School starts next week, meet the teacher is tomorrow night, and I am here, a little fresh and renewed thinking about the upcoming year. Yes, I still have some "summer" homework pages to help my sweet 3rd grader get caught up on... but I am looking forward to the "NEW" year. I love school supplies, and new clothes, and these cute little Sperry Top Siders sitting on my desk. I can imagine my rough little cowboy sliding on these preppy shoes because he wants to be like his brother. I pray they have a good school year, and that I will focus on each moment, not just let this special time fly by.
With my boys return to school comes a rejuvenation in my own heart. I restarted Weight Watchers on June 1. I was on fire with it for the first few weeks and had managed to lose about 8 lbs... but, I once again managed to let off and has a few weeks of gain, followed my a couple of skipped meetings. Thankfully my pastor's wife texted me this weekend and is wanting to refresh our mindset and focus on eating healthy and losing weight, so we are becoming accountability partners with our Weight Watchers. If our bodies are not healthy, we cannot do the things for "Christ" like he wants and needs. This morning this thought "popped" in my head. "You trust me with your heart, your soul, and your eternal forever, but not something simple like your food..." That's it, he's in charge of that now as well!
"Lord, I already gave my heart to you, now I give my eating to you!"
Wow, that feels better. I have another partner in this now. If I falter, am letting my Father down also. I will lean on him for this, like I do for my friends cancer treatments, and fears, and worries, and my money. I better close for now so I can get started on all the "NEW."
