Please pray for me...

Sunday, February 20, 2011

I've been on Spark 7 months and I had my first major BLOW IT night last night--not slightly going over my limits but eating and eating and eating.

I had cheezits, wheat thins, popcorn, and graham crackers with hot fudge on top. I just wanted to snack and snack and snack!

I feel so defeated! I feel hopeless and feeling like I guess this wasn't it after all! All kinds of negative thinking going on here. Plus, I really don't feel good. Sore throat and headache--getting what the kids have.

Please pray for me.

Thanks!

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Face Brushing

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Well, I have banana smeared all over my face--first in hopefully many 'at home' and 'cheap' facials! And then I'm going to do my face brushing. I'm also going to start body brushing again. I guess it's VERY good for the lymph system.

Here is a good article on face brushing:

www.beautifulonraw.com/Facial_Dry_B
rushing_Exfoliate_Your_Face.html

Tomorrow is my day off the computer. Have a great day and see you on Friday.

{{{hugs}}}}

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Valentine Party….and more

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

We had a very nice Valentine's Party. Here are some pictures.






My son Jonathan [16] just finished his PROJECT of all projects. Took him 56 hours to complete; 11 different types of woods; and almost 600 PIECES to cut! It's a masterpiece and I'm very proud of him. He's getting ready to build a website to start selling his projects, and he is entering this project into the local art fair in March.




Our lollipop session was a bust so we were going to try again today. I told that to Sammy and he LOUDLY said, "THANK YOU JESUS"! What a character! Well, our SECOND session was equally a bust! I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but we've decided to BUY them when the occasion warrants a lollipop!



See you tomorrow. My computer day off this week is on Thursday.

{{{{{love and hugs}}}}}

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Makes all the DIFFERENCE...

Monday, February 14, 2011

This was very informative and helpful--slideshow about healthy eating and living.

www.webmd.com/food-recipes/nutrition
-labels-10/serving-sizes-slideshow

I've been really pondering this quote:

"You can get control of your tasks and activities only to the degree that you stop doing some things and start spending more time on the few activities that can really make a difference in your life" Brian Tracy

WOW: spend MORE time on the FEW activities that can really make a DIFFERENCE in your LIFE! I absolutely love this!

What are the 'few' exercise activities that I can focus on that will give me the most bang for the buck?

What are the 'few' home schooling experiences that will make all the difference in my children's future?

What are the 'few' household management tools that will keep our house running smoothly?

What are the 'few' SparkPeople tools that will be 'just the thing I needed' to help me reach my goals?

We absolutely CAN'T do it all! I was thinking yesterday how marvelous it is that God made SO MANY different trees and birds and each of us has our particular loves for certain ones. Some people LOVE eagles, while others may consider them a nuisance. Some people love pine trees while others prefer the shades of maples. My point is that we must find our niche and not make everyone else's passions our own or feel 'less worthy' because we think differently than someone else on a particular educational philosophy or exercise routine or food choice. Each of us WILL find the PERFECT thing that works for us--those FEW activities that will make all the difference.

In closing, I was inspired by this Simple Truths clip about the 212 degree principle. Hope your spark is kindled today!

www.212movie.com/

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Quotes for the day...

Sunday, February 13, 2011

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826)

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
Henry Ford
(1863-1947)

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Mother Teresa
(1910-1997)

If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail.
Winston Churchill
(1874-1965)

As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
Nelson Mandela
(1918 - )

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
Vince Lombardi
(1913-1970)

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles have strengthened me...You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
Walt Disney
(1901-1966)

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
(1884-1962)

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Mahatma Gandhi
(1869-1948)

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will eventually triumph. And there is purpose and worth to each and every life.
Ronald Reagan
(1911-2004)

Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.
John F. Kennedy
(1917-1963)

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
Ray Kroc
(1902-1984)

The time is always right to do what is right.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1929-1968)

There are two ways of exerting one's strength; one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
Booker T. Washington
(1856-1915)

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790)

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Theodore Roosevelt
(1858-1919)

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
Albert Schweitzer
(1875-1965)

There is only one boss. The customer. And they can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending their money somewhere else.
Sam Walton
(1918-1992)

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
John Wooden
(1910 - 2010)

What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.
Helen Keller
(1880-1968)

And if you REALLY want a lovely experience watch this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNbrmwai1Rs

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