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Look Great, Feel Great

I've been dealing with very bad asthma for about 5 years on and off. Prior to that, I was a severe asthmatic as a child. I also have severe allergies and sinusitis. Add to that fibromyalgia and I'm a mess. My New Year's resolution is to get healthier. To start that I'm reading several Christian self health books/positivity books. The first book I read was Joyce Meyer's Look Great, Feel Great. I like her style of preaching and often watch her show during the week. I like the idea that I, with God, can have control over my health. In Look Great, Feel Great, she outlines 12 Keys for healthy living. She recommends taking time to add each key rather than jumping into all 12 at once. So for this week I'm focusing on Key #1: Let God Do the Heavy Lifting. Joyce recommends 5 ways to trust God with your burdens: 1. Ask 2. Attend church 3. Attend a support group 4. Begin each day with an affirmation 5. Pray in moments of doubt. My action that I'm focusing o...

My Blessed Birthday

Monday was my 37th birthday. Is that possible? I don't feel 37. I spent my birthday at home. I've been sick since last Saturday with asthma. I became spectacularly ill watching Battlestar Galactica on Saturday night and threw up about 6 times. I haven't done that in a few years. I've been sick since and am actually off work the rest of the week. However, my birthday was still special. Nick gave me a few gifts on Sunday night. Originally we were supposed to go out and eat on Sunday. He gave me a button with 11-11-11 on it, a tee shirt that has a chick on it that says "Chick with Brains," and an Adipose. an Adipose is a creature on Doctor Who that is so adorable. It's actually fat, but it's cute! My Adipose has been keeping me company. On Monday Nick gave me Callista Gingrich's children's book Sweet Land of Liberty which mentions God in several places! He also got me Betsey Johnson camera earrings. On Facebook over 90 people wished me Hap...