Hi All! Thank you everyone for your prayers for our family friend. He passed away this morning at 7:30. Yes, it is very sad, but he is no longer suffering and he is with his Lord. Would appreciate your continued prayers for the family.

Our prayers go out to each of your for physical healing, rest for weary bodies and encouragement for the discouraged.

Have a great day!

Kathy

Hi all - a quick post. Crazy day at work, and then making dinner and the usual. Things are going well here. Your prayers are appreciated.

It is amazing that I am at peace - I FEEL your prayers and know that God is an AWESOME God. May God's will be done :)

Prayers continuing for all!

Blessings!

Laurie

Hi di ho everyone,

Just stopping by to say hi and to say I love all of you so much, you are my family.

Kathy, I pray comfort and peace for you and yours.

Everyone else be blessed as I know you will. Sweet dreams,
Ags

I am so sorry KATHY....hugs....and prayers for the family

TAMMY.... Angie and I have so been there! My step-d won state twice for her age division in ASA...fun and busy times...

Prayers and hugs for all ~ Gary

Kathy: My condolences and prayers to you and your family.

Buenas Tardes (Good Afternoon)
 

O2BThin: May the Lord give you comfort and peace in your heart. You and your friend's family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Thank you to all for showing love!! I am back! :hug:
The wedding was beautiful and alot of fun. I felt so good about myself because alot of family said I looked good having lost a little weight. :carrot: YEAAAHH!! I have gotten some exercise in. I downloaded some upbeat Christian music and some old 80's dance music that are in those cheesy workout videos, but hey they work!! :) So my exercise regement is coming in slowly, but its coming.

I turned 27 on Tuesday and I didnt do so bad when it came to eating. Even thought it was by bday I didnt go nuts! I treated myself to a tall strawberries and creme frap from Starbucks, but my lunch and dinner for very healthy :)
Anyway, just wanted to share what I've been up to.

Hope everyone is having a great week so far. The weekend is almost here!!

Will post later, I am cleaning out my closet for our yard sale this weekend!

God Bless,
Suga~:D

:hug: and PRAYERS for you and your family KATHY ~ as well as for WARREN's family too! :hug:


We had a busy day yesterday; went to the lot and DH put in some more crossbraces for a while. I picked a 5 gallon pail of Rhubarb which I put up in baggies this morning (got 15 baggies) plus I cooked some with some apples for a nice mock apple pie (no crust, of course): just Rhubarb, apples, 2 tsp honey, art/sweetener, cinnamon & nutmeg. Very yummy ...

We also transplanted some hostas and some pretty tall blue perennial flowers we picked up from an old abandoned homestead along the roadway. I put them in our furry baby's stone garden (where they were buried last year); sure hope they take. I also got some short walks in and was very pleased about that too.

We came home early as heavy rains came in, but we got a lot done anyways. Hope everyone else is feeling well today. As always, ^PRAYERS^ are ascending for you and yours ... so take good care ...:hug:ROSEBUD:hug:

Hi all,

Going to bed. so very tired, but wanted to say I am down 1 more pound and to ask for your prayers. Had a very very stressful day yesterday with Morgan. A horrible arguement, Satan is trying so hard to steal her from me,I am praying for the Blood of Jesus too keep and bring her back home. Gonna cry if I say any more. Gotta go.

Love,
Ags

Hi Gals ~

My dil just called and said she and my son shook Julie's hand on Big Brother tonight at the beginning of the show...maybe they will be on TV.

TRIKERBABE ~ Prayers for you and your daughter! My brother is going through a rough patch with my niece right now...mostly the being a teen-ager stuff...but very hard on him.

ROSEBUD you have been busy!

SUGA glad you had fun and "they" noticed the loss!

All is well here GALS! I have to work Saturday again...dang...but the after work job blew out for this week...it's coming....

We are meeting my son and dil and a few of their friends tomorrow night for drinks and appetizers, then walking up to the park for a concert. Should be fun...we have done this many times before but the first time the kids WANT to go!! They are getting so old...wink...26-28ish!

Be good ~ Be safe ~ Gary

Ags- I WILL BE PRAYING!!!!!!!! I am here if you need me. You know how to get me.

I'm a little stressed. Susie and her NEW husband are here for a week...let's just say there are too many people and too much HORMONES here. Did i mention they are NEWLYWEDS? you can only imagine. its not a good scene. please pray for us! and her little boy who is hearing all of the (ahem) sounds...

HA! Grab the kiddo and head for the ice cream store BEV ;)

Yeah....i wish it were that easy! :) they said he needs to get used to it. i have an issue with that. but what can i do? no one wants to hear what i have to say about it. oh well. PRAY!
i'm taking him to 6 flags and to a movie next week. i have an exam this weekend, so this week's been stressful.
i'm happy for them...just too much i guess. i feel overwhelmed and stressed. so i am not eating. when i don't eat...I GAIN weight! go figure. 3 pounds this week.

mom just called BAWLING! i can barely understand her she is crying SO hard. one of her cats just died and she is absolutely hysterical. pray for her.

Kathy, my thoughts and prayers are with you and the family.

Kathy and Rayne it is hard to loose a good friend rather it be human or animal, my heart goes out to you Kathy and Rayne your precious Mother has lost a friend too, I pray that Jesus wraps his arms around her too and gives her some comfort. Our animal friends are so precious they are there for us, listen to our woes and never expect us to be perfect.

Hello, Everyone! So sorry it's been so long since I've posted here, but you are all in my prayers for health, support, and God's blessings. Sad to learn of the passing of family, both people and animal, and I pray for comfort for all of you affected by death right now. Our God is truly wonderful and He will provide peace for all.

I've been having difficulty remembering to give praises to God lately, with all that's been going on in our lives, but trying to get back into focus. We decided to take the boys to the neighboring county's fair tonight to see a large cat show (lions, tigers, etc that have been rescued from abusive environments), so we're all looking forward to getting out and away for a little bit. And, the weather couldn't be better for a fair if we'd asked for it-nice and cool! Might even let the boys have corndogs for supper :barf::lol:! But, I'll have to find the 4H booth for something less corndoggy to eat;)

Hope you all have a great weekend. We're going back to MN to try to finish moving FIL's things out of his apartment and do cleaning. Hoping to actually get to go to church on Sunday (it's been 4 weeks since we were able to go:(). Take care and God bless you all! Wish I could just reach out and give big hugs to all of you!

Kathy :hugs: Prayers ascending for your family!

Ags - prayers continuing for your daughter. Congrats on the loss!

Ronni - glad to see you here, hope you do have an ON PLAN weekend!

Bev - prayers ascending. I know how it is to lose a cat. Sad indeed!

Rosebud - you sure are keeping busy! I hope the leg is healing!


Well, the two weeks of training is complete - it was very tiring, but I am done and certified. :)

Now on to the real work of converting all the schools to the new system.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! I hope the weather improves so we can take mom to the Arts Fair in the park tomorrow.


Prayers ascending for all!

Laurie :scooter:

:hug: and ^PRAYERS^ going up for peace and comfort for all those with troubles and griefs to bear right now ...

AGGIE ~ prayers that the LORD is keeping MORGAN in his lovin' arms wherever she goes; trust in Him to look after her, and we'll cover her with prayer too.

We went to the old farm and picked a bit more Rhubarb; should have enuff for the winter now. DH picked up a few things and we took a long drive home by a friend's new place and they are doing great.

Had nice weather here today; so it was a good day for a drive. HOpe you all have A WONDERFUL and BLESSED WEEKEND ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug:

Met up with son and dil and 6 of their friends...walked up to hear an EAGLES cover band at the park...good food...beer for me and the guys...wine for the girls...

Prayers for all - Gary

Just a reminder here...we have many people checking out our Prayer Warriors thread...there appears to be a need (according to the views)...let's keep it going strong....

Greetings to all! I'm a new member of this forum and am looking forward to getting to know each of you as my brothers and sisters in Christ. Prayers for a refreshing weekend for all.

Hey everyone! Wow i have missed you guys so much the past month. Sorry i havent been around. I promise ive been thinking of you all. My appendix burst so i had to have what is a pretty common surgery. Well my body didnt heal very well and the incision got infected to ive been in a lovely hospital bed for a while. Today is my first day back on track and back to work. Sadly i have gained 10lbs but im determined to get them off as quickly as possible. Hope all of you are doiing GREAT! See ya monday

Hi all - a quick fly-by before we head out to the arts fair.

Donna :welcome: Glad you joined us! We LOVE new folk! This is a great place to come and the posters here are AWESOME!

Candy - glad to have you back! We missed you! Get back at it girl, and those 10 lbs will be gone quickly!

Gary - good reminder on the prayer thread. There are indeed a lot of folk peeking in over there!

Blessings to all - hope your weekend is going well. Prayers continuing for all!

Laurie

Candy so happy your back and glad you are feeling better.

Welcome Donna so happy you have joined us!

Rosebud how do you fix rhubarb?

Sounds like fun Gary!

:welcome3: DONNA ~ glad to have you aboard ... come back and tell us a bit about yourself; wonderful group here -- you'll like them!


HEY COURTNEY ~ was thinking about you a while back; must have been the Lord puttin' you on my mind. Glad that you are feeling better now; and LAURIE is right, you can get that 10 lbs back off in no time cuz you are young and strong ... prayers going up for you too! :hug:


BOOTSIE ~ the MOCK APPLE PIE was prepared like this ...

1-1/2 cups rhubarb chopped in 1-2 inch pieces
3 x large apple cut in chunks
1/2 cup water
2 tsp honey
3 packets artificial sweetener (becuz I have to watch my sugar)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Put into pan in the order given and cook with a lid on medium heat until all is soft; it takes about 30 minutes. Eat warm or cold as desired. Now, if sugar isn't a problem, you can use 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar to your taste, instead of the honey and sweetener. This has a sweet-tart flavor but it gets sweeter the longer it sits (the next day); store in fridge. I just serve it in small fruit nappy (dessert) dishes. Some people like it with a bit of light cream, but I eat it just as it is.

You can also prepare the rhubarb by itself and/or add other fruits to it alone, or a mix according to your likes; I love adding apples or strawberries, or blueberries, or raspberries, or even cherries ... whatever I happen to have on hand or in my freezer.


:wave: to ALL OUR CE's out there; and ^PRAYERS^ continue for you and yours ...

Thanks Rosebud will have to try some rhubarb never have ate any.

Hello All. I was on 3fc and in this group a while ago...I am returning with a slightly different name and am ready to use this support to lose. I look forward to losing with you.

McMama , welcome back !

HI GALS ~ :wave:

Well I am just sitting here watching my ballgame...it is too hot outside to do anything! Angie and i went to church last night so we took the dogs to the beach, parked at the beach cafe, walked 2 miles down and back. Had our usual breakfast there, one tomato/basil/egg and one egg/swiss croissant which we split.

I took off for the grocery store and gas station and paid bills, while Angie did a yoga class then the produce market.

I just finished cooking meatballs for spaghetti I am having on Wednesday, probably...always make extra for next time.

I had to work yesterday but we did not work nights last week like my boss thought we would...maybe this week....darn. So many out of work...I shouldn't complain...just tired ;)

Seems like I post the same thing every week-end :)....I lead such an exciting life :D

BARGOO ~ :)

McMAMA ~ Welcome back :)

BOOTSIE ~ the concert was fun! It was at our park which is small for the summer concerts...probably 1,000...one of the ones we go to has easily over 4,000...so many we quit going as often. Fun to take in things when the weather is nice and experience summer experiences!

ROSEBUD ~ I never had rhubarb that I know of.

COURTNEY ~ Sorry you had health issues dear :hug: So glad to see you back here..we sure do miss you! P.S. been playing corn-hole/bean bag toss quite often this summer...everyone loves it!

DONNA T ~Welcome :)

SCOOTER ~ How is the "family" doing? Still all there? Hope you enjoyed the arts and crafts fair, Angie and I love to go to them. There seems to be one almost every week-end around here, we had a small one on the beach route this morning...paintings. One we go to, that is held twice a year, has over 100,000 for the one day event! It is right on the route we took this morning for our walk.

BEV ~ I hope all is well with you and your "honeymooners" ;) I did send Dennis a note...don't remember if I told you.

RONNI ~ I hope it wasn't too difficult moving out fil's stuff for your family :hug: I hope the fair was fun.

WILMA ~ Busy exercising?

SUGA ~ Happy late birthday :hug: You are right between my 28 yr old son and 26 yr old daughter!

TRIKERBABE ~ I hope that you and Morgan are finding a way to meet each other. My wife had just a terrible time with her daughter for many years...it is getting better...day by day :hug:

KAREN ~ I hope things are going better for you and you had a chance to "celebrate" your father's life in a way that will be a wonderful memory for years to come :hug:

KATHY ~ Continued prayers of healing for the passing of your friend :hug: Are you still getting out there for walks?

TAMMY ~ I hope you are doing well in the tourney! :carrot:

Heavenly Father, Please continue to bless my friends here in Jesus Name.

Rosebud - thanks for the recipe - it sounds so easy and delish! Just the thing when I'm craving something sweet :yes:

McMamma - glad you are back! Hope you will post often!

Gary - Mom is still here, the rest of the family has gone (except for the usuals that live here of course :lol:) She flies out on Wed. The house will seem quiet without her!


A good day here, church went well this morning (It was my week to be liturgist) and our parish assistant gave the message - she is an awesome speaker, and I just love it when she preaches!

I spent much of the day cooking, I had way too much prepared/processed stuff last week. Between that and entertaining all the relatives and meals out :yikes: While my weight held steady, I just feel different, and not in a good way.
So today was devoted to making rosemary whole wheat focaccia bread, aquinoa/mushroom/feta dish, and wonderful lentil/chick pea burgers.

The house smells WONDERFUL! :D

I hope everyone had a good weekend! Prayers continuing for all!

Laurie :scooter:

Hello Everyone!!!!
I will continue to send prayers for all of you!!!! Bienvienida (Welcome) Donna and welcome back Candy!

I had a very blessed weekend. We celebrated by birthday on Sunday. I was surrounded by my family, my fiancee and his family. It was so much fun. My sister surprised me with this awesome Astros cake. I LOVE THE HOUSTON ASTROS :) I just had to have some. It was as delicious as it looked. I was so excited. I had been wanting an Astros cake for a while and it finally came true. I am back on track today, still exercising little by little.

Mom wants to invest in an elliptical machine, but I do not know much about equipment. Any suggestions or things I should look for? Hope everybody had a great weekend.

Many blessings,
Suga~

Laurie- Thanks. My 21st b-day is this week so im dreading the 3 dinners in a row. Im going to try to make healthy decisions. The quinoa, feta and mushroom sounds amazing. Yumm

Bootsie- Thanks!

Rosebud- Thank you and you are right the Lord works in mysterious ways. Oh and i love rhubarb. Im on a mission to make a yummy low cal strawberry rhubarb pie.

Mcmama- Welcome back!

Gary- Ive only gotten in a few rounds of cornhole this summer... and lost most of them. Oh well ots still fun and im glad everyone is enjoying it.

Suga- Well happy belated birthday! As far as elllipticals go cheaper isnt always better. Also if you are going to buy one i would check out the different i guess you would call it stride lengths. Some are shorter than others and if you have any problems with your knees or if you have short/long legs you might want to make sure you get one that will fit you well.

Hope everyones weekend went well. Mine was long but nothing too crazy. I worked all weekend and had a family dinner sunday which was nice. Things are getting a little busy here at work so ive got to go. Happy Monday!

COURTNEY ~ well, HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY, in advance. Glad everything is going well for you right now; and how nice that you have 3 parties/dinners to go to. Yes, you can try and just choose the healthiest, but yummiest things they have to keep on track.

ABOUT THE PIE ~ you could do a healthier crumb crust and make the pie smaller (the right size for two: about 6 or 7") and have only one crust on the bottom to lessen the calories even more. You can use part sweetener to lessen the sugar too; every bit helps. I just make the fillings and have them alone or with a bit of light whipped topping; it's like pie but without a crust (you save 100's and 100's of starch and fat calories this way).

MCMAMMA ~ welcome back; glad you decided to come back and join us here again.

SUGA ~ I agree with COURTNEY, you should try an elliptical out at a gym before buying, if you can; and buying a good one, even if it costs a bit more. OR, maybe the store would let you try one out before buying too. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY too!

WOW LAURIE ~ sounds like you make lots of stuff from scratch; I do too, but it's been a while since I made any homemade bread. I have been thinking of trying it again becuz the prices here are atrocious for one good loaf of whole grain bread.

GARY ~ you would have to have a Rhubarb patch or know someone that does, to give you some. We left a good one behind and hope to have another one in the future on our lot. My SM told me to use the Rhubarb that they have on their lot; and there was some on the old farm too, and it was gonna go to waste if we didn't use some of it. You are very helpful just like my DH is ... he loves running errands and such; I think he just loves driving around in the car and the social aspect of it all, but that is A-OK with me (at least I don't have to do it). ;)

BOOTSIE ~ oh yah, by all means, try it. It is very easy to grow -- it prefers to be grown along side a building (a shed or garage or greenhouse; loves the east side), and does best there. It is very low in calories too, and has other health benefits as well. :D

Well, we picked up some more new wood for DH this morning, so he can finish up that floor; he hopes to have it done soon. Just doing a bit at a time, but we'll get there. I am taking progress pictures throughout the process so we can look back later on, and marvel at it all! :lol:

Hope you all have a great week; take good care of yourselves too! As always, ^PRAYERS^ ascending for you and yours ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug:

Today was my first day of 2 weeks of classes for my Master's Degree...so not a lot of time to post on 3fc...but I did eat the right things for the South Beach diet today...I just felt like I ate a lot. I do believe I need to check out some of those forums and see if I went wrong somewhere!
I have been struggling with so many issues, weight has just been secondary so I am excited to begin focusing on that.

Has anyone had experience feeling restless at church? Thinking there was a better place for you? I am having some trouble with our present church and hubby is not too supportive about a possible move (or some church shopping) I just feel a church closer to home with more to do for our kids, for us might bring me closer to the Lord and where I need to be...has anyone felt this way or acted by finding a place you were more at home at?

I know that kind of came out of nowhere but I feel like if I had that issue worked out, some other issues might come a lot easier to me. Well, have a great Tuesday tomorrow...I will check in again tomorrow night! -McMama

Hi All. This past week has been a very emotional time. I appreciate all your prayers for my friends family. Please continue to pray for them as they are struggling with some major family issues.

Gary - I have only walked once in the last couple of weeks. With all the mulching we did I was to tired to walk. I did buy some pepper spray so I'll be taking that with me when I walk. It is probably false security, but at least I'll have something if I'm spooked by someone driving past me 3 times.

I did get a lot of walking in today. We took our kids to Dorney Park which is an amusement park. The only ride my DH and I rode was the 2 train rides. The rest of the time we walked or just sat on a bench and enjoyed each others company. It was relaxing to me because I was not at work and I didn't have to hear the phone ring or have people always wanting my attention. In spite of not doing much I'm exhausted. I'll sleep good tonight.

This week I lost 2.8lbs. I was so excited when I got on the scales. YEAH.

I trust each of you are doing well. Hi to everyone!

Have a great week!

Kathy

Hi everyone,
It was back to work for me today and It was only by the grace of God that I made it. I woke up with head so stuffed and nose a running, but He saw fit for me to make in anyway, for if it had been left up to me, I would have been home again. When I got to work, the warehouse manager, asked How I felt, he could see it all in my face, and I told him blessed, to keep me in prayer. THE MAN RESPONDED THAT HE DOES NOT PRAY!! I was speechless and just walked away.

I do have some good news, my daughter here that goes by cakebatter, Got engaged on Saturday. The guy took her to the beach and fell down on one knee. She said her heart dropped, but she said yes. It was the weekend of a Fairy Tale from the beginning to end for her and this kid so deserves it.

This is all I want, for my kids to be in Christ and to have a wonderful full of love with one who cares and loves them.

Morgan and I are still not seeing eye to eye and we won't until she stops putting herself first. She has turned into a very selfish, hard headed, disrespectfull child and I say child because even though she is about to be 24, she is acting like she is 16 with no respondsibilities. She wanted Malaki (this is how she spells his name) and now she does not want to put in the time. He is such a good an sweet baby, you could not ask for one better. Please keep her in prayer and me, so as to I do not kill her.

I have posted on the Prayer Warriors thread for all of those in prayer and prayers are ascending.

I love all of you and thank you for always listening and being so caring.

To McMomma, I have not met you, but cannot wait to get to kow you.

Candy, welome home.

I cannot remember if I shared that last week I released one more pound. I will take it and be happy.

Hugs, love, and blessings,
Ags

suga and candy http://www.smileycollector.com/images/lotscandles.gif

Rosebud - I "cheat" when I make bread. I love to bake it in the oven, but I often use the breadmaker to knead the dough. There was a time that I made bread twice a week totally from scratch, but my arthritis makes kneading for 15-20 minutes very, very difficult.

McMama - if I get restless with church, I usually find a place/way to plug myself in. That usually takes care of it for me. Staying connected through small group ministries helps me feel more balanced.

Kathy - congrats on the loss! :woohoo: Prayers continuing!

Ags - congrats on the loss. I will continue to keep Morgan in my prayers!

Hi to everyone, hope you had a good start to the week!


A balance day here - very intense day at work, but I got in shape boxing when I got home, then we took Mom out for dinner and then finished the evening on the patio :)

Prayers continuing for all!

Blessings!

Laurie

Hi Gals ~

Not much going on here...I did post a picture of me...28 years ago on our baseball thread if you want to check it out :) http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/gene...ml#post2835613

SUGA ~ You may want to join us over at the baseball thread...as long as you root for my Dodgers from time to time ;)...your 'stros are looking pretty good!

TRIKERBABE ~ great news for CakeBatter...tell her I said hi...she doesn't come around my "threads" much.

SCOOTER ~ Balance is good!

KATHY ~ Small steps dear! :hug:

COURTNEY ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BE!!!it is a biggie :hug:

McMaMa ~My kids have gone through the master's stuff in recent years...hold on dear! :)

ROSEBUD ~ Here in California we are used to buying our veggies/fruits...no rhubarb patch!....although Angie has grown some killer tomatoes/basil/parsley/oregano/ this year! Had most of it tonight in salad!

See ya later gals :hug:

We have clouds outside and watched it lightening and thunder but hmmm...where was the rain? Never seen it like this before and now people are beginning to sit up and take notice now. Got to go take care of my goats and go to work . Everyone have a wonderful day!