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

I am on a mission to help bring home some orphan children to their new families. First and for most I want to help my Nephew and his wife bring home their little girl that they are adopting...Please consider buying a T-Shirt to help bring her home or at least get the word out. Hope to continue to help in some way until they bring their precious one home. http://www.adoptionbug.com/justinandashleyyoung/ I have also decided to "Adopt" another family and keep trying to help until I see 20,000 on their donation box. I believe G-d has put on my heart the Garcia Family Please consider giving, sharing/and or praying for these families. My Goal.... Pray 4, Share, Do some fundraising Until I see that $20,000 has been reached. Praising G-d for touching our hearts..Amen.

You just never know where a road might take you even with map in hand you might just come up to a road detour, you may come across traffic, or really bad weather. If you come across these things don't be discouraged it might be the very thing to get you on a road you never thought you would travel but was intended for you. Diabetes and some scary lows led me to a diabetic alert dog and an organization, their system led me to no longer having "their D.A.D." which led me to an animal shelter picked out a dog we would never of had gotten if not for the previous happenings. We got there just at the right time and we now are on the road to self training. Where I too hope to help people who are seeking direction, to let them know that it can be done and does NOT have to be attached to so many dollar signs or a faulty system. Which has led me to think about $20,000 wow so many things can be done to help a lot of people with that amount of money. I could help my child (by self training) teach others they can do the same (with much smaller amount of dollar signs) and then with that great amount we can help the poor the lost and the in need through many different avenues. I was doing a study the other day and learned how Jewish(or in Judaism) people help the needy out of duty. It is not an extra thing they do. Something done as thoughtless as breathing. Kind of like feeding your own family no pat on your back it is your duty. We should do this for our brothers do it out of love, obedience and responsibility. This is the way it should be for us "Christian" gentiles all of G-d's children are called to help one another. So not only am I going to help my family with a diabetic alert dog in training but I too hope to help other families to "self train" dogs and encourage people to adopt from a shelter and by the grace of G-d I too want to stop turning my cheek to things that come may way not only give to our church tithe and offerings but I too hope to go beyond that continue offering help where ever there is a need. I may not have the money to help but why not raise the money? I am giving myself a goal to raise $20,000 to help a charity or non profit organization. It may take me a while but I am up for the challenge.Which leads me to Reece's Rainbow http://reecesrainbow.org/background/in-the-news Please consider helping this cause out in anyway shape or form...or I encourage you to ask yourself is their another Charity knocking at your door whom G-d himself led to you. May we answer the door and reach out to our brothers and sisters in love. Challenge yourself to 10 to 20 thousand dollars and see where it take you. Blessing.... Thanks for stopping by RroadWeTravel Charity Gordon

So I have set up days for certain chores if those aren't finished or worked enough on allotted days I continue some to the next. To try and keep balance I am trying timing myself 3o minutes here 30 minutes there. Also I am not going to allow for more than 30 minutes at a time on the internet except for some times of study. I am using my phone for timing and task checking...this helps me make better use of my time, balance my day, and keep focused. So now I am thinking hmmmm haven't been making my children do their chores lately which has brought me to some critiquing again. Going to try having them clean for 30 min. any where they choose but encouraging the places that are needing it most at the time. Any extra 30 min after that they get a quarter. This will be the same for all ages. This is our home daily chores not a business. Just giving them a chance to make a little for the extra that they want to do and to work for that pocket change the older kids often ask for. Well we shall see where this road takes us...hopefully a focused more balance and less slothful one. Thanks for stopping by RraodWeTravel Charity Gordon

Okay so in scripture it says to work 6 days and keep the 7th day holy. We are to rest and that day is to be set apart. I have been keeping the "rest" part lately at least more than before. Though what about working 6 days?! Ha uhmmm not so much. Yesterday I really didn't "rest" knowing my house was such a mess around me. So here I go again trying to make better with my time. Better habits and routines can help bring about consistency and blow a horn to distractions or time steelier or wasters. I seem to find myself fall into so many traps with life's twist and turns and flashy signs saying come spend time here. So here is my plan that will hopefully come to routine..... Sunday ~ Mega clean living room Monday~ Do laundry and work on organizing and cleaning laundry area Tuesday~ Mega clean Kitchen and dinning area Wednesday~ Mega Clean Bathroom and hallway Thursday~ Work on Bedrooms Friday~ Clean whole house, cook and prepare for Sabbath. Saturday~ Ah....REST :) Everyday I want to study some and learn to say no to more and more things a least until the day has been a day well spent. Thanks for stopping by RroadWeTravel hope you come again