"Get on the Ball"

Well, last week I didnt get anywhere (weight wise) :( I stayed exactly the same . . . needless to say I'm working a little harder this week!

I just wanted to drop a quick line to say,

"HaPpY BiRtHdAy HeAtHeR!!! You are getting OLD ;)"

Heather, Me and Amy!

Here's a little joke to make you smile!

Once there was a golfer whose drive landed on an anthill. Rather than move
the ball, he decided to hit it where it lay. He gave a mighty swing. Clouds of dirt and
sand and ants exploded from the spot. Everything but the golf ball. It sat in the same
spot.
So he lined up and tried another shot. Clouds of dirt and sand and ants went flying
again. The golf ball didn't even wiggle. Two ants survived.

One dazed ant said to the other,

HaPpY FiRdAy!!

What's Going Down?

My weight, that's what . . .

I am been working my butt off, eating better as well as eating less and it is starting to pay off! When I weighed in on March 29th and realized only lost 1.2 lbs that week I was determined to do better this last week and I DID!! I lost 5lbs!

March 13th - 191 lbs. :(
March 22nd - 188lbs.
March 29th - 187lbs

April 5th - 183lbs!!!

This week I am going to stay strong and keep working hard!

My goal is to be 165lbs. by May 17th

(thats when the Slim Down Challenge ends but I plan to continue to work out)!

I'm only 18lbs away!!

. . . but GRACE!

During this week before Easter Sunday my church is having a service Wed night -Sat night!

Last night the sermon was awesome!

We learned about a man who walked out of the hospital 2 years ago. If you think about it we hear about people walking out of the hospital all the time and it doesn't seem that special until you know the reason he was in the hospital and what he has gone through.

You can't know how Good it is until you know how Bad it was!

So here is more of the story . . . the man that walked out of the hospital was Alcidas Moreno. This man is a window washer in New York. Alcidas and his brother washed the windows on the big Manhattan skyscraper buildings. On Dec 7th, 2007 while they were on the 47th floor (about 500ft up) the scaffolding collapse and they fell straight to the ground. Alcidas' brother died instantly. Alcidas on the other hand was taken to the hospital, he was given 24 units of donated blood and suffered MANY broken bones and collapsed organs!
On January 4th, 2008 he had movement in all his limbs and he was breathing on his own!
So now, when you hear a man walked out of the hospital 2 years ago you know how big of a deal it really is!

You can't know how Good it is until you know how Bad it was!

If you are a Christian you are Saved by Jesus and his blood on the cross, but if you look at us today what are we really saved from? We have our cars, our house, more food than we need, family, friends, nice clothes, we get our hair and nails done, etc. We are blessed beyond what we need! It is not that any of those things are a bad thing it is that . . .

You can't know how Good it is until you know how Bad it was!

We take advantage of our blessings everyday. We forget how bad it was. We forget that Jesus had to die so that we would not get what we deserve. When we were born it was in our nature to sin but what makes it worse is that God has given us rules that we can follow and yet we choose to disobey them!

Think about it. . .

If we sinned ONLY 3 times a day

Times 365 days in the year

Times 85 years in our life time

That is about 90,000 sins in your lifetime

Multiply that time everyone in the world and remember Jesus died for ALL those sins!

We deserve death!

In the beginning of Romans 6:23 it says, "For the wages of sin is death . . ."

This is the word of God and since it is his word He also has to follow it but lucky for us the verse continues . . .

". . . but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Jesus knew we didn't have a chance without Him! He knew that without His GRACE we would die and that would be it, it would be our only option but GRACE stepped in and gave us another option, ETERNAL LIFE!

You can't know how Good it is until you know how Bad it was!

Take time to remember what we have now and what we have been saved from!

Take time to thank God for His son, Jesus!

Slim Down Challenge

So . . . I joined a gym over Spring Break!

When I joined they were promoting the Slim Down Challenge so I though,

"Why Not, that sounds like a great idea!"

The Challenge started Monday, March 22nd and last for the next 8 weeks!

We have to

1. write down what we eat

2. keep track of the Calories and Fat grams

3. meet with a trainer once a week

And here is the best part . . .

Whoever looses the most % weight at the end of the 8 weeks wins

$1,000.00

So needless to say I am in it to win it!

I had to weight in and get my picture taken and all that not so fun stuff last Monday and today I have to weight in! I have been working to get to the gym 3-4 times a week and I'm looking for healthy snack and meals that I actually like (that has actually been easier than I thought it would be). Now I just have to stick with it . . . easier said than done!

So I thought . . . to keep myself accountable and to help me work harder I would post my weight each week and hopefully we can watch it go down together! So here I go!

March 13th - 191 lbs.

March 22nd - 188lbs.

March 29th - ????? I will have to let you know later!

Wish Me Luck!

Wake Up America!!!

"While You Were Sleeping"

by Casting Crowns

Oh little town of Bethlehem

Looks like another silent night

Above your deep and dreamless sleep

A giant star lights up the sky

And while you're lying in the dark

There shines an everlasting light

For the King has left His throne

And is sleeping in a manger tonight

Oh Bethlehem, what you have missed while you were sleeping

For God became a manAnd stepped into your world today

Oh Bethlehem, you will go down in history

As a city with no room for its King

While you were sleepingWhile you were sleeping

Oh little town of Jerusalem

Looks like another silent night

The Father gave His only Son

The Way, the Truth, the Life had come

But there was no room for Him in the world He came to save

Jerusalem, what you have missed while you were sleeping

The Savior of the world is dying on your cross today

Jerusalem, you will go down in history

As a city with no room for its King

While you were sleeping

While you were sleeping

United States of America

Looks like another silent night

As we're sung to sleep by philosophies

That save the trees and kill the children

And while we're lying in the dark

There's a shout heard 'cross the eastern sky

For the Bridegroom has returned

And has carried His bride away in the night

America, what will we miss while we are sleeping

Will Jesus come againAnd leave us slumbering where we lay

America, will we go down in history

As a nation with no room for its King

Will we be sleeping

Will we be sleeping

United States of America

Looks like another silent night

We need to be praying for our Country and its Leaders

now more than ever!

Good Bless America

A Very Special Friday!

Can anyone quess why this Friday is so special . . . .

SpRiNg BrEaK

It starts at 3pm today and I am very Excited! We aren't even going anywhere I am just so ready for a few days of sleeping in, cleaning, and relaxing!

Well, if you aren't as excited as I am and you need a little

pick-me-up, here you go . . . If they don't make you smile I don't know what will!

*HaPpY fRiDaY*

Go check them out at

www.coxquads.blogspot.com

Bucket List

99 Things I Ought to Have Done

There is a lot I have done in my life and a LOT that I
still have to do . . .

Instructions:
Copy the list, bold the ones you've done (with explanations if needed),
share with friends.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band - yes, I played Bass :)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm - we're in tornado alley, almost impossible to avoid (very True Amy)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill(guilty!)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run - does the Wii count :)
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud (mmm. mud pies)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (no have interest to but I really want Chris to)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone 9
9. Been stung by a bee