Making a Treat a Treat
August 26, 2024 by admin
Filed under Health and Fitness
By Cami Checketts
When did a treat become the sixth food group? Or in my middle son’s case, the second food group, right after Fruity Pebbles and Pop Tarts. Oh, wait, those are treats also.
We recently returned from a wonderful vacation to southern California with extended family. After each ample meal, we would have dessert and then we would start passing treats around. The only word I can think of to describe myself is glutinous. As Christians, we want to take care of our bodies and not become glutinous pigs (like me). I remember as a child that a treat was a special thing reserved for holidays or something fun. Here are some ideas to help us make a treat a treat again:
How to Lose Weight in all the Right Places
August 25, 2024 by admin
Filed under Life Topics
“Weight Loss Tips” is the 42nd top keyword searched online today, and it stays in the top 500 most of the time. Why? Because almost everyone is concerned about their weight. Some worry about how they look and how their clothes fit. Others want to lose weight to improve health. Some lose weight to please others—some to please self. And sadly, most of us know more about HOW to lose weight than we actually DO lose weight.
Words Mean Things
By Ed Crumley
When our mothers said, “If you do that again, I’ll . . .”, did we believe her? I guess it depended on whether or not she followed up on the threat to do whatever it was she said she would do. Some of us knew her words were true, while others knew they might be true after a time of repeated threats but not when they were first uttered.
My Metabolism Retired Before I Did!
By Kathi Macias
I don’t get it. I used to be able to skip lunch and lose five pounds. Now I skip lunch and just end up scarfing down dinner at two in the afternoon. What’s up with that? And hey, I know I’m not the only one! A friend of mine recently lamented, “Inside me there’s a skinny lady crying to get out, but I can usually shut her up with chocolate.” The late Barbara Johnson used to quip, “I’m still a perfect size 10. I just keep it covered up with a couple layers of fat so it won’t get scratched.”
Life Waves
By Lisa Bell
The ocean waves crashed onto the beach. Small waves rushed in followed by larger ones that swelled and reached two or three feet in height. The little girl watched each wave as anticipation quivered through her body. She clung to her daddy’s hand and waited. When the wave came close, she stood still. Breathless with wonder, she waited and at the very last second before the wave engulfed her, she jumped. Then she did it all over again.
