December 26, 2012 - Wrapping the Gifts

Merry Christmas! I pray your day yesterday was filled with fun and laughter. Mine certainly was. I got a new baby - I Pad Mini - whom I have loving named Gigi. Why? I don't know. :) As we opened gifts yesterday, I couldn't help but wonder, "what new gifts can be opened for our team this coming year?" "What are the new foods, the new recipes, the new adventures sitting in front of us?" I now have all the 96 recipes that are going into the book recorded, printed and ready for editing. I am editing and uploading morning blogs, and working on finding nutritional values for all recipes. (that could take some time - ugh) Tthat's a new adventure sitting in front of me........something new to be unwrapped. I am also traveling to Thailand in March to work with an organization that helps children over there. I am just now beginning to raise support for the trip. Would love your prayers! New adventure for me. I want to be a voice in this year. I am also asking God for opportunities to speak more in this upcoming year. Where ever He needs me to go and what ever He needs me to say - I'm available! Are you making your requests known to God? Are you dreaming BIG and asking God to use you totally? I was reminded recently how GOD HAS OPENED YUMMY RECIPES FOR US IN 2012. I really don't take credit for this - a thought will come to me of how to mix this and that, I run to the kitchen and try it (some work and some need tweaking), and then respond to my husband's question, "where did you get this recipe?" "GOD!" Unwrapping the gift of health has been one of the greatest blessings of my life. BUT......here's the ticket - for so many years I would "unwrap" the NEXT diet plan, the NEXT miracle, diet pill, the NEXT "give me a chance" food journey. In about February, when the Valentine's candy would emerge, off the wagon I would fall. Then, I would try to re-package the program and start again only to decide "this is really not the plan for me." Anybody identify? How about you purpose today to unwrap a HEALTHY eating plan (that contains NO CHEATS) and be done. NO more re-packaging, NO more excuses, NO more failure. The next package you unwrap would be a healthy blood report that gets rewarded with a new shirt. Then, and from hence forth, you unwrap healthy, new foods and recipes as God shares them with you and you RE-GIFT them to this team who knows that we can live healthy in an unhealthy world, eat food that tastes amazing that's packed full of great nutrients, and successfully grow old as Moses did where he led people, looked out over mountains and enjoyed life. Now that's a gift I want to unwrap. How about you? Have a good one - PK