Happy April Fool’s Day! As you read this, I am in Northern Ireland visiting family.    So much easier to do my walking here! No snow! We have the second to last installment of the “Spirit of Poverty” series by Bill Axtell today. Basically it’s a continuation of last week’s post on the Words of our Mouths. Great stuff to remind...

So, let me start today’s post with a bit of humour. I’m trying so hard to not let the weather discourage me from getting out and walking. And I’m also doing this whole new training process with my “funky feet”. Yes, it’s cold and wet, but the shoes dry so quickly, and it’s absolutely wonderful to walk and feel all the bumps...

Today I want to continue in our lessons on The Spirit of Poverty. Last week we looked at greed as a cause of spiritual poverty, and today we will be looking at the areas of criticism and judgmentalism. When we criticize and judge others, we are bringing that same judgment upon ourselves, which will hold us in a place of spiritual poverty. Here’s what Bill...

We continue with our discussion on the Spirit of Poverty. Bill Axtell tells us today about how we can get control of our lives. “How do you get control of your life?” 1. Give! Give your tithes and offerings. Malachi 3:8-11—Do Not Rob God “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes...

Ok, first of all, for those who missed it due to my lack of organization and crazy hectic week, here are the results of my first week of diet/exercise with the  new plan I’ve developed: Yep, this puppy has lost a total of 2.6 pounds, and 4.25 inches!  Woohoo!  Still going strong, still having fun.  I’m half way through week two, and the...