{ A light bulb moment.....}

So, yesterday morning I read this verse of scripture.....

I Corinthians 9:27

But I discipline my body and keep it under control.....

Then, one of my sweet blogging friends left me a comment regarding chocolate, saying that she had gotten past her craving for chocolate.

And, I suddenly had a light bulb moment!

If Paul, the greatest "preacher" of all time (in my humble opinion) had things in his life he had to overcome that required him to "discipline" his body and if my  friend could do the same......

then,  why can't I?!?

Is there any reason why I can't just tell myself "NO" when it comes to overeating?

Shouldn't I be able to stop myself instead of speaking my mind sometimes?

When a judgmental thought pops into my head why can't I just immediately change my train of thought?

Oh, this has certainly given me some things to PONDER.

How about you?

Are you "disciplined" in these things?

Have you trained yourself to "change the subject" in your head?

Are these crazy questions?

LOL

Looking forward to your opinions!

Breathing in Grace,

An Apology and An App and Happy August.....

I don't usually post on Saturday any longer, 

but have a few things I wanted to share with y'all today.

First off, an apology.

Last SONday, I used a word in a post that described how my attitude can be sometimes and I'm almost certain I offended somebody.  Hopefully an "I'm sorry" will help.

Secondly, have y'all heard of the "First Five App"?

I downloaded it and began the devotionals this past week.  It's a part of Proverbs 31 Ministries and the premise of it is to give God the first 5 minutes of your day.  It's simple and not very time-consuming, but very thought provoking and each Saturday there will be a video wrap-up of the week.  I found today's to be very inspirational.  You might want to check it out and see if it's something that might appeal to you, too.

 HOPE everybody is having a great Saturday!

I've been up since about 5:45 this morning....

got in a great walk in the coolest part of the day,

and right now I'm headed out to finish up mowing and spray weed killer.

Oh, this life I live is so very exciting, don't you think?

Happy first day of August!!!

Breathing in Grace,

Honestly?.....

I'm sure y'all know that almost EVERY.SINGLE.DAY is a National Day of Something to celebrate.  

Out of curiosity, I thought I would look up and see what today is.....

and sure enough.....

 it's National Honesty Day.

(now would I lie?.....;-)

When I think about  being honest, 

my Momma comes to mind.

One of the things she taught us growing up and it has totally stuck with me.....

is this.....

in her words.....

"I don't care what you've done, 

even if you've killed somebody,

don't lie to me about it.

Tell me  the truth."

I think that became so ingrained in my psyche that I'm the very same way.

PLEASE.TELL.ME.THE.TRUTH.

Don't sugar coat....

don't beat around the bush.....

don't try to justify.....

just come out with it and be honest.

I HOPE y'all have an AWESOME day!

HONESTLY, I do!

Breathing in Grace,

Friday Foto.....

....isn't actually a photo!!!

If you've visited here often, then you might realize I kinda like emoticons!!!

Here are a few cute ones for CHRISTmas.....

HOPE y'all have an awesome weekend!!!

We're gonna be keeping our kiddos so our daughter and son-in-law can celebrate their 12th wedding anniversary!!!

With four kiddos age 7 and under.....

I definitely am gonna have to do a lot of.....

Breathing in Jesus,

Deb

Fantastic Friday - Edition #34!!!

Hey, Sweet Readers!!!

Have y'all had a great week?

I sure hope so!!!

Can you even believe that THANKSgiving is less than a week away....that this time next week if you stop by and visit it will be "Black Friday"!!  I have some friends who make Black Friday a family tradition....Mommas and  their daughters and GRAND-daughters going out early and making a day out of spending time together....sweet memories!!! 

Anyway....speaking of THANKSgiving, and because I like to make things fun on Friday's....and because I adore emoticons, as you can probably tell if you visit me often....that's what I want to share today....some of the cutest little emoticons I've ever seen that have to do with fall of the year.....and THANKSgiving.....

            

        

         

      

     

.....and my favorite.....

....a Native American turkey and a Pilgrim turkey sharing a peace pipe!!!

And....for those who know me REALLY well....you know that I have the absolute biggest sweet tooth in the whole wide world....actually every tooth in my head is a "sweet tooth"....especially for CHOCOLATE!!!!

So....I leave you with the cutest little turkey chocolate chip cookies you've ever seen!!!

Would somebody please make and send me about six dozen, please?!?!?

Hope  y'all have a fantastic Friday and a wonderful weekend!!!

In HIS Most Precious Love...and with mine, too!!!

Blessings,

Deb 

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