April 27, 2011

Easter has come and gone and May is almost here. It was a nice Easter. We went up to Chris' mom's house for dinner on Saturday. Chris had to work on Sunday, but after he got home we had a nice dinner..just him and I. I do like that more people are using the phrase Resurrection Sunday. To most people Easter is just chocolate candy and eggs. Someone at church Sunday said they had someone ask them what exactly Good Friday meant. It is sad that so many people have no clue. There are a lot of people who have never heard of Maundy Thursday. (I still remember as a child..I thought they were saying "Monday Thursday"!)

It's been one year since I began this blog. I truly can't believe a year has passed! And I am preparing in a few weeks to work on the next women's Emmaus walk. I will be on the Agape committee and am really looking forward to it! Chris plans to work on the men's walk and he will be in the kitchen. (doesn't surprise me) God is good...there are 30 women on the ladies walk and 20 men.

I hope that the walk will have as much impact on the new pilgrims as my walk had on me. It's going to be fun and interesting being behind the scenes at a walk. I have been told by others..working on a walk has even more meaning then being a pilgrim.

April 25, 2011

We had a really nice Easter weekend. Will post more about that later today. Was lazy yesterday and didn't take time to post here in my blog.

April 19, 2011

Easter week is here. For Christian's, this is the most exciting time of the year. While most people consider Christmas the main Christian holiday...it is actually Easter. Easter, when Christ suffered on the cross and rose from the dead three days later. When he suffered and died for our sins.

To be honest, Easter really wasn't a big deal for me for the majority of my life. Not until a year ago when I truly became a Christian did I realize just how special this time is. Since a year ago, I have begun looking at life in a totally different light. I find how I conduct myself in day-to-day life..I am different. It is almost like I was asleep for the first 45 years of my life..and now I am awake.

To think this humble man, sent to earth by God...suffered so horribly and died so that my sins would be forgiven. He died and suffered for me! It is something that is almost hard to comprehend. But, it is something I hope others might experience. Spreading the word is one thing a true Disciple of Christ should do. While I know I do not do this to the depth I should..I am still learning. If I spend the rest of my life learning how to be a good Disciple of Christ ....it will be a wonderful life no matter what happens...or what trials the devil may throw my way.

April 16, 2011

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!
Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and victorious,
lowly and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Zechariah 9:9

April 14, 2011

Tonight was my second weigh-in at my Weight Watchers meeting. I am down 2.6 for a total of 6.2 pounds. Now if I can just keep this progress going. Once I get past the 10 pounds mark it gets easier as at that point you don't want to mess up what you've accomplished by eating poorly.

Being in WW is a little stretch in the financial budget, but I want to try and keep going with it for a few months. To get under 200 pounds would be so much better for my health not to mention my self-esteem. And hopefully less painful feet and knees!!

I also won the drawing they have each week and have a new Weight Watcher cookbook! Woo Hoo!

April 14, 2011

Do you ever feel out-of-sorts emotionally and really don't know why? That is how I've felt the last couple days. Nothing has happened in my life, it's just a feeling. Not sure why and not really sure why I'm posting this here. Maybe my hormones are mixed up. I just know I feel kind of down...and for no specific reason!

April 10, 2011

Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! Isaiah 30:18

April 8, 2011

Yeah...lost 3.6 pounds this week! On to week two.

April 6, 2011

Tomorrow I go to Weight Watchers to weigh-in since returning. I think I've done pretty well this week. I have not weighed myself..I'm determined to just go by the scale each week at the meeting. So, well see tomorrow. I do want to share a recipe that was in one of the pamphlets I got at last weeks meeting. It's a good one for lemon pie. And for those following WW...it is 4 points a slice. Each pie has 10 slices, so as you can imagine they are small slices.

Lemon Pie

6 squares of graham crackers
2 TB butter
1 can fat free sweet end condensed milk.
2 eggs.
1/2 cup lemon juice..fresh or bottled.

Crush of the graham crackers and add the 2TB of melted butter to it. Mush it up and press into a pie plate. Mix the milk and eggs till smooth, stir in the lemon juice. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Chill. It is really good. I put a dab of fat-free cool whip on top.

I have made this once using the lemon juice, but tonight I tried it with key-lime juice. I have quickly learned you need to reduce the amount of key lime juice. It is really sour. I'm hoping cool whip on top will help counter balance some of the sour! Pucker-power!

I want to share a quote I recently heard that is good for us struggling with losing weight. God gave us food to eat so we can live...not so we live so we can eat.

April 2, 2011.

My first week into Weight Watchers is progressing pretty good. Haven't been too hungry, which is good. I know it will get tedious after a bit counting and measuring what I eat, but I am determined to stick with this.

On a different note...had to deal with a family situation yesterday. My younger brother has had mental and health issues since he was about 20 years old. Crohns disease is his main problem, but along with that he also has some pyschological problems. I'm sure if he were to see a good therapist there would be specific names for his problems with the main one being depression. He does take an antidepressant. He has also taken in the past a prescription sleep aid which he did not react well to a few years ago.

Well, he recently decided he needed that sleep aid again...and went to a doctor who did not know of his past problems with it. And said doctor wrote him a script. Yesterday he was arrested for driving under the influence. He knocked down some mail boxes, hit our mom's house..and drove so erratic other motorists called the police on him. His court date is Wednesday. My mom is insisting he move out of his apartment and in with her so she can monitor him. I'm not really sure if that is a good idea or not. I truly believe he needs to be in some kind of treatment facility, but I also know he would never go willingly right now.

It's a tough situation.....I really don't know what is going to happen next with it all. Chris and I did offer to let him move in with us, but my mom insists he move in with her. Right now all I can do is pray about it, and be there for either of them when needed. Mom is going with him to his court date on Wednesday morning. I asked her if she wanted to me come with her and she said yes. I'll update later on this.

April 1, 2011

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your mercy, because of Your truth. (Psalm 115:1)