Catch-up

I’ve been pretty quiet on the Daniel Plan front, haven’t I? I’ve kind of been quiet on all fronts. I

"If you can't say something nice, don't say nuthin' at all!"

learned from Thumper that if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. And frankly, I haven’t had a lot to say nice. Well, that’s a lie. I can always find something nice to say…although I don’t always say it. It’s just that there has been so much that it’s been shadowing everything. But I’m determined to not let it anymore. I've said more before but I'm not going to here. I'm walking the Thumper Road and since I can't say something nice, I'm not saying nuthin' at all!

Anyhow, back to the Daniel Plan. Tonight is the last meeting. Yep, we made it through the entire study. Kenny’s lost almost 20 lbs (stinker) and I’ve lost anywhere from 5-10 lbs…depends on if the scale decides to like me that day. I am very proud of myself for getting through the entire six week study. Kenny’s and my 40 days of eating the Daniel Plan way ends next Friday since we got such a late start due to not beginning until after we took Lorie back to school. Kenny is so happy with his weight loss and with how he feels that we’ll pretty much stick to the Daniel Plan way of eating as a normal way of life (at least that’s the plan. It was the plan when I did it back in January but the nasty foods crept right back in).

Meg in uniform

We are firmly into marching band season. We have a little more than 2 weeks until our first

competition. It’s very exciting. We haven’t used the props yet, but hope to get them on the field at the next game which is the week after next.

I’m still trying to work out what my job is and what it isn’t. It’s kind of frustrating sometimes but I do really like the people I work with and am happy that I can dress up and not find myself crawling around on a teacher’s floor trying to re-hook some piece of electronics that someone unplugged.

Pretty boring stuff, to be honest.

I will take some time to hype an audiobook I just listened to, “Unglued” by Lysa Terkeurst was really well done. I could totally relate to this woman and if she lived anywhere near me, I would want to be her best friend because she totally gets me! I laughed, I cried (a little), I was struck speechless a LOT. I think I’m going to purchase the paper book of hers so I can highlight and write some notes. I’m also going to look her up and get another one or more of her books. She’s part of the proverbs31 woman website, so I’m going to have to give that another whirl. I’d stumbled across the website a couple years ago. I don’t remember why I haven’t been more engaged with it.

And last, but certainly not least, Jo has her driver's permit. She conned me into letting her drive home from Walmart the other day. My fingers have finally unclenched themselves from the claw form they were in, but there are permanent fingernail grooves in the handle of my car. Poor thing.

She's actually not a bad driver for an absolute beginner. But there's just something about being in a car with your 15-year old at the wheel and your heart being in your throat that makes you want to go berzerko!!

Happy day!

What a difference a couple days can make. Or maybe it’s just that God’s working on my attitude. Nothing has changed…still battling weight and the Daniel Plan, still have inventory at work to figure out, still have tons to do with children’s ministry, still behind on all the housework…but today, it’s all good.

I’m reading “Kisses from Katie” again. She is a missionary in Uganda, Africa. She went on a 3-week trip to help out in an orphanage over Christmas Break of her high school senior year and fell in love with the people of Uganda. She took a year between high school and college to work as a kindergarten teacher in a mission in Uganda and ended up adopting 14 children and founding a mission of her own. You can read her blog here: http://katiedavis.amazima.org/ Maybe reading about how hard her life is, not to mention the lives of the Ugandan people, and they are able to find joy gave me the spiritual slap in the face that I needed. I highly recommend reading her blog and even more highly recommend reading the book as it dives more into her emotions and feelings as she made her life choices.

Lorie is doing much better. I heard from her yesterday and she was back to talking in her normal upbeat, hurried way. She’s sore from the retching and from her body being so tense during all that sick time but is definitely on the other side of the mountain. I am so grateful for everyone who covered her in prayer.

Today is a rainy Friday. I’m battling sleepiness. It was a battle getting up because it would have been so nice to just snuggle back into bed. If I’d known it was rainy at that point, I might have! It’s a bit ironic that it’s so rainy out (and supposed to rain through tomorrow) because we’re going to go see the movie “Noah” tonight! I find that amusing.

I also got a big kick out of my husband this morning. First, he’s still taking out the dogs for their morning walk. He looked at me and said, “What do you do when it’s raining?” My answer? “You hope they pee fast!” Not helpful, I know. But still… Anyhow, he also put on his knight in shining armor costume and helped to “slay the dragon.” Not really, but anyhow he knocked the dragon down a couple pegs. He’s such a good man. We’re about to celebrate our 23^rd anniversary on Sunday. I am more and more astonished that he’s put up with me so long. I’m a pretty high maintenance kind of gal.

I really am blessed!