Notes to Self...and whoever's listening

1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—    where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD,    the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip—    he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel    will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD watches over you—    the LORD is your shade at your right hand; 6 the sun will not harm you by day,    nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—    he will watch over your life; 8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going    both now and forevermore. I was doing a little research into this verse this past week as I was using this scripture to teach from at the service for the retirement home residents I work with.  I was awed and comforted at some of the truths and depictions in this passage. First of all, a side note in the Bible gave me a new incite to the first ve...

Well, here's to hoping, anyway! I plan on blogging more and hopefully regularly...we'll see. Today is my first day of my newest "get healthy" plan. I have not had even one diet soda all day! I'm not in any type of withdrawal. Water is boring, but did what I needed it to do. It does leave a bit of an aftertaste, but so did soda. So, we'll see how this goes. I had already basically given up caffeine, so at least there is no headache accompanying me today. Next is to stop eating "100 calorie" snack packs and things in crinkley wrappers. I'm planning on adding more fruits and nuts. Again, we'll see or we'll just see if I'm a nut! :)