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
Above is one of my favorite Bible verses....are you saved? Do you know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour? Today is the day of salvation. If you're not saved, please ask him into your life today...he shed his blood in your place and in your place, he gave his life for you and me on the cross and rose from the dead and is alive forevermore and through him, we are, too, who believe on him and live for him according to God's Word, the Bible. He calls on all to confess their sins to him, repent, and live for him. Everlasting life is a long time...actually, it is time without end. Don't you want to be ready when he calls your name? Don't you want your name to be written in the book of life? I do!
I hope you are having a blessed day today. It is very cloudy here in South Carolina and looks like we may have a downpour of rain any minute. It is very warm outside, it is 88 degrees, with heat index 94 degrees fahrenheit.
I watched and filmed a squirrel pulling cotton out of the front porch swing this morning, I guess to make her nest with. I'd been sewing up places where they've been getting the stuffing out. The swing is in the open, with a built in canopy over it, also made of canvas, as the swing seat is.
I've been walking a lot lately. Walked about 3 hours the other day and about an hour yesterday and the day before. The tape measure is showing the difference, as well as the scale. I guess it is about time to put in my current weight, but I just don't feel motivated to. If I get any responses (whereas I haven't been) in the comments, I may do it...but I don't even know if anyone is reading this or not.
I used to be Maria7, but lost my password and had changed email addresses and was unable to retrieve it, though I tried. I don't see Pastagal on here, nor a lot of the others. Where did everyone go???...that were here 2 - 3 years ago???
I left the 'island' I was on....(make believe)...there were too many sweets there, though I sure did enjoy it there. I baked chocolate cakes there and would eat half of one in one day! I ate and didn't count calories! I didn't exercise much, either. But I got back into my rowboat and rowed back past lots of tempting islands of fattening foods and people taking leisurely naps along the beach in the loungechairs in between their grazing the sweets and I rowed back to an island...I'll tell you what the number is because these islands have numbers, not names, if you ask me...where treats are fruits and veggies are the main thing, with some meats cooked boiled, broiled, grilled, or baked,...along with other non-fattening foods.
Well, this is all for now...take care and remember.... Jesus loves you and I do, too! Love, Maria (SMILE!!!)
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should never perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 Are you saved? Is Jesus Christ your Lord and Saviour? Are you ready for Jesus' return? He's coming back and it could be today. I hope and pray that you are ready...that you are living your life according to God's Word, the Bible, obeying God's commandments, and that you have repented and asked Jesus to forgive you for all your sins and be Lord of your life. If you haven't done it yet, the time to do it is NOW while there is still time to! (...Today is the day of salvation...)
Hello all! It is time for the latest update. I hope you are all doing well. I'm going by a new plan and it allows 1300 calories per day. It is working well. I'm also eating healthier...fresh veggies, fruits, instead of lots of things like cinnamon raisin bread and icecream and candy bars! Also baked chicken and fish and a little beef sometimes. Not too much bread or potatoes, though. Also, exercise a few times a week, but not overdoing it.
I see Soccer Mom's diary is deleted. Where is everybody of the 'old' group???
Love, Maria
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should never perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Are you saved? Is Jesus Christ your Lord and Saviour? Are you ready for Jesus' return? He's coming back and it could be today. I hope and pray that you are ready...that you are living your life according to God's Word, the Bible, obeying God's commandments, and that you have repented and asked Jesus to forgive you for all your sins and be Lord of your life. If you haven't done it yet, the time to do it is NOW while there is still time to! (...Today is the day of salvation...)
Long time, no write. But I've been checking in, reading journals from time to time. Some of you are doing quite well, I see...not overeating and staying within guidelines. As for me, I've been overeating. Hubby and I have been out quite a few times lately, eating at buffet restaurants, his favorite as well as mine. For some reason, I ALWAYS overdo it there! He doesn't, though he's gained a few pounds also. I usually start out well in the mornings, doing coffee and telling myself I'm going to do well with eating and not overdo and then I get a sugar or carb craving and there goes the plan...you know what I mean???
Anyway, thought I would say hello to you all, it's been so long since I last did. Take care, each of you and have a great day in the Lord!
Love always, Maria (SMILE!)
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should never perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Are you saved? Is Jesus Christ your Lord and Saviour? Are you ready for Jesus' return? He's coming back and it could be today. I hope and pray that you are ready...that you are living your life according to God's Word, the Bible, obeying God's commandments, and that you have repented and asked Jesus to forgive you for all your sins and be Lord of your life. If you haven't done it yet, the time to do it is NOW while there is still time to! (...Today is the day of salvation...)
I hope you are all doing okay today. (And saved.) The Sunday School class is going well. We all have a wonderful time each Sunday morning, having breakfast together in the classroom and learning about what God's Word, the Bible has to say about a lot of different things. It is very interesting.
Tomorrow, Lord willing, I plan to go to the local flea market and have a yard sale there. I did last Saturday and I prayed on the way there asking the Lord to bless me and He did! I baked 2 chocolate on chocolate double layered cakes yesterday and have them in the freezer, waiting to be taken out tonight in time to thaw out and sell them tomorrow. I also have a lot of other items to take to sell (household, etc.). I prayed last Saturday and asked the Lord to bless me and I asked Him to let it be that I wouldn't have to bring back much, if any, of the things I took to sell and within 4 hours I'd sold everything I took to sell, even including the boxes! When I'd sold almost everything I'd taken to sell, someone made an offer to buy what remained and so I sold the rest to them and didn't have to pack up anything to take back home at all! And it did real well! I've also prepared homemade biscuits to sell tomorrow morning, too!
Well, have a great day! Love, Maria (SMILE!)
Hello all...long time, no write, I know...I'm Maria7 in earlier entries (lost password and changed email addresses and couldn't get it)....I'm reading in here tonight and so wanted to say hey to you!
Hubby and I are doing well...We had a grill out on the back deck this afternoon...barbequed chicken...yum! It was good! I'm doing low-carb for a few days, but I can't stick with it over a few days at a time, so I usually go 3 to 5 days low carb, then I have more carbs (breads mainly) and then back to low carb again after the weekend of extra carbs...and it is working!
Sunday School class is going great...I put an ad in the local newspaper this week and it says FREE BREAKFAST with an invitation for everyone to come to the Sunday School class, so I've already made up and frozen 70 homemade sausage biscuits, to be baked early Sunday morning before we leave for church. I also bought other breakfast goodies and we have coffee and lots of softdrinks...so I guess we will see how it does...
It was a pretty day here in S.C., but a little on the warm side and we had a rain shower this afternoon before the grillout.
Well, have a good night and remember, Jesus loves ya and I do, too!
Love, Maria (SMILE)
Hello, everybody! I'm back again! I have still been coming here from time to time, reading entries.
I'm not ready to put in my weight yet, but I will say I'm down 8 from what I've gained, which is good. I've been regularly going to the gym and walking and jogging on the treadmill there, as well as doing lots of different weight workouts there over the past couple of months and it works. I'm already wearing some of my smaller sized clothes that I couldn't wear 2 months ago.
I am happily teaching a new Sunday School Class as of 2 months ago...get this...how would you like to attend a Sunday School Class where you have a free breakfast awaiting you in the classroom each Sunday morning? Where you teacher gets up early Sunday mornings and fixes homemade sausage biscuits (lots of them) and brings them each Sunday morning along with soft drinks (diet drinks included) and donuts (for those who dare) and there is also a giant coffee urn with steaming hot coffee to drink...all of this free to those who come to the class...? I am so excited about this class and really enjoy teaching. We sit around tables that are put together end to end in our room and we have a discussion-type lesson while we drink our coffee and eat together and it is fun! I'm still playing piano at church, also.
I encourage each of you who are not attending church to go and give it a try to one that teaches the Bible and salvation through Jesus Christ.
Hubby is doing well...working a lot of hours, but he may have off next weekend, won't know for sure til Thursday or Friday, that is just the way it is...but maybe we'll get to do some things like go to the flea market and eat out or something if he does, weather permitting.
Well, just thought I'd say hello to you. Have a good night! Love, Maria
Hello, everybody!
Happy GOOD FRIDAY! Today is the holiday recognizing that the Friday before Easter (Jesus' resurrection), Jesus gave His Life for you and for me on the cross, to give us the give of eternal life through Him! He took OUR place on the cross and paid the price for OUR sins! He shed His blood for us because he loved us! So, I say to each of you, Happy Good Friday!
Hope you all are doing well. It was nice to see that Soon To Be Thin remembered me in her diary today.
It is a rainy and cloudy and a little cold day here in S.C.
Flowers are getting ready to bloom! We have 13 rosebuds in the backyard!
Hope you are all doing well this Good Friday and hope you all have received Jesus Christ for your Lord and Saviour! He is the ONLY WAY to heaven! Love ya! Maria :)
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everylasting life. John 3:16
Hello everybody! Thought I'd stop by and see how you are all doing! As for me, I'm doing well, thank the Lord. I've put on some weight, though, and too ashamed to say how much, but I'm back to eating healthier and doing the exercise routine again.
I'd gotten to where I was doing a lot of baking, especially cakes and giving them away and every now and then, I'd keep one for Hubby and me and I would eat more of them than he would, so I put on the most weight. How much did I put on? More than I care to say, hehehe. But, as of 3 days ago, I began eating more sensibly and exercising again. Walking, mostly.
It is a rainy day here in S.C. today.
Hope you all have a nice day.
Love, Maria (SMILES!!!)
Hi, Maria!
I just found your entry and had to stop in for a bit to say that I've missed you. ...And that I'm glad you've come back and have started working toward your goal again. Most of seemed to have gained some weight during the fall/winter holidays. (For some of us it was one long holiday that stretched from October to January. LOL)
I'm looking forward to hearing from you more often. Do you plan to be a regular again?
Hugs!
Kyrin
John 3:16 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.
Hello, Everybody! Hope you are all doing okay. Hubby and I just got back a little while ago from our neighborhood walk. It was nice and what a beautiful, gorgeous day we had today that the Lord blessed us with! Sunshine, 60's, nice. We grilled out hamburgers on the back deck this afternoon. I make the patties just a little smaller than I used to for both of us. We've both put on a little extra weight. Anyway, just thought I'd say hello to all of you! Love, Maria
I hope that all is well with your family.
Hugs!
Kyrin/Christy
Hello, everybody! Hope you are all having a wonderful day in the Lord. It is sunny and windy today here in S.C.
We (Hubby and I) are still in church and I urge any of you who are not going right now to consider going to a Bible- believing church that teaches about Jesus Christ and that He gave His life on the cross and shed His blood for the remission of our sins and he arose from the dead and is alive forevermore, so we can be saved by believing in Him, confessing our sins and asking for his forgiveness of them, and repenting (turning away from our sins and forsaking them) and living for Him. To all who do, Jesus gives the gift of eternal life and there is no other way to be saved but THROUGH HIM. He is the only way. Simply being a good person does not give the gift of eternal life. You can't save yourself by doing good things. It is good to do good things, though. But to receive the gift of eternal life, a person must BELIEVE in Jesus Christ. '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.
Hope you all have good afternoon!
Love, Maria
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I'm still here and still reading you when you show up. Keep coming back. I love hearing about your "islands".
kyrin on 08/19/2003:
Okay, it's not that important, but what Island are you on in case I want to send you a healthy care package? LOL ((HUGS)) It's good to see a few of the old group still here.
I hope all is going well for you, gal!
Kyrin