Saturday Weigh-In: Week 1

Today I took down my beautiful Celestial Wonders calendar that I purchased through Sky and Telescope. I did not look to see what was going on in the skies, rather I wrote numbers on each Saturday. I started with how much I weighed today and then decreased it by .5 lb. each Saturday. I am starting a diet. Anyone want to join me? Since my new scales measures my weight in .5 lb. increments, I decided I would take advantage of it and require myself to lose that much each week.

I know from experience my body has a cycle of gaining and losing. Some weeks I can lose 2 lbs. where other weeks I gain 3. LOL! I figure if I put down the required weight on my calendar right now, then I can count the extra I lost one week as a success for the weeks I gain—as long as I keep at or below the number on my calendar. Does this make sense to you? I am told that the weight we take off slowly is weight that is most likely to stay off. This is pretty slow, I guess, considering it will be the end of April before I see the last of these 10 lbs. At that point I will reevaluate whether I need to set another goal or if that is where I want to remain.

So next Saturday I’ll let you know…

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Mystery Unveiled

While out walking a couple of days ago I came across several animal tracks, but most of them did not show up well enough to post. I took one nice print and cropped it, which made it appear much larger than it really was…and that is what you saw in yesterday’s posting—one kitty cat print taken from a long path of paw prints that I followed through the pine trees outside our home.

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Thoughts from my Big Green Chair

Psalm 61:4 “I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.”

It would be pleasant to know that all things were safe, never having to be concerned about our children, never to worry over health issues.

I know we live under the Shadow of the Almighty; we are always under His watchful eye. His promises for our security are eternal. The security He offers, however, is not always what we long for in the here–and-now.

Who was it that said that if we had all we longed for here on earth, we would be content to stay here rather than straining towards the goal, towards the time when we would be made perfect?

Blessings!

Friday morning's sunrise: Pink and blue