November 13, 2012 - Thanks!

GM all, I am so excited to be sitting in Brentwood, Tn right outside Nashville this morning looking at a thick layer of frost on the car - THICK! It really feels like winter here. I made some God connections yesterday and will wait to see what doors God opens. I have told him for years, "I'm available." Having said that - God has always held me to my word. He has moved me and done things in my life I never imagined. I always tell people, "if you're available to God, you can count on the ride of your life." Sometimes those changes were not easy, but I know God shifted me as He needed to. My heart is always to please him. I thought about this morning the EXTREME value of being in a group who are walking the same path, understanding the day to day issues that challenge each of us, and knowing that we are better TOGETHER. I don't tell you enough - THANKS! Thanks for being my friends and helping me choose health when my whole life I have aways lost my way SOMEWHERE. Thanks for sharing your recipes and insight with a girl who gets bored easily and always looks for the "next thing." Thanks for the hugs, smiles, and "gritting teeth" experiences we have shared. God knew I needed a group in order to experience life-long success and He sent me you. Thank you, God! Now, as we are planning our FAMILY dinners for next week let's challenge each other. Have we planned foods that are healthy, foods that taste good, foods that will allow us to enjoy the holidays WITHOUT GUILT? God doesn't want us to be guilty. Jesus came to bring freedom to our lives. Remember Galatians 5:1??? Let's refresh our hearts and make that declaration as we approach next week. Don't plan to cheat - plan to eat healthy. Don't plan to fail - create a great plan that excludes the possibility of failure. Don't allow family to coax you into a place of compromise - know what you believe and have YOUR healthy options close. (even in the movie theatre) Love to you all - heading off the mountain soon. Gotta run, PK