"Sistas in Christ" Vol. 3 - Page 9

Berta48 · 01-31-2008, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tobyMacFan

Hi! My name is Tiffani and I am a Sista in Christ.

Well, I am just going to throw it all out there...Here we go...

I am starting OVER on my weight loss journey and would like to be a part of this dynamic forum. I am married to an awesome man and we are blessed with 4 great kids. B/14, G/10, G/4, and B/2. We are all warriors for God and are lead by His Spirit. Our relationship with Him is our families #1 priority. It is awesome to watch the little one's faith develop.

I started this WOE (again) yesterday. I am estimating on my total weight right now because my scale is broke. But I did go to th Dr. last week so I am about right on. Last year I lost 52 lbs. from July to October and then gained it ALL back in Nov and Dec. OUCH. I know what went wrong. I had taken the WOE into my own hands again. The old control issue. I was relying on self and flesh.

So now I am ready to start over and I am totally relying on God for this and all things. I look forward to getting to know you all and to growing daily in my relationship with God with you all too.

PS...did I mention that I am excited?

I'M SO HAPPPY

TO MEET YOU

I'M ROBERTA BETTER KNOWN AS BERTA!

I AM HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY IS ON FIRE FOR OUR LORD. MY ONE AND ONLY DAUGHTER JUST STARTED SERVING THE LORD. SHE IS 29 AND I HAVE ONE GRANDSON TEN YRS OLD. AND A WONDERFUL, DARLING, SPIRIT FILLED, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN HUBBY, WHO IS MY BEST FRIEND AND SOUL MATE AND A BLESSING FROM GOD!!!

I AM RETIRED AND LOVING IT!!! USE TO BE A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT FOR 25 YRS. NOW I'M DOWN IN THE BACK AND BAD KNEE OVER IT

IF YOU HAVE A SCRIPTURE YOU WANT TO SHARE, SHARE IT, OR WHATEVER THE LORD LAYS ON YOUR HEART TO DO!!!

AND AGAIN WELCOME!

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Originally Posted by la.lady

Welcome Tiffani... We are so glad that you joined us here and now we have another Dear Sister on our thread. God is so Good...

I am the oldest Sister here. You might say that I am the Mother Hen.

I am Married to a wonderful Man, Have to Beautiful Daughters and Five Grandkids...

I live on the lake where we retired in 200 and I always say this is Gods Country...

I was saved when I was 9 years old thanks to my Aunt Phillis who brought my Mom, Me and my Brothers to church and we gave our lives to God. I'm not saying that I always walked the way I should but I have always been close to God and felt him in my Heart. I knew he was with me no matter what I did and I am just so thankful that he left the Holy Spirit to teach us and guide us all through our lives. Again I say Good is Good and it is so nice to meet you.

Ladies I have a virus so that is why I am just now on. I was up a lot last night and I am just chilling today, trying to get over it.

Be Blessed today and always...

PATTY I WAS GONNA TEASE YOU AND TELL YOU I KNEW YOU WERN'T THAT OLD TO HAVE LIVED THERE SINCE 200 BUT THEN SAW IN THE NEXT POST WHERE YOU CORRECTED IT

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Originally Posted by la.lady

Good Morning ladies...

I am really excited today. I lost 2lbs. total for my week and ended up losing 4.8lbs. in a week and a-half so I made my goal of 2lbs met for lat week. I am trying for a 2lb. loss every week until I get to my goal...

All of you have a blessed day and I'll be back later.

WAY TO GO PATTY WHOOO HOOO

Berta48 · 01-31-2008, 08:24 PM

HELLO DEAR SISTERS

I HAVE BEEN DOWN WITH THE CRUDDY BUG.

BUT FEELING BETTER.

YES MY SWEETIE IS HOME

HE CAME HOME AROUND ELEVEN THIRTY MONDAY EVENING

.AND WILL BE HERE UNTIL MONDAY NEXT WEEK

I LOST 2.2 THIS WEEK AT WW

WAS SURE HOPING FOR THREE BUT CAME CLOSE

SO NOW NEXT WEEK I WILL HAVE ALL MY HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN OFF

. AND CAN GO ON FROM THERE. I GUESS WE ALL DO THE SAME THING DON'T WE

. WHY,OH WHY,DO WE DO THAT?

WELL LADIES IT'S LATE SO GOODNIGHT. PERHAPS I CAN SNEAK IN HERE TOMORROW SOMETIME

hAVE BLESSED NIGHT!

la.lady · 02-01-2008, 08:46 AM

Good Morning...

Hope all of you are having a blessed day...

Had the Chronic Itching all day yesterday and Heartburn last night again. I am so tired of fighting this thing. It is really getting me down. I went for 3 months that I didn't have many problems at all and then it started in again.

I am so wiped out today from all the meds I had to take. Have to talk to my Dr. about putting me on steroids for life to keep this under control so I can live a normal life. That will be my next step...

Berta, way to go on the weight loss Sweetie and I know with our Dear Lord's help we will make it to our goals this year.

Have a blessed Day...

Pcola Girl · 02-01-2008, 11:14 AM

Here is a story that I thought you might enjoy today.
Hope you all are Blessed today in all you do and say.
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THE WEATHERED OLD BARN
~Author Unknown .
A stranger came by the other day with an offer that set me to thinking. He wanted to buy the old barn that sits out by the highway. I told him right off he was crazy. He was a city type, you could tell by his clothes, his car, his hands, and the way he talked. He said he was driving by and saw that beautiful barn sitting out in the tall grass and wanted to know if it was for sale. I told him he had a funny idea of beauty. Sure, it was a handsome building in its day. But then, there's been a lot of winters pass with their snow and ice and howling wind. The summer sun's beat down on that old barn till all the paint's gone, and the wood has turned silver gray. Now the old building leans a good deal, looking kind of tired. Yet, that fellow called it beautiful.

That set me to thinking. I walked out to the field and just stood there, gazing at that old barn. The stranger said he planned to use the lumber to line the walls of his den in a new country home he's building down the road. He said you couldn't get paint that beautiful. Only years of standing in the weather, bearing the storms and scorching sun, only that can produce beautiful barn wood.

It came to me then. We're a lot like that, you and I Only it's on the inside that the beauty grows with us. Sure we turn silver gray too... and lean a bit more than we did when we were young and full of sap. But the Good Lord knows what He's doing. And as the years pass He's busy using the hard wealth of our lives, the dry spells and the stormy seasons, to do a job of beautifying our souls that nothing else can produce. And to think how often folks holler because they want life easy!

They took the old barn down today and hauled it away to beautify a rich man's house. And I reckon someday you and I'll be hauled off to Heaven to take on whatever chores the Good Lord has for us. And I suspect we'll be more beautiful then for the seasons we've been through here. and just maybe even add a bit of beauty to our Father's house.

May today there be peace within you. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. "I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to
fly.

la.lady · 02-01-2008, 11:30 AM

Mary I love that and be blessed today...

Berta48 · 02-01-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by la.lady

Good Morning...

Hope all of you are having a blessed day...

Had the Chronic Itching all day yesterday and Heartburn last night again. I am so tired of fighting this thing. It is really getting me down. I went for 3 months that I didn't have many problems at all and then it started in again.

I am so wiped out today from all the meds I had to take. Have to talk to my Dr. about putting me on steroids for life to keep this under control so I can live a normal life. That will be my next step...

Berta, way to go on the weight loss Sweetie and I know with our Dear Lord's help we will make it to our goals this year.

Have a blessed Day...

PATTY

HAVE YOU BEEN MONTORING THE FOOD YOU ARE EATING. I STILL THINK IT IS FROM A FOOD ALERGY BUT WHO KNOWS? ONLY GOD I GUESS.

BUT REMEMBER STEROIDS WILL CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE REMINDER. I WAS ON THEM ONCE FOR ONLY ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO HELP BUILD UP A COLLAPSED LUNG AND GAINED FOUTRY LBS

BUT THEN AGAIN EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO DISCUSS THAT WITH YOUR DR.
I'LL BE FOR YOU.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pcola Girl

Here is a story that I thought you might enjoy today.
Hope you all are Blessed today in all you do and say.
------------------------------------------------

THE WEATHERED OLD BARN
~Author Unknown .
A stranger came by the other day with an offer that set me to thinking. He wanted to buy the old barn that sits out by the highway. I told him right off he was crazy. He was a city type, you could tell by his clothes, his car, his hands, and the way he talked. He said he was driving by and saw that beautiful barn sitting out in the tall grass and wanted to know if it was for sale. I told him he had a funny idea of beauty. Sure, it was a handsome building in its day. But then, there's been a lot of winters pass with their snow and ice and howling wind. The summer sun's beat down on that old barn till all the paint's gone, and the wood has turned silver gray. Now the old building leans a good deal, looking kind of tired. Yet, that fellow called it beautiful.

That set me to thinking. I walked out to the field and just stood there, gazing at that old barn. The stranger said he planned to use the lumber to line the walls of his den in a new country home he's building down the road. He said you couldn't get paint that beautiful. Only years of standing in the weather, bearing the storms and scorching sun, only that can produce beautiful barn wood.

It came to me then. We're a lot like that, you and I Only it's on the inside that the beauty grows with us. Sure we turn silver gray too... and lean a bit more than we did when we were young and full of sap. But the Good Lord knows what He's doing. And as the years pass He's busy using the hard wealth of our lives, the dry spells and the stormy seasons, to do a job of beautifying our souls that nothing else can produce. And to think how often folks holler because they want life easy!

They took the old barn down today and hauled it away to beautify a rich man's house. And I reckon someday you and I'll be hauled off to Heaven to take on whatever chores the Good Lord has for us. And I suspect we'll be more beautiful then for the seasons we've been through here. and just maybe even add a bit of beauty to our Father's house.

May today there be peace within you. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. "I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to
fly.

THANKS MARY THAT WAS REALLY NEAT.

Berta48 · 02-01-2008, 01:42 PM

WELL LADIES JUST A QUICK HELLO WHILE DH IS OUT ON AN ERRAND FOR ME.

I AM SURE ENJOYING HIM BEING HOME, EXCEPT WE ARE TURNING INTO LAZY BUMS.

WE HAVE BEEN STAYING UP LATE AND SLEEPING UNITL NOON. BUT IT WILL BE OVER WAY TO SOON. HE LEAVES MONDAY

OH HOW I WISH THERE WERE A QUICK WAY TO GET OUT OF DEBT.
HE HAS BEEN WORKING FOR TWO YEARS NEARLY THREE NOW AND WE AREN'T ANY FARTHER AHEAD THAN WE WERE. IT IS JUST REALLY DISOURAGING AND WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO BE CAUTIOUS ON HOW AND WHAT WE SPEND AND BUY.
BUT I KNOW THE GOOD LORD WILL SEE US THROUGH AND IT DOES TAKE TIME. SO WE WILL JUST KEEP ON KEEPING ON!! OUR DAY WILL COME!!!

I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO DINNER THIS EVENING. WE ARE HAVING COLESLAW AND CATFISH!!! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM IT IS SO GOOD. I FOUND A KRISPY FRY TO ROLL THE FISH IN AND THEN YOU BAKE IT. SO IT ISN'T FRIED .BUT IT COMES OUT KRISPY JUST LIKE IT IS. I LOVE THE STUFF!!!

I PRAY YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK-END AND BE BLESSED IN OUR LORD!!!

Determinedtolose · 02-01-2008, 02:00 PM

Hi Ladies!

Oh Berta, I bet you are having the time of your life right now! You just enjoy staying up and sleeping in Sweetie, those are memories you're going to enjoy when your husband has to go back to work!!!

How precious you two are!!!
And Congrats on the lbs lost!!!!

Hi Momma Patty, you know, I wonder if you should take a break from coffee. I know that can cause heartburn. Or maybe try decaf? Is that what you were talking about in previous posts?

But it's obvious the itching and heartburn is from something you're eating or drinking. Maybe you can eliminate some things a little at a time to see if you can find the culprit.

In the meantime, we'll all be in agreement that the Lord will reveal to you what is causing this to happen. I know He will show you!!

Hi Tammy, WorldChanger, Tiffani and Mary!! I hope all is going well with you and that you're having good weightloss results!
I pray that you all are being blessed!!

God Bless you Ladies!!!!

Berta48 · 02-01-2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Determinedtolose

Hi Ladies!

Oh Berta, I bet you are having the time of your life right now! You just enjoy staying up and sleeping in Sweetie, those are memories you're going to enjoy when your husband has to go back to work!!!

How precious you two are!!!
And Congrats on the lbs lost!!!!

Hi Momma Patty, you know, I wonder if you should take a break from coffee. I know that can cause heartburn. Or maybe try decaf? Is that what you were talking about in previous posts?

But it's obvious the itching and heartburn is from something you're eating or drinking. Maybe you can eliminate some things a little at a time to see if you can find the culprit.

In the meantime, we'll all be in agreement that the Lord will reveal to you what is causing this to happen. I know He will show you!!

Hi Tammy, WorldChanger, Tiffani and Mary!! I hope all is going well with you and that you're having good weightloss results!
I pray that you all are being blessed!!

God Bless you Ladies!!!!

THANK YOU DIANA

. WE DO ENJOY ONE ANOTHER SO MUCH

HE MAKES ME LAUGH

HE REALLY IS MY BEST FRIEND!! I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT THEY MEANT BUY HAVING A SOUL MATE AND NOW I KNOW!!

I REALLY MISS YOU WHEN YOU AREN'T HERE. YOU ARE SUCH A SWEET LADY AND UPLIFITING. I LOVE THIS BOARD. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS THAT SAY THEY ARE CHRISTIANS ON THIS SITE. BUT THE WORDS THEY USE AND THINGS THEY POST ARE EMBARRASING TO ME. AND A SHAME TO OUR LORD.

AND THEY NEVER TALK ABOUT HIM OR THE THINGS OF GOD. SO I AM PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF SISTAS IN CHRIST.

HAVE YOU ANY SPECIAL PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND?? WE NEVER DO TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING SOMETIMES I GET REALLY BORED. BUT WE ARE TRYING TO WATCH OUR MONEY SO WE JUST HAVE TO BUCK UP FOR NOW

YOU HAVE A VERY BLESSED WEEKEND!!

Determinedtolose · 02-01-2008, 02:33 PM

Thanks Berta! You're so sweet!

John and I will have family over for Superbowl on Sunday. We're having some munchies and just hang out watching the game.

Normally we just stay home, we're pretty much homebodies.

I like it that way though.
But tonight John told me that he was taking me out to dinner! Whoohoo!

He's a sweet guy too, he's the touchy feely kind!

I'm the "okay that's enough!" kind! But I just mess around with him that way. He always gets a kick out of how I am, like I'm trying to play hard to get!

We get along really good!

That's why I don't understand how some women can speak badly about their husbands, it doesn't make sense to me.
When you don't know the Lord, that's what happens.

What are your plans?

Berta48 · 02-01-2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Determinedtolose

Thanks Berta! You're so sweet!

John and I will have family over for Superbowl on Sunday. We're having some munchies and just hang out watching the game.

Normally we just stay home, we're pretty much homebodies.

I like it that way though.
But tonight John told me that he was taking me out to dinner! Whoohoo!

He's a sweet guy too, he's the touchy feely kind!

I'm the "okay that's enough!" kind! But I just mess around with him that way. He always gets a kick out of how I am, like I'm trying to play hard to get!

We get along really good!

That's why I don't understand how some women can speak badly about their husbands, it doesn't make sense to me.
When you don't know the Lord, that's what happens.

What are your plans?

IT'S GREEEEEAT TO BE REALLY BE IN LOVE HUH?

THERE'S A SAYING THAT IT TAKES THREE IN A MARRIAGE.

I CAN'T THINK OF HOW IT GOES RIGHT OFF HAND

.
BUT IT SAYS ...
MARRIAGES SELDOM FAIL WITH JESUS AT THE CENTER.

WELL ACTUALLY OUR PLANS ARE TONGIHT WE ARE HAVING CATFISH COLESLAW AND FRIED POTATOESW AND ONIONS!!
TOMMORROW I AM FIXING A MEATLOAF TO STICK IN THE CRICK POT FOR SUNDAY LUNCH AFTER CHURCH. THEN WE WILL TAKE SUNDAY NAP! THEN CHURCH THAT EVENING. AS FOR TONIGHT WE WILL JUST WATCH A MOVIE AS WE EAT OUR DINNER! WE ARE PRETTY MUCH HOMEBODIES TOO!

MY SELF I WOULD PREFER WE ATE THE TABLE LIKE HUMANS

BUT DH WANT TO WATCH THE BOOB TUBE!! FUNNY BUT WHEN HE IS GONE I RARELY HAVE IT ON.

IT'S NICE CHATTING WITH YOU

BUT I NEED TO GO CHECK UP ON THE DINNER. I HAVE THE FISH IN THE OVEN.
SO I PROBABLY WON'T BE HERE UNTIL MONDAY. SO UNTIL THEN GOD BLESS!!!

Determinedtolose · 02-01-2008, 04:42 PM

Have a great weekend Berta!!!!

la.lady · 02-01-2008, 05:17 PM

Diana I gave all caffeine and tried the decaf but I can't tolerate it either. In fact in my research to not drink decaf either, if you have heartburn. What caused it this time was extra spicy chicken, so that will be in the back burner for awhile. When I get heartburn the itching starts and my stomach gets upset. I think the coffee has too much acid for me, so now all I drink is water...

Berta I have watched everything I eat and even gave up eggs for two weeks to see if it was the egg whites and I still had itching. My 4 Dr.'s says it is nothing that I am eating, that it just happens, so we will see. I don't know what causes it, I just want it to be gone. I have been fighting this for 4 years now...

la.lady · 02-01-2008, 05:24 PM

All of you wonderful ladies have a blessed weekend...

Oh Diana, MY DH is touchy feely kind of guy too. I was not use to that when we first got Married and he use to smother me. My Mom and Dad never showed affection in front of us, Never even held hands or kissed in front of us until we got grown and I saw Dad kiss Mom and I just about fell over. Henry is very much a Romantic and his family are touchy feely people, so guess what you see, you do...

Determinedtolose · 02-01-2008, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by la.lady

All of you wonderful ladies have a blessed weekend...

Oh Diana, MY DH is touchy feely kind of guy too. I was not use to that when we first got Married and he use to smother me. My Mom and Dad never showed affection in front of us, Never even held hands or kissed in front of us until we got grown and I saw Dad kiss Mom and I just about fell over. Henry is very much a Romantic and his family are touchy feely people, so guess what you see, you do...

That's how I grew up to! And how I was when I was first married with John. He was always like that with me and I didn't know how to handle it. But now I'm used to it. The Lord knows who we need doesn't He!!!

Have a wonderful weekend too!!!

la.lady · 02-02-2008, 08:51 AM

Diana Yes, the Lord knows and I had prayed that God would send me someone to Love before I met Henry...

At least my girls were raised with a lot of affection and I can see the difference in them with their families...

I have been having a lot of acid reflux so I am going to have to get back on my pump inhibitor again. I sure hate to and hope it doesn't mess with my weight.

Have a great day.

Determinedtolose · 02-02-2008, 12:25 PM

Hi Momma Patty!

I'm sorry to hear the reflux is affecting you. I just pray that it will go away completely and that this must bow down to the name of Jesus our Lord!!

I hope you begin to feel better soon!!!

Talk to you soon!!

Pcola Girl · 02-02-2008, 12:51 PM

Something inspiring to read..Have a Blessed day.
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One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, How much do I owe you?" You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness." He said..... "Then I thank you from my heart."

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit. Many year's later that same young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case. After a long struggle, the battle was won.

Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words.... "Paid in full with one glass of milk"
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands."

There's a saying which goes something like this: "Bread cast on the waters comes back to you." The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?

la.lady · 02-02-2008, 12:58 PM

Mary I had seen this one before and it about brings tears to my eyes again. Thanks

la.lady · 02-02-2008, 12:59 PM

Diana thanks for your prayers.. God is good...

01-31-2008, 08:24 PM	#242
Berta48 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 3,511 Gallery: Berta48 Stats: 273.4/246.4/145 WOE: WEIGHT WATCHERS / MEMBER SISTAS IN CHRIST Start Date: APRIL 11TH,2007	HELLO DEAR SISTERS I HAVE BEEN DOWN WITH THE CRUDDY BUG. BUT FEELING BETTER. YES MY SWEETIE IS HOME HE CAME HOME AROUND ELEVEN THIRTY MONDAY EVENING.AND WILL BE HERE UNTIL MONDAY NEXT WEEK I LOST 2.2 THIS WEEK AT WW WAS SURE HOPING FOR THREE BUT CAME CLOSE SO NOW NEXT WEEK I WILL HAVE ALL MY HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN OFF. AND CAN GO ON FROM THERE. I GUESS WE ALL DO THE SAME THING DON'T WE. WHY,OH WHY,DO WE DO THAT? WELL LADIES IT'S LATE SO GOODNIGHT. PERHAPS I CAN SNEAK IN HERE TOMORROW SOMETIME hAVE BLESSED NIGHT! Last edited by Berta48 : 01-31-2008 at 08:27 PM.

02-01-2008, 08:46 AM	#243
la.lady Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Lousiana Posts: 15,431 Gallery: la.lady Stats: 187/178.8/ 160-5' 7" WOE: CAD/ God's Help...	Good Morning... Hope all of you are having a blessed day... Had the Chronic Itching all day yesterday and Heartburn last night again. I am so tired of fighting this thing. It is really getting me down. I went for 3 months that I didn't have many problems at all and then it started in again. I am so wiped out today from all the meds I had to take. Have to talk to my Dr. about putting me on steroids for life to keep this under control so I can live a normal life. That will be my next step... Berta, way to go on the weight loss Sweetie and I know with our Dear Lord's help we will make it to our goals this year. Have a blessed Day... __________________ Patty Ann Where there is Love, there is Life. LOST 6.8lbs since the 9th of JULY.

02-01-2008, 11:14 AM	#244
Pcola Girl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 2,805 Gallery: Pcola Girl Stats: Start-325 Today-225 Goal 160 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Sarted Nov. 2000---Restarted New January 2008	Here is a story that I thought you might enjoy today. Hope you all are Blessed today in all you do and say. ------------------------------------------------ THE WEATHERED OLD BARN ~Author Unknown . A stranger came by the other day with an offer that set me to thinking. He wanted to buy the old barn that sits out by the highway. I told him right off he was crazy. He was a city type, you could tell by his clothes, his car, his hands, and the way he talked. He said he was driving by and saw that beautiful barn sitting out in the tall grass and wanted to know if it was for sale. I told him he had a funny idea of beauty. Sure, it was a handsome building in its day. But then, there's been a lot of winters pass with their snow and ice and howling wind. The summer sun's beat down on that old barn till all the paint's gone, and the wood has turned silver gray. Now the old building leans a good deal, looking kind of tired. Yet, that fellow called it beautiful. That set me to thinking. I walked out to the field and just stood there, gazing at that old barn. The stranger said he planned to use the lumber to line the walls of his den in a new country home he's building down the road. He said you couldn't get paint that beautiful. Only years of standing in the weather, bearing the storms and scorching sun, only that can produce beautiful barn wood. It came to me then. We're a lot like that, you and I Only it's on the inside that the beauty grows with us. Sure we turn silver gray too... and lean a bit more than we did when we were young and full of sap. But the Good Lord knows what He's doing. And as the years pass He's busy using the hard wealth of our lives, the dry spells and the stormy seasons, to do a job of beautifying our souls that nothing else can produce. And to think how often folks holler because they want life easy! They took the old barn down today and hauled it away to beautify a rich man's house. And I reckon someday you and I'll be hauled off to Heaven to take on whatever chores the Good Lord has for us. And I suspect we'll be more beautiful then for the seasons we've been through here. and just maybe even add a bit of beauty to our Father's house. May today there be peace within you. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. "I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. __________________ Mary

02-01-2008, 01:42 PM	#247
Berta48 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 3,511 Gallery: Berta48 Stats: 273.4/246.4/145 WOE: WEIGHT WATCHERS / MEMBER SISTAS IN CHRIST Start Date: APRIL 11TH,2007	WELL LADIES JUST A QUICK HELLO WHILE DH IS OUT ON AN ERRAND FOR ME. I AM SURE ENJOYING HIM BEING HOME, EXCEPT WE ARE TURNING INTO LAZY BUMS. WE HAVE BEEN STAYING UP LATE AND SLEEPING UNITL NOON. BUT IT WILL BE OVER WAY TO SOON. HE LEAVES MONDAY OH HOW I WISH THERE WERE A QUICK WAY TO GET OUT OF DEBT. HE HAS BEEN WORKING FOR TWO YEARS NEARLY THREE NOW AND WE AREN'T ANY FARTHER AHEAD THAN WE WERE. IT IS JUST REALLY DISOURAGING AND WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO BE CAUTIOUS ON HOW AND WHAT WE SPEND AND BUY. BUT I KNOW THE GOOD LORD WILL SEE US THROUGH AND IT DOES TAKE TIME. SO WE WILL JUST KEEP ON KEEPING ON!! OUR DAY WILL COME!!! I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO DINNER THIS EVENING. WE ARE HAVING COLESLAW AND CATFISH!!! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM IT IS SO GOOD. I FOUND A KRISPY FRY TO ROLL THE FISH IN AND THEN YOU BAKE IT. SO IT ISN'T FRIED .BUT IT COMES OUT KRISPY JUST LIKE IT IS. I LOVE THE STUFF!!! I PRAY YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK-END AND BE BLESSED IN OUR LORD!!! Last edited by Berta48 : 02-01-2008 at 01:43 PM.

02-01-2008, 02:00 PM	#248
Determinedtolose Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 6,821 Gallery: Determinedtolose Stats: Changes with every new day!! WOE: Atkins/Eating Fat Start Date: I started on 4/2007. Goal by 9/2008	Hi Ladies! Oh Berta, I bet you are having the time of your life right now! You just enjoy staying up and sleeping in Sweetie, those are memories you're going to enjoy when your husband has to go back to work!!! How precious you two are!!! And Congrats on the lbs lost!!!! Hi Momma Patty, you know, I wonder if you should take a break from coffee. I know that can cause heartburn. Or maybe try decaf? Is that what you were talking about in previous posts? But it's obvious the itching and heartburn is from something you're eating or drinking. Maybe you can eliminate some things a little at a time to see if you can find the culprit. In the meantime, we'll all be in agreement that the Lord will reveal to you what is causing this to happen. I know He will show you!! Hi Tammy, WorldChanger, Tiffani and Mary!! I hope all is going well with you and that you're having good weightloss results! I pray that you all are being blessed!! God Bless you Ladies!!!! __________________ DIANA "Wilkommen, bienvenu, welcome, c'mon in" "Your a Daisy if you do!" Pressing towards the Goal! Philippians 3:12-14 http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/weight-loss-journals/520225-narrow-road-31.html

02-01-2008, 11:30 AM	#245
la.lady Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Lousiana Posts: 15,431 Gallery: la.lady Stats: 187/178.8/ 160-5' 7" WOE: CAD/ God's Help...	Mary I love that and be blessed today...

02-01-2008, 02:33 PM	#250
Determinedtolose Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 6,821 Gallery: Determinedtolose Stats: Changes with every new day!! WOE: Atkins/Eating Fat Start Date: I started on 4/2007. Goal by 9/2008	Thanks Berta! You're so sweet! John and I will have family over for Superbowl on Sunday. We're having some munchies and just hang out watching the game. Normally we just stay home, we're pretty much homebodies. I like it that way though. But tonight John told me that he was taking me out to dinner! Whoohoo! He's a sweet guy too, he's the touchy feely kind! I'm the "okay that's enough!" kind! But I just mess around with him that way. He always gets a kick out of how I am, like I'm trying to play hard to get! We get along really good! That's why I don't understand how some women can speak badly about their husbands, it doesn't make sense to me. When you don't know the Lord, that's what happens. What are your plans?

02-01-2008, 04:42 PM	#252
Determinedtolose Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 6,821 Gallery: Determinedtolose Stats: Changes with every new day!! WOE: Atkins/Eating Fat Start Date: I started on 4/2007. Goal by 9/2008	Have a great weekend Berta!!!!

02-01-2008, 05:17 PM	#253
la.lady Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Lousiana Posts: 15,431 Gallery: la.lady Stats: 187/178.8/ 160-5' 7" WOE: CAD/ God's Help...	Diana I gave all caffeine and tried the decaf but I can't tolerate it either. In fact in my research to not drink decaf either, if you have heartburn. What caused it this time was extra spicy chicken, so that will be in the back burner for awhile. When I get heartburn the itching starts and my stomach gets upset. I think the coffee has too much acid for me, so now all I drink is water... Berta I have watched everything I eat and even gave up eggs for two weeks to see if it was the egg whites and I still had itching. My 4 Dr.'s says it is nothing that I am eating, that it just happens, so we will see. I don't know what causes it, I just want it to be gone. I have been fighting this for 4 years now...

02-01-2008, 05:24 PM	#254
la.lady Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Lousiana Posts: 15,431 Gallery: la.lady Stats: 187/178.8/ 160-5' 7" WOE: CAD/ God's Help...	All of you wonderful ladies have a blessed weekend... Oh Diana, MY DH is touchy feely kind of guy too. I was not use to that when we first got Married and he use to smother me. My Mom and Dad never showed affection in front of us, Never even held hands or kissed in front of us until we got grown and I saw Dad kiss Mom and I just about fell over. Henry is very much a Romantic and his family are touchy feely people, so guess what you see, you do...

02-02-2008, 08:51 AM	#256
la.lady Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Lousiana Posts: 15,431 Gallery: la.lady Stats: 187/178.8/ 160-5' 7" WOE: CAD/ God's Help...	Diana Yes, the Lord knows and I had prayed that God would send me someone to Love before I met Henry... At least my girls were raised with a lot of affection and I can see the difference in them with their families... I have been having a lot of acid reflux so I am going to have to get back on my pump inhibitor again. I sure hate to and hope it doesn't mess with my weight. Have a great day.

02-02-2008, 12:25 PM	#257
Determinedtolose Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 6,821 Gallery: Determinedtolose Stats: Changes with every new day!! WOE: Atkins/Eating Fat Start Date: I started on 4/2007. Goal by 9/2008	Hi Momma Patty! I'm sorry to hear the reflux is affecting you. I just pray that it will go away completely and that this must bow down to the name of Jesus our Lord!! I hope you begin to feel better soon!!! Talk to you soon!!

02-02-2008, 12:51 PM	#258
Pcola Girl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 2,805 Gallery: Pcola Girl Stats: Start-325 Today-225 Goal 160 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Sarted Nov. 2000---Restarted New January 2008	Something inspiring to read..Have a Blessed day. --------------------------------------------------- One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, How much do I owe you?" You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness." He said..... "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit. Many year's later that same young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case. After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words.... "Paid in full with one glass of milk" (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly. Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands." There's a saying which goes something like this: "Bread cast on the waters comes back to you." The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?

02-02-2008, 12:58 PM	#259
la.lady Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Lousiana Posts: 15,431 Gallery: la.lady Stats: 187/178.8/ 160-5' 7" WOE: CAD/ God's Help...	Mary I had seen this one before and it about brings tears to my eyes again. Thanks

02-02-2008, 12:59 PM	#260
la.lady Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Lousiana Posts: 15,431 Gallery: la.lady Stats: 187/178.8/ 160-5' 7" WOE: CAD/ God's Help...	Diana thanks for your prayers.. God is good...