the first time he has had something other than a common cold. I feel bad for him, but know that he's on his way to feeling better.
Day 4 of The 30 Day Shred. :) I was going to skip tonight but felt guilty for skipping it, so I forged ahead and completed it. I'm able to do more of it continually and into a deeper exercise than before. :) I'm feeling accomplished, now if my body would just show it more! :) I know it'll come off, it is just taking so much longer this time around. I know what I eat and drink probably isn't helping either, but I'm doing one step at a time. I'm drinking a lot more water these days too!! :) YAY me!
On a lighter note, I really need to come up with catchier titles. I just am not that creative.
On another lighter note, as I was reading my Bible last night, praying for my sweet boy who wasn't feeling well. I saw this verse. "In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat- for he grants sleep to those he loves." Psalm 127:2. So, I prayed, Love me tonight and let me sleep!! LOL! I did get a lot of sleep considering my baby doesn't feel well!
Friday, August 20, 2010
8/20/2010
I haven't worked out for 2 days... I haven't been able to walk none-the-less do push-ups, jumping jacks, lunges, squats, etc. I start back tomorrow since I'm slightly less sore today than yesterday. I've really been focused on keeping my muscles flexed so at least I know I'm putting some strain on them.
Tonight, our connection group ladies got together and had dinner at PF Changs, one of my favorite places. :) Then, I went to the store and got "surprises" for my kids for being good tonight while I was gone. I'm SO excited to give them their gifts. I got Hannah a Sleeping Beauty Barbie and I got Christopher a Monster Truck Lightning :) They are going to LOVE them!! :)
Now that both kids are in bed, I'm sitting here with my hubby as he recites "The Waterboy" while it's on FX tonight. So funny how he knows all Adam Sandler movies this well!!
Tonight, our connection group ladies got together and had dinner at PF Changs, one of my favorite places. :) Then, I went to the store and got "surprises" for my kids for being good tonight while I was gone. I'm SO excited to give them their gifts. I got Hannah a Sleeping Beauty Barbie and I got Christopher a Monster Truck Lightning :) They are going to LOVE them!! :)
Now that both kids are in bed, I'm sitting here with my hubby as he recites "The Waterboy" while it's on FX tonight. So funny how he knows all Adam Sandler movies this well!!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
A BIG update
So, it's been over a year since I used this site. So, since March 2009 here's a rundown of our lives...
Hannah is potty trained, who would've guessed that. :) She's now 4 and doing pre-k at home with me. She will be doing kindergarten in a couple months because she's flying through the pre-k curriculum. :) YAY! I'm so thankful for the ability to home school my children so that they can do their work at their own speed. :) Hannah has started her 2nd year of dance. She LOVES it!!
Christopher is now 2 1/2 and potty trained, except for at night, he goes pretty good most of the time at night, but still has an accident every couple nights. Christopher is learning by leaps and bounds as well. I'm going to start doing some pre-k stuff with him soon, just focusing on letters, numbers, and colors, because he wants to. :) He also wants to take a dance class-still trying to work it out so that he can go. So far, there is a hip hop class but it's at a time that we're already busy.
We have a third child now, Everett. :) He's 6 months old. He's the most precious baby ever!! :) He has always slept pretty well and has a great temperament. He's usually smiling, giggling, or playing his little heart out! :) What a blessing! Everett is trying his BEST to crawl. He gets on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth. He's sitting up more and more by himself every day. He's very strong and I'm excited about him growing but at the same time, I wish he'd stay my baby forever.
We just celebrated our 6th anniversary and thought about all our lives have been through in these last 6 years. We've had 2 apartments and 1 house, 3 children, and Patrick's had 2 different jobs. I feel like that's a lot for 6 years, but that could just be me. :)
I've started the 30 Day Shred with Jillian Michaels. We'll see how this goes. I've still got what I call "the tire" around my middle from having Everett and I'd like to get rid of it. I took all of my measurements yesterday (not brave enough to post them though) and I'll take them every 10 days as I start the harder levels in the workout. There are 3 levels and you do them for 10 days each before moving on. I'm hoping for improvements quickly. I can FEEL my workout from yesterday... :)
I've been getting together with friends more often (at least trying to), it's fun to see friends and catch up especially since summer has kept us all a little busy. I've enjoyed a couple GNO's lately! Those are always fun!! :)
That's what's going on in our lives lately. I'm going to try to keep up with my blogging now.
Hannah is potty trained, who would've guessed that. :) She's now 4 and doing pre-k at home with me. She will be doing kindergarten in a couple months because she's flying through the pre-k curriculum. :) YAY! I'm so thankful for the ability to home school my children so that they can do their work at their own speed. :) Hannah has started her 2nd year of dance. She LOVES it!!
Christopher is now 2 1/2 and potty trained, except for at night, he goes pretty good most of the time at night, but still has an accident every couple nights. Christopher is learning by leaps and bounds as well. I'm going to start doing some pre-k stuff with him soon, just focusing on letters, numbers, and colors, because he wants to. :) He also wants to take a dance class-still trying to work it out so that he can go. So far, there is a hip hop class but it's at a time that we're already busy.
We have a third child now, Everett. :) He's 6 months old. He's the most precious baby ever!! :) He has always slept pretty well and has a great temperament. He's usually smiling, giggling, or playing his little heart out! :) What a blessing! Everett is trying his BEST to crawl. He gets on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth. He's sitting up more and more by himself every day. He's very strong and I'm excited about him growing but at the same time, I wish he'd stay my baby forever.
We just celebrated our 6th anniversary and thought about all our lives have been through in these last 6 years. We've had 2 apartments and 1 house, 3 children, and Patrick's had 2 different jobs. I feel like that's a lot for 6 years, but that could just be me. :)
I've started the 30 Day Shred with Jillian Michaels. We'll see how this goes. I've still got what I call "the tire" around my middle from having Everett and I'd like to get rid of it. I took all of my measurements yesterday (not brave enough to post them though) and I'll take them every 10 days as I start the harder levels in the workout. There are 3 levels and you do them for 10 days each before moving on. I'm hoping for improvements quickly. I can FEEL my workout from yesterday... :)
I've been getting together with friends more often (at least trying to), it's fun to see friends and catch up especially since summer has kept us all a little busy. I've enjoyed a couple GNO's lately! Those are always fun!! :)
That's what's going on in our lives lately. I'm going to try to keep up with my blogging now.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday update
So, for the weekend, I stopped spring cleaning. :) We've had such a busy week that I thought we should take a break. Not much left to do anyways. :) I've got to get back into the cleaning though, but its not going to happen today. :)
We got AT&T U-verse today! whoohoo! So far, so good. :) Love the new channels and so does Hannah! :)
We're trying to potty train Hannah. She has done really well for the last 2 weeks. She'll have a couple days where she won't pee in her diaper and then one day where that's all she'll do. We've started bribing now. When she gets potty trained, we'll buy her a powerwheels car! The neighbors across the street have two for their children and she wants one really bad! So, we keep telling her she needs to work on getting her car by going potty! Today, she got up and went all by herself without me making her! I'm so excited!! :)
The kids have runny noses again. :( We go a couple days well and then 1 week sick. I think we're taking a break from nursery and what not for them to really get them healed.
I am loving our connection group book that we are reading. We are reading "The parent you want to be." It's really good and goes hand-in-hand with the other book that I'm reading "Parenting isn't for superheroes."
That's our life at the moment. Not a whole lot going on at the moment, but I'm sure that will change; it usually does. :)
We got AT&T U-verse today! whoohoo! So far, so good. :) Love the new channels and so does Hannah! :)
We're trying to potty train Hannah. She has done really well for the last 2 weeks. She'll have a couple days where she won't pee in her diaper and then one day where that's all she'll do. We've started bribing now. When she gets potty trained, we'll buy her a powerwheels car! The neighbors across the street have two for their children and she wants one really bad! So, we keep telling her she needs to work on getting her car by going potty! Today, she got up and went all by herself without me making her! I'm so excited!! :)
The kids have runny noses again. :( We go a couple days well and then 1 week sick. I think we're taking a break from nursery and what not for them to really get them healed.
I am loving our connection group book that we are reading. We are reading "The parent you want to be." It's really good and goes hand-in-hand with the other book that I'm reading "Parenting isn't for superheroes."
That's our life at the moment. Not a whole lot going on at the moment, but I'm sure that will change; it usually does. :)
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Spring cleaning update
Ok, so I didn't take a break yesterday. I did do Christopher's room. I cleaned out his toy chest, at least, dusted, cleaned the windows, and vacuumed. I still have to clean out closets. I think I'm saving that until the very end. :)
Today, I cleaned the guest bathroom. I cleaned the rim around the top of the shower, scrubbed the walls, cleaned under the sink, cleaned out the drawers, cleaned the floor, scrubbed the grout with Clorox, cleaned the outside of the liter box, vacuumed, cleaned the toilet, and the sink. Now, I smell like bleach! But that's ok. :) That brings 5 rooms done and 3 to go! I am loving cleaning out all this junk!
Tonight is Bunco and I'm excited! I've been so busy lately, I feel like I need some time home though. I worked at the church Tuesday night, Wednesday night, tonight is Bunco, and I work at the church Friday night for Friday Night Out! It's just been go, go, go!
Currently, I'm reading Isaiah (still), Parenting Isn't for Superheros, and The Parent You Want to Be. Lots of reading. I'm also still reading The Power of a Positive Mom. Lots of emphasis on parenting lately. :) I want to be the best parent I can be so that my children know that I love Jesus and that they will love Him as well. Some of this parenting stuff is difficult for me and it makes me cry, because I see all the areas that I lack in. BUT GOD IS GOOD! And He knows my heart is in it and He will provide and help correct those lacking areas. :) Isn't that great knowing that we have Him to look to for the things we lack?! :)
Ok, now its time to shower and clean myself up a little for Bunco. I've also got a load of dishes washing, clothes in the washer, and clothes in the dryer. Busy, busy, busy. :)
Today, I cleaned the guest bathroom. I cleaned the rim around the top of the shower, scrubbed the walls, cleaned under the sink, cleaned out the drawers, cleaned the floor, scrubbed the grout with Clorox, cleaned the outside of the liter box, vacuumed, cleaned the toilet, and the sink. Now, I smell like bleach! But that's ok. :) That brings 5 rooms done and 3 to go! I am loving cleaning out all this junk!
Tonight is Bunco and I'm excited! I've been so busy lately, I feel like I need some time home though. I worked at the church Tuesday night, Wednesday night, tonight is Bunco, and I work at the church Friday night for Friday Night Out! It's just been go, go, go!
Currently, I'm reading Isaiah (still), Parenting Isn't for Superheros, and The Parent You Want to Be. Lots of reading. I'm also still reading The Power of a Positive Mom. Lots of emphasis on parenting lately. :) I want to be the best parent I can be so that my children know that I love Jesus and that they will love Him as well. Some of this parenting stuff is difficult for me and it makes me cry, because I see all the areas that I lack in. BUT GOD IS GOOD! And He knows my heart is in it and He will provide and help correct those lacking areas. :) Isn't that great knowing that we have Him to look to for the things we lack?! :)
Ok, now its time to shower and clean myself up a little for Bunco. I've also got a load of dishes washing, clothes in the washer, and clothes in the dryer. Busy, busy, busy. :)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Spring cleaning
I've started our spring cleaning now. Yay! We started in Hannah's room on Monday. We sanitized toys, cleaned windows, dusted, moved furniture, vacuumed, cleaned out the toys (the ones too small for her moved down to Christopher's room).
Tuesday, it was the living room's turn. I added the dining room to it too. I decided to rearrange furniture. I wanted the dining room table in our bay window and turn the dining area into a reading area. I thought it would work, but couldn't find the measuring tape, so I just moved all the furniture. Guess what? It didn't work and I ended up moving all the furniture back! Haha! That figures! But, all the furniture got cleaned and the windows, the floors swept (we have wood floors), I still need to dust, clean out our gaming area, but the rest of the two rooms got done (with lots of help from Hannah). I even washed the couch cushion covers.
I think I'm taking a break today from the cleaning. Christopher woke up for an hour last night and then got up one other time after that. I'm really tired today, just worn out. So, I'll resume my cleaning tomorrow. I've got to decide which room to go to next, I'm thinking Christopher's room since he inherited a lot of toys, I need to clean out his toys as well.
This is a great way to get ready for garage sale season! :) Very excited that I'll have a lot to sell off. :) What doesn't sell is going into the next Rhea Lana consignment sale. :) YAY!
Tuesday, it was the living room's turn. I added the dining room to it too. I decided to rearrange furniture. I wanted the dining room table in our bay window and turn the dining area into a reading area. I thought it would work, but couldn't find the measuring tape, so I just moved all the furniture. Guess what? It didn't work and I ended up moving all the furniture back! Haha! That figures! But, all the furniture got cleaned and the windows, the floors swept (we have wood floors), I still need to dust, clean out our gaming area, but the rest of the two rooms got done (with lots of help from Hannah). I even washed the couch cushion covers.
I think I'm taking a break today from the cleaning. Christopher woke up for an hour last night and then got up one other time after that. I'm really tired today, just worn out. So, I'll resume my cleaning tomorrow. I've got to decide which room to go to next, I'm thinking Christopher's room since he inherited a lot of toys, I need to clean out his toys as well.
This is a great way to get ready for garage sale season! :) Very excited that I'll have a lot to sell off. :) What doesn't sell is going into the next Rhea Lana consignment sale. :) YAY!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Forgiveness
I have a Study Bible and while I was finishing reading Job tonight, I came across one of the inserts and it deals with forgiveness. It touched me, so I thought I'd share it.
Forgiveness is Unfair
At its core, forgiveness remains unfair. These is something unjust about a person's dastardly deeds going unpunished.
Such thoughts nagged at me until one day I came across an admonition from the apostle Paul tucked away in Romans 12. Hate evil, be joyful, live in harmony, do not be conceited- the list goes on and on. Then appears this verse: "Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord" (v. 19).
At last I understood: In the final analysis, forgiveness is an act of faith. By forgiving another, I am simply trusting that God is a better justice maker than I am. By forgiving, I leave issues of fairness for God to work out. I defer to him the scales of justice.
Wrong does not disappear when I forgive. But it loses its grip on me, and is taken over by God. He knows what to do.-- Taken from an article by Philip Yancey that originally appeared in April 8, 1991 edition of Christianity Today.
Forgiveness is Unfair
At its core, forgiveness remains unfair. These is something unjust about a person's dastardly deeds going unpunished.
Such thoughts nagged at me until one day I came across an admonition from the apostle Paul tucked away in Romans 12. Hate evil, be joyful, live in harmony, do not be conceited- the list goes on and on. Then appears this verse: "Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord" (v. 19).
At last I understood: In the final analysis, forgiveness is an act of faith. By forgiving another, I am simply trusting that God is a better justice maker than I am. By forgiving, I leave issues of fairness for God to work out. I defer to him the scales of justice.
Wrong does not disappear when I forgive. But it loses its grip on me, and is taken over by God. He knows what to do.-- Taken from an article by Philip Yancey that originally appeared in April 8, 1991 edition of Christianity Today.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Funny blog
I read another book this week called "Reconstructing Natalie" by Laura Jensen Walker. Yes, she's the same one who wrote "Miss Invisible". I'm going to read all her books, they are just so great! Anyways, this one is about a woman's struggle and triumph over breast cancer. It's got humor, sadness, hurt, happiness, romance, etc. Some of the things she wrote made me laugh out loud! Especially the first sentence. "I'm obsessed with breasts." I mean wow! What an opening sentence! I wasn't sure about the book after that, I mean it could go anywhere from there... But, anyways, it was a great read. I hope that if I ever have breast cancer, I'm as brave as the main character was!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Not so invisible
So, I guess with some people I can open right up. I'm working at our church this week in the nursery for our Christmas Dinner Theater (our Christmas program), and I was working with someone I knew only in passing because she used to be the leader for my daughter's hallway when she was 1. Anywho, I opened right up and we talked about all kinds of stuff, my past, my present, my family, everything. It was so nice. Maybe its more of, if I feel like you'll receive the information and really care about what I have to say, then I open up. I guess that's good though, because I don't want to waste my time and breath if you really could care less. Not that I can't be nice to someone who doesn't want to hear it all, but sometimes you really don't need to hear it to care about someone for just who they are now. You don't always need to know what happened to them to make them who they are today! Ok, so that's my revelation for now. I'm going to bed, I'm exhausted!
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