Yes, I tried to give him a box to 'pay the ransom' for my box of cookies... but he refused. Thank you, son, for picking them up for me. And yes, I did indulge last night; it was hard to make a decision on which box to open, but finally decided on the peanut butter..... and I hesitate, but will tell, that I ate the entire sleeve of peanut butter cookies last night. I have got to get these into the freezer!! I did give a box of the mint cookies to hubby and told him he could 'have' those. LOL See, I do share! I may take a box or two with me on Jailbreak -
Jailbreak - which starts on Thursday this week! Two days of work (today and tomorrow) and then I'm taking off for hubby's birthday. My daughter arrives about 1:45PM on Wednesday. I don't expect her to show up here until later in the day, wanting to spend time with her daughter and granddaughter I'm sure. We will probably take hubby to dinner; will see how that pans out. I should make a big deal of hubby's birthday, besides the fact I will be leaving the next morning.... he will be 89 this year...... I mean I usually do something for him. I've already given him the gifts from me; he wanted them early. Yes, they were things he needed, but he was glad to get them.
Church was 'ok' yesterday. I was glad to get to chat with our pastors some. They had a missionary speak, one that the church supports in Thailand. They are actually doing a trip (well, they is several people from the church are going) to Thailand to help in the missions there this fall. One of our small group leaders is going. It was interesting, but definitely not a 'touch the heart' message. Since I had cooked breakfast, hubby actually said he wasn't hungry for lunch, so after stopping at Albertsons to grab milk, we headed on home. Now he has milk for his cereal this morning.
And I need to get back on track for healthy eating. Our pastors are looking amazing. I chatted with Pastor Lindsay a bit yesterday and she mentioned they eat natural/holistic foods.... I don't think those were the words she used, but that is what comes to mind. I'd love to hear more of what she and Pastor John form their meals from. I knew they had done the Daniel Fast the first part of the year and I wondered if they had continued it...and asked her... but she said yes they had done it, but no, they hadn't continued it (to lose weight), but had always eaten clean foods. Might be something I need to look at. Sigh. Why is it so hard when I have to feed hubby? He really isn't hard to 'feed', he eats what ever I put in front of him. I think it is more the questioning of what I am fixing, how am I fixing it, what am I doing, etc. I don't want to take GLP1 and my sister is trying to pressure me into it "for at least a month" and I keep telling her 'NO'. I want to eat right (does that mean I can't have my girl scout cookies?) and drop the weight the right way. I work out twice a week. I know walking helps, but I also know (I think I know) that 10K steps isn't always the answer. I want to lose my fat, but I want to do it in a healthy way. My will power just isn't always in place. I need to think this through. Enough about that.
Back to work today and I have the first board meeting prep at 9AM. I get to run it since Brett is gone. I think I have everything set for the meeting, but will check it again before time for the meeting. So glad I don't have to do the next board prep - it's Friday - and I'm off on Jailbreak. Which reminds me, I need to let another person know they are 'in charge' of running the prep meeting. She generally tries to anyway, this time I'll let her. I still have several trainings I need to work on. If I can get one or two out a day, I'll get them completed in no time. Sue says she plans to take all day Wednesday to get them done; guess her meetings are such that she can be distracted from them.
I guess I can start pulling things out to take on Jailbreak, although I really don't need to. Don't need to take much; we are only gone 4 days. Three changes of clothes. And we won't be dressing up any; it's jeans and t-shirts. And I think I'll take a hoodie, for we are heading north, although here in town it is to be quite warm. I don't do cold well so willing to be prepared. :-) I could try to figure out a couple easy meals. Just thought about tacos. I do love homemade tacos. I think that will be a 'plan' to have - perhaps our second night as we will stop to eat before we pick up groceries in town, I'm sure.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV): Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
I have a lot of things going on in my mind this morning, things that I need to make decisions on, things I need to change my mind on (probably) and well, just things. I need to trust God more that He will bring good out of things; I need to just submit and wait upon Him, rather than trying to push through my own agenda. Do you do that? You think you know best so you push through your own agenda - only at times, finding you would have been better off to wait? Sigh. Yes, waiting is so very hard, especially when you want something. And I'm learning I need to 'wait' more than push through on decisions I make. Sometimes I want to scream at God "I'm dying inside! Don't You care?" - and yet, I know that He does care, He does love me. But I have to be patient and let Him lead me. I must not push ahead and think my way is best. I do not like to pray for patience, but I find that I am whispering it out more and more and then I tell God I didn't really mean it! LOL Being patient is hard!
And with that rambling, I need to get off and get ready for work. Yes, it is nearly 'that time'. Maybe the day will go by quickly. Hope that you find the opportunity to set aside time for Jesus this morning. Sometimes He is the only way I can get through the day, is that I spend time chatting with Him each morning. Sit back, have a chat with Jesus, and then start your day. You may find it goes better than you thought it would.
Blessings!
