Never Give Up....NEVER... Give Up...

I am thrilled over Mary Jane's success!  I allowed myself to get SET BACK...but, decided...I didn't want to give up.....so I began...once...again!

I find, now, my CONSCIENCE...talks to me a lot more...when I "let go"...After studying the "Word of Wisdom" so much...this past year...I find myself...on another level...that...it is nearly a "sin" for me...to do differently. Besides when I put...good things into my body... I feel so much better physically...but even better...my SPIRIT...is more at PEACE! (smile)

Mary Jane

I finally posted your LOSS, today....So sorry it took me so long! I am THRILLED over your SUCCESS!!!!! Life has been crazy for me...I have a Relief Society BLOG that I am trying to keep up for my sisters...Since I have been called to be R.S. President...I rarely have much time to myself...I just wanted you to know...I am here...and still CHEERING FOR YOU!  

I have been up and down....but, doing a bit better...and will work harder...not to eat the "fudge" Hyrum keeps making!!!!! (smile)

Please, keep me informed!!!!!  Now, that Abe is getting married in the Rexburg Temple on November 19th...I need to behave myself...for the wedding! (smile)

MISS YOU friend!  Would love to see you while we are in Rexburg...Annie, my future daughter-in-law will be receiving her endowments, I think the day before the sealing...If you can make it...you ought to come and be in the session with us....The last time we were in the temple together...was at Garvin's and my sealing on NOVEMBER 17th...32 YEARS ago...almost to the DAY!!!!! Would be a fun anniversary for us to all be together, again...Who would have ever thought...it would be due to a "wedding" of one of my children! (smile)

LOVE YOU...Deb

To Mary Jane and Angel!

SO EXCITED for BOTH OF YOU!!!!! We are all starting to be on a ROLL...What we need to do...is have BEFORE and AFTER pictures...when we are finally done...

There was a time...I was going to take..a picture after the loss of every 10 pounds...(smile)

Just wanted to tell you both...I am VERY HAPPY for the progress you both are making...I KNOW how hard it is to lose weight...so I can't help but REJOICE in your PROGRESS! (smile)

Happy "60th" Birthday!

Have I really lived 6 decades? Even at this age, I found that I can still jump on a trampoline...play baseball...and keep up with 4 little ones for 4 days! (smile)

I have come to KNOW...the VALUE of GREAT HEALTH...and no longer take it fore-granted. One must EARN and MAINTAIN good health by eating CORRECTLY and staying ACTIVE...physically...

I am very conscience of what I put into this sacred and God-given gift...my body...I have come to KNOW that the "Word of Wisdom" is our gift from Father...to let us KNOW HOW to take care of this physical "temple"...and am SO GRATEFUL to know that there is REVEALED doctrine on the subject.

I find I get little jabs at the way I am choosing to eat...Don't get me wrong...I still look at the things I have LOVED over the years...but, I weigh very carefully, now...if it is worth giving in to eating foods I know will break my body down...Once in a while, I suppose during a CELEBRATION of some sort...having some scrumptious dessert...would be OK...but, again, I weigh out these situations...and let the spirit guide...for I have come to, also, know...from a missionary experience...that HONORING a gift of the heart...of something made for you...particularly...may be more important to receive...than offend the individual giver...Again, the SPIRIT will guide in circumstances like that...

I got up this morning...to celebrate 30.6 pounds loss...and am, again, GRATEFUL...for KNOWLEDGE that is helping me...to conquer the "flesh"... 

Stamp out the White

I did it!!!!! 4-mile workout!

I felt I needed to post my experience this morning... I don't know if any of you have ever experienced this or not...In all my years of athletics...or exercise...I have never had this "emotion" flood over me...for "myself"...

Maybe, it is because I am approaching "60" years...but, when I finished the entire "4" mile workout this morning...I had this STRONG EMOTIONAL feeling come over me...even to the point of "tears"... I have never had such an experience before...in achieving anything like this....EVER...

I get "emotional" when I see an athlete accomplish a feat...always have...but, it was ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE I would get "tear-y-eyed"...Never understood it, but it is true...

But, today, it was for myself...I DID IT!!! I DID IT!!! With God's help, we can "do ANYTHING"!!! (smile)