Journal

Peace and what it is to me. Peace to me is knowing that no matter how hard life is and all the pain and troubles that are delt with in everday life will have a end to it and that God has it in His Hands and He is in Control and that I know that someday I will have a new life with out it all.

on another note I have peace when I am holding my grandchildern. The way that they look up at you and kiss your cheeck and say I love you Gamma is one of pure Joy. 

I read this and wanted to post it as a reminder to others. I am not one to forward stuff to anyone unless I know that they like forwards. So I am posting it here.

Making Pancakes ~

Six-year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes.   He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor.

He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving a floury trail on the floor which by now had a few tracks left by his kitten.

Brandon was covered with flour and getting frustrated. He wanted this to be something very good for Mom and Dad, but it was getting very bad.

He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven or on the stove and he didn't know how the stove worked!  

 Suddenly he saw his kitten licking from the bowl of mix and reached to push her away, knocking the egg carton to the floor.  

Frantically he tried to clean up this monumental mess but slipped on the eggs, getting his pajamas white and sticky.

And just then he saw Dad standing at the door. Big crocodile tears welled up in Brandon 's eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something good, but he'd made a terrible mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a spanking. But his father just watched him.

Then, walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged him and loved him, getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the process!

That's how God deals with us. We try to do something good in life, but it turns into a mess.  

Our marriage gets all sticky, or we insult a friend, or we can't stand our job, or our health goes sour.

Sometimes we just stand there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do. That's when God picks us up and loves us and forgives us, even though some of our mess gets all over Him.

But just because we might mess up, we can't stop trying to "make pancakes" for God or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it right, and then they'll be glad we tried...

I was thinking and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that need rekindling, or three words needing to be said, sometimes, "I love you" can heal and bless!

  Remind every one of your friends and family that you love them.

Even if you think they don't love you back, you would be amazed at what those three little words, a smile, and a reminder like this can do.

Well it is the start of another week and it will be a crazy one for me as the it kicks off the shopping for the Holidays and I work in retail business. The next 3 days are our busyest time of year since people are always looking for a deal and we have Halloween costumes at a discount and carry used ones as well.

I woke up feeling good. This is a week of renewing for me in my life. I rejoined Weight Watchers Online and it is a great place for me to really keep track of what I am eatting. I have a goal of losing at least another 100LBS I started out at 307 and right now I am 284 so I have a lot more to go yet. I have gone from a size 28,26 to a size 24 so I am starting to see a little bit off the work I am trying to do. I have to learn not to binge eat or skip eating a meal because I had a candy in stead. The one thing I like about W.W. is that they do have great ways of allowing you to still get your sweets in on a limited what so you do not feel deprived. 

I am working really hard at eating more veggies, fruit, fiber and more natural items. I am doing OK with that as I have always love veggies and fruit. Learning how to balance it is the hard part for me. When I do eat something I should not I do not have good control like instead of eating 1 serving having 3. But since I have been on the W.W. Things have been getting better. I have been on it 2 times before and did great with but the second I left it I went out of control and gained back all that I have lost plus some