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Friday, November 21, 2008

Make your years count!

Don't just count your years,
make your years count!
Ernest Meyers

This quote was on on a birthday greeting e-mail this morning. My prayer today is that my years will count ~~ in service to the Lord, to my family, to my friends, and to my community. Thank you to everyone who has been so encouraging as I begin this new chapter -- middle age! (50 IS middle age when you want to live to be 100!!!!!!!!)

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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Getting Serious about Getting Healthy

Well, it is getting awfully close to a VERY BIG birthday and it has caused me to stop and re-evaluate my past abuse of the body God gave me to be His temple here on earth. This past year I have taken several steps to make my life healthier:

1) I lowered my cholesterol from 247 to 165 through natural means (niacin & fish oil) (YEAH!)
2) My friend Tam & I really got serious about walking every morning this summer
3) I got rid of having a period through an easy procedure (Uterine ablation) (Double YEAH!)
4) I started watching "The Biggest Loser" and decided it was time to get my weight down!
5) Now, Tam & I (since it is cold!) have been doing "The Biggest Loser" Cardio workout for 3 weeks (Triple YEAH!!!!!!!!)
6) The biggest healthy step is doing "Stepping Up" a Beth Moore study that really made me think! I know I NEED to "Step UP" each and every day for the rest of my life.

As I get ready for just another birthday, I realize I need to thank God for all he has blessed me with in the past 50 years! Now maybe with a healthier body I can keep up with my grandbabies!