blog is a many splendored thing

As you may recall, one of the goals I set a couple weeks back is to lose weight, get healthy, and stay motivated!   In order to track my progress, I determined to weigh myself on Saturday mornings.   The first week I was so happy, I lost 1.6 pounds!   I didn’t make many changes to my diet, I didn’t feel deprived, and I added some exercise to my day to help with my energy levels. The second week my scale said I didn’t lose any weight at all.  Arrggghhh!  I started out to be a little discouraged; then I thought about it a little while and chose NOT to be discouraged.  I hadn’t lost any weight; but I didn’t gain any either!  I decided that was a good thing and that I would count that as a success!  We have to take our battles one at a time and I am content this week with NOT GAINING weight!  That made me happy. As I thought about what changed from week 1 to week 2 I realized that I probably hadn’t eaten a lot more calories in week two t...

I would like to extend a huge thank you to all of my friends and family who have been so supportive.  I received many very kind words of encouragement in response to my very first ever blog post.  I do have to admit that it was fun to see those words in print knowing that they had been published to the internet!  So... now you know...  I am very easily amused , hahaha! I would like to talk to you about something God has placed on my heart today:  ENCOUR'AGEMENT , noun The act of giving courage, or confidence of success; incitement to action or to practice; incentive.   ( http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Home?word=Encourage ). Encouragement can take the form of the least little thing but it is so important to each of our lives.  A little Godly advice from a friend, a kind word from an acquaintance, or a cheerful attitude from someone we look up to helps to validate our feelings of worth, of accomplishment, and of belonging.  A smile, a to...