Home Educating Family Video Introduction

This was an amazing experience! The Keliher's are real people, with a real love for God and heart for the home school community. It has been a great pleasure to get to know them and their family.

Day 21: Gotta get back on the Wagon!

Well........I knew that one of these posts would be apart of this 90 Days of Transformation. Although things are going really well with P90X and with our bible reading, in the past week I have fallen away from my daily food journals with Weight Watchers. Like I said in a previous post, journaling helps me stay on track and when I don't stick with it, I usually stray from my goals. In other words, I just eat what I want. As of last week, I had lost another pound and a half, which would be a total of 5.5 pounds. Not bad, but I probably gained some this week. We shall see. Tuesday is the day, I weigh myself.

So what usually happens at this point is, I just throw in the towel and stop trying. You know, have a pity party, just me, myself, and some neopolitan ice cream. But, I'm going to choose a different route this time. And by the way, I do need the Lord's help in this area. For some people it may seem a bit much, but this is an area in my life I have struggled with for some time. So, I am getting back on the wagon. Tomorrow I will see what damage I've done and go from there.

New Testament

This has been a great joy, thus far. I have switched from reading my chronological bible to reading the plan my family is on. It has been interesting listening to the bible dramatized on CD. Something I have started is using our bible reading as the children's subject for writing class. I am using a curriculum called the Institute for Excellence in Writing. You can use this writing plan with any subject. With the bible I am choosing a passage, like Jesus calming the sea. We read it together, write a key word outline, and based on that outline the children write the passage in their own words. We are not re-writing the bible, but the children are getting an opportunity to become intimately acquainted with the Word and then explain it in their own words. With the gospels in particular, I don't want them to gloss over the words of Jesus, the miracles He performed, or the example He lived. We can all do that sometimes. So my prayer is that God through His Holy Spirit, will open up the "reality" of Who our Lord was and is, and that my children will learn of Him and learn to love Him.

I'll be back soon!

"I will Never Thirst Again"

I thirst for Your Life,

Your Life You give

I thirst for Your Peace,

In me to Live

I thirst for You,

More to Know
I thirst and Believe,

From within me,

Your Living Waters flow

Lisa R. Hill

Day 8

3rd Post

This is Day 8 on our 90 Day journey.

Reading is going well. It is fun when the whole family is involved. My children received of gift of the whole bible narrated and dramatized on CD. So they are listeneing to their daily reading and following along in their bibles. I like seeing them motivated and excited about hearing the Word of God.

We are reading the Gospels right now. Learning about Jesus' early ministry. I have always loved the story of Jesus and the woman at the well (John 4:1-45). Why? Well, not only was she a Samaritan, which the Jews "hated" and considered unclean, basically dogs, but she was also not a woman with a clean past. She had had 5 previous husbands and the man she was with at the time, was not her husband. Most men of this time, would not have risked their reputation being alone with her anywhere. But the Lord, said he had to go to that well. He knew she would be there. He gave to her, "Living Water". I so relate with her. Thank God that He accepts us where we are, and He is not worried about what the "church folks" are going to say. He desires us and wants to give us real life, to take away our shame, to call us His own, and give us His name! I understand the Samarian woman's excitement. "Come see a man, that told me all I ever did! Could this be the Christ", she exclaimed to the towns people. I love Him. He has completely changed my life and continues to change my heart! If you don't know Him, I urge you, just as the Samaritan woman did, "Come and see this Man!"

Weight Watchers/P90X Lean: 4 pd. weight loss in first week.

All is well! We finished a week of P90X! Yipee! Started a new week today. The workouts are hard, but they are fun too! They change exercises frequently, so it keeps it interesting. I am still sore from the legs and back routine and that was Friday. Oh yeah, I am doing P90X Lean because I am wanting maximum weight loss. So it is heavier on cardio and a little lighter on the strength/resistance training. It is still no joke!

I love WW on line. The journaling is what is helping me successful. I like the new points system as opposed to the old one. Later this week, I plan to post some recipes! I think I have found a breakfast favorite! And after one week, I have lost 4 pounds! So excited!

Day 3

Day 3

The Word:
I read about John the Baptist today. He was never mistaken (it seems) about what his purpose was. It was to pave the way for one greater than himself. He pointed everyone back to Jesus and when they tried to give him any credit or koodos, he was quick to remind them of his purpose and of who Jesus was. "I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire" Luke 3: 16

I wondered. Am I content to decrease ( die to my own ways, thoughts, and plans), so that He can increase (His thoughts, His plans, His purposes) in my life? And when I grow and mature and change, am I content to give Him the credit? Or do I want to exalt myself. Just

pondering.

Tomorrow: the Baptism, Geneology, and Temptation of Jesus

Exercise:

I broke my 2 day barrier today! Whoo-Hoo! We did shoulders, arms, and abs. I'm a little sore, but okay. The worst exercise for me right now is the Dreya Roll. One of those core exercises, that just make you feel clumsy and very out of shape, but this is Week 1. By Week 12, I predict a different story all together. Well, anyway, another benefit of exercising is that it is helping me get back into a routine. I have not been to bed before 12 a.m. in a couple of months. So I have been in bed by 10:30 most nights and we are starting our work--out between 5:30 and 5:45 a.m.

Weigh Watchers:
Today was good! I used 33 points. My Daily Points Allowance is 29, but you also get 49 points (extra) for the week ,that you can use all at once or a little every day. I have also accumulated about 20 Activity points for exercise, that can be swapped for food points. Haven't needed to do that yet. Lessons I learned today: 1) 1 oz. of cheddar cheese is 3 points. I will have to think twice before I add it to a meal. 2)There is always a way to stay on your plan. Had to quickly run out the house to a doctor's appointment. I was so tempted to just skip breakfast, but I know that is not a good idea if you are wanting to rev up you metabolism. So I quickly grabbed a leftover chicken breast, some steamed spinach (I have that every morning with eggs), and some blueberries. Not exactly what I would want for breakfast, but it worked and I think that was just a 5 point meal
Tomorrow, I will have to plan my meals ahead of time since we have basketball games to go to out of town. We shall see.

90 Day Focus

I am a 90s girl! Those were the days. But, this post has nothing to do with the music from that era, I just needed the big number 90 to help me make my point! (Smile) So, with that being said. This will not be a long post. I am trying to be focused and consistent in "small" things - you know, baby steps.

The next 90 Days, my goal is to focus on a few areas in my life, hoping and believing that these changes will spill over into other areas of my life.

So, for the next 90 Days my family will be reading the New Testament in chronological order. I am really excited about this time in the Word. I want to have the children make a bible notebook to record what they are learning. But that is just supplementary. Hiding His Word in our hearts is the most important.

Secondly, I am needing some help and accountability with taking care of my physical self. So, I have signed up for Weight Watchers on-line for the next 90 Days. It is just what I needed because it is basically a Food Journal. I have found that I am most consistent with my eating healthy,when I am tracking it everyday.

Then finally, exercising. Whew! P90X Lean. For the next 90 Days! I have to admit, that I have started P90X twice before. I have never surpassed two days of working out in one week! Pathetic, I know. But, it is a new day and a new season. I have two days under my belt, so tomorrow will be a barrier-breaker for me.

Well that's it! I plan to update frequently on what I am learning and how I am changing!

I LOVE MY JOB!

I'm not "just" a mom. I'm passing on a legacy. I'm raising up men and women of God, who will in turn raise up the standard in their generation. On the daily, it may LOOK mundane: washing dishes, changing diapers, doing laundry, wiping noses; but daily, I'm shoring up their confidence, helping them overcome fears, providing security. I'm laying a foundation, I'm pulling up weeds, I'm available. I'm listening, I'm planning, I'm strategizing, I'm on my knees.I'm pointing them to the One who holds their future in His hands. I'm laughing. I'm crying. I'm living life, but not for me. I'm pouring it all out and Christ fills me up again. I lost my life, but no identity crisis here. I'm not lacking ambition and "Yes, I do work." I'm fulfulling a role that no one else can fulfill. I'm called and annointed by God to be in this PLACE. I'm passing on His legacy. I'm not lacking in purpose and neither am I bored. My mind is not wasting; its being renewed, my character refined, and my love being stretched. I love my job. Thank you God for making me a wife and a mom.