Month: February 2009

South Beach Update: Cookin’ on the Beach

The holding pattern continues.  This week begins on a good note, only 2 lbs. up from my low.  But my no-loss is your gain!  I present to you a new family favorite, which was prepared by Matt a couple of weeks ago, and then again when my mom spent the night on Saturday!  It isn’t… Continue reading South Beach Update: Cookin’ on the Beach

Twisted

Over the last few weeks in my study of Genesis, I’ve been awestruck at just how awesome our God is.  Our God is fantastically great. And unfortunately, Satan is fantastically evil. A blogger on my blogroll has written a very insightful post on the subject of the fall, one which truly resonated with me.  I… Continue reading Twisted

The Birth of Valenstein

“You have created a monster, and it will destroy you!”  *evil laughter* Well, I’m not so sure about that, but we DID create a monster.  Introducing Valenstein, the Valentine-eating monster! The requirement was to create a box to store their valentines.  It was to be a family project, fun, and would be voted on by… Continue reading The Birth of Valenstein

Threads of Gratitude: “Sew” Grateful

You know what?  I’m really blessed. I’m blessed with a wonderful family.  A family that makes me laugh, cry, and pull my hair out.  A family that keeps me on my toes and grounds me to this earth.  A family that makes my life crazy and keeps me sane.  I couldn’t live  without ’em and… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: “Sew” Grateful

Good Fortune

It was 16 years ago that I received very special fortune cookie.  In fact, this cookie changed my life…forever. I apologize to those who’ve heard this story before.  But it is such a great story that it bears repeating. The year was 1993, and Matt and I had been dating on and off for about… Continue reading Good Fortune

South Beach Update: Cookin’ on the Beach

Well, the good news-bad news continues.  The bad news is I’m still not officially back down to my lowest weight from mid-October.  The good news is that I’ve maintained a 24-lb. weight loss for 4 months…through the holidays and some very stressful times that are ordinarily triggers for me to overeat, eat the wrong things,… Continue reading South Beach Update: Cookin’ on the Beach

Seeing Stars

This week, the focus in our Bible study was on the lights God created to rule the Day and Night.  This would mean the sun and moon, as well as the stars.  Matt has already done an uber-cool post on the awesomeness of our God as revealed through the stars, so my insight will be… Continue reading Seeing Stars

Dance Fever!

It’s official – we’re dancin’ fools! This evening Matt and I went on a date.  We went dancing!  But we didn’t dance together the whole night long.  In fact, Matt went out with a younger woman.  I was escorted by a younger man.  And we were both okay with the whole thing. WHAT?? Before you… Continue reading Dance Fever!

Threads of Gratitude: New Jeans Edition

Today, I am grateful for new jeans. You see, these aren’t just any new jeans.  These were way-down-on-sale jeans.  Like $10, originally $50.  These were also size 12 jeans.  That’s right.  Size 12.  As in two-sizes-smaller jeans, I-haven’t-worn-size-12-in-14-years jeans, I-was-barely-squeezing-into-size-16-jeans-in-August-but-couldn’t-bear-to-admit-I-was-a-size-18 jeans. To me, these jeans are more than just confirmation that yes, indeed, I HAVE… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: New Jeans Edition