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Motivation is what gets you started.  Habit is what keeps you going.  ~Jim Ryun Why do most people (including me) fail at a healthy eating plan after the first week or so?  Because motivation is waning and habit hasn’t kicked in yet.  I’ve read studies that said it takes three weeks of an uninterrupted pattern…

I remember the hopscotch we played at recess in fourth grade.  The school had seen generations of kids come and go — and hopscotch had been a staple game for those many kids.  The board had been drawn in the dirt, but had been retraced for so many years that the lines were deeply engraved…

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.  Psalm 4:7 Naturally skinny people can by trying at times.  They can eat what they want and never seem to gain an ounce.  I would certainly be happy if I could eat a banana split anytime…

Perhaps one reason we tend to be sedentary and to focus so much on our food is that our worlds are too small. Getting involved in missions bigger than ourselves will get us out of our lethargy and busy doing something that is truly fulfilling — not just filling.  Where can you start? Church is…

“You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.” Yogi Berra During our low times we sometimes forget where we are going, and why.  That’s when we mess up in our eating plan — and in the rest of life, as well.  Think about why you…

Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits. Anonymous It’s called inertia.  Things that are at rest don’t want to start moving.  It affects all of us, and as we get older, it exerts a stronger and stronger pull. “Would you get me a cup of coffee while you are up?” we ask.…

“Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall.  Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day.  Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down.  And this is all life really means.”  ~Robert Louis Stevenson It isn’t always easy to do the right thing.   We are tempted to…

We know it matters what you eat. Does it matter when you eat? Absolutely! When you skip a meal, your autopilot gets the message from the stomach, “Hey, we are out of business here.  Where is the fuel?” “I don’t know what is up,” the autopilot signals back. “I’ve passed on your message to the…

The promises of God in him are yea…. (II Cor. 1:20) I squatted down and looked the annoying, whining child in the eye. “If you are going to stay with me, we need to get something straight,” I told him calmly.  “I am a ‘yes person.’  I always say ‘yes’ if I can.  If you…

Today is recipe day.  (I know I said I would post them on Saturdays, but I changed my mind!)  Here is one of my favorites. I love to take it to potluck dinners so there is something filling and yummy I can enjoy without giving myself a setback.  Next week I’ll post my favorite dessert…
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