Hey guys,
Godd morning to all. Church was great this morning and at least 20 people came down and gave their life to the Lord. Praise Him for He is worthy.
It is another beautiful day here and I am going to try to walk a block or two. Woooooha.
Now I need just a little help. No daughters here today to help me with this one. I want to change my current wait on the 3fc tickers and I do not know how. Help me please....

Hugs, love and Kisses to all,
Aggie

He guys,
I think I did it on my own. I am learning, I am learning:cp::cp:I figured it out all by myself:dancer::dancer::dance::dance:WooooHa.

Blessings to all,
Aggie

Hi all, hope you are having a great Sunday!

We had a nice church service as well. Lenten study tonight with a baked potato bar :)

Methodists always seem to have food at every event ;)

It is still cold here. Prayer request. Our 18 year old cat has been missing for 2 days. I'm not hopeful, but it would be nice to find him - in any case.

Prayers continuing for all!
Blessings!

Laurie

Hi Gals ~ :wave:

I am finally checking in as promised :carrot: I have been so busy at work which has really cut into my 3FC time...need to bring that up at the next meeting with my boss :rofl: I have been leaving the house at 4am, drive 90 miles....work my 9-12 hour day then drive home dropping off my carpoolers bil and buddy....not much left in the tank of this old man ;)

Angie and I went out for breakfast at our friends restaurant...loved my ortega chili omelette :drool: I brought half of it home. Something we don't usually do on Sunday but since we went to church last night we fit it in. They have expanded and we wanted to check it out. Saw my brother and sil leaving as we entered.

...then there is March Madness to be handled although all my picks are about out :(....counting on USC to take me to the Final Four with UCLA out :(

I am listening to my i-pod that my dear :love: wife continually loads for me :carrot: I have one of my favorites playing right now....Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris ~ All The Roadrunning....as I watch another of my picks go down to defeat...Arizona State :mad:

We have a family and friend pool on ESPN...I am dead last :D....that's what I get for picking who I want and not who I think will win...never gonna change though....or win a pool :lol:

Church was :running: fast last night...we were out in less than an hour....I kidded with Vicar about it as we left...thanking him :thanks: ;) Pastor was still in a golf tournament we held yesterday for a young man, from our church, that gave his life for our country in Iraq. My son and son in law and 2 of the best men in their weddings played in the same foursome...I just chipped in a few bucks for entries for the guys. We raise quite a bit of money that goes to scholarships for children so they can afford attend our church school.

Angie and I went to California Pizza Kitchen for dinner :love: date night :love: we split a salad and a pizza. I had my usual 2 beers (NO! Scooter that wasn't ALL I had for the evening ;)) Angie had one then for dessert she got a coffee with whiskey in it without thinking ;) Oh, she was way sober enough to drive....but we stopped off at another pizza joint where my niece was holding a jewelry party...let's just say Angie was a bit generous ;)....she is gonna owe me big time :D...and no more shopping for her after 2 drinks!

Well gals that is pretty much it for my boring life this week :dizzy: Angie should be home from yoga :yoga: soon...oh by the way her class at church is going well!

I will check in with some personals a bit later.

Have a great week ~ Gary

SCOOTER ~ Prayers for your cat...I have had a few cats and know when they "go away" it usually isn't good...but maybe this time it will be! My grandparents were Methodists and grandma was always cooking food for church!

AGGIE ~ Awesome for so many people receiving our Lord in your church today! Hope you got that walk in...great job on the 30!

ROSEBUD ~ I think I would love to come home to the smells in your kitchen! Hope the weather warms for you and you can get those BBQ's in...Angie just BBQ'd burgers for us tonight...but then we have the luxury of almost being able to BBQ every night if we want.

BEV ~Prayers for Dennis and your mom. Having grown up with alcoholism in my home I can understand the difficult situations you go through. That Mustang must be taking shape.

ANNIE-ROSE ~Hi

RONNI ~Baggy jeans...woo-woo! I spent a few nights getting my dad out of jail! Hope all is well with those boys.

WILMA ~ Having a wife and son in teaching and a daughter that is a scientist and a step-d and nephew still "schooling"...I know the anxiety of waiting for the results of tests!. I know you will do well! Hope the company behaved!

CRISSY ~Have a great time seeing your folks.

BARGOO ~ How is the eldering going?

Hello to all the MIA'S!

Have a great week Ladies ~ Gary

Hello all....
I was hanging out here way back yonder, until computer woes (two since then) had me hung UP! I now have DSL, new password and am still subscribed to this group/forum/thread? Yippee! There was a really sweet lady named Dee here back then.

I am still struggling to get myself on track, reverse diabetes etc, lose the weight...and desire prayers, that I walk in obedience to God's will. I have the PM thing going on and that needs to be stopped NOW. I tend to zone out and apply no brakes after 5:00! I KNOW God cares about this issue as it's a hindrence to my walk with Him!

Prayers for all concerns here. God knows each name, each heart, each need. Have a blessed and wonderful day!
Bren

Laurie...hugs to you about your cat. I'm a cat lover, and I know how sad it is to lose one. (((((((((((())))))))))

I Remember...Anniversary of my Mom's death
 

Three years ago my Mom went to be with the Lord. Needless to say, I miss her very much. March 22nd will always be a day with the mixture of sadness and joy. Sadness because of the obvious loss and desire to be with my Mom again. Joy because I know she is basking in the Awesome presence of the Lord!

Wanted to share something I wrote. This was very much of an epiphany to me. I began not knowing what the conclusion would be, and was stunned by the realization.

Hi everyone! I finally have access to the internet again. I have been missing all of you terribly. Im so glad to see that everyone is doing well. I finally got a new job at a credit union. :) Things have been going well and i am so excited that i can finally get back on here and see how everyone is doing. I think i saw a few new faces since i was last on so hello to all of you that i do not know. Hope everyones weekend was great. Happy Monday.

Hi Bren,
Glad you are here. My name is Aggie, you have my support, my prayers and whatever else you may need. I understand that this weight thing can be a hendrence to slow you down from being all you can be for God, but if we look at it as a stepping stone to overcome a battle in the Name of the Lord, what a great testimony this will be to Him, Our Deliverer. This will be a mountain He has brought of over, and think of all the Praise He will recieve from this, to let others know that He brought us through. You can do this, we can do this, and we WILL!!! Let's fight this fight together and crush the curse of diabetes in our lives. One step at a time, we can help each other to stay focused and on track. Everyone here, helps everyone here, I just love this family I have found.

Donna, what a special piece for your Mom. I know she is smiling down at you right now. You made me to stop an take pause, remembering my Mom and all the special qualities she left me behind. If there is one thing in my life, that I want to do, is to touch the lives of others, that they see the Christ in me and that His light shines so bright through me, that others are led to Him.

Yesterday, after I got home from church, I decided, to go and sit on my front porch, (I loved to sit on my porch in the sun and rock), as I was sitting I was reflecting on what my Pastor had just said this morning, how so many of us are so comfortable in our lives that we do not want to be disturbed. Let me live my little life in my little bubble and all is well. He spoke of how God wants us to get disturbed, disturbed about homelessness, disturbed about how we have become complacent (spelling may be wrong), with the way of the world, not caring for one another, how we do not help our neighbors. We should be disturbed with all the killing, disturbed about how how elderly are treated and on and on. Well as I sat yesterday, a young man came walking up the street and I saw him stop and speak to one of my neighbor's, and then he came to me. He apologized for disturbing me (WOW). He went on to say that he was not from here, that he had been here for about 6 months, he and his family ( his wife and three boys). He went on to say he had gotten a job here but just after he started, he was in a terrible accident and has not been able to return to work yet. He said he was in a law suit about the accident but thhat would not settle for about another 8 weeks and wanted to show me paper work to prove it, I told him that was not needed. He said that he had to put his pride aside and try to find help. He said he had run out of money and that he had no food for his family and if I could help him with just some toilet paper, soap, and deordorant he would be so greatfull. He had been walking the neighborhood all morning and isn't it just amazing that he did not get to my house until I had returned home from church. The Bible says, Jesus is the light of the world and He shall be a lamp unto my feet and He shall direct my path. This was my chance to be disturbed and to meet this man at his need. I did, and I thank Jesus my light was able to shine. I packed him and bag with toiletries and food and he just smiled. I invited he and his family to our church and with seed being planted I know that God will take care of the rest.

God Bless all of you, I had no idea when I started this post, that it would turn out so long, I am sorry, but I felt compelled to do so. Have a blessed day and to all of the MIA's, I truly do miss all of you.

Aggie

Aww, Aggie!
Thanks for the warm welcome, the encouragement and for sharing your message! What a blessing! God used you and quickly too...to fill a need for someone else and my heart breaks for those in such need. There are many, in our areas, regardless of where we live and I am sure in some way, God could use us to share His love with them. You are an example and an inspiration of how this is supposed to work!
Bless you....
Bren

Gary it so nice read your posts. Glad you had a little time to slow down and attempt to rest. Glad Angie's yoga lessons are going so well. Again, please be real careful with all of that driving, it almost sounds like you could be a trucker like hubby.

Courtney, I am one of those new folks. Glad you are back and cannot wait to get to know you better.

My last post was so long, this one is short and sweet. Hi all, will be back later.

Hello all. I hope you don't mind me joining you. I've been a member of 3FC for a while now. However, this is the first time I've posted in this thread.

My name is Dori. I'm 29 years old and happily married with 2 children. I teach Special Education at a local middle school in my area and love it. With all of this said I have been struggling both spiritually and weight wise for quite some time. I really don't know what to do and at times feel like throwing the towel in. I know a lot of my struggling comes from the fact that I have a hard time of letting things go and letting God have everything. With that said, I'm hoping to find encouragement, support, and prayer through this group as I continue my journey.

Dori, I am so glad to meet you and glad you are here.:carrot: You are a special person and I know this becasue of what you do and you love doing it.:hug: My youngest daughter was in a special ed class and sometimes some of teachers, well, were not so loving. Wish we had known you and your kind spirit.

Now Dori, there will be no throwing in the towel for you:), we will not let you, cause we are all in this together;). Yes, it is hard to let things, no one knows that better than I, but we must continue to try. God hears your prayers, you just listen for the answers. God knows your heart, and He will give you the desires of your heart, you just pray for His Will to be done in your life. I am here for you as is everyone else here:carrot:. So glad to meet you. I will be praying for you.

Aggie

Gary - glad Angie's class is going well. And, I'm betting that she picked some lovely pieces. She deserves them, so just suck it up ;)

I've never been CPK in person, but I have had their frozen pizza - it was good. Nice organic vegetarian ingredients :D

Bren :welcome: Glad you joined us! This a great place for support and help and prayer! You CAN do this! Really! You are right about the weight where I started. You GO Girl!

Donna :hug: Thanks! What a beautiful poem!

Courtney - welcome back girl, we missed you! Congrats on the new job!!! Onederland is looking good on you ;)

Aggie - what a blessing you were to that family!
In our community we have LOVE INC (in the name of Christ). They are a clearing house for people in need like that young family. Anyone needing anything can contact LOVE INC and they will hook the person up with a church family to provide whatever is needed. It is a wonderful ministry and is a great way to help folk while still being "wise" to the ways of the world.

Dori - so glad you joined us! We love new folk here at CE :D I work for a school district as well. You have a special gift to be able to work in Spec ed. I admire SE teachers. They have to put up with so many rules and regulations and their job is often thankless and incredibly difficult. And STRESSFUL! Stick around here and you will be on the right path to weight loss in no time. (just don't follow Gary's pizza and beer lead) ;)

Oh, and I laughed at your quote - my DS2 LOVES Garfield. We have oodles of stuffed ones around the house!

A busy day here - still no kitty. I just wish we could find. With his age and the weather, I don't expect him to still be with us - I suspect that he went away to die - but I wish we could give hi a proper burial. Kind of a sad day here.

Hope you all had a good start to the week!
Blessings to all and prayers ascending!

Laurie :scooter: