Raising Them for the Lord

Do you have a wake up call picture that kick started your healthy journey? I remember that as a mom of a one and two year old that I had done pretty well with my eating and I could run around with them while they played, so I must be healthy and in shape. Then THAT picture gave me quite a start!! Who was that girl next to my husband? I remembered buying that dress and thinking it was so cute. Looking at the picture made me cry. How had I let myself go? I knew I had to do something, especially if I wanted to have another baby, cause my track record to losing baby weight was pretty bad. So I spent some time stalking friends' Facebook pages when they talked about their workout programs. Some friends were walking or running outside, but in the middle of summer in Arizona walking outside was the last thing I wanted to do! So I joined a gym, tried two personal trainer sessions, and went only a couple of times because I didn't have childcare for my kids. Then another friend ...

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. -  Hebrews 12:1-2 You started an exercise program, huh?   Y ou probably have several friends who know you started exercising and eating healthier, but for whatever reason did not join you on this journey.   Know this, they are watching you.   They want to see if you can be any more successful at this “exercise thing” than they were the last time they tried it.   The Plan 1.    Lay aside the weight you have been carrying around for too long 2.    Replacing the poor food choices with healthy fuel for your body Onc...