Joy in the ordinary

Joy in the ordinary

Home upon the Rock

Home upon the Rock

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wiseman who built his house on the rock" Matthew 7:24


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Weight loss – Day 12 ‘Preciousness of time’

Weight loss – Day 12 ‘Preciousness of time’

Psalm 90:12 says “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” When I look back, I wish I had lived more intentionally, one of the reasons I have gained weight is because I never gave thought to what I […]

Weight loss – back on track

Weight loss – back on track

I’m not giving up! The last 12 days have been a drag in terms of losing weight, have had a couple of cheat days and because of clashing schedules, just one day of intense workout.   The weighing scale is unfair to me 😩 no […]

Weight Loss Day 11 – cheat day

Weight Loss Day 11 – cheat day

It’s been a real busy day today, trying get the house in order, cleaning, sorting, decluttering, laundry you get the picture! Do bear with me please! It was a carb filled day, it was unplanned, last minute take out food. Whole wheat grain bread, with […]

Weight loss Day 8, 9 and 10 – Sick days

Weight loss Day 8, 9 and 10 – Sick days

Hi everyone, Its ironical that this post was preceded by a post on perseverance, because that’s exactly what I need to do to keep going now. I have been down with flu 🤧 the past 3 days, I was so tempted to eat carbs and […]

Weight Loss Day 7 – Perseverance

Weight Loss Day 7 – Perseverance

Little by little we overcome!  Have you ever tried to make a drastic change and failed completely?  I am one of those who has failed to make a drastic change in most areas of my life, my victories came  little by little. Drastic changes definitely […]

Weight Loss Day 5 and 6 – Leaning on the everlasting arms

Weight Loss Day 5 and 6 – Leaning on the everlasting arms

Remember, though we struggle against things because we are afraid of them, it is often the other way round-we get afraid because we struggle. Are you struggling, resisting? Don’t you think Our LORD says to you “Peace, child, peace.  Relax. Let go. Underneath are the […]

Weight loss Day 4 – Look for inspiration

Weight loss Day 4 – Look for inspiration

I gained a lot of weight after pregnancy, and all the fat sat on my belly, I had severe back pains, numbness and siatica, especially during the breastfeeding years i.e. one and a half year for each of my babies.  My back pain started reducing […]

Weight loss Day 3 – Your life/spirit is more important than your body

Weight loss Day 3 – Your life/spirit is more important than your body

Its the flu season here and apparently today was my turn, got up today with literally no voice.  Thankfully got a hot cup of tea made by Mr. P.   I always try and have a glass of room temperature water first thing in the […]

Weight loss Day 2 – Weekend, Busy Days

Weight loss Day 2 – Weekend, Busy Days

It’s the weekend here and everything is laid back today.   Breakfast was quiet satisfying…Pork and apple sausages, eggs, mushrooms and toasted protein bread. We were out and about after that, with three people having a sweet tooth in the family, the hunt was for […]

Weight loss Day 1 – Never too late to start

Weight loss Day 1 – Never too late to start

Weight loss has been weighing heavy on my mind for the past 4 years now.  I confess I have not been able to keep it off, in fact I have always cribbed about it but never really taken any effective action, various reasons, pregnancy(so blessed!), […]