Need help with ideas on a reward for myself!

I have lost 49 lbs in 3 1/2 months!

When I had lost 32lbs I treated myself to getting my nails done! That was fun! But here I am having lost all this weight; pregnancy poundage gone! WOOHOO! and I want to treat myself to something. I need your help with ideas on what I could do. It can't be anything expensive but I need to do something as this keeps me motivated and I want to lose more so I need it!

Simple Woman...

FOR TODAY..........

Outside my window...it's partly cloudy but the sun is trying to peek through the clouds.

I am thinking...how grateful I am for the changes the L-rd is making in my heart.

I am thankful for..the ability to bless others by being Christ's hands here on earth.

From the learning rooms...working on finishing up our first unit after spending extra time studying Greece.

From the kitchen...baked oatmeal for breakfast..and a meal for a friend cooking in the oven.

I am wearing...a light blue skirt and feminine shirt..

I am creating...a place that's filled with safety..a sweet haven for my children away from the storms of life..

I am going...to be leaving here shortly to drop off a meal

I am reading..a few books..Friendships for Grown Ups & Lessons At Blackberry Inn

I am hoping...to get the bathrooms cleaned today!

I am hearing... music from the Passion Worship Band.

Around the house...kiddos up and doing chores and getting busy on school work

One of my favorite things...fitting into my clothes again!!!!!

few plans for the rest of the week...ladies home fellowship meeting tonite, celebrating the Biblical Feast; Yom Teruah, boys book club Friday..

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

Frugal Friday Tip...

Today I wanted to give a Frugal Friday tip. Something we do to bring down food costs. It's nothing big but every little bit helps.
Instead of spending money on those expensive sprays to grease pans we take olive oil or another oil of our choice and pour it into a spray bottle. It works just as well and we have saved money in the process!

As we all know, money doesn't grow on trees!

I am thankful...

My thankful list is long. There are so many wonderful things that I am grateful for.  My life is full of the glorious and amazing!

I am thankful that I have not much for with less I am able to see that I have more..

I am thankful for the riches I have found in the Word..

I am thankful that I have hidden treasure. Every year more of the treasure shows itself and blooms before my eyes!

I am thankul that I have learned to bloom right where He has planted me!

I am thankful for rain as it washes away the dirt and grime left from previous days.

I am thankful for renewal.

I am thankful for my country where I can worship my Creator in freedom.

I am thankful for the Mikvah of Repentance  where all has become new!

I am thankful for beauty right outside my window.

I am thankful that my eyes have been opened!

I am thankful for nature and the bounty it holds.

I am thankful for the word thanksgiving where I can remember all He has blessed me with!

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for men,
For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. ~Psalm 107:8-9

Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY August 30, 2010

Outside my window...beautiful, clear blue skies

I am thinking...of how much better I am feeling

I am thankful for..Yeshua's word and how it defeats the enemy!

From the learning rooms...behind on our unit so will be working on getting caught up

From the kitchen...cream of wheat for breakfast

I am wearing...wind pants and pink tank top

I am creating...a positive atmosphere

I am going...to be leaving here shortly to pick up my son from the horse farm where he volunteers.

I am reading...The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio

I am hoping...to see my friends real soon..miss them!

I am hearing... Casting Crowns

Around the house...kiddos up and doing chores and getting busy on Math

One of my favorite things...Starbucks Latte's

few plans for the rest of the week...catching up, library, keepers at home club...

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

A reflection of me and my friend Heather in Chicago....We had so much fun!!:)

Pics

Some pic updates...
KianAdley is 3 mo. now.. He is a super cute sweet baby. He smiles alot and it just melts my heart!

Here I am with JaidenNoah and my dd Gabriellia..two of my October babies. Both sweet children and such a blessing!

My sweet Quentin who will be 10 Sept. 11. They grow up so fast!

ZaraLayna and Isaac buddies till the end...

We went to the World Pulse Festival recently. It was great! I enjoyed hearing from the different Christian bands and singers. Toby Mac was the best imho!

Happy Thursday everyone! Be Blessed!

forgiving hurt...

I think it's so important to remember these verses when you have been hurt or offended by someone in your life. Having offenses against your brother and not dealing with them causes trouble in your relationship with the Father and by not obeying His word we are sinning. I wish those in my life would have obeyed the L-rd's word instead of holding offensives against me. By not obeying the L-rd's word we cause hurt for all involved. :(

Matthew 18: 15-16
If your brother wrongs you, go and show him his fault, between you and him privately. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.

But if he does not listen, take along with you one or two others, so that every word may be confirmed and upheld by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Matthew 5:24
Leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

Matthew 5:44-45
But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Mark 11:25
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.

Luke 6:35-38;42
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." ... How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

Who will love me for me...

He cries in the corner where nobody sees
He’s the kid with the story no one would believe
He prays every night, “Dear God won’t you please
Could you send someone here who will love me?”

Who will love me for me
Not for what I have done or what I will become
Who will love me for me
‘Cause nobody has shown me what love
What love really means

Her office is shrinking a little each day
She’s the woman whose husband has run away
She’ll go to the gym after working today
Maybe if she was thinner
Then he would’ve stayed
And she says…

Who will love me for me?
Not for what I have done or what I will become
Who will love me for me?
‘Cause nobody has shown me what love, what love really means

He’s waiting to die as he sits all alone
He’s a man in a cell who regrets what he’s done
He utters a cry from the depths of his soul
“Oh Lord, forgive me, I want to go home”

Then he heard a voice somewhere deep inside
And it said
“I know you’ve murdered and I know you’ve lied
I have watched you suffer all of your life
And now that you’ll listen, I’ll tell you that I...”

I will love you for you
Not for what you have done or what you will become
I will love you for you
I will give you the love
The love that you never knew