The West Virginia Hills where I live

I love these hills. This picture was taken when I was four wheeler riding with my husband.

Neglecting to blog for awhile and feeling a little guilty. Just got tired of talking about me. I love other people's blogs, and enjoy getting to know everyone.

The weight loss journey has been better this week. I liked the way the Thinwithin book describes our goal: to be on the outside what we are on the inside. Lately I have liked the inside because my main focus has been on the Lord.

One of my devotionals: Jesus Calling says:

Trust and thankfulness will get you safely through this day. Trust protects you from worrying and obsessing. Thankfulness keep you from criticizing and complaining: those "sister sins' that so easily entangle you.

Keeping your eyes on Me is the same thingas trusting me. It is a free choice that you must make thousands of times daily. The more you choose to trust Me, the easier it becomes. Thought patterns of trust become etched into your brain.

Relegate troubles to the periphery of your mind so that I can be central in your thoughts. Thus you focus on Me, entrusting your concerns into My care. (Co. 2-6,7; Psalm 141:8; 1 Peter 5:7)

If I keep my eyes on the Lord, all the other things fall into place. I have cried out to the Lord to help me to know how to do this. Praise does help; the more I am filled with gratitude the less fear and worry I have. The less fear and worry I experience, the less problem I have with food.