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. John 3:16
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. John 15: 12-14
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Good afternoon, Friends.
It has been a nice day over here in South Carolina. It was foggy this morning but before long the fog cleared.
I had a quarterly meeting at Mom's nursing home this morning. It went well. Mom 
didn't go with me this time, so I went and represented her, which I usually do regardless of whether she goes with me or not. The meeting was about her care there. After an update was read on her physical condition, and I was asked if I had any comment regarding her care there, that is when I said more workers need to be hired and I was told that they are fully staffed, even an additional one. Well...how is this with so many for each CNA to care for? 9-11 people is a lot for one person to take care of. But let me hush.
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Sister 
and I spent yesterday together, mostly over here at the house and had a wonderful, happy, Sister time together. I'd stopped and got us burgers for our lunch and we ate them together after we arrived here. Later, we left and went shopping for a little while and then I took her home. Before she left, she apparently looked down at the tire on the passenger side and told me what she saw...I got out, walked around and there was a long piece of cable sticking out of the tire. So, I left, driving on it like that and went to the nearest place I could find that had 'tire' as part of its name. Got the tired plugged for $10. Not bad.
Came home after stopping to get burgers for Hubby's supper. He 
seemed relieved I'd gotten it taken care of (only with the good Lord's help, thank you Jesus) before coming home (I'd called him to let him know). A little later, he invited me out to supper tonite. :-) So...now I am looking forward to going out to supper at my favorite place he invited me to...CRACKER BARREL....in a little while.
Weight today is exactly 153.6. To that, I am saying my motto, 'Not Gaining IS Progress'. :-)
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Hope you are doing well and having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 51.4 lbs lost so far, only 13.6 lbs to go!
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. John 3:16
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They have lots of fiber and even protein (besides carbs), and they are pretty low in calories...a medium-large one is only around 150 calories and worth it, too. They have vitamin A and vitamin C and also have calcium and iron in them. :-) YUM! they are SO GOOD!
Weight today is 153.6, same as yesterday. I had about 1500 calories yesterday.
Well, hope you have a blessed evening.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 51.4 lbs lost so far, only 13.6 lbs to go!
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. John 3:16
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Hello and happy Sunday to you!
Beautiful, cool, sunny, fresh autumn day here, 60's fahrenheit, I think.
Hubby and I enjoyed a wonderful service at church this morning. Our Pastor preached on Psalms 31:9-24. It was an encouraging, uplifting message on 'When Things Are Broken' (in life).
Hubby and I visited Mom this afternoon at the nursing home, who appeared to be doing very well.
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The scale weighed me at 153.6 this morning. This is the size I feel 'not overweight' at (altho it is not at goalweight). Also, I have discovered today that I have a renewed appreciation for green string beans and salads. When you are not allowing your appetite to rule you, it is like the layers of SUGAR and FAT leave your taste buds and you awaken to enjoyment of the good things like veggies, much more so that you usually like them. A RENEWED APPRECIATION...that is what it is... There I was, eating green string beans...and I realized that I actually really liked them...whereas before I ate them because they were a low-carb, low-calories vegetable...and there I was actually REALLY LIKING them while I was eating them! And my salad...(I used to NOT LIKE salads at all)...I totally enjoyed it today as well!
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Hope you are having a good day. Every day with the Lord IS a good day. Is He your Lord and Saviour? I hope so, cause He sure is mine! If He's not your Lord and Saviour, today is the day of salvation and there is NO TIME like today to get right with the Lord, Jesus Christ. Believe on Him, repent of your sins and ask His forgiveness. It is that simple. We are living in the last days and many will wish one day that they had chosen to live for Him while they were here on earth to do so!
Love, Maria
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. John 3:16
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Hello, Friends.
I have read in the Bible (reading in 1 Samuel currently and reading the Bible through the second time) this morning, and had breakfast (scrambled eggs, cheese, onion mixture) and am drinking another cup of coffee
...have a cup?
Hope you are having a wonderful day in the Lord. This is the day that the Lord hath made...we WILL REJOICE and be GLAD in it! :-D
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We had a GOOD RAIN last nite.
Daughter
may be coming this morning. She is our gardener.
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I visited my Aunt 
yesterday. She seemed to be doing real well, thank the Lord. Thank you for your prayers for her when she was in the hospital a few weeks ago.
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I visited Mom and her Roommate at the nursing home yesterday. They both seemed to be doing well, too, thank the Lord.
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Hubby 
is working today.
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Current weight is 154.2, down -1.6 from yesterday. (Yayyyyyy!) :-)
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 50.8 lbs lost so far, only 14.2 lbs to go!
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. John 3:16
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. Acts 3: 19-21 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Hello, Friends.
Have a cup of coffee with me? I just finished a cup.
Well, here I am rowing merrily down the stream...Remember that song?....
...row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream...merrily merrily....
Yeah, that's the way to do it...'MERRILY'.....
(Christmas is NEXT MONTH, Friends...Let's GET WITH IT!!! Do we want to not be at our goalweight during the holidays...not to mention the big feast, THANKSGIVING coming up soon!?)
I'm at 155.8 today, a -0.6 from yesterday...I'm on my way...to GOALWEIGHT ISLAND. (Hope I stay at it this time...)
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 49.2 lbs lost so far, only 15.8 lbs to go!
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. John 3:16
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Hello, Friends.
Have a cup of coffee? This might be a little lengthy.
First of all, Hubby and I had a WONDERFUL, FANTASTIC long weekend in the North Carolina mountains recently, as we celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary, for which we are thankful to the Lord for. Above is a photo taken of us when we were there almost 2 weeks ago.
Secondly, yours truly, has gained more weight. No, it did not come from the vacation unless you count 0.2. (I left at 156.2 and came back at 156.4, which I weigh today.) I had 1700 calories a day for 2 of the 4 days and about 2100 calories for each of the other 2 days and we walked a lot and hiked a little, too.
Third, I have renewed enthusiasm that I can get back to my goalweight of 140.0, where I was at this past March 1st (HOW DID I LET IT SLIP AWAY??????????).
So...I'm back again....with all of you who know me so well. I've been at 205 at my heaviest (15 years ago) and although I'm far from there, I sure don't want to go there again.
So, onward and forward! Rowing the boat! Here we go!
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 48.6 lbs lost so far, only 16.4 lbs to go!
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. John 3:16
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. Acts 3: 19-21
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
Hello, Friends.
Hubby and I are gearing up, Lord willing, to leave on Oct. 17th, for our 24th anniversary celebration long weekend mountain vacation. :-) We didn't go last year, so I am still hoping we get to go this year. (Btw, that's 'me and Hubby' in the carraige...hahaha! We are on our mountain vacation, we just left church...we like to visit church when we are in the mountains... and Hubby's truck is parked and we are taking a carraige ride around town.) Mom's not been doing the best...was recently in the ER but back at the nursing home again now. She has been having more than one thing going on. So it is a 'maybe' we will get to go. But I am trusting the Lord for her healing.
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Current weight is 150.6 again. I did well yesterday with about 1200 calories. I have been doing a LOT of walking and other exercise over the past weeks and really expected to be down a little more today. I guess it is row, row, row the boat to get to goalweight island again. Maybe I can stay there this time but of course, I always say that, only to throw caution to the wind and eat what I want and when I want after reaching goalweight EVERY TIME! :-(
I'm still down from where I was, though. I do tend to eat a high-sodium diet and I know that doesn't help a lot at all.
How are you all liking this fall weather? It is so cool here (lows of mid-50's in mornings with highs around 80) that I usually have the heat on for a little while in the mornings. :-)
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 54.4 lbs lost so far, only 10.6 lbs to go!
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. John 3:16
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. Acts 3: 19-21
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
Hello and happy Sunday to you on this beautiful fall day!
Hubby and I sat out on front porch, drinking coffee together this morning as we watched squirrels come get their breakfast (bread I'd thrown out for them). Later, he and I enjoyed this morning's church service. Our Pastor can really do some outstanding preaching! He got a lot of AMENS and other excited, happy comments as he preached! Our sermon was on John 10:1-4.
Hubby and I visited Momand her roommate after we ate lunch, good visit.
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Today's weight is 150.6.
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Hope you are having a good day. Every day with the Lord IS a good day. Is He your Lord and Saviour? I hope so, cause He sure is mine! If He's not your Lord and Saviour, today is the day of salvation and there is NO TIME like today to make it right with our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Believe on Him, repent of your sins and ask His forgiveness. It is that simple. He has already paid the price for your salvation and eternal life with His blood and His life on the cross. I believe we are living in the last days and many will wish one day that they had chosen to believe in Him and live for Him while they were here on earth to do so! Jesus loves you very much and He is waiting for you to reach out to Him if you have not done so already.
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Love, Maria
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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. John 3:16
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. Acts 3: 19-21
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15 ........................................................
Hello and happy Sunday to you on this first day of September!
Beautiful day here. We're currently having a sunny, warm day.
Hubby and I enjoyed this morning's church service.
He and I visited Momand her roommate this afternoon, good visit.
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Today's weight is 152.4.
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Hope you are having a good day. Every day with the Lord IS a good day. Is He your Lord and Saviour? I hope so, cause He sure is mine! If He's not your Lord and Saviour, today is the day of salvation and there is NO TIME like today to make it right with our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Believe on Him, repent of your sins and ask His forgiveness. It is that simple. He has already paid the price for your salvation and eternal life with His blood and His life on the cross. I believe we are living in the last days and many will wish one day that they had chosen to believe in Him and live for Him while they were here on earth to do so! Jesus loves you very much and He is waiting for you to reach out to Him if you have not done so already.
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Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 52.6 lbs lost so far, only 12.4 lbs to go!
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. John 3:16
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. Acts 3: 19-21 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Hello, Friends.
Pretty, sunny, warm day today.
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Fixing to leave to visit Mom and take her some nice new art supplies. She is really enthused with her art work and has been happily drawing pictures for months, taking her time with them and coloring most of them, too with her colored pencils or pastels. She is really good and quite an artist. :-)
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I ask you all to pray concerning the current situation in the world. Always lots to pray about and we need to pray and ask God's will to be done because He always knows what is best. Also, I ask you to pray for my Uncle. And let us always pray for the lost to get saved. Jesus is the only way to eternal salvation and life through Him.
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Weight today is 153.6.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 51.4 lbs lost so far, only 13.6 lbs to go!
Enjoy your day!
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Good to vent that stuff!
Cheers to you getting it done--keep up the good work!
Soon2BThin on 11/08/2013:
It's the same thing where my Mom lives. Thank goodness she doesn't need much extra care yet. Some people there need assistance and some are independent, she is in between. They are always short handed, it seems. Enjoy the Cracker Barrel!