Ready and Action  

Posted by: Charity Gordon


A recent post was to "Picture it" Picturing where you want to be on your walk to healthful living. The thing that was and is screaming for change is the clutter all around in my home. This is where I want to take action. I am starting one room at a time. What is screaming for your attention right now? Did you picture it as to how you would like things to be? Right down the steps you need to take to get there then focus and take action. Don't think about everything else that needs your attention, just stay focused in one area.

So far I got a room cleaned. I am now painting the walls.Next I will get curtains and hang up things on the wall. This is my toddlers room. We also took down his crib and will soon have a toddler bed for him.

Consider posting your steps on your blog. What are you working on? Leave a comment with your link. Would love to here from you! Keep me posted on your progress and at the end of the month someone will win naturally handcrafted incense and incense stand. All those who participates will have a chance to win!!


Go ahead and dive in!

Do Not Neglect the Gift that you have...  

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1 Timothy 4:7-16

7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; 8 for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. 9 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. 10 For to this end we toil and strive, [5] because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
11 Command and teach these things. 12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. 14 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. 15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, [6] so that all may see your progress. 16 Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.


Book of Common Prayer


Joy Comes With the Morning  

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Psalm 30
Joy Comes with the Morning


A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.


30:1 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me upand have not let my foes rejoice over me.2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,and you have healed me.3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit. [1]
4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,and give thanks to his holy name. [2]5 For his anger is but for a moment,and his favor is for a lifetime. [3]Weeping may tarry for the night,but joy comes with the morning.
6 As for me, I said in my prosperity,“I shall never be moved.”7 By your favor, O Lord,you made my mountain stand strong;you hid your face;I was dismayed.
8 To you, O Lord, I cry,and to the Lord I plead for mercy:9 “What profit is there in my death, [4]if I go down to the pit? [5]Will the dust praise you?Will it tell of your faithfulness?10 Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!O Lord, be my helper!”
11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;you have loosed my sackclothand clothed me with gladness,12 that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/devotions/bcp/

Work at Home Help site  

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In the spring of 2002, after making sure my two daughters, Beka and Bethany were napping, and tapping my son Caleb's bouncy seat with my foot to keep him happy, I signed up for my first "serious" work at home business. I was excited, sure of my success, open to learning and desperate to replace my teaching income so I could become a "stay at home mom".... Kelly Wissink


Today I want to mention Kelly's site. She became the stay home mom that she wanted to be and did well with here home buisness and now she too spends a lot of her time helping others grow their buisness and so much more. She gives so many free useful tools that I am so greatful for!! Well you will just need to see for your self what an awsome site she has and a wonderful person she is so check it out you will be glad you did!!



http://www.mlmworkathomemom.com/



Picture It  

Posted by: Charity Gordon


For many of us healthful living seems to far to reach. A healthy,home, body, soul, or all of the above can seem imposible to obtain. You get behind on housework you look at the mess all around and think how could I ever get caught up. Your weight may not be where you would like it but you have been this way so long "how could you really make the change you need to make" you ask yourself. We wonder how we can find enough time to feed our souls with Gods Holy scripture, to pray, to gether with other believers. Things can seem so far to reach that we can't see it anymore.






Where is it that you struggle most? Lets picture in our minds where we would like to be. For me I would like to see a clean and well kept home. When I look around and see the mess it appears to be an impossible task a mountain I could not possibly climb! Ok lets close our eyes and picture it, clean home or how about starting with one room we can move on to next once we get there. Ok for me when I picture a clean home I too picture a nice decourated home. Maybe a fresh coat of paint, new curtains, maybe move things around. Ok now get a piece of paper and write down this picture and remember when doing this our ultimate goal is healthful living. If your picturing your self at a certain weight don't get to caught up on weight(there are people all shapes and sizes who's health is threatened!!) remember the true purpose and that is the healthful life and living. It is to live the life God purposed us to live.






After you picture it and write it down, then write how you are going to get there. Step by Step getting closer and closer to your goal.




Thank you for joining me today please to come back to the next post "Ready and Action"






WINNER  

Posted by: Charity Gordon

Names were gathered yesterday for the drawing. Any who linked back to my blog, mentioned my blog or commented was included. My 8 year old daughter helped me. We wrote the names down on little pieces of paper and folded them up and mixed them up. My daughter Tiffany drew a name opened it up and read Angela.


The Winner is Angela Zimmerman!!!!


Angela you will be recieving this beautiful cross wall hanging very soon!!!


Also since I am wanting to mention some of my favorite blogs a least once a week. I am mentioning Angela's blog
One Bright Hour http://onebrighthour.wordpress.com/ read her post
Watching the World Through Glass Pans
"Our world is changing; no one can doubt that. Our view of the world has become smaller; no one will argue that. And these views open us to something very frightening, disturbing and sobering. My hand reaches for the blinds. My first instinct is to pull the curtain, lock the window and retreat to my vain and selfish desires. How easy it is to passionately strive for worldly things and at the same time block out the world while doing it. We rush toward Wall Street while the child starves. We have pulled the curtain on love. We forget from Whom we come; for Whom we exist." By Angela Zimmerman
please go to http://onebrighthour.wordpress.com/ read and be inspired to open the curtains of love!!
Congradulations Angela on being my first winner hear at Healthful Steps!!!
Thank you all for stopping by and please do come again.

HE Reigns  

Posted by: Charity Gordon