Week 23, Thursday, Diet with Dianna

Thursday! Oh what a beautiful morning--Oh what a beautiful day--Oh what a beautiful mooorrrning, everything's going my way! A very, very cool-weather front blew in last night and I am sitting in a sweater, typing this blog. I am so excited about the crispness of the air...it invigorates my lungs and nearly freezes my face when I walk. Shh, don't spread this around, but the best part is that I don't get all sweaty....Yeah!  I will heat up from the blood pumping through my exercising body, but I won't have Niagara Falls under my arms and in the BRAzillian region. I will have completed a vigorous walk and return home in a dry state. As you can see, this is a small thing that makes me happier and grateful to God! Thank you Lord for the cool front...just for me!  Well, okay, I'll share this glorious day with others....


Revelation Knowledge:
We are never too old to learn something new! I read an article about craving God and not Food. Sure, this is smart and it makes sense, duh!  I was intrigued and went to the website to get more details. This appears to look more enlightening as well as interesting. Definitely something I can use. I need to go deeper with my God--Lord and Savior. I will only be a better person as a result. I will let you know or maybe you will see the results. No matter, I will only get better by getting to know my Heavenly Father. You think?

I have inserted a portion of the book Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst
http://madetocrave.org/
This portion I found funny, only because I have made these similar confessions.
http://madetocrave.org/wp-content/uploads/MadetoCraveSample.pdf

I’ve stood in the aisle at Walmart holding said typical book in one hand with the other hand wedged into the back pocket of my jeans. Jeans, I should add, I wished were several sizes smaller. While I stood there looking at the healthy eating book, a shopping cart full of things I felt I could not live without stared back at me. Yea, verily, that cart mocked me. Part of me hated the junk food in that cart; but another part of me—a bigger part, evidently—loved the junk food in that cart. So, I’d return the book to the shelf, toss my head back, and think, “Another day, another time. I’m doing the best I can.”

In light of this admission, I think it only appropriate to be honest with you about a few things right up front.

1. I am emotionally allergic to typical books on healthy eating.
2. Not once in my life have I ever craved a carrot stick.
3. I am not bouncy perky about giving up two of the greatest delights of my taste-buds—Cheez-Its® and box-mix brownies. In fact, I’ve even asked God if it would be such a terribly difficult thing to swap the molecular structure of Cheez-Its® for carrot sticks. They’re both already orange. And, really, how hard could that be for someone who’s turned water into wine? 
4. I wasn't sure I had any business writing a book like this. I’m a simple Jesus girl on a journey to finding deeper motivation than just a number on my scale for getting and staying healthy...

I am forgoing the food and exercise portion, today...it is just boring. You all know that I ate well and exercised...it's a trust thing.