A New Baby in the House. . .It's a BOY!

This little bundle of joy entered our lives on June 4th . . .Brutus. . .what a cute little bundle of energy. . .I forgot that having a puppy is like having a new baby in the house. Sleep deprived and weary of cleaning up accidents, I still love this little face! He has made a great addition to our house. 

Steam Cleaner purchased & used alot already. . .fence built for him so when he wakes up a 5AM he has a place to play. . .then add 2 granddaughters into the mix and you have quite a time in our house. Thankfully they girls love Brutus & he loves chasing & playing with them. 

Update on my weight loss. I am now down 6 lbs! So excited!! Probably would be more, but my walking has not been as regular as it should be. The Green Coffee Bean & Metabolic booster seems to be doing it's part! It was even confirmed at the Dr's office today that my scale is correct! Very awesome. 

Faithful God in uncertain times. . .

I truly had a God moment two days ago. . .

All my life it has been ingrained in me that I had to be doing something to be in God's favor. I had to go to church, be actively involved in Bible Study, have a quiet time every day. . .do do do. . .does that not equate to a works based faith? I am not knocking all of these things as they are beneficial to you and keep your heart & mind on the things of God. But that is not all there is. 

God's heart is faithful through every phase of my life. . .He does not love me less or more at any given moment. It all hinges on that. . .His faithfulness . . . my heart should emulate the same thing. David was "A man after God's own heart". Definitely not perfect but his heart reflected his love for God and God's love for him. It was an awareness of God in every moment of life. In the everyday things we go through. I like what my Husband says in his sermons. . ."church is not here every Sunday. . .it is part of your everyday life, it is who you are. Not the list of rules we told to observe." It should be who we are when no-one is looking. Not in perfection but in all we do or don't do, but knowing His faithfulness is what will get us through.

I love to watch God at work. . .it is so cool to see when a verse shared on Facebook touches someone else . . .when I read someones post about what God is doing and it touches my heart. . .A conversation that has nothing to do with God suddenly turns into a God moment. . . The small insignificant gesture someone makes that changes someone else's life. . .Or you are walking through life one day and God stops you and helps you make a change that is much needed for your health.

That leads into my God moment. . .I started to get more active when I was gone on my first work assignment and got into this great habit of walking everyday & eating healthy. . .then my situation changed to a new assignment & I didn't continue. Fast forward to now that I am back at home and 3 months later and I've wanted to get back to doing it, but just didn't. 

So, I am out shopping two days ago and in the midst of this store my knee pops and I cannot walk. . .it hurt so bad & I had to limp out to the car. . .I was worried because I had one more stop to make at Walmart of all places. . .not the place to need to go when you have a hurt knee. I get to the car and climb in debating if I should just go home. I bend & stretch my knee & it still hurts. So, I decide I can get a cart and hobble through to get what I need & then go home. I park and go to climb out of the car & my knee does not hurt at all! Weird! 

In the moment of being kind of stunned, but very thankful! I hear this voice in my head say "That is what is going to happen to you if you don't get active & do something." Wake up moment! I do not want to be an invalid that cannot walk because I was lazy.So, I am on to doing something about it!

I called my brother and talked to him about it (he is a personal trainer) and always glad to kick my butt when needed! :)  We make a plan and I have now been walking for two days and watching what I am eating. 

I will be posting on here what I am doing and my success with this. so feel free to check back and comment. . .I will post the ups & downs of what Happens on this journey. Accountability is a good thing.

So, here we go!

Feel free to contact my brother for help with a http://www.trifitsa.com he knows his stuff and can help you make a plan. . .