30 Day's of Thanksgiving Day Four

Today is day four of my Thanksgiving Challenge.  It's late, but it will be nice and sweet.  I'm most thankful for the friends I have and that the Lord blessed our family with most amazing group of friends any one could ask. 

30 Day's of Thanksgiving Day Three

      One of the things I'm most thankful for today and every day is the Word of God.  There is nothing like curling up with the greatest love letter ever written and knowing that all the words contained within are more powerful than any military force on this planet.  I find so much strength and encouragement in the Bible and today I would like to share with you by favorite chapters.

Colossians Chapter One
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2. to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossea: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 
3. We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 
4.  having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all saints, 
5. because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
6. which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
7. even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
8. who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
9.  For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spirituality wisdom and understanding,
10. that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11. strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
12. giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
13. who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
14. in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;
15. who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
16. For by him were all things created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.
17. He is before all things, and in him all things are held together. 
18. He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19. For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;
20. and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.
21. You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, 
22. yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him,
23. if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
24. Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the assembly;
25. of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,
26. the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations.  But now it has been revealed to his saints,
27. to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;
28. whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
29. for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

30 Day's of Thanksgiving Day Two

I am thankful for the blessing of being a mom.  The responsibility is overwhelming at times but the blessings are infinite.  No matter how hard it gets at times, at the end of the day when you see your little-once fast a sleep, safe and sound the feeling I get inside my heart is more then the words can explain.  Thank you, Lord, for blessing me with four kids and allowing me to be their mother.

30 DayS of Thanksgiving Day One

A friend of mine posted a challenge on her Facebook and I thought what a good idea. So here is my 30 Days of Thanksgiving

For some reason it's been kind of hard and frustrating the last few weeks.  With all the things going on in life, Home.... Work... Homeschool...Family...  It seems that it's never going to end and problems are piling up and up like a Hurricane Sandy in my life.  But despite of all that I'm thankful for the loving and helpfull man in my life. He is the most amazing person that I know, despite all of my frustrations he is taking care of me and has a way to turn things around.  I love you, my dear and loving husband of mine, and I'm thankful to God for giving me you in my life. It's a privilege to be your wife and serve you.

ViSalus Community Giving - Sending Support to Colorado Wildfire Victims

Colorado Springs, CO 

As you may have heard, a recent string of wildfires has affected Colorado, inflicting damage and impacting the lives of many people - including members of Body By Vi Community.

As always, we look for ways to support each other in times of need. In this case we will be sending out significant aid to support relief efforts for these communities, as well as the responding fire departments.

From now through Sunday night, July 1st at 11:59pm ET, all Community Challenge donations not otherwise earmarked will go toward the Colorado relief efforts. For only $24, you can donate 30 meals of ViSalus Vi-Shape shake mix to families in need, as well as to firefighters and other public service personnel who are risking their lives to put these fires out.  In addition, ViSalus will MATCH that donation and also donate 30 meals of ViSalus Vi-Shape shake mix.  So, for just $24, a total of 60 meals will be donated.  You can donate through my GIVING Page or click on "Donate Now" button bellow.

Thank you for your support!

Adult Obesity Facts

Obesity is common, serious and costly

More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese.

No state has met the nation's Healthy People 2010 goal to lower obesity prevalence to 15%. The number of states with an obesity prevalence of 30% or more has increased to 12 states in 2010. In 2009, nine states had obesity rates of 30% or more. In 2000, no state had an obesity prevalence of 30% or more.
Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of death.

In 2008, medical costs associated with obesity were estimated at $147 billion; the medical costs paid by third-party payors for people who are obese were $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.
Obesity prevalence varies across states and regions

During the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States and rates remain high.

By state, obesity prevalence ranged from 21.0% in Colorado to 34.0% in Mississippi in 2010. No state had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. Thirty-six states had a prevalence of 25% or more; 12 of these states (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia) had a prevalence of 30% or more.

The South has the highest prevalence of obesity (29.4%) followed by the Midwest (28.7%), Northeast (24.9%) and the West (24.1%).

Posted by http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

Where is your state?  Let's make a difference today and fight against obesity

“For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom…” 1 Timothy 2:5-6