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Daily FEAR BUSTING Scriptures...

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:23:00 +0000

Are you ever afraid? I am...unfortunately I deal in fear at times. Sometimes my fears have been real, and other times they have taken the forms thoughts running through my mind and often like a little child who is afraid of the 'monster under the bed' or some other thought up or made up thing...and this year, I've been doing some things a little different. I know that my life needs continued transforming power which I believe comes from God so I committed to read and write a short line or two concerning what that verse means to me...I'd like to share them~all I have up to today for you to see and enjoy...FEAR BUSTING is kinda cool b/c it really seems to hit to the heart of the problem~FAITH. Someone has told me:

When fear comes knocking...
SEND JESUS to the door!

Oh yes, here's HOW HE IS helping me combat FEAR in my life and live so much fuller day by day~TY Lord!

I've heard it twice in this new year that there are OVER 365 verses directly dealing with FEAR in Scripture...I want to share them with you all in this year and focus on them each day in my recovery...won't you join me in DEBUNKING FEAR WITH FAITH??
(There are some wonderful recovery notes in the recovery Bibles, but this is my own thoughts I'm sharing...what are your thoughts??) God bless and BIG HUGS,c

FEAR~1/2
In Song: Psalm 23 http://www.bibleinsong.com/Promises/Music_promises/Psalms/Psalm23/Psalm23_4-5.htm
The Lord IS my shepherd and as I follow HIM...abiding or walking or living in the presence (shadow) of death...the reality of the brevity of life...NO FEAR OF EVIL...wow! What can evil do to me as HIS BELOVED? NOTHING! God's protection and provision are MINE...He's my God and my protector...my comforter...my all in all! THEN...the benefits are a table prepared for me...(DARE I SAY I GET TO EAT?? what food though? SPIRITUAL FOOD?? PHYSICAL?? I dare say, it must be all...well made/healthful/satisfying FOOD~perhaps not actually food for the body but for the spirit..or maybe it's physical food too..but either way...HE's prepared it for me...FOR ME..and anointed my head with oil~I am SET APART for HIS purposes and pleasure..HIS WILL in my life...then a huge blessing of my cup (my life? my all? my existance??) RUNS OVER~am I just pouring out in goodness b/c of HIS PROTECTION and provision?? TY dear Lord! TY TY TY for such a gorgeous reminder of ALL You do for me, with me and through me..amen
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FEAR~1/3
Psalm 91:4-7
4He will cover you with his feathers,
   and under his wings you will find refuge;
   his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
   nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
   nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
   ten thousand at your right hand,
   but it will not come near you.

This is a cool mental image of God having wings~the idea that HE COVERS ME with HIS faithfulness...HIS CONSTANT CONSISTANT ABIDING presence...protection...provision... as the mother bird covers her needy baby..the little baby bird who is so helpless and frail...
I WILL NOT fear or have terror at life's problems~there's nothing here to deny that there are things that are frightening~BUT JUST (and not a minimalization of it) a promise of HOW GOD will take good care of me despite what I'm going through...a thousand might fall (be defeated) beside me...ten thousand at my right hand (all around me??) BUT I'm GONNA BE OKAY...TY GOD for looking OUT FOR ME in all the turmoil of life... I can lay fear down~for right now...TY again God!

In Mp3 format you can listen to this portion in beautiful Scripture song:
http://www.bibleinsong.com/Promises/Music_promises/Psalms/Psalm91/Psalm91_4-7.htm

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FEAR 1/4

Psalm 19: 7-14

7 The instruction of the LORD is perfect,
renewing one’s life;(E)
the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.(F)
8 The precepts of the LORD are right,
making the heart glad;(G)
the command of the LORD is radiant,
making the eyes light up.(H) 9
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;(I)
the ordinances of the LORD are reliable
and altogether righteous.(J)
10 They are more desirable than gold—
than an abundance of pure gold;(K)
and sweeter than honey,
which comes from the honeycomb.(L)
11 In addition, Your servant is warned by them;
there is great reward in keeping them.(M)

12 Who perceives his unintentional sins?
Cleanse me from my hidden faults.(N) 13 Moreover, keep Your servant from willful sins;(O) do not let them rule over me.(P)
Then I will be innocent
and cleansed from blatant rebellion.(Q)
14 May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You,(R) LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.(S)
FEAR isn't always a bad thing when I know that it is a healthy RESPECT and REVERENCE for the way I treat God and His Word in my life~WHAT blessings are there for me...what HOPE and JOY are mine when I do! TY GOD You are the source of all true freedom in this life!
Here's a list of the benefits:
life renewal
inexperienced are wise
heart glad
eyes light up
enduring forever
altogether righteous

WOW!
Have a beautiful day! ;-))
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FEAR 1/5

Psalm 2

Psalm 2
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

7 ¶ I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

10 ¶ Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Fear is contrasted with trust. Clearly God can do as He wishes with us and He gives me great promise when He says "Ask of me and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance and the uttermosts parts of the earth for they possession. Thou shalk break them witha rod of iron; though shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." WOW~the people who wrong and hurt me are GIVEN TO ME? I suppose this idea is that God promises that I am going to come out on top somehow and be delivered from that pain if they hurt me with their wrongful ways...HE DOES THIS for me~WHAT A PROMISE! WOOT! I no longer have to be affected and concerned with the people who hurt me, but concerned with FEAR in service to God...fear...respect..honor...reverence..NOTHING NEGATIVE about this kind of fear~I guess trading in fear of men with fear the fear of God is sooo worth it~God's abiding promises...WOW!
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1/7
Isaiah 35:4 "Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you."

Isaiah is being instructed to share God's message of care and protection for the fearful~those of us who live in FEAR...a promise is added that God will come and save as well~WOW! God can FIX what I can't, and it's a blessing to remember THAT HE LOVES ME THAT WAY!

BE BLESSED TODAY...and FEAR NOT!
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1/8
This is yet another beautiful PROMISE of God's protection and presence...which gives PEACE..peace in the middle of life's storms! He's gonna HELP ME~and sustain me in the muck and mire of life...the image of His holding my hand is just precious, and little children, like me ;-)) grab on securely trust...Oh help me to trust HIS BIG STRONG HANDS!

fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

For I, the Lord your God,
hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
I am the one who helps you.”
Isaiah 41:10,13

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1/9
DOES the Lord have a secret??

Appears so...oh yes, those who FEAR HIM...this is not a terror or irrational fear but honor and reverence~RESPECT...when I look to God there are AMAZING PROMISES for my life! His character OVERSHADOWS my own needy and weak character as I depend upon Him moment by moment...and as a human, I have to remember that life is in the moments...OneDayAtaTime...TY LORD!

Psalm 25:8-21
8 Good and upright is the LORD;
         Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.
9 The humble He guides in justice,
         And the humble He teaches His way.
10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth,
         To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
11 For Your name’s sake, O LORD,
         Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

12 Who is the man that fears the LORD?
         Him shall He[a] teach in the way He[b] chooses.
13 He himself shall dwell in prosperity,
         And his descendants shall inherit the earth.
14 The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him,
         And He will show them His covenant.
15 My eyes are ever toward the LORD,
         For He shall pluck my feet out of the net.

16 Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me,
         For I am desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart have enlarged;
         Bring me out of my distresses!
18 Look on my affliction and my pain,
         And forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many;
         And they hate me with cruel hatred.
20 Keep my soul, and deliver me;
         Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
         For I wait for You.
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1/10
Ruth 3:11 "And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman."

Ever worry about your reputation, what others THINK or believe about you? I have...and God's got our backs just like He had Ruth's when He protected this little widow woman who was in need of provision...Her reputation had been at steak and what Boaz the kinsman redeemer knew about her...well, her reputation made that she was foraging in his fields just peachy ...since a good marriage was next to follow and the linage of David furthered...God had a plan with Ruth's reputation~She was a virtuous woman, much like I should be..yeah, it's a different time period/culture...but God can care for me like He did her in providing for her needs and protecting her! Today is a GOOD DAY when God's GOT ME..(YOU TOO!!)
BE BLESSED!
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1/11

Proverbs 1:7, 20-33
7 The fear of the LORD
is the beginning of knowledge;(G)
fools despise wisdom and discipline.(H

20 Wisdom calls out in the street;
she raises her voice in the public squares.(W)
21 She cries out above[i] the commotion;
she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:
22 “How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers(X) enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?(Y)
23 If you respond to my warning,[j](Z)
then I will pour out my spirit on you(AA)
and teach you my words.
24 Since I called out and you refused,(AB)
extended my hand and no one paid attention,(AC)
25 since you neglected all my counsel(AD)
and did not accept my correction,
26 I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.(AE)
I will mock when terror strikes you,
27 when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.
28 Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.(AF)
29 Because they hated knowledge,
didn’t choose to fear the LORD,(AG)
30 were not interested in my counsel,
and rejected all my correction,(AH)
31 they will eat the fruit of their way(AI)
and be glutted with their own schemes.(AJ)
32 For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them,(AK)
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33 But whoever listens to me will live securely
and be free from the fear of danger.”(

FEAR isn't always a bad thing...fear of the Lord IS the BEGINNING of knowledge...and listening to God means I will live securely and be FREE FROM the FEAR of DANGER...wow! Okay, so I better 'listen' to God and not be like that person in the verses who God won't answer...Lord, please don't let ME be that person...even for a moment today~help me to seek you in godly FEAR all this day and everyday!

What joy and peace there has to be...SECURITY when I can live FREE FROM the FEAR of DANGER!
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1/12
Matthew 10:28 "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,[a] drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
   9 “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts— 10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep. 11 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. 12 As you enter the home, give it your greeting. 13 If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. 14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
   16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. 18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
   21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
   24 “The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
   26 “So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.[b] 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
   32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
   34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
   “‘a man against his father,    a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—    36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’[c]
   37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
   40 “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”
This particular passage contains imho a great paradox~losing my life will save it (vs 37). HOW can losing be gaining? It appears to be in the sacrifices of service~Jesus is clearly sending out His disciples (the 12) into ministry and service to share His message...He explains a good deal about its impact~the divisions that it will cause/THE COSTs..(v17-38). There are costs~namely DEATH..and more...And verse 38 discloses the sacrifice of 'taking up my cross and following HIM)~doesn't sound much like a 'wealth and prosperity doctrine' does it? But the PROMISES are clear: AS I FEAR NOT (as He instructs them twice (v 26 & 28)) I can trust Him as He promises reward...verse 42 says as I provide service to my fellow man, I won't lose the implied reward~ WOOT! There's a whole lot in here for me today~and giving God my FEAR and living FEARLESS is certainly an act of obedience to Him...Wonder what would have happened IF one of those disciples or a group of them had said...NO LORD, WE ARE NOT GOING~we're too afraid? It's a scary world out there! (and it was~Remember the times they lived..ROME and crucifixion/violent justice all around)! Woo~wonder what impact their disobedience would have had on the message being shared from Him?
Because of His promise, I can safely and confidently say for today~YES JESUS~I'm going...TY!
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1/13
Today for some is a DREADED day~day of poor or bad luck but I've chosen for many years to believe today is good and a gracious gift from God...Here's our verse for today~

Genesis 15:1 "After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward."

1 After these events, the word of the LORD came(A) to Abram in a vision:

Do not be afraid,(B) Abram.
I am your shield;(C) your reward will be very great.
2 But Abram said, “Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”[a] 3 Abram continued, “Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in[b] my house will be my heir.”
4 Now the word of the LORD came to him: “This one will not be your heir; instead, one who comes from your own body[c] will be your heir.” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him, “Your offspring will be that numerous.”(D)
6 Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness.(E)
7 He also said to him, “I am Yahweh who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”(F)
8 But he said, “Lord GOD, how can I know(G) that I will possess it?”
9 He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
10 So he brought all these to Him, split them down the middle, and laid the pieces opposite each other, but he did not cut up the birds.(H) 11 Birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. 12 As the sun was setting, a deep sleep(I) fell on Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him.
13 Then the LORD said to Abram,(J) “Know this for certain: Your offspring will be foreigners(K) in a land that does not belong to them; they will be enslaved and oppressed[d] 400 years.(L) 14 However, I will judge the nation they serve,(M) and afterward they will go out with many possessions.(N) 15 But you will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.(O) 16 In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”[e](P)

17 When the sun had set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the divided animals. 18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I give this land to your offspring,(Q) from the brook of Egypt(R) to the Euphrates River:[f] 19 the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaim, 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”

God encouraged Abram after he had been to war earlier with Sodom...and well, it seems to me that on the heels of God's great promise of protection/to do something great for him, he asks God a pressing question that had been bothering him: I have no heir~whatcha gonna do about that? Sometimes in the face of God's great promises, the nagging of my heart for the things or issues I have will become paramount in my thinking~an overshadowing of what He promises for the limited view of my heart as I see lack...and Abram lets God know his concern~his desire for a child...God is so faithful...and He is not offended by Abram but begins the process of meeting His desire...the desire of Abram's heart...and of course, the rest is history~a son was given...(called laughter by his mother...imagine being ooold and conceiving a child?? LOL) Uh...I say, you go Sarah...LOL..but not me...I AM too old! LOL..but in this account of God being concerned with Abram's pain and longing, I too can trust that God will give me what IS BEST...on HIS time table and in HIS way...(I am not praying for another child, okay??? LOL)But I am looking to the way of the cross~Jesus to be my shield...what BETTER protection is there? NOT!
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1/14
Genesis 21:17 "And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven and said unto her, What aileth thee Hagar? FEAR NOT for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is." Imagine having a son who's father really doesn't want him...who is born in less than ideal circumstances or who's very existence causes trouble within the household...Ishamel, the first born of Abraham was such a son~and his mother Hagar certainly suffered at the hands of her mistress, Sarah...I can just imagine the jealousy and rage~the angst Sarah had for this boy and his dear mother...oh what a troubling thing for Hagar to see...of what distress when she grabs her boy and runs away from Abraham's household...She clasps her boy...and...she prepares herself and ultimately him to die...rejected, hated, abandoned, and alone...but God hears this boy...hears and has the angel of God reassure Hagar that there IS a plan...for GOD HATH HEARD...and He hears me. He knows right WHERE I am...even when I don't...even when I am suffering...even when I'm facing death....life worse than death...what reassurance this voice from heaven, the angel of God who asks her WHAT AILETH THEE, Hargar? Oh isn't God interested in all my pain today? OH YES...HE HAS HEARD....me.....

BE BLESSED TODAY and FEAR NOT!
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1/15
Genesis 46:3 "And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: FEAR NOT to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation." Ever worry about your kids or the kids in this world, going places you've never been before or the FUTURE? God has great promises for those who follow Him..He's promised a great future just like He promised Israel or Jacob as he contemplated heading to Egypt, that foreign place where he knew there were 'issues'.... and then...getting such a promise? Sure takes the worry outta all that POTENTIAL bad stuff..TY GOD! You've got my future! TY!
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1/16
I Chronicles 28:20 "And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD."

Teaching FAITH to our children has to be the MOST important thing we can do in this life~David's great legacy over and over in the lives of the future Kings of Israel was so and so king (put whoever king's name you'd like in here out of I and 2 Kings or Chronicles...) "he did (or did not) do according as his FATHER, David..." David's faith and acts of worship MATTERED...and so do mine...even though, like David who sinned, I am not perfect. May my children see the God of Heaven, my Father IN ME~teaching them to FEAR NOT and all of His mighty attributes and character through mine: love, courage, faithfulness, honesty, generosity, humility, patience, joy, peace, longsuffering...all...TY GOD!
BTW~this applies to future generations as evidenced by the chronology of the heritage of David in the royal linage...WHAT WE DO matters!
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1/17
II Chronicles 20:17 "Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you."

Imagine going to war...NOT FIGHTING...imagine STANDING STILL..and SEEING the salvation of the Lord with you...IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF HUGE HUGE victory this would be...and whoohoo!WHAT A CELEBRATION afterwards... The Lord promised the nation of Israel just this kind of PROTECTION and PRESENCE in the face of disaster...WHY won't I believe HE CAN and COULD and WILL/WOULD..for ME? This is SOMETHING to really *think* about... "FEAR NOT nor be dismayed...for tomorrow, GO..." Action is the key...ACTION!
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1/18
Isaiah 41:13 "For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee."
God has my right hand as I walk in this life...HE IS helping me each moment of the day~WHAT peace is mine! TY Lord!
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1/19
Isaiah 41:14 "Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel."
Okay, so Jacob was a deceiver~loads of character defects! But GOD SAID: I WILL HELP THEE! I'm so glad HIS HELP doesn't depend upon ME being GOOD! I'm sure just as God didn't wink at the flaws in His holy men of old, He's not winking at mine~but...HE'S PROMISED to HELP me! TY GOD!   THERE IS HOPE for all of us..even me!

BE BLESSED!
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1/20
Isaiah 44:2 "Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen."
2 This is what the LORD says—
   he who made you, who formed you in the womb,
   and who will help you:
Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant,
   Jeshurun,[a] whom I have chosen.
Footnotes:

Isaiah 44:2 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.

GOD made ME and formed me in my mother's womb~MADE ME UPRIGHT...I'm not low and downcast or LESS~CHOSEN THINGS ARE VALUED! ...I AM HIS! FEAR is swept away IN HIS HELP! TY GOD!
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1/21
Luke 12:7 "But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows."
I can't imagine COUNTING all the hairs in my hairbrush that seem to 'magically' appear in it after a week of grooming~BUT God knows just how many are in MY HEAD (all the time)...oh man, that's pretty detailed, I'd say! God is INTERESTED in THAT kind of detail about MEeee??? And He tells me to FEAR NOT~ I am OF MORE VALUE~WOW!!...yup, I am.. :-)) (GRIN!)
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1/22
Luke 12:32 "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."
Got your CROWN ON?? We're HIS FLOCK (not some other shepherd's..LOL) and GETTn' the KINGDOM! WOOT! NO MORE turkey scratching for ROYALTY, okay?? WE'RE HIS AND GOT NOTHN' TO FEAR~HE SAYYYYS so! WOOT! (Don't get much better!)
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1/23
Revelation 1:17 "And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last."
I just can't imagine what it will be like to SEE the Lord, but if this verse is any indication, my arrogance and pride will all get wiped out somewhere between when my eyes and brain connect and my body HITS THE GROUND! What comfort though in HIS TOUCH~healing touch, He offers when HE SAYS, I AM THE FIRST and the LAST~This to me, just says it all...beginnings AND endings...in my life, in this world,,,for EVERYTHING. I really don't need to FEAR~for when God's GOT ME in the start and end~WHAT can FEAR do to me?
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1/24
I Kings 17:13 "And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son."
Interesting story~widow woman who running OUT of provisions (flour of some kind) has dealt with the prophet Elijah...now she's to take care of God's portion first (by caring for Elijah making him a cake,) BUT NEXT, she is to fix for herself and her boy...ALL without fear...wonder HOW scared I am when I'm running OUT of the very thing God is asking me to give HIM?? Evidently, God shows HIS PROVISION and PROTECTION to this little widow woman/mom by making SURE there is ENOUGH~oh yes, Lord...there IS ENOUGH...TY...Lord, help me to have YOUR PERSPECTIVE on YOUR provision/protection/promises! AMEN!!
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1/25
Luke 1:13 "But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John."
GOD heard Zacharias' prayer for a child~HE CAN HEAR ME! (IMAGINE AN ANGEL showing UP to SHARE GOOD NEWS! THAT would be...fear inducing. BUT he was told, FEAR NOT...I am NOT gonna FEAR either.) Seen any angels, lately?? ;-)) The thought is pretty cool!
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1/26
Zechariah 8:13 "And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong."
God can take a BAD circumstance and TURN IT AROUND...making ME a blessing (in or through it!) AND HE TELLS ME TO "Let your(MY) hands BE STRONG." THIS IS my part...MY ACTION~what I gotta DO! So today, Lord, make my hands strong to DO..for You! TY Lord!
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1/27
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.I John 4:18

They say, LOVE CONQUERS ALL~yup....pretty much covers it..b/c IT DRIVES OUT FEAR! WOOT! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Oh yeah! Isn't it GREAT that GOD IS LOVE? HE IS..and look what LOVE can do! ;-))
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1/28
I Chronicles 28:20 "And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD."
FEAR and dismay~BUSTED...b/c God won't FAIL NOR FORSAKE me until I have FINISHED all the work for the SERVICE of the HOUSE OF THE LORD...Sounds (to me) like God is interested in my service in HIS HOUSE...I will be busy today for HIS KINGDOM~HIS HOUSE! TY Lord!
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1/29
II Kings 6:16 "And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them."
IF I COULD SEE the battle as God does...IN HIS VIEWPOINT~what a change I could live in! Lord, help me to put on my spiritual glasses and SEE this battle like You do and then to ACT accordingly! WOOT~V I C T O R Y issssssss HIS!
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1/30
Isaiah 35:4 "Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you."
DEFINITION: RECOMPENSE~repay, reward

I have to keep in mind that GOD KNOWS and SEES all~and HE WILL REPAY/REWARD what pleases HIM...Okay, so I KNOW I'm not perfect~nope, far from it...but He tells me to FEAR NOT and HE COMES WITH VENGENCE with repaying or reward..He's gonna come and save ME~WOOT! (Wonder what he's gonna do to my enemies?~NOT MY BUSINESS!) I am gonna focus on HIS CARE for...ME! TY Lord!
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1/31
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.I John 4:18

PERFECT LOVE~the Love of GOD drives OUT fear...woot! Help me, Lord to walk in YOUR LOVE!
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More on FEAR in the month of Feb:-))
2/1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. Psalm 46:1-3

Imagine TOTAL catastrophe~I almost can't, but the Y2K scare was terror inducing enough...MOUNTAINS INTO THE SEA? I think a whole lot about those 'jumpers' from the World Trade Center~people facing fire and flame so hot it was MELTING steel...okay, so...GOD IS MY REFUGE and STRENGTH...A VERY PRESENT H E L P...in trouble...TY Lord!
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2/2
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Psalm 56:3-4

FEAR has no schedule, but WHEN it crops UP I can look to HIS WORD for comfort and peace...I WILL NOT FEAR...
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2/3
So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me? Hebrews 13: 6
Humans can do a lot to each other, but I can CONFIDENTLY say that GOD IS MY HELP!

GO GOD! GO GOD! I am depending upon YOU!
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2/4
2/5
Daniel 10:19 "And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me."
NO fear, peace and strength...ALL IN HIS speaking to me..."LET MY LORD SPEAK"...He strengthens! TY LORD!
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2/6
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

Sooo WHO gives FEAR??? ANY guesses??? I *think* I know...I'm guessing~YOU DO TOO!
TY God for NOT giving me fear...but POWER, LOVE and SELF-DISCIPLINE! WOOT!
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2/7
I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27

Jesus said these words to His followers...I can count on HIM b/c I TOO follow...Soo true, the world can't deal in my troubles or FEAR...on HIM giving me PEACE of mind and heart! TY Lord!
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2/8
They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them. Psalm 112:7

CONFIDENCE...NO FEAR of bad news...the Lord's care...HIS CARE...CONFIDENCE... SOUNDS GREAT to me! WOOT!
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2/9
Do not tremble; do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago? You are my witnesses—is there any other God? No! There is no other Rock—not one! Isiah 44:8 NLT

I am coming to believe and understand that there IS NOT help aside from GOD...HE IS the ROCK! Amen and AMEN! TY Lord, God! Help me to rely upon You more and more! Check my fear~big time God and let me rest in You... ;-))
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REVIEW & GiveAway~Cooper & Me and the Military (children's book)

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:00 +0000

Cooper and Me and the Military

by Alexa and Monique Peters
Hardcover 27 pages
WEBSITE: HERE!
Ages: Preschool-3rd grade

I received Cooper and Me and the Military for review as part of the Propeller Review team for my honest opinions without monetary compensation. My opinions are my own.

I fell in love with this rhyming story told from a child's perspective of military deployment and how the children of the soldier parents made themselves and their parents feel love. Immediately I am drawn to the hand drawn art of Alexa Peters, who has authored and illustrated along with her mother, Melissa Peters. Reading level is about first or second grade and the website has other neat resources to make this little fun story so much more such as coloring pages and games. There is a tab for parents with reading guides and for schools with links to all four in the Cooper and Me ~Exploring Life Together series and a link to the Common Core Educational Standards.

There's a freebie included with this book of a download for a FREE song included in the book as well as a section of parent-child communication areas such as Connections, Life Lessons, and Learning Together.

Measuring 8.5X8.5 in hardcover with glossy pages this book is a great addition to any child's library, male or female. I'm from a military town and actively support our military with prayers and other encouragement having at one time written soldiers who were deployed with my children.

Another real charm of this little book for me is the beautiful child-like illustrations that remind me of some of my own daughter's early artwork...but most of all, the little girl~Alexa..her picture reminds me of my own daughter...We have a black Lab too!

HERE's THE GIVEAWAY~
Leave me a shout out and you are entered in this giveAway~Contest ends 2/14/2012 11:59PM ET
Thanks so much!
SisterT <3

“Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or

services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it

on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally

and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance

with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the

Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

I'm DIFFERENT NOW....SO...

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:29:00 +0000

It's really tough to KNOW what to do when life becomes different and it makes changes in us...I have just undergone such changes~and I AM DIFFERENT NOW...oh I'm still encapsulated in this same ole body and my thoughts and values haven't changed, but in my focus, I have moved, changed, rearranged somewhat...and my little effort here has suddenly left me without participation. I no longer can participate. Not because I don't want to, but because I am no longer homeschooling my kids MYSELF, but we have moved into the total techno age and utilizing the K12 program in a 'virtual academy.' My kids are enrolled in the largest highschool in our state and with good reason. It pools students far and wide. My two are just that..but it's left me in a DIFFERENT focus and mindset. I am no longer as intimately involved~it's THEIR game now, much more so THAN EVER...and so what do I share with you? I've found this hard. Very hard. I have loved writing for you dear reader over these past several years promoting the ideals of a Christian home education and so honestly believed and still do that it's possible to go the whole nine yards~totally the 12 or 13 yrs if you want to count kindergarten and instill all that is necessary and valuable in our children..YES~I STILL believe...but since my kids are now in an online public school, homeschooling antics while there are still many, may not be as inspiring or interesting to some..or may seem like we've somehow divorced the ranks of the homeschooled OR we might just be seen as more odd than others. But for whatever the issues, for me I am not inspired often to share about our current processes~even though I am no less proud. I'm just not sure that you care...kwim?? So with that, I have realized I have some choices concerning this newfound life I have~I can either leave this blog and all of you or I can refocus on another aspect of life~my life...and I DO have a life...LOL..that mothering and homeschooling didn't take it all or consume me entirely...so I believe I will begin today to put homeschooling in a good and solid place here in my blog much as I have done in my own life~in the past with all the grand experiences and memories...and move into my present and share..share..share...WHAT life is like...now and in the future of life...as a wife, mother...daughter...woman...Christian...There's a CHANGE going on here...in the next little bit~you will see...ME...differenly...but I am ...and don't blink..LOL, b/c it's likely to change again in a flash! B/C (I can!) LOL...No, seriously, I am excited about a refocus of SisterTipster and will be incorporating many facets into one ideal..right here, with you!
Have a beautiful day in the Lord!
SisterT <3

GiveAway & Review: A Mile In His Shoes (DVD) ENDS 1/22/12

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:34:00 +0000

Do you like FEEL GOOD extra cool movies? We do at my house, and A Mile In His Shoes is a really great film for a boy or teenage boy OR the whole family...My son loved it! He gives it the THUMBS UP! He says it's a good movie!

Here's the scoop:

"Sometimes MIRACLES HAPPEN when you least expect them and late in the game."

Special needs...Mickey has Asperghers and has a special baseball gift..and more! You will love this movie, and it's FANTASTIC for the entire family! (Rated PG so be sure to preview before your littles...but overall very good!)

AND I get to GiveAway a copy for a wonderful reader! TY ALL so much!
Leave me a comment and tell me WHAT special gift or talent do you SEE in your child ;-)) God gives each of our children a wonderful unique something special JUST for them!

And that's it~for one entry for the giveaway OR if you want 3 more entries, follow me on and leave a comment three times telling me that you did or do ;-)) We'll end this one on Sunday 1/22 11:59PM ET!
Check out the facebook page for
A Mile In His Shoes

Blessings,
SisterT

PaperWork:

“Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or

services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it

on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally

and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance

with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the

Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Family Movie Night~Game of Your LIfe

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:04:00 +0000

Walmart and P&G (Proctor and Gamble) have once again teamed up for a great movie that is family friendly~Set in the mid west, Zach Taylor is a promising game designer who has won a chance to make it big...but his values are tested~HOW WILL Zach pull it all together? Will he be able to be true to his family AND his team??...This film will appeal to boys who are into computer games as well as girls. It's totally family friendly with a great plot and outcome. It's set to air Friday, Dec 2nd 8/7c on NBC~You will want to have the whole family gather for this one~

I really enjoyed Game of Your Life, but I couldn't get my almost 16 yr old boy interested. After viewing it, I believe he will really want to watch it b/c he's such a gamer. Maybe he'll tune in on the second~I think it's GREAT and most kids will like it.

I received a sneak peak in exchange for this review from Propeller for my honest opinions without monetary compensation. My opinions are my own.

Thanks so much~ENJOY the trailor and catch it on NBC, Friday Dec 2nd 8/7c~;-))
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HURRY~LAST DAY to ENTER for Christmas Film: Christmas Lodge

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:59:00 +0000

This is ending 11-16-11 12MN and hey, looks like low entries..shhhh....I WANNA WIN!! WOOT!
Gotta LOVE the Cow Queen!

Home School Enrichment Magazine FREE Digital Fall Edition

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:30:00 +0000

Fall 2011 Edition
is completely FREE!
AND HOW COOL is that??? WOOT!

GRATITUDE CHALLENGE 2011~DAY 3....THIS TOO SOON Shall Pass!

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:38:00 +0000

YEP, life is a continuum and it's always changing. And just when I'm thinking oh this is GREAT or this is ROTTEN, life throws something else and there I am...DIFFERENT from that former thought...oh yes! Sooo TODAY, DAY 3 I am thankful for CHANGE..yeah, I said that ugly~uncomfortable~almost nasty little word that represents mayhem and peace, wonder, excitement, pain and purpose...ALL of every little bit of life is propelled around in CHANGES...and One Day At a Time, which truly equals milliseconds for me~CHANGE IS HERE..permanently! Soo I will be grateful to God for bringing these to me~even in the sadness or gladness...ONE THING ISSSSSSSSS for sure..there is ALWAYS CHANGE!

I'm embracing this little word~Are you?? Got any good/bad changes happening you wanna share??
Link up and go ck out the Grat Challenge (CLICK the button below)~we're real THANK FULL!

Hugs,
SisterT

GRATITUDE CHALLENGE 2011~DAY 2....FAT, FAT and LESS Fat!

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:48:00 +0000

I'm on day 2 of the 2011 Gratitude Challenge, and I'm SOOOO THANKFUL to be 94#s DOWN from my original weight back in April 2010...THIS IS GREAT NEWS~however, I still have MO TO GO...but! FOCUSING on my blessings~here's the ditty on what this has done for me:

1. RENEWED sense of self. I feel so much better about me. I'm still a great big fat woman (no way to deny this any longer or cover it up~BUT I am looking but more importantly FEELING MO LIKE ME! WOOT!)

2. NEW vigor and energy. I'd like to say I'm ready to run the marathon I hope to at least power walk one day if not RUN~BUT no! It will be a while...however, it's amazing HOW BAD I felt and honestly I feel so good I really didn't KNOW HOW BAD I was feeling...no kidding...(hey, and HOW MUCH better WILLL I feel??? Oh yeah! ;-)) THIS IS exciting!

3. I can BUY CLOTHES. For you gals out there who haven't been in the shape I've been in ~you won't 'get' this...but, I couldn't go in a store and pick out a thing even in the great big fat shops...NOPE. I couldn't. I don't wear tight clothing or other ill fitting duds, so I was relegated to catalog shopping or sewing my items...you think THAT was fun? Oh, it did the job, and I was clothed and I looked as 'nice' as was possible...nothing WORSE imho than ill-fitting clothing on a person...but anyway, I am blessed! YOU SHOULD SEEEEE the 90 gal tub of clothes I can NO LONGER WEAR that are leaving my life~TY Lord! And then, there's the JOY~SHEER JOY of going into the local walmart and while it's not ideal~BEING ABLE to buy an article IF I WANT TO...PTL! I'm like a kid in a candy store and honestly don't know WHAT I WANT...options are a good thing! OH YES!

4. LESS MIND CLUTTER. I am looking with HOPE to my future. HOPE...ever been sick and tired and had no HOPE? Well, even in a faith based life~LIFE can seem difficult to reach...BEEN THERE-DONE THAT and thanks to the Lord, I'm on the up-swing! I'm cleaning out and clearing out...might even get rid of things I'd NEVER dreamed of with a renewed sense of 'less is definitely MO!'...

5. BUSY and MO busy. I'm not bored nor overwhelmed. LIFE IS feeling pretty right. I'm on a spiritual/mental and emotional journey that I won't graduate from~oh no! I'm here...FOR LIFE...so...don't ask me about my DIEt...this is NOT it at all..and never worked for me...I'm on the 12 step recovery~spiritual healing to fix what ails this mind and body kind of LIFER program One Day At a Time...and you know what? I'm working it daily and everyday~MULTIPLE times a day...So yep, I'm busy...but it's all good!

Thanks for stopping in to SEE MY PROGRESS~I'll post up a post of some of my changes IN me...I think all but a more recent pic~let's see....Yup, HERE it is...

AND ME~

blessings,
SisterT

Hey, join on up and count your blessings day by day this November and really DO some THANKS GIVING! CLICK that button up top! woot!

FREEBIE: The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Digital Fall 2011

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:40:00 +0000

You will really enjoy this FREEBIE!
HERE!
Blessings,
SisterT

GRATITUDE CHALLENGE 2011~DAY 1....Ha! Dirty DISHES! and TOO MUCH CLUTTER!

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:10:00 +0000

Yeah, you read THAT RIGHT. I'm THANK FULLLLLLLLLLLLL for dirty dishes in my sink, on my counter, on the stove and STILLLLL on the table! Yup~b/c this means my ppl~my precious family have had plenty to eat/we had money to buy the food/and that I have a job (okay, just kidding bout that part! LOL) But seriously, I love that poem about the dirty dishes having a tale to tell~that our family eats so well...oh yeah! Well, it's not a bad bad thing when I see impoverished children from the world sipping out wooden hulled bowls with something that looks like gruel..NOT too appetizing I'm afraid, but I'm sure it's healthful~I HOPE...

So I'm thankful for DIRTY DISHES...

and then...ALL THE JUNK AND CLUTTER...OH MY! SisterT is just WAY TOO BLESSED...weeding out..and STILL toooooooooooo blessed...God has provided an abundance of everything I've needed and MOST of all I've wanted..yeah, sisters-BEWARE of WHAT YOU ASK FOR...for you may surely get it! HA! I'm praising God I got junk and dirty dishes...b/c NOW...

I gotta JUMP OFF HERE~and FLING myself to go spruce it all up for the next round of hungry participants who really enjoy this wonderful bounty God is providing!

Thanks for coming by and to Brenda for this THANKS GIVING opportunity!
Hugs,
SisterT ;-))

REVIEW: Alethia Writing Magazine for Christian Teens

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:01:00 +0000

Alethia Writing Magazine
Price: $26 year
Ages: 13-19
Website: HERE!
I say: Nice for writing teens!

Alethia Writing Magazine Fall 2011 edition was received for review without monetary compensation in exchange for my opinions as part of the TOS CREW. My opinions are my own.

We got a full color beautiful magazine of quality production from the USPS. I gave this magazine to my writing daughter who said, "This is nice!" And so we began pouring through it. Inside you will find well written short stories and poetry from teenagers who are writing with a Christian worldview point. This is so refreshing! There is encouragement for writing teens as well in a Writer's Challenge with a biblical proverb and a picture of which the teen can chose to write either a poem or a story that shows the proverb as true. This edition's proverb is Proverbs 11:8. Submission deadline is Oct 15, 2011 to submit to writealeithia@gmail.com~be sure to put "Writer's Challenge Fall 2011" in the subject line. Also include which challenge!

Also this mag has little advertising which is refreshing to see so that teens are not over stimulated but rather articles concerning authors and illustrators. I loved seeing the art work of other teens and reading their works!

Wanna see a previous issue? Here ya GO!

You can subscribe to Aleghia Writing Magazine Creativity for Christian Teens by clicking HERE. Subscription is quarterly. We liked this for our writing daughter~she liked it too!

Go HERE to read what the Crew is says!
Blessings,
SisterT

GiveAway & Review: Carmex NEW Flavors~whoot!

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:31:00 +0000

I received a great package from Carmex in exchange for my honest opinions~and WE LOVE CARMEX! In fact, my mother and daughter grabbed up the tubes before I got to even hardly get it opened. My mom~retired senior of our home said, "it's really smooth and makes your lips feel great!" Mom liked the Lime and my daughter loved the vanilla~we also received a picnic blanket which is a cool blanket with POCKETS that folds up in a cool way~just right for summer time fun, which is just what we did with it! It's pretty with bright pretty stripes with the Carmex logo. Pretty NEAT!

Now the cool thing is that I get to give one of you this cool kit consisting of

1 Carmex Lime Twist click stick
1 Carmex Vanilla click stick
1 Certified Awesome Picnic blanket* (it's really cute)
1 Carmex Moisture Plus® clear satin gloss finish

What is NOT to love? Soo show me some love and leave me a comment and you're IN for an op to win! Be SURE I can FIND YOU so leave an addy too k??? :-))
It's THAT EASY! TY so much! THIS IS A QUICKIE and WILL END Wed, Sept 14 11:59PM EST!
Hugs, SisterT

HOUSE REDO! Slide show!

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 01:06:00 +0000

Personalize a free slideshow

Name Your OWN PRICE SALE~

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:09:00 +0000

TY so much for coming by! Here WE ARE~finally! MORE to post up, so keep looking!

EMAIL me (SisterTipster@gmail.com) your offer (with contact info).

At the end of the SALE PERIOD I will notify my best offer to arrange payment and shipping.

I know you won't blame me for trying to get the most possible for my wares, but also realize I am going to purge these bookcases and basement!

Thanks so much~
BE SURE to leave me a way to contact you!
HUGS!
SisterT

I will describe the item and condition as best I can/I've included ISBN where I've thought to look~you can google many of these~

Teaching Text Books Alg I Student Work Text and Test/Answer Key BRAND NEW in shrink wrap NEVER opened~

Mystery of History I Used with shelf wear and writing. This is the first edition and no audio.

Mystery of History II Used with shelf wear and writing. This is the first edition and no audio.

I WOULD LIKE TO SELL AS A SET IF POSSIBLE~(LIKE MOH, IF YOU CAN ONLY USE INDIVIDUALS, LET ME KNOW)

TruthQuest History Study Guides Ancient Egypt & Ancient Greece by Michelle Miller: c 2003 USED and older white cover with spiral binding. Ink scribble on cover and some highlighting in text. Overall clean but shelf wear.

TruthQuest History Study Guides Middle Ages (500-1400) c.2004 USED but in very good condition. Minimal shelf wear and very clean with just a few pages of ink writing (my notes.) Newer blue teal green cover as per current web view.

TruthQuest History Study Guides Age of Revolution II (1800-1865) Never used, but minimal shelf wear/no writing.

TruthQuest History Study Guides Age of Revolution III (1865-2000) Never used, but minimal shelf wear/no writing,

TruthQuest History Study Guides American History For Young Students I (Exploration-1800) USED some writing and creased pages/little shelf wear.

TruthQuest History Study Guides American History For Young Students II (1800-1865) USED some writing/highlighting (light yellow~minimal) with back cover missing. ALL pages present and minimal shelf wear

TruthQuest History Study Guides American History For Young Students III (1865-2000) USED some pencil writing (tiny bit) with minimal shelf wear

Streams of Civilization Volume I hardcover Christian Liberty Press Very good condition. Minimal shelf wear

Geneive Foster World books~Augustus Caesar's World used.

What Life Was Like When... Time Life hardcover books: I'd like to sell these as a set also~if not let me know ;-))

What Life Was Like:

At the Dawn of Democracy

In the Age of Chivalry

When Longships Sailed

When Rome Ruled the World

Hard covers with jackets like new.

Foundlings (Review copy) Like new soft cover

Language Arts Today (McGraw Hill) hard cover 5-6th grade all inclusive language arts student text.

Veritas Press: Middle Ages, Reneiassance and Reformation Teacher's Manual (goes with teaching cards) Softcover USED Minimal shelf wear and could have some writing (my notes)

Sojorner Truth by W. Terry Whalin softcover (Young Christian Library Readers) (222pages good condition)

Paul by Dan Larsen (Young Christian Library Readers) (218 pages good condition)

The Human Body by Gallimard Jeunesse And Sylvaine Perols Schoolastic First Discovery Book hard cover/spirial bound (very good condition wipe pages w/ transluents you can do overlays of body systems)

Go With Christian by Alan and Linda Parry Pilgrim Progress for Young Children (pop up and pull out) (ISBN 084991305-5) Like New condition

The Best Book of Ancient Rome by Deborah Murrell (ISBN 0753457563) Like New condition 29 pages hard cover

Whole Language Theme Unit: My Body Grades 3-4 softcover (ISBN 1568220138) USED

Abeka
Grammar and Compostion IV (ISBN 76252002)softcover USED

PreAlgebra Basic Arithmetics II 2nd Ed Teacher Key (ISBN # 25771006) USED some writing and notes 462 pgs0

Algebra I Solution KEY (ISBN#6681809) USED Binding tight with some shelf wear 434pgs

Algebra I Solution KEY (ISBN#26248009) USED Binding tight with some shelf wear 439pgs

Alg I Video Test/Quiz Solution Key (ISBN#61646001)USED 38pgs

Alg I Test Booklet Teacher Key Test Booklet (ISBN#37583010) USED46 pgs

Alg I Student Quiz Booklet Teacher Key, Quiz Booklet (ISBN#42331009) USED 113 pgs

Skills & Review Consumer Mathematics 2nd ED (ISBN#2662 006) USED 184pgs

Skills & Review Consumer Mathematics 2nd ED (ISBN#2662 006) USED 184pgs

Consumer Mathematics 2nd Ed TEACHER KEY & SOLUTIONS (ISBN#2663007) USED 299 pgs

Consumer Mathematics 2ne Ed Tests & Quizes (ISBN#26654007) USED 136 pgs

Business Mathematics 2nd Ed Work Test (ISBN#67946006) USED 510pgs some writing in pencil

Business Mathetics Tests/Quizes (ISBN#67970003) USED 149pgs

Business Mathematics Work Text Teacher Ed (ISBN#67954003) 559pgs

CIVICS Activity Book National, State and Local Studies (ISBN# 35459008) USED with some pencil writing but easily usable. Minimal shelf wear.

Our American Heritage 3rd Ed. Abeka Book 58246009 Soft Cover USED shelf wear bent pages some writing (3rd Grade History American History from Columbus forward...)

Coloring Books (I used these when my kids were younger as activities to illustrate the readings as we studied.)
Treasure Island Coloring Book (clean and old~nothing used in it/some bent pages) USED during oral reading for coloring activity.

An Education Read & Color Book of:
(these are 3 by Spizziri Press Inc~well drawn and loads of other resources from this pub~love his work! It says Museum Quality/Currator Approved (and in fact, I got them at some Indian mounds in TN) USED with minimal shelf wear and no marks

1. Southwest Indians ISBN 0-86545-075-7 31 pages
2. Northeast Indians ISBN 0-86545-040-4 31 pages
3. Southeast Indians ISBN 0-86545-065-x 31 pages

DOVER Coloring Books:
A.G. Smith Abraham Lincoln Coloring Book ISBN 0-486-25361-9 48 pages USED with minimal shelf wear and no marks
Old-Fashioned Farm Life Coloring book Nineteenth-Cdentury Activites of the Firestone Farm at Greenfield Village by A.G. Smith ISBN 0-486-26148-4 Minimal shelf wear and no marks

Setting Up Stones A Parent's Guide to Making Your House a Place of Worship by Martha and Greg Singleton ISBN 1-59669-219-7 156 pages Like New

If You Lived In Colonial Times by Ann McGovern (Schoolastic) ISBN 0-590-45160-x USED bent edges/shelf wear (2 pages with one word each marker writing)

Pecos Bill A Tall Tale Retold and Illustrated by Steven Kellogg ISBN 0-688-09924-6 USED minimal shelf wear

...if you grew up with Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern (Schoolastic) No ISBN (classic softcover book with minimal shelf wear. Orig price is .45 cents so you know it's older) pages are yellowed fair but very usable condition USED 79 pgs b/w sketch drawn illustrations

Great Tales Johnny Appleseed ISBN 77031-08191-9 USED no marks but has paint or something on the cover at the bottom near the author's name. Large colorful pictures shelf wear

Davy Crocket Young Pioneer by Laurence Santry (Troll Pub) ISBN 0-89375-848-5 USED shelf wear yellowed pages but very usable with no marks Good b/w sketched pictures

Early American History A Literature Approach by Rea C. Berg (for grades K-3rd) c 1992 Beautiful Feet Books (self published by author) 33 pgs USED with writing and heavy shelf wear.

Stider by Beverly Cleary (Sequel to Dear Mr. Henshaw) (Schoolastic) ISBN 0-439-14804-9 152 pages New with shelf wear~never read binding not broken in at all.

The Dead Tree by Alvin Tresselt USED hardcover children's book with beautiful illustrations. From the 1970s shelf wear but in good condition considering age. Clean with no marks

The Little Rascals Storybook (Schoolastic) 1994 ISBN 0-590-48851-1 Soft cover USED 32 pgs no writing shelf wear pics are from the movie

Hellen Keller by Margaret Davidson (Schoolastic) 95 pages older 60 cents soft cover/cover edges are cracket and bent in two places. Book is slightly yellowing due to age but clean with no marks. Shelf wear is present. B/W/red illustrations

Finding the Titanic (Schoolastic Hello Reader Gr 2/3 Level 4) by Robert D. Ballard ISBN 0-590-47230-5
softcover shelf ware with no writing   illustrations are photos from movie/historic

Prairie School by Lois Lenski hardcover ISBN 0-397-30194-4 c. 1951 Minimal shelf wear/very slight yellowing not much at all~hand drawn b/w illustrations 196 pgs

Poetry for Young People William Shakespear (Schoolastic) 0-439-35771-3 slightly USED with min shelf wear~gorgeous full color illustrations   48pgs

Abe Lincoln The Young Years (Troll Assciates) 0-89375-751-9 USED shelf wear slightly yellowed no writing/clean b/w drawn illustrations 48 pgs

Heaven Your Real Home by Joni Eareckson Tada ISBN 0-310-50140-7 Hardcover USED minimal shelf wear/dust jacket 215 pgs

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (Newbery Award) 0-590-13200-8 softcover like new minimal shelf wear b/w illustrations chapter book 128 pgs

Shoebag by Mary James (Schoolastic) 0-590-43030-0 softcover like new with shelf wear~GOTTA TELL YOU: this is a book about a COCKROACH who turns into a little boy...LOL.... 135 pgs

A Shooting Star A Novel About Annie Oakley by Sheila Soloman Klass 0-440-41493-8 softcover like new with some minor shelf wear 173 pages

We Hold These Truths A Documentary History of the United States   c.1960 softcover USED with shelf wear and yellowed pages 376 pgs first page has tear.These are 68 documents with commentary that shaped the US.

Susanna Wesley Servant of God by Sandy Dengler 0-8024-8414-x USED cover has imperfections and shelf wear/pages yellowed. 207 pgs

History Channel Presents: Modern Marvels: Inventions That Rocked the World (Schoolastic) 0-439-55707-0 Softcover USED 74pgs Shelf wear

Voices from the Fields Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their Stories by S. Beth Atkin (Schoolastic) 0-439-27054-5 Softcover minimal shelf wear but like new illustrations are photos and this is a biography of these children. 96 pgs

A Memoir Barbara Bush ISBN 0-02-519635-9 Hardcover with jacket USED clean and min shelf wear 575 pgs Biography

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Schoolastic) 0-439-36213-x USED paperback some shelf wear

All About the States Search A Word Puzzles 0-486-29400-5 Softcover USED shelf wear present/few pages with min writing(found only one and it's in highlighter (one word circled))

Shiloh Season 2nd Book in the Shiloh Trilogy by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 0-689-80646-9 BC USED Cover worn with shelf wear and inside cover with name/clean/back inside cover damaged

American Diaries: Nell Dunne~Ellis Island 1904 by Kathleen Duey 0-689-83555-8 Softcover USED shelf wear OLD library book with stickers and stamps of library.

American Diaries: Janey G. Blue~Pearl Harbor 1941 by Kathleen Duey 0-689-84404-2 Softcover USED shelf wear OLD library book with stickers and stamps of library.

My Prayer Book ~The Lord's Prayer /The Lord is My Shepherd (padded board book) gold leaf edges clean with minimal shelf wear/some light light indents on cover~multi cultural children ;-))

Souvenir book: Indians of America Full color Illustrations of the Indians of America ~older paperback book about 30-50 pages gorgeous photos on Native Amer in full ceremonial dress/has map and sign language~USED with some shelf wear no marks.

Indians c.1973 softcover about 30-50 pgs with full color gorgeous illustrations of Native Amer in full ceremonial dress~similar book to the Souvenir book, but smaller size. USED shelf wear no marks

Enrichment Reading Level 6 Take Tenn Publication is literature readings with comprehension questions. Self published (Amer history supplemental reading~has vocab as well) USED shelf wear no marks 75 pgs

...If you Lived At the Time of the Civil War by Kay Moore (Schoolastic) 0-590-45422-6 softcover USED some shelf wear

...If You Traveled on The Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine (Schoolastic) 0-590-45156-1 softcover USED some shelf wear

Moses God's Helper by William E. Young Hardcover Broadman Press c.1976 shelf wear and clean

High School Biology in Your Home by Bridget Ardion - Student Manual -(loose leaf pages for binder)

United States US State Map - tablet - Apprx 25 - left - used - unused somewhat bent

Science Weekly - composting - level Pr A, A, B, C, D, E & teaching notes
[one copy each]

Treasury of Illustrated Classics - The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

Treasury of Illustrated Classics - Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

A Dalmatian Press Children's Classic - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

VocabAhead - One Thousand Sat Vocabulary Videos and Mp3s - The Entertaining and Effortless Vocabulary Building Solution CD

Web Design for Kids (...And Curious Grown-Ups!) - Fundamental DVD instruction on learning Basic HTMlL to create web pages and websites - New

Math 7 - A teaching Texbook by Gren Sabouri and Shawn Sabouri with automated grading
(3 out of 4 solution CD-roms included)

A Child's Story of America - Second edition

Our America - Geography and History - 1986 edition

Handbook of Grammar & Composition - fourth edition by James A. Chapman

The Write Foundation - Essay Writing Instructions - Step by Step Lesson Plans Examples, Checklists, Grading System and More by Rebecca Celsor (softcover spiral bound)

The Write Foundation - Sentence to Paragraph Writing Instructions - Step by Step Lesson Plans Examples, Checklists, Grading System and More by Rebecca Celsor (softcover spiral bound)

Solutions and Tests for Exploring Creation with General Science - 2nd edition - Wile softcover

Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra - Answer Key & Test Bank, Solutions CDs, Test Solutions CD, Lecture and Practice

Business Mathematics - In Christian Perspective - Work-Text

Business Mathmatics Tests/Quizzes

Business Mathematics - In Christian Perspective - Work-text

Mind Benders - Deductive Thinking Skills - A1 by Anita Harnadek softcover

In the Hands of a Child - project pack - CD rom - Hocpp1249 the Holocaust

Music for Today's Children by Butler-Kirkland-Leach-Adams hardcover older book with cloth cover used and worn

High School Biology in Your Home - Text - by Bridget Adroin softcover spiral bound

Exploring Creation With General Science 2nd edition - Wile hardcover

The World Past and Present - The World Around Us - Blackline Masters - Plays - Demeter & Persephoni - The Sword in the Stone softcover

Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1 - Answer Key and Test Bank

Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1 - Solutions CD

Abeka Paul's Missionary Journeys - Flannel Map Study Series - Teacher Key

Abeka Algebra 1 - Test Booklet - Teacher key, Test Booklet

Abeka Algebra 1 Video Test/Quiz Solution Key

Abeka Algebra 1 - Solution Key

Abeka Algebra 1 - Solution Key

Abeka Consumer Mathematics in Christian Perspective - Skills and Review Exercises - Second Edition

Abeka Consumer Mathematics in Christian Perspective - Skills and Review Exercises - Second Edition

Abeka Algebra 1 - Student Quiz Booklet - Teacher Key, Quiz Booklet

Abeka Consumer Mathematics in Christian Perspective - Skills and Review Exercises - Second Edition

Abeka Pre-Algebra Basic Mathematics II - Second Edition - Teacher Key - Traditional Math Work-Text

Abeka Consumer Mathematics in Christian Perspective - Test/Quiz Key

Abeka Consumer Mathematics in Christian Perspective Teacher Ed 2nd Ed

Abeka Pre Alg Basic Math 2 Test and Quizes Test/ Quiz Key

Abeka Alg I Test/Quiz Key

Abeka Solution Key to Alg II Tests/ Quizes

Abeka Alg 2 TEXT c.1987

Abeka PreAlg Solution Key Traditional Math Work Text

Abeka Business Math Solution Key

Abeka Consumer Math in Christian Perspective Solution/Answer key

Abeka Alg 2 Test Key

Abeka Alg 1 2nd Ed. (TEXT)

Abeka Alg 1 TEXT

Abeka Alg 2 Text Solution Key

Abeka Consumer Math in Christian Perspective 2nd Ed

Abeka Basic Math 1 Traditional Work Text for Christian School Teacher Test/Quiz Key

Abeka Our Solar System Facts, Stories Activities by Ian Grahan softcover ISBN 059047622X Schoolastics
Abeka Matter and Motion in God's Universe (TEXT) ISBN 25836008 (softcover)

The Handy Science Answer Book (softcover) 2nd ed ISBN 157859099X (Carnagie Library of Pittsburg)

Abeka Let's Be Healthy (TEXT) ISBN 1561X010 softcover

Rocks and Fossils by Chris Pellant ISBN 0753456192 hardcover

Totally Amazing Spiders (softcover) ISBN 0307201600

Totally Amazing Plants (softcover) ISBN 03072011678

Totally Amazing Rainforests (softcover) ISBN 0307201635

Totally Amazing Natural Disasters (softcover) ISBN 0307201651

Eyewitness Books Universe (softcover) ISBN 0756603846

Dinosaurs Eye to Eye ~The Predator's Prey ISBN 1577556757 (softcover)

Abeka Grammar and Composition 2 by James A Chapman Teacher Key spiral softcover

Memoria Press Christian Studies Book 1 (softcover) ISBN 1930953909 (Teacher Manual)

Memoria Press Christian Studies Book 1 softcover (student book) ISBN 1930953895

Memoria Press Famous Men of Rome by John Haren ISBN 1930953 softcover

Memoria Press Famous Men of Rome Student Guide ISBN 1930953801 softcover

Memoria Press Famous Men of Rome Teacher Guide ISBN 193085381X softcover

Dinosaurs to DoDos ~Encyclopedia of Extent Animals by Don Lessem hard cover ISBN 0590316842

Explore America Tours of Discovery Through Our Magnificent Country by AAA (hardcover) ISBN 1550011405

Abeka Health in Christian Perspective Test/Quiz Key softcover

Abeka Choosing Good Health Answer Key softcover

Abeka Choosing Good Health Teacher Key, Student Test and Study Booklet softcover

Abeka Observing God's World ISBN 15172011 (text)

Abeka Observing God's World Answer Key

Abeka Observing God's World Quiz Booklet Key

Abeka Observing God's World Test Booklet Key

Mammoth Cave softcover by John Wagoner ISBN 093647808X

Birds in Your Backyard by Barbara Herkert ISBN 1584690259 softcover

A Dorling Kindersley Book~How Children Lived~A First Book of History ISBN 1564588769 hardcover

Young Christian Library Readers: paperback readers good condition (most are like new/some shelf wear)
Ruth ISBN 1557481733
Mirrium ISBN 1557483507
David Livingston ISBN 1557482594
David ISBN 1577486021
Noah, Builder of the Ark ISBN 1577486544
Samuel ISBN 1577485165

My Book of Devotions~the Guide for Parents and Kids About Self Control ISBN 1416915788 paperback

The Frontiersman~The Real Life and Many Legends of Davy Crockett by Mark Derr hardcover with jacket
ISBN 0688096565

Totally Bizzare~Exploring the World of Unsolved Mysteries paperback ISBN 1588650928

Understand Revelation in One Day by Roger Miller, MD ISBN 159684096X softcover

The Song of the Three Holy Children hardcover by Pauline Baynes ISBN 0805001344

Viking Adventure by Clyde Robert Bulla hardcover cloth covered older book library of congress 639208

Abeka Rosa by Elaine Cunningham softcover ISBN 59668001 (5th gr reader)

Abeka Of America 2 softcover ISBN 18473010 (5th gr)

Abeka United Kingdom Kings of Israel A Student Study Outline A ISBN 22055008

Abeka Themes in Literature Book 3 softcover ISBN 17000011

Children of Bible Days hardcover by Florence Hearn (hardcover from church library older book~decent condition) Broadman Press

Abeka Choosing Good Health ISBN 18635010 softcover

Blood and Guts A Working Guide to Your Insides by Linda Allison ISBN 0316034436 softcover

The St Martin's Handbook 2nd Ed by Andrea Lunsford and Robert Conners ISBN 0312053673 hardcover

Youth On Mission Accept the Challenge Vol 9 ISBN 1563096544 softcover

Magazines:

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Summer 2009
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Spring 2010
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Summer 2010
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Winter 2009
Answers Magazine from Answers in Genesis Vol 5 No 1 Jan-Mar 2010
Answers Magazine Vol 5 No2 April-June 2010
Homeschool Enrichment Mag Issue 47 Sept-Oct 2010
Homeschool Enrichment Mag Issue 44 Mar-Apr 2010
Homeschool Digest Quarterly Journal For Family Discipline Vol 19 No 2 (Wisdom's Gate) 2009
NATHHAN/CHASK National Challenged Homeschoolers/Christian Homes and Special Kids Fall/Winter 09-10

The X-Ray Picture Book of Incredible Creatures by Schoolastics ISBN 0531186385 softcover

The Human Body Systems place mat with muscles and skeleton, five sense and circulatory, respiratory, digestive systems shown by Painless Learning Placemats

Young Musicians ISBN 005174615 (Lifeway)

Music Makers 5.2 Lifeway ISBN 005174611

Cassette Album: Heritage of Our Country Character Building Famous Characters Vol 4: Traveling Tunes, Bicycle & Kites, The Ugly Ducking of Baseball, The Disappearing Light, Yankee Woman, Persecuted and Betrayed Album is cracked but tapes are good.

Genesis Finding Our Roots by Ruth Beechick hardcover like new ISBN 094031911X

Who is God and Can I Really Know Him by Hay & Webb ISBN 9781935495079 Apologia Press LIKE NEW

Songs For Music Time Vol 2 Lifeway softcover ISBN 0767393465 spiral bound music for preschoolers

Teaching Textbooks Math 7 Answer Booklet ISBN 9780974903675

Abeka Grammar & Compostion 3 Teacher Key spiral book used

Abeka Primary Bible Reader Selected KJV Passages for Young Readers ISBN 53694006 softcover

Abeka Genesis First Things 11-12 ISBN 59358008

Abeka Genesis First Things 11-12 Test Key

Abeka Themes in Literature Test/Quiz Key ISBN 25631011

Abeka Divided Kingdom Kings of Israel B Teacher Key ISBN 32298007

Abeka Grammar and Composition 3 Test/Quiz Key ISBN 71803002

Young People of the Bible hardcover older book (stories of children in Bible)

The Nature of Life Earth, plants, Animals, Man and Their Effect on Each Other by Lorus & Marjorie Millne Library of Congress # 72130316 hardcover older book w/jacket

This is the United Nations by M. Lasek hardcover older (children's book) ISBN 6812093

Exploring KY Copy Masters and Teaching Guide Heath Social Studies softcover book on the state of KY used

The American Pageant by Thomas A. Bailey ISBN 0618103538 USED college Amer history book

Let's Travel in France by Darlene Geis hardcover ISBN 6420807 USED

Young People's Story of the Americas Canada, Mexico, and South America hardcover USED

Human Body Revealed (DK book) ISBN 0789488825 hardback very good condition

The Bridge to the Latin Road partially USED binder with materials

Abeka State and Local Government ISBN 63665006

Abkea Science Order and Reality ISBN 25909010

Teaching Students With Special Needs in Inclusive Settings IDEA 2004 softcover ISBN 0205470327

Foundations First Sentences and Paragraphs With Readings by Kirszner-Mandell Instructor's Annotated Edition ISBN 0312394233

Story of the Middle Ages by McHugh (Christian Liberty Press) softcover ISBN 1930367775 USED good condition

Egypt by McDonald hardcover ISBN 0382061128 Used older book with loads of pics

Prince of Egypt by Dreamworks hardcover USED book illustrations based on film

The Western Heritage Vol 2 Since 1648 USED softcover college text book

In A Class of Her Own ISBN 1419032127 like new softcover

The Three Musketeers by A. Dumas hardcover children's classic illustrated w/larger print

World Civilizations 6th Ed Study Guide Vol 1 ISBN 0393951030 USED work text

Voices of Ancient Egypt by Kay Winters hardcover w/ jacket very good condition

HEALTH~Worry DOES NOT HELP!

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:09:00 +0000

Well, since I last posted, I've been worried about my eating plan. Worried that I've eaten too much overall. I have the kinds of foods down pat~I don't eat a lot of things, but more important I eat really good things overall, but my concern was portions. I'm a FOOD ADDICT! Wish I could candy coat it, but I can't. I laugh these days and say that "I got fat eating celery; I'm such a food addict!" Well, in fact, we all know celery won't make a person fat, but large portions will...and so it's my story. I've eaten way way too much for way way too long...and in my process/progress, I've been cutting down as well as changing up the kinds of foods I consume. Today I am really eating less than I was a year ago, but I'm not where I believe I will need to be to become the healthy woman I hope is in my future. HOPE...oh yes, that wonderful word of life...HOPE thou in God...yes, I can hope in Him! I'm thankful...

And having just this morning done a weigh in, I'm at my lowest body weight in nearly 20 years!! Praise God! AND the crazy thing is how I worried that I was not releasing my weight but somehow overeating~I guess my capacity for volume has decreased b/c I feel sooo stuffed sometimes. I will be addressing this~AM addressing this! And this must be a new leg of my journey~less IS definitely more!

Sooo my totals are now down 83#s since April 2010...totaling 147 since this mo 8 yrs ago! Praise the Lord! I am so blessed and feel very thankful. I'm FIVE pants sizes down...

But...THIS IS NOT my life's focus~if you can understand that...I'm still a wife and MOM...I do other things besides obsess over my body or the fat I carry. THIS IS just my shell, for goodness sakes, right?? Okay, soo with this said, I don't weigh frequently, but generally just when I have doctor appointments. I leave the numbers to them and with them~MOSTLY...except when I worry! But let me say, that climbing on that scale this morning was something done out of resolve to know TRUTH...that scale, while it's definitely NOT the measure of my success~it's an indicator of my total program...For me: wt releasing at about 1-2#s a week is where I want to go...ANY FASTER~I GET CRAZY!! And a big fat crazy woman is not sane! I FEEL all kinds of deprevation and hunger when I don't eat enough that I lose faster than this and soooo b/c of all that emotion I EAT AND EAT AND EAT...OR QUIT! NO GOOD! I can't go that way...First, it's unhealthy for my mind, but also I end up eating and gaining wt in the end...NO GOOD! Soo here I am plugging along with a long term solution~slow and steady...turtle speed, anybody?? Oh yes, I'd like to be a gorgeous DIVA T O M O R R OW! Who wouldn't wanna be THAT? But the life lessons are so valuable in untying these knots...gotta be...NO INSTANT FIX for me....My brother died after WLS...I see that it would never fix my mind/soul issues. I need to know that it's not just my body that's corrected, b/c if it is just my body, it seems that the compulsion to EAT would not be dealt with adequately. I need more. Anybody out there like me?? I fear I'm not alone. In this I seek support~but I know ultimately what I eat and HOW MUCH is my affair and nobody else. But how much sweeter this journey having you go along with me...soo come on! Let's get going toward greater health benefits!

I've been food preserving these past two weeks. WHAT A BOON! I love canning! Sat a week ago we were blessed to have come across what I call, THE DEAL OF THE DAY! And what a deal~a huge pressure canner complete for $5! I can preserve meats now..and even green beans! WHAT A BLESSING!

But so far my canning has been dill pickles, sweet (splenda) pickle relish, pepper jelly (splenda) AND zucchini jam! WHOOHOO! I'm waiting on my tomatoes to come in~praying that they will..it's been a horrible summer for lack of rain and the incredible heat! This morning after the harvesting, I have some work to do again~looks like more jam and maybe dill pickles~ooowwwweee! YUM!

It's my prayer that we all continue on the road to health and happiness in this coming week~how are you progressing? I'm still waiting on the doc's approval for exercise~I know it's coming..coming...coming...Let me know you were here! ;-))
Hugs,
SisterT

Family Movie Night~WHO IS Simon Miller?

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 06:52:00 +0000

DO NOT MISS this suspenseful family friendly film~the teens will like this one! It's a little intense for the young child, but right up a kid's ally who is a tween or older FOR SURE! There's some fighting and violence, but no gory stuff for sure!

TONIGHT NBC 8/7central!

I got a sneak peak of this neat film from Propeller Marketing in exchange for my honest opinions w/o monetary compensation. My views are my own.

BE SURE to catch this one!

Heath: Secrets REVEALED...Canning W/Sugar Free ...

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:38:00 +0000

I have a few secrets that aren't so secretive if you know me on how I'm working on my health these days. Since I've been SUGAR FREE now for just a little bit over 10 mos, I have worked to develop or FIND truly sugar free alternatives to the sugaring sweet tasty foods I've given up~such as jams and jellies~peanut butter~tomato catsup and more...also bread and butter pickles...we make them! Well, not the peanut butter, although I do know WHERE I can get freshly ground roasted peanut butter made..oh yes I do, but so far, I've just found a good sugar free wholesome brand at the local health store~yeah, it's pricey~but I'm worth it, right? NO PRICE on health, really...

But I am making up bread and butter pickle relish with grated cucumbers/onions/peppers and canning it~for winter use. It tastes so much better I think..but remember, I've not have sugar in 10 mos, so this Splenda version will taste VERY good to me...I say when someone tells me, 'it's not sweet' OR "I can taste the Splenda" I remind them that they ARE still eating sugar...since I don't~THIS STUFF is delish!

Okay, I've also been making up some zucchini jam ~divine STUFF!! oh yes!!

I was looking to see if I can waterbath can the stuff, but while this site Many Zucchini Jam Recipies here! has several that say I can waterbath can it, I am NOT sure...most say FREEZE...which is what I'm gonna do. But I am thankful that there are variations on this recipe which means ALL the neato ideas I've had about adding some of this or that to the mix COULD VERY WELL work out fab! I was thinking of using some apple juice in it and a few grated apples...you know, for the fridge~dunno how freezing would do...Do you make this? Do you have an alternative recipe? What's your fave??

Okay, jumping off here~so NOW YA know my secrets for eating healthy without losing the taste and variety...
HUGS
SisterT

Slim Down Sunday~Week 3 Had to BACK IT DOWN...

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:37:00 +0000

I'm joining up over at Heartfelt Homeschooling for Slim Down Sunday as an accountability for my weight/health program.

Here's my week: I have been under some stress and stuff going on, and it's been difficult NOT to want to EAT DOWN the house~but I've not done it; however, I did find my plate becoming fuller with higher calorie foods than I KNOW will do what I need it to do which is create a slow weight release and keep my nutrition in balance~Sooooo I have back down those amounts again to something near reasonable and increased my veggie consumption again. Having good FRESH garden grown cucumbers picked right from the patch is such a help too! Also my fave grocery had celery 99 cents a bunch! WHOOHOO! What's NOT to LIKE about that?? (Unless, of course...you *hate* LOL..celery!) ...LOL...

Okay, so I'm still on the exercise restriction, BUT I did go to the lake with my family on Thursday and swam two hours in the BAKING HOT HOT HOT sun..to get cooked with a nasty sunburn~OUCH! But sooo far, I'm not blistering or looking like I might~I'm a big believer in aloe vera so that $3 gel was a good deal at Dollar General, huh??? LOL....I've been slathering that stuff on liberally! Also I have continued my level of activity~but nothing strenuous...just...STRESSuous...LOL...but I'm working on giving this to the Lord. Only HE can fix it...only HE...

I won't be at the doc for a few mo weeks, so we shall have to wait to see how my weigh in is coming along...THIS IS A GOOD plan for me b/c I am not NOT not scale 'obsessed' but in fact, I do deal more with a phobia...HOWEVER, the SCALE IS NOT the measure of my success~it's every bite that goes into my mouth. Today, I did not eat at our church social where there would be foods triggering me into overeating. I did eat a Subway sub though that was fixed like I needed it to be for my health. Also yesterday I celebrated 10 mos of NO WHITE sugars or flours in my diet...Praise the Lord!

Thanks for stopping by~Are you addressing your health? Don't wait too long like I have until it's a HUGE mountain to climb~whatcha gonna do?? Won't you join me??

HUGS,
SisterT

REVIEW & GiveAway: I'm ALLL IN! Contemp Christian Music CD

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:43:00 +0000

Go hear Robert's 'Light the Way' contemporary praise song FREE and...enter up for a copy of his NEW CD~I'm All In! What's not to like? This is a young man who is a teen on a mission~I am a f/b fan too so I know he's busy (MAYBE maybe coming to your town!) out spreading the GOOD NEWS! What's NOT to like?? Head to F/B and *like* Robert's MINISTRY!!!~he's out of Orlando, FL!!

CK HIM OUT~Anybody besides this (ole rocker) Christian Mama think he looks a wee bit like Elvis??? HUH??? You will so love his sound and his uplifting message~GOT TEENS? Pass this one..NO! WAIT...KEEP IT for yourself Moms...LET the KIDS enjoy it W/YOU!!

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Hugs
SisterT

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LIFE: When In Doubt...

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:41:00 +0000

I am maxed out right now with all kinds of stressors. My dryer is putting 'black marks' on our clothes and a whole slew of other struggles, but mostly I'm eaten up with indecision about some important things in my life...

One friend has essentially left her blogging life behind, and I so get that~I am struggling with WHAT to say to you all...even on a very infrequent basis right now. Have I said ALLL I need to say or have a voice to say? I do know that my life is rapidly changing, and my interests are following in quick pursuit! Soo the bigger question is~
WHAT DO I have to contribute to you all on this blog? AM I WORTH reading and being kept up with?

Let's get REAL~not much~ I'm guessing...and prob not. So what purpose will my blog serve YOU and me?

Can I preserve this medium for the occasional review now that we're not traditionally homeschooling and should I have something pertinent to say? Or should I just consider this adventure done and over, moving on to different but less 'virtual' activities in my life? I can't even find myself purging the old texts/homeschooling books of these past several years right now...

I'm in OVERLOAD...my life is changing so fast that my head is spinning...Oh I know it's an age and a stage of life, but it's NO fun~mostly, no fun...and I don't think I can even stand to tare out the WALL to fix the dryer by plumbing for the new one~just can't hardly *think* of the mess this will create in my life and the amount of work involved...knowing hub is not able to finish it in one fowl swoop (have I EVER said HOW MUCH I hate UNFINISHED projects???)...oh brother! I definitely need a dryer, but in Summer, the clothesline is preferred by me anyway~FOR COST...uh...when in doubt...

DON'T.

Hub's in no mood to hear me on this either, but I am so way worn out...

What about attacking this MESS in a few weeks when he can dedicate the time to FINISH~also, DO IT RIGHT??

Thanks for listening to me vent this morning~What are you up to these days? Getting ready for back to school? What does THAT look like in your household? Let me know you came by! ;-))
SisterT

Slim Down Sunday~Week 2 ALL ABOUT CHOICES...

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:59:00 +0000

I'm still on my health path since last year with 75 PLUS pounds GONE! PTL! I haven't weighed in a few weeks so I don't know my progress as of late, but I'm still 'shrinking' so I feel confident the scale will reflect a conservative weight release. I'm so thankful!

One thing going on is that all kinds of ppl who know me are noticing that I'm shrinking. It makes me feel good, but I also don't want to become complacent so that I CELEBRATE sooo big that I eat over it...FOOD IS NOT my celebration any longer! But I am enjoying that my body is becoming more healthy...it's all good!

My choices this week are something I consider very important when it comes to my food. It's not just the amount of calories, but the kinds and combinations that I am working with to find the path to health. For me, I'm eating over 2K calories a day which is just low enough to cause about a 1-2lb weight loss per week, and also I eat no white flour or sugars...AT ALL and have done this now for almost 10 months...PTL! Also I am eating more fresh (from the garden!! woot!!) healthy foods leaving off most breads and pastas..(all white pasta is a NO NO!) I have picked up more protein in my diet as it builds muscle and does not turn to sugar to increase the blood sugar/insulin response in the body...it's generally VERY lean protein as I eat NO pork or pork products...generally no hot dogs or link sausages UNLESS they are the (expensive) healthy ones~and only occasionally. Much of what I am eating is very very balanced. I eat fruit (generally fresh), just 1 sometimes 2 servings per meal and if I get that second one it~it's not eaten at the following meal...

For instance:

Breakfast:

2 eggs poached in cooking spray (salt & pepper)
1 banana (I find the smallest non gourmet banana bunch they sell that week and eat the smallest one I can find!)
1 6OZ container of Kroger Carb Master Vanilla Yogurt (60 cal/4GM carbs/9GM protein)

This is the usual meal plan for my am meal... and I drink water...

Oh not as much as I should, but I do drink water!

I KNOW it should be more...we even distill our water ourselves and have a water cooler with the jugs of our distilled water...I just don't...LOL...

But then I'm also researching food and my choices~
Here's the Spark People diabetic info on food:
Eating Well With Type 2 Diabets
I am now a brand new diabetic who is controlling my blood sugars with diet and also one medication per day...it's my prayer that I can come off of it at some point and find myself living a healthier lifestyle...

EXERCISE:
The doctor as told me to hold off and do nothing stressful as of late. I am hoping for a clearance to hit the gym with a trainer soon!! (I am in process for having medical testing so hopefully I will know pretty quick!)

As for eating out:

I am a big time believer in eating a HOME, which is a HUGE behavior mod thing for me. In the past, it was an EVENT, PARTY, CELEBRATION and all kinds of LIFE to hit the restaurants~but no mo! Today, I prefer
my OWN FOOD to that of the restaurant chef, but there are times I find it essential to eat out b/c of time constraints and travel...soo where do I eat??

I like Subway. You can find one in almost any community AND they're consistently GOOD~my fave is the veggie 6" whole wheat sub. I eat ALL the veggies except the dill pickles, jalapeneos, spinnich, and green peppers~I usually get EXTRA CHEESE! I like pepper jack! I also like the roast turkey. On occasion, I will order the apple slices with water.

IF NO SUBWAY, I like Arby's. Arby's has Market Fresh bread which is the nut grain bread and soo good. They also NOW have a whole grain wrap which is DIVINE!! REMEMBER: I haven't had sugar in MONTHS, so these things are soo good to me!! But what I like to get is the Market Fresh UNTOASTED roast turkey sandwhich (hold the honey mustard) w/mayo only and the fixings just like it comes...OR OR OR...the chicken salad wrap~oh my goodness! THIS IS DIVINE!! The chicken salad has apple, walnuts, mayo, celery, mayo and chicken. YUM!! and the wrap with dark green curly leaf lettuce on that wrap! Oh my! AND there's loads of protein along with veggies and FRUIT~they make it daily...I LIKE that~and feel it's pretty healthy!! I tried a beef sandwhich in the wrap and didn't like it as much...

CHINESE~We have ONE oriental restaurant we like to go to that has a Mongolian Grill~it's the REASON we go there...the BAR stuff MOSTLY has sugar or pork~also white flour products...I don't do any of these, but I can pick out some DIVINE fresh food and have it lightly cooked, and it's so good! I also make up my own sauce with soysauce, garlic and red pepper paste which is very good~and has no sugars like the premade 'brown sauce.'

You might ask me HOW I know it all has sugar?? Well, after NOT eating it~and being GLAD b/c I feel so much better NOT eating it~I can taste it...I know what mushrooms in brown sauce taste like when I KNOW every ingredient..and they aren't supposed to have a sweetness, but the ones on the buffet DO...sooo...TASTE can tell me OR if IN DOUBT, I don't...

Okay, I'm in for the LONG HAUL~ THIS IS A LIFESTYLE change. I am so thankful to God for showing me how to live and nourish my body. I pray to continue as He gives me the ability.

Thanks for coming by~I'm looking at this next week and praying I can get moving a little bit more...Are you working on your health?? Where are you with it?? Any progress??
hugs
SisterT

HEALTH~Stayn' IN the Groove!

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:49:00 +0000

HOW in the world CAN I do such a long term thing in my life as losing so much weight and LITERALLY revamping my life? It's NOT easy, but in breaking it down to itty bitty baby steps and staying motivated, I am making more progress than I've ever dreamed. You see, morbid obesity is like a huge mill stone tied ever so tightly around my neck and for many with this like me, escape is nearly impossible~but REMEMBER I've said, nearly...NOT totally. It IS possible. It is...I have to believe this!

I have loads of obstacles, too. Just like anybody I have STUFF that comes up and washes over my resolve, and removes me from my ACTION in a moments time...but does it effect my progress? NO. Why? Because I NEVER allow that stuff to change my firmly established good routines that so far have continued to 'work for me' this past year. Believe me, I had to establish routines to support my NEW healthy eating amounts, kinds and times of food. Routines that without them, I'd be facing continued failures along the path of this DREAM for a revamped LIFE....

My routines have definitely changed. For one, I eat breakfast EVERYDAY unless there is medical reasoning such as a procedure or test that I am undergoing...and then I just arrange IF I CAN to have three meals a little delayed~as the body, MINE INCLUDED, is jump started with a routine of nutrition and available sources of energy~yeah, this is WHAT FOOD IS anyway~ENERGY! Nothing more, and nothing less. To chase this for a second, I've changed my thinking to remind myself a good deal that FOOD IS NOT my friend, comfort, play pal, fun or event...it's simply FUEL...and who parties down at the GAS STATION? Uh....way too many who I've now left behind...and hence my life is changing! Breakfast is very important to me, and I get really hungry and KNOW I need it by the way I feel physically before the appointed usual time.

I eat three balanced meals so that each meal is solidly adding up to include almost something from EVERY food group: protein, milk (usually 60 cal yogurt), fruit and on two of the meals, I have a bread serving or two that NEVER exceed three servings a day. Yesterday, I had one for breakfast and two in the form of a sandwich for lunch and NONE for supper. Today, I am not sure, but for breakfast I will have one as I always do and then it might be one on lunch and supper, or it could be one lunch and none supper. I look at that particular category as pretty flexible and also that it makes my available choices a little broader. I NEVER eat starchy veggies along with actual bread or pasta (always whole grain varieties!) b/c then my carb servings would exceed my limit of three per day. I generally don't eat preprepared box cereal as the carb count is VERY high for the 1/2-1 cup serving...it's not that I don't love the stuff, either! It's totally looking at a limit of generally consuming NO foods that contain more than about 21 carbs per serving...and I am a much bigger eater than just a once cup serving of cereal and 1/2 to 1 cu of milk for THAT amount of carbs..make sense? My breakfast which I have consumed in some variety for now a total of over nine and half months generally consists of eggs or cheese, bread, yogurt and fruit. It's also been comprised of sugar free peanut butter and a slice of bread...I've even allowed myself the pleasure of occasional whole wheat raisin bread as long as sugar is fifth ingredient down...I REALLY READ all those labels now..and KEEP UP with those 'food totals' EVERYDAY as I GO along...no surprises for me...

And I don't let myself get too totally hungry. I eat about 3-6 or 7 hours apart BUT...I am ALWAYS sure to eat generally way before the upper end of that time! Yesterday, it was getting too long and I was beginning to feel bad. I don't like that. It's not good for me either, so I try really hard to avoid this kind of situation. I don't snack~meaning I literally eat three squares a day with NOTHING in between UNLESS I am HONESTLY between a rock and a hard place...and it's about 1-2 times a month where I will have a protein/fruit snack of some kind...usually a piece of FRESH fruit and a serving of protein...I spend three nights a week out late in going to my church OR also another activity, so my supper is often very late on those nights. I leave well before supper time so if I eat on the early side of it, I am famished way before breakfast and in risk of binging or 'snacking' in my vulnerability in the night...nights are risky, so I avoid eating as much as possible after certain times and definitely in certain places...

I eat at my places, either at our counter in the kitchen OR at my place at the dining table. I used to eat in the livingroom and den~NOT anymore. My food is fixed on my plate and carried to either place for my MEAL. I eat and then either leave it for the cleanup by my son or daughter who I'm thankful handle this chore almost daily OR I carry the dishes back and leave them after ALL food has been put away~I'm a "POT PICKER" and to avoid this behavior relieves me of dealing in loads of EXTRA calories that I am NOT working diligently to get rid of~FOREVER!

When I leave the kitchen or food storage areas which are in our home, our kitchen and then we have a pantry area in our basement, I LEAVE THEM...til breakfast. SOMETIMES I feel a pull to go back mentally and emotionally, but I busy myself in my den or if it's time to go to bed, I go there...I will use that feeling too to drink water or other healthful beverage~NEVER sugary stuff...b/c I have placed that item in the den or bedside. I NEVER drink juice b/c it's totally a FAST SHOT of sugar that has little fiber and drives UP blood sugars...I don't need FAST, but rather the fiber of fresh whole fruit metabolize on the slow...and make for more consistent energy...I NEED that...in so many ways....

So change has been something that as I've gone along, has helped me to stay motivated in my efforts...sometimes my 'results' are elusive...I don't weigh daily or even once a week. I don't need anything to pull my attention OFF the process and plan. I must stay focused on the every BITE concerns and counts, rather than the eventual goals of normal weight numbers and improved health~these are just BY PRODUCTS of my solid healthy eating that will be consistent over the long haul...and this is the secret~or just a key, b/c the REAL secret is my spiritual journey.

The Lord has sustained me in all sorts of situations where I consciously refrain from turning into the food for my life~all those things food can be that brink on the negativity to destroy me. FOOD MUST stay in it's rightful place in my life...and I don't tolerate it rearing up it's ugly head to try to move into more prominence. NO WAY! I refuse to allow people or events to change what's working...no tossing about like a ship tossed in a storm...I believe with God's help, I must stay firmly affixed to the task of making sure that I am nourished properly each and every time...no changes here, for me.

I don't allow myself BREAKS from my food plan. I stay with it, no matter the reason OR the season. Birthdays, holidays, events, celebrations,...or whatever...NO MATTER. FOOD IS FUEL and nothing more! I really don't even desire 'special' foods on these days, but truly desire the solid stable routines I've established. Unfortunately I have ppl in my life that without FOOD celebrations would and do feel LACKING...they don't feel the GREAT way I do b/c they consistently change from no or little sugars to gobs of sugars and so their metabolism is constantly under attack...not so for me...after deciding over 9 mos ago to give up the toxins of over processed sugars or fast metabolizing sugars and starches, I FEEL GREAT! Albeit that right now it's way way to early in the morning for breakfast and b/c I'm awake, my 'guts are growly!' LOL...oh boy, better wrap this up and drift back off to a more acceptable time near my routine. Falling asleep in my recliner has its challenges too.

I also attept every night to GO to bed and also go at a reasonable time. . . THIS IS ANOTHER change for me...I could go on and on...but I will go on now, and get myself settled back down for a few more zzz's ...it's way too early...LOL...

HOW do you stay on the course long term? Are you? GOT changes you need to make? I'm still praying over mine...and I am 'evolving' all the time! Give me a shout out!
SisterT ;-))

View From MY Dashboard~Old Cannon

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:36:00 +0000

Recently on a trip into town and hitting a few yard sales there we saw a cool sight!

Which war ya think??? Pretty cool!

HEALTH~ME In Pics From the YR!

noreply@blogger.com (SisterTipster) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:54:00 +0000

I'm so excited to be 75#s down and so I wanna show off my progress in pics~here's ME throughout the year!

This was taken last night at church, July 3, 2011. Not all fixed up, but the REAL ME LOL!

Taken at the park on a blustery day May 2011 ;-))

This was taken Feb 2011~you can't see my whole DOUBLE CHIN in this one!

You can in this one~whole family ;-))

Another one from Feb 2011 with my Mama ;-))

Christmas pic with the kiddos in early Dec 2010

Nov 29, 2010 w/hub!

Nov 2010!

Aug 2010 with a friend ;-))

Taken in July 2010

Where it all began in April 2010~75lbs ago!