I am doing a HAPPY DANCE, well, at least in my mind! I am 71 years old today. Praise God for another year! I weighed and measured today and that is why I am happy. I have not weighed these many pounds since 1993! And that was after I had moved to a new state and gained 10 pounds the first year! I am now down to 124.6. And in the last year I have lost 6 more inches!
I had come to a standstill again at 130 pounds last year on my birthday. Then in June of this year, I started watching my carb intake. Trying to make sure I was getting enough I need for energy, but less than I consumed before. And I got a jumpstart to lose more weight and inches.
Now, I want to try to stay at this size. Hopefully. Also, I am still (mostly) doing the South Beach Version. But, in June I read his book on South Beach, Keto Friendly.
Microsoft is telling me it is Hummingbird Day. So here is a group of pics I put together that I have taken. Keep in mind I am not a photographer. I am just a picture taker. I chose not to feed them this year. We have flowers so they can enjoy nature's way. So, we have not seen many. However, last week, I saw at least 5 playing around our bottle brush trees. I got a movie, but it is too long to post.
As I was cleaning my kitchen today, I thought to myself, "Why did I buy this black dish drainer?" I don't like black items that I have to clean water-calcium deposits or grime off. Why? I clean them and they look clean, but when they dry you can still see the stains or dirt. That happens with a couple of pots I have that has a black interior. I think they are clean and when I take them down to use later, I have to finish cleaning them! So why did I buy that drainer. I don't know!
But it reminds me of how we have to be careful in our lives to not let sin in! For it is hard to make it go away when it gets a foothold in our lives. I know we all sin and we have to deal with it daily, but I mean what we call 'bad sins' that can stain our lives and be hard to clean up afterwards.
I John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 ¶ My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.
3 ¶ And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
As I was cleaning my kitchen today, I thought of two songs: #1 Annie theme song - Tomorrow, tomorrow. Then something triggered the song: #2 Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away! Then I smiled thinking, The most important thing is to live the best you can live today and tomorrow or yesterday won't matter for each day will take care of itself! And we would be happy in the day we are living in .... NOW .... TODAY.
I just did a search for the word tomorrow in the Bible ... and it is not there! Well, now it is but was spelled differently. It is listed at To morrow or on the morrow.
Matthew 6:34 "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof."
Yesterday for Valentine’s Day, we didn’t do much besides say, “Happy Valentine’s Day.” Why? Well for one reason, we have 364 other days a year to show our love to each other and really don’t go all out for the day anyway, but I usually try to do something like take down our special cups or make a heart shaped cake … or something. But, with the stress of caretaking for his mom this week, we just let it slide. Well, I did make spaghetti and told them that was their red for Valentine’s Day. Ha!
Anyway, it got me to thinking about all the people out there that this ‘day of love’ just makes them sad or depressed. And I prayed for them and wondered why there has to be a day so publicized that it makes a whole group of people distressed. If you are one of those people, just remember, true love is of God and all the worldly shows of love are just people’s attempts to show affection. God loves each one of us much more than we can ever express to Him or each other! And HE loves you!
John 3: 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Coming Soon. Another eBook giveaway! This time it is the Romance novel. Just in time for Valentine's Day. Giveaway will be Feb. 14-15.
At the Patterson craft show, I didn't sell a lot ... but I did have an editor from The Blackshear Times interview me ... and others around the room. I was included in the article in this week's edition. It starts on front page by K.T. McKee and is continued on page 11 (that's where my info is). Be sure to read it! BTW, she is a good writer!
Some of my friends say they missed out on the give-away.
I was able to give away 138 eBooks last month,
but if you missed your chance, I'm sorry,
but here is another opportunity!
Amazon.com: Belinda Jo Adams: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle
