Friday's Fave 5
Susanne at Living to Tell the Story hosts Friday Fave Five in which we share our five favorite things from the past week. If you would like to play along just post your 5, link back to Susanne and visit her to see who else is playin'! And THANK YOU Susan for doing this!!!1. Taking Luz to see ICE on Saturday was definitely a fave this week! She LOVED it and I LOVED sharing it with her! I so wish I could have shared things like this with my own kids when they were growing up -- but the money just wasn't there! I'm SO thankful to be able to share these things with this one anyway! Of course, the fact that she is a "single" certainly helps!
2. The Bible study part of this weight loss program I am on has been SUCH a blessing this week! This is probably the most "basic" Bible study I have EVER done, but perhaps because of it's simplicity... or maybe just because it spoke to my heart ... whatever the reason, this past week this study kept me SO close to my Lord! Every single day I was AWED by my relationship with Him. It just felt sooooooo good! I wish that every person on the planet could FEEL His presence and know Him like this JUST ONCE! And I pray this study keeps me THIS close to Him EVERY day!
3. Vanilla yogurt! I have rediscovered it. *smacks lips* A little on fruit... or in a cup with just a spoon or two of granola! Or just a wee little sprinkle of cinnamon! It really IS good stuff and satisfies many cravings! However... when chocolate is required... a slow melting Hershey dark chocolate kiss can do GREAT things ... at little cost! Calorically! 20 calories... per. I allow myself 2! And yes! I write them down!
4. Having Luz come home from school to my house yesterday, and spend the night because there's no school today and her mom & dad have to work. I do not for one minute take for granted the fact that I am able to BE the Nana I want to be! I am SO blessed that Amanda made the decision to move back to the east coast -- and indeed to Maryland - specifically so that she WOULD be near her family when she was at last blessed to start a family of her own. I may not always be so lucky as to have Luz in school right down the street from me... but if they have their way, she will always be just a short drive away! And I'm thankful that I can help my daughter by being here for her too!
5. Stepping on the scale at church last night and seeing that I had lost 3 pounds this week! THANK YOU LORD!!! Thank you!
Labels: Friday Fave 5
posted by Melli at
1:01 AM
18 comment(s):
WOOT I see the scale has moved. Good job my darlin' :) What a great week you had. Vanilla yogurt is the bomb. I like it with fruit on it :) mm mm good :) Have a wonderful Friday :)
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Anonymous, at
1/15/2010 3:33 AM
Yay Yay Yay!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!
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Maribeth, at
1/15/2010 8:59 AM
I KNEW your scale ticker would move in the right direction! :) You have been so faithful this week in following the plan. Keep up the terrific work--and believe me, I KNOW it is WORK!
You are the kind of Nana I hope to be, Melli.
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Anonymous, at
1/15/2010 8:59 AM
That's great that you have a program you like and that results like #5 are happening! Wonderful!
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Anonymous, at
1/15/2010 9:37 AM
Hurray for the 3 lbs off! Send that loss to me. I need it to reach my ideal weight. Wonderful faves, especially about Luz.
P.S. Regarding your comment about Ceejay last week, I am willing to have him see his Dad anytime but his Dad is a workaholic and forgets that seeing Ceejay regularly is necessary. I'm trying my best to remedy the situation. Thanks a lot for the concern.
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Hazel, at
1/15/2010 9:44 AM
Yippee Melli on losing 3 pounds! What a blessing to be able to enjoy being a nana! May God continue to bless you and yours with lots of loving time together!!
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ellen b., at
1/15/2010 10:04 AM
Whoo-hoo! Congrats on the three pounds!!
I am sooo looking forward to being a Nana some day! I can hardly wait. Nanas do seem to have more time than they did as parents. I'm glad Luz's parents moved close to you!
I wish the Bible study you mentioned had an online version or a book to go through on one's own. I looked at one of their sample devotions, but otherwise it looked like you had to find a group to participate.
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Anonymous, at
1/15/2010 10:28 AM
AHHHH...stop talking about the yogurt!
Now I'm all hungry.
Hope you have a great weekend! =)
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Carrie, at
1/15/2010 11:19 AM
Sleepovers with the granddaughter. How fun! I know my kids always loved going to Grandma's for a sleepover. It always involved lots of one on one time and pancakes or waffles. :v)
You go girl, it sounds like that weight loss bible study is going great for you!
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Susanne, at
1/15/2010 11:20 AM
The weight loss Bible study sounds wonderful! Glad to hear that you're seeing such great results all around.
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Melissa, at
1/15/2010 11:35 AM
3 pounds !! wonderful ! just continue like that and soon you will fit in a mousehole !
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Ingrid, at
1/15/2010 11:42 AM
Melli,
I love your little scale at the top of your blog. How neat! Good job on the loss. I'm doing the same thing. Slowly but surely. What program are you using? One time our church did Weigh-Down Workshop and I really liked it but I just doing TOPS right now.
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TXDidi, at
1/15/2010 5:01 PM
Kudos on your weight loss! How wonderful to share your time with Luz ;-)
Hugs and blessings,
Small Reflections
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storyteller, at
1/15/2010 5:35 PM
Three pounds is an excellent start! Congratulations and good luck...
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tilden talks..., at
1/15/2010 5:37 PM
Congrats on the 3 lbs! And eating vanilla yogurt is a great treat to help you to keep losing! :)
So glad your sweet grandaughter can be close by. Such joy it must be to be able to spend time with her.
BTW, I did not realize you were in Md.! I grew up in Rockville, are you anywhere near there???
Thanks for your fun comment on my blog today, I enjoyed hearing all about your family fun when your kids were younger. :)
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Unknown, at
1/15/2010 10:24 PM
Congrats on those pounds -- that's great!
I'm going to have to try that vanilla yogurt trick...
And what fun it must be to be a Nana! I hope to be the best Gram one day.
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Laura@OutnumberedMom, at
1/15/2010 10:50 PM
Yay You! Woo Hoo! 3 pounds...doing a happy dance which is good for weight loss. Check out My Weigh of thinking to see my weight woes. Miss you more than chocolate syrup on a sundae. (And honey, that's a lot of love! ha!)
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Lazy Daisy, at
1/16/2010 1:25 PM
Congratulations on the weight loss - I think a lot of us are on the same journey!
I"m doing a weight loss Bible Study too - online. It's great but I'm behind - you're a good inspiration.
It must be so sweet to have your granddaughter nearby - I'm hoping for the same someday!
Happy weekend!
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Anonymous, at
1/16/2010 2:29 PM
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