So there are so MANY diets out there. Many claim to be the cure all. Some say look this can cure type 1 diabetes. Of course I have observed many of these diets I have children with autoimmune disorders and I want to do everything I can for their health protect it maintain it and if at all possible revers anything that can be reversed. There is a MAJOR issue though many claim the same thing but are completely opposite of one another. We have the raw foods with there claim and the vegetarian and the Atkins diet and now the palo diet. All saying they are THE one. They all have success stories. So if we cut out meat that will change everything then we have those who say more meat no carbs. Anyone else seeing an issue??? How can that be??? Which is right??? Can both be right??? Maybe it is what they have in common that works?! More veggies and less processed foods and cutting down or out the obvious "bad" for you foods and the ambition for change. Oh and don't forget exercise. I have looked into the raw diet. My children need carbs yes my diabetic children NEED carbs yes low carbs but not no carbs or else they will end up with low glucose and become ill. My diabetic children don't need to lose weight they need to gain weight. Another "diet" I have looked into is the McDougall diet which is pretty much a vegetarian diet. They are into lots of carbs. Lots of carbs do not sit right for me and my family. Although he claims this is great for diabetics. Really have to research that one more. Then there is no meat. I often like to look back to our holy bible to see what they did. Didn't Jesus feed the multitude fish? Are we really needing to cut out all meat?! I don't believe so, but there is the amount and the right kind of meat. The clean meats that I would stay with. Then the new fad the palo diet. Many of these "diets" are older diets with a new name or a little twist from the one before. This says yes to meat it appears even ANY meat. And no pasta's. My observations more meat and any meat does not sit right with me. Though with a little critiquing this might be great. Though ALL do have great area's of benefits so I think with a little critiquing all these would be the way to go. Another thing about all these diets has little to no focus on young children. How will these diets work for those young children in those growing years and then add a young picky diabetic lots of things to factor in. I am not writing these to down play any of these diets I am sure we can learn from all of them and I do encourage more study in each diet as I will further look into these diets as I critique them to fit my family. Which leads me to combine many using their common denominators and keeping my children s health issues and the little ones picky eater mentality in mind also Seeking God for provision for HE is the giver of life. Our creator who knows us and knows what we need. So will always keep the Holy bible handy with the diet bibles.....So here we go again I am buying the Naturally Healthy and I will take the combo. :)

Simply pondering along the way.... Last night we visited a new congregation for the second time. We started going to this one because their services are Friday nights. Which is so helpful to my husbands work schedule. He is off every Friday night. When he does work, he works the late night shift so he is a night owl. So night services on Friday works out great for us. Service was wonderful and very moving!! I look forward to coming again and this time with our children. I have gone to many different denominations throughout my life and believe that each one has played an important roll in my life as we journey along. I am grateful to be where I am at and for where we have been. G-d was moving in our lives in each and every one, teaching and growing us. We have met many wonderful people and have learned much, I pray we continue to learn and grow. This is our second congregation that we have gone to that studies our Hebrew roots. Lots of changes along the way, lots of growing and a lot more growing to do, though HE ALWAYS remains the same....G-D with us.....HIS name(who HE IS) The I AM......HIS name IS ..."Hallelujah he lives in me the very one who brought the SON back to life"

Today I got the FREE (free ONLY today) ebook "Do What You Can" Plan, The (Ebook Shorts): 21 Days to Making Any Area of Your Life Better" and will begin making those steps towards my goals. Focus at the step towards, rather the far away distance of a goal. Maybe this will help me actually achieve some God given goals. I am thankful that Empowering Christian Women shared the link! I will start recording my journey each step of the way. On the first day in the book it says to complete this sentence "My mustard seed goal is...I filled in the blank, read the bible when I first get up" This would be my small step towards putting God first. I also started writing other things that I would like to get on track in my life. Wrote down the goal then some steps for the month of January. Here is three of them WHOLE me IMPROVEMENT (Body, Spirit, and mind) Steps for this month -Exercise 3 days a week -Pray and listen to bible as soon as I get up -Work on memory verses 3 days a week HOME IMPROVEMENT Steps for this month Clean out refrigerator Clean and organize kitchen Clean and organize laundry room Get new refrigerator GROW TOGETHER Date night with husband and each child one at a time once a month. Well that is all for now hope you step along side me with your set of goals for 2013. Thank you for stopping by RroadWeTravel... Charity

T1 diabetes is a balancing act with correcting a high bg then ending up with a low and having to treat that to back to high, constantly working at getting those good numbers. Life it self is a balancing act too. So many things to be passionate about so many things that are over looked. Wasted time here and there...to much focus in one area and not enough in another. Trying to fit this in and that in. Importance over here and over there. Your head almost spins just thinking about it. Then as we walk on the balance beam we to have to do a juggling act...We MUST master the art!!! Why must we master this art and not drop all the balls or if we do why must we keep trying...why must we keep walking that beam?! It is a road we travel it is a road we must travel. Because our children matter, this world matters and all that is in it matters. Because it IS possible WE can walk with our hands lifted high praising him for it is He who will bring about balance doesn't matter if we fall but it does matter whether or not we keep going. Food matters because our lives matter, our neighbors matter because...life matters!!! It is not about perfection but about giving our all and stepping outside of ones self within our own homes and then that of our neighbor. We do have a purpose...that is to fill a need, not just one but many. So that the gospel will be shared through the lives we live. Balancing on that beam is living, is breathing. Let our hearts beat for one another allow G-d to keep breathing the breath of life in us..for G-d is love. To share the gospel is to live it. I am feeling the increasing need to bring balance in my life. My prayer this morning is that we persevere and continue to walk that beam with our hands lifted high. Amen. We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:3-4

I love how on the way to church there is this big road sign that says exit now, the very exit that takes us to church. I always have to say it out loud "exit now" and take my exit. It is a exit that is to help you find Subway. I always like to think of it as my sign to keep me from getting lost on the way to church LOL. Service was great yesterday one of the things that our teacher said was to change now, not later but now. I think G-d gives us that sign all through out our journey's in life. We are never at a point where we don't need to change. You may be looking at someone else and think boy they really need "change" in such, and such area of their life, but if we look inward we will see we too need to change may not be in the same area of another but just as bad in another area. Sometimes it is an exit we need to take because G-d is bringing us to another road or maybe stop at a hotel, shower and put on some new cloths. Everyday there is another mile to go another step to take another time to change. I pray the we don't miss those "Change Now" signs, for G-d has many joy filled vacations awaiting us let us not pass our exit. AMEN. Today looking at the next step I need to take in "change" Simply Living RroadWeTravel

With life's twist and turns you can not only find your head spinning but you to can feel as though you are drowning. Today thanking G-d it as if I have come up for air. No longer struggling to get above water. In fact I am now resting on a raft taking in the air as my arms and legs are at rest no longer kicking and paddling to reach to the top. I can feel G-d cradling me on top of the ocean waves. I guess we can always be thankful for the struggle because once we make it through how grateful are we for the rest and to just breathe. As I write this...it is actually the Sabbath (seventh day) given to us for rest. A day set apart for G-d the very one who gave and gives us breath. Praising HIM this evening...LORD of all things, my redeemer, my savior our king our Love our G-d. Ahhhhh resting in HIM.....Jesus...moving in the heart of man...something beautiful !!!

So I am going to try something to help me get going on a healthier lifestyle. Every first 10 days of each month I want to regroup. Clean out my system, add foods that need to be in my diet and subtract some that need to be out. Some just for a bit others hopefully for good. Some times we get off track or sometimes just need to make changes. It is all a process...there has been times in the past were I had gotten so overwhelmed, how could I make all those changes when even the healthy foods were found to not be healthy because of the processing or the way it was grown. Maybe trying it this way it will get to where it is easier and easier and improved more and more. A way to help me get focused and take those steps more consistently. 10 steps at a time or should I say 10 days at time, working towards a healthier lifestyle and better habits. So right now I am on day 2. I can't say I have done that well or that bad. Stopped the coffee drinking mainly for just a time to clean my system out. I wish I could say I have had no soda's but I have had a couple. August the 1st being the day after my sons birthday made it a bit more difficult. I am not going to stop..ha well I say that now. Will I quit before the 10 days? I have before I could again. Going to journal it all though see where it takes me if I fall I hope to get back up.

Not only do I want to work on my eating habits but I too want to exercise more, totally need to regroup in that area. Not going to stop there...Evaluating my spiritual eating habit. How often do I read the bible? How often am I praying? How often do I think of others? How much am I wrapped up in my own little world? What changes can I make? What can help me make those changes? Something of "me" I need to leave out? One of the "me" things I really enjoy is FB. It is something that I don't think I totally need to stop because there are so many good and positive things about it. But I do think it would be a good thing to take a break from, from time to time. It is so easy to spend so much time on there when there are other things you need to be doing. Sometimes you can find yourself depend on FB. First thing in the morning instead of praying first thing in the morning or reading the bible. Anyway so I am going to go 5 days without FB...okay okay the original plan was to go 10. I am only at day 2 and thinking I can't go that long because I have messages LOL I need to answer them. Anyway so this time 5 days next time 10 days. Oh and there is more...how can I make our home a healthier place to live...there is always ways to improve on that. Are there things I need to get rid of. Am I making the best use of my time? Am I having my children make good use of their time? Are they pitching in around the house consistently? So on and so forth. 10 days each month is a great time to step back and evaluate everything and then step forward to a better and healthier lifestyle. I am journaling all this in hope to improve and maybe someone out their will be encouraged with our ups and our downs....Need to regroup, it is the road we travel. Thanks for stopping by... Charity Gordon