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The holidays are like a race way.  Days go speeding by.  You think you may have a free day and you want to make the most of it…

You find yourself thinking of the days when you would wake up and just “be.”  You find yourself happy about the sunshine, singing to yourself.  You want more days like those days!

“Forever is composed of nows.”   — Emily Dickinson

A Warrior lives for today!

I just walked into my teenager’s bathroom…

There are a few Japanese folklore stories where a number of spirits are rumored to appear in bathrooms…

What lurks in your bathroom?

As you may have noticed from the last Adulting 101 post, your bathroom is disgusting.

To my knowledge, there is NOT a self cleaning bathroom on the market.  You may think you cleaned it to look lovely and it may have a fresh aroma of cleaning chemicals, but it’s a bathroom.  Therefore, it is gross.  It is germ-ridden.  The only way to keep it germ free is to lock the door and loose the key so that no one is able to use the facilities.  However, there are a few things you need to do to keep yourself safe from what could be lurking in your bathroom and flush your worries down the… I think you get my drift.

Before I started my newest lifestyle change I was suffering from aching muscles and joints, couldn’t sleep, couldn’t move well, and over all, felt like crap.  I thought I was doing all the right things for my body.  I thought I was eating well.  I counted calories.  I counted carbs, proteins and fats.  Now… Now I realize I was eating myself to death.

Truth be known… I was addicted to food… “healthy” foods. However, these “healthy” foods were not really healthy.

I had been gluten free, sugar free, and dairy free for years, yet my weight crept up and I felt awful all the time.  The “free” part wasn’t my issue.  My problems were complicated by my efforts to “substitute” sugar, gluten, and dairy with “fake” products that were chemically harming me.

The first few weeks of eating the End of Dieting way I had a seriously yucky headache.  My…

It has been a fairly relaxing week of getting ready for Christmas.  It started with lots of cleaning up and laundry.  Not much is picture worthy in that.

Meanwhile, John went to Springville to visit family for the week.  He went to visit and to help his siblings with some family things.  He helped his parents do a few things in the their new living arrangements.  He helped his siblings with a couple things at the family home.  He also got to hang out with McKay and her family.

Meanwhile, at home, Lillian’s choir got to sing “back up” for an opera singer who came to do a Christmas concert in our auditorium.  It was a nice event.  It was fun to hear them sing and to hear the beautiful music shared that evening.

This week was crazy busy.  I had a concert every single night.  I had a hard time getting health food for myself every day.  I have to admit, I didn’t make the right choice every time.  Now, don’t go thinking I fell off the wagon and dove into sugar and a carnivorous lifestyle.  I didn’t go eating fast food.  I just ate a few things that are not generally on the menu.  I also ate way to late in the day.  I paid for that choice.  I often had a hard time sleeping and my gut began to ache by the end of the week.  This coming week is a low key.  I will be able to make all kinds of food at home.  I am looking forward to healthy, leisurely eating!

This week I can focus on my health.  This week I can focus on what Dr. Fuhrman says…

So much to think about today!

Today I taught a lesson in Sunday School about symbolism.  We had a great discussion.  The kids were very engaged.  I will talk about what we talked about in another blog on a different date.  But I do want to address symbolism.

I have been fascinated with symbolism for much of my adult life.

Symbols are a timeless, universal language.

God often speaks to us through symbols.

I want to be more literate in the things of the Spirit and more fluent in the language of symbols.

Today I told my Sunday School students that God has given us reminders of Him and His Plan all around us.  I encouraged them to look for these reminders and symbols.

Today for Warrior Wednesday I decided to go with a bunch of memes.

I find this is to be a truth for most of us.  We want to see before we make a move in new directions.  Faith is stepping, then seeing.

A Warrior trusts God.

This is the real truth.  When we are brave, when we take that step, when we trust God… we see.  We see Him in everything around us.

A Warrior sees God around her.

Again, faith!  I have to admit, I rarely understand where He is leading me.  However, I trust Him and I trust His plan! … even if I do worry.

A Warrior trusts God!

I am working on letting go of worry.  I really don’t see a need for me to take over His job.  I am still struggling to master my job!  I find myself stressing out… holidays are no exception!