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#iHeartOmron Fitness Challenge – Week Three

#iHeartOmron Fitness Challenge Week Four

10 Bible Verses for When Things are Hopeless

10 Bible Verses for When You’re Mad at God

10 Bible Verses to Overcome Anxiety & Worry

10 cold weather exercise tips for the whole family - You can workout with your kids all year long, even in the winter, whether you go outside or stay inside is up to you! Lots of tips, ideas, and suggestions here. If you plan ahead and wear the right clothes, you can have fun with your kids and stay strong and healthy all year.

10 Cold Weather Exercise Tips for the Whole Family

10 Psalms for kids to memorize - These scripture passages are perfect for children to learn about God. The Lord says to hide his word in your heart, and these are perfect for memory verses and even memorizing entire passages.

10 Psalms for Children to Memorize

10 Tips and ideas to drink more water - Water is great for your health and nutrition and helps to lose weight! There are many benefits and reasons to drink more water, and this post will walk through them as well as to give you 10 ways to drink more of it!

10 Tips to Drink More Water

exercising as a family

10 Tips to Exercise With Your Kids

10 ways to treat yourself - Some of these ideas include food and some are without food. They're all healthy and positive ways to pamper yourself and make self care a priority, especially when you're sad or stressed. Perfect for busy moms!

10 Ways to Treat Yourself

10 Ways to Use Baking Soda for Your Body

100 Things I Enjoy, 1-10

100 Things I Enjoy, 11-20

100 Things I Enjoy, 21-30

100 Things I Enjoy, 31-40

100 Things I Enjoy, 41-50

100 Things I Enjoy, 51-60

100 Things I Enjoy, 61-70

100 Things I Enjoy, 71-80

100 Things I Enjoy, 81-90

100 Things I Enjoy, 91-100

105 awesome, creative, DIY self care ideas for busy women especially moms - It is not easy to love yourself, but it is essential. Simple and easy activities that anyone can do. Challenges and things to do for kids, teens, and adults, and even for men. Helps with physical, mental, and emotional health as it fights depression, anxiety, and stress. Great inspiration and encouragement to feel better. Christian themes and suggestions.

105 Self-Care Ideas for Busy Women

12 Bible verses to overcome anger and resentment

12 Bible Verses to Overcome Anger & Resentment

12 Ways to Stay Sane in the Midst of a Busy Season

13 Bible Verses to Encourage You in Times of Stress

Bible verse to overcome disappointment

13 Bible Verses to Overcome Disappointment

13 Ways to Pamper Yourself During Your Period

13 Ways to Pamper Yourself During Your Period (or Anytime!)

13.25 Inches

14 awesome habits of very happy moms - how to be content in your role as a working or stay at home mom. Tips, wisdom, and suggestions on how to be a happier mom in every day life. Includes morning and evening routines and self care needs. Inspiration, encouragement, and things to do to improve your mood and attitude toward your kids and family.

14 Habits of Very Happy Moms

16 Simple Lent Activities for All Christian Kids

17 Bible Verses about Miracles & 16 Real Miracles from the Bible

Morning quiet time Bible verses for teens or women - Scripture to start the day. The Words of God are perfect to study first thing in the morning. These encouraging Bible verses will give you the uplifting boost of truth that you need in the morning. Great routine to start for life. Beautiful thoughts and ideas on the words of Jesus. Inspiration, motivation, and encouragement for moms and all women. Great daily reminder to overcome challenges with faith and peace.

17 Encouraging Bible Verses to Start Your Day – Free Printable

17 Ways to bring Christmas joy to a grieving friend - Grieving is hard all the time but it is especially difficult during the holidays. Families and friends may want to help in love, but not know how. Here are tips and ideas for gifts and gestures to help a grieving heart to heal.

17 Ways to Bring Christmas Joy to a Grieving Friend

19 days after bariatric surgery - gastric sleeve surgery results - People have been asking how I'm doing and how the surgery went, so here is my real life description of the process so far.

19 Days Post Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery

30 bible verses about strength - encouragement and motivation to go on in faith when times are hard. Great for struggle and healing in any situation - men and women, after a death, anxiety, depression, failing marriage, or sickness. You can be strong. Inspirational scriptures for life and purpose.

20 Bible Verses About Strength

Bible Verses on gratitude & being thankful - These 20 scriptures will encourage you to be grateful in every circumstance. The words of the Lord Jesus Christ and others will inspire you to walk in life, truth, and faith with a grateful heart.

20 Bible Verses on Gratitude & Being Thankful

23 Ways to reclaim Christmas joy when your heart is grieving - Grief during the holidays can be devastating, especially when your mom or dad has passed away.

23 Ways to Reclaim Christmas Joy When You’re Grieving

25 Simple & Easy Habits to Make You a Happy Mom Even When Life is Hard

25 simple habits to become a better person - Good, kind, successful people do certain things every day. These 28 tips will help with motivation and leadership. Become more like Jesus Christ every day.

28 Simple Habits to Become a Better Person

28 ways to turn around a bad day - You need a pick me up and Christian inspiration when you're having a bad day. At home, at work, or in any area of life, these tips and remedies are motivation to cheer you up. What to do one a bad day to fix your attitude and feel better. Great for mom but appropriate for men and teens too.

28 Ways to Turn Around a Bad Day

30 Days to a Healthier Me – EA Sports Active for the Wii

30 days to happiness, day one

30 days to happiness, day three

30 days to happiness, day two

30 days to happiness, days 11 through 15

30 days to happiness, days 4 through 10

35 Almost Daily Habits of Successful People - These simple, easy tips and ideas will lead you to to start the great life you want! Morning and evening routines to lead a healthy life. Amazing list of good ideas for women and men. Best ideas that will change your life. Includes workout and exercise as well as diet and family activities.

35 Almost Daily Habits That Make Life Great

35 Bible Verses on Love & Marriage

35 Coping Skills for Parents to Help Their Kids with Anxiety - Helping children with normal anxieties or anxiety disorders at home or at school. Simple and easy strategies, activities, and ideas to make parenting anxious children easier. Great for students and teachers. Mental health is super important and making feelings less scary and even fun makes all the difference. Great for kids, teens, and adults with panic attacks or anger management issues. These strategies cover all big feelings and stress.

35 Coping Skills for Parents to Help Their Kids with Anxiety

36 Quotes & Bible Verses for when you're having a bad day - This inspiration and encouragement from God can turn around a bad day. You need a pick me up and Christian inspiration when you're having a bad day. At home, at work, or in any area of life, these scriptures and words from Jesus Christ and others are motivation to cheer you up. What to do one a bad day to fix your attitude and feel better. Great for mom but appropriate for all women, men, and teens too.

36 Quotes & Bible Verses for When You’re Having a Bad Day

4 Days Post-Op – Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery

40 Positive Affirmations for Christian Moms (with printable)

40 positive affirmations for Christian kids - You will find tons of encouragement and inspiration for anxiety and anxious, worried thoughts in these 40 printable positive affirmations cards for Christian kids. Calm, peaceful thoughts for kids with anxiety, these inspiring words will expose the truths of God's word in a meaningful, repeatable way.

40 Printable Positive Affirmations for Christian Kids (Especially for Anxiety)

45 Bible Verses about how to have a strong healthy marriage - Problems in marriage can often be solved through a lot of prayer, hard work, and maybe counseling. These scriptures on love and marriage can be read by husband or wife or together as a couple. The words of God and Jesus Christ can give truth and faith to your wedding or life. Beautiful encouragement.

45 Bible Verses About Having A Strong & Healthy Marriage

5 Ways to Unwind After a Long Week

50 Bible Verses Every Christian Should Memorize

6 Ways to Keep Bible Study in Your Lazy Summer

7 Down, 93 To Go

7 Tips for Healthier Family Meals

7 Tips for More Healthful Family Meals

8 things every every frazzle mom needs to hear - Parenting makes you overwhelmed, weary, tired, and grumpy. These 8 truths from God and other moms will help you to cheer up and stay positive even in the challenges of motherhood.

8 Things Every Frazzled Mom Needs to Hear

8 Tips for Teaching Your Kids to Pray

8 Ways to Become a More Patient Mom

9 natural ways to reduce seasonal allergies

9 Ways to Reduce Seasonal Allergy Symptoms without Drugs

A Healthier Momma featuring Healthy Choices Frozen Meals

A Moment of Middle-of-the-Night Insanity

A Prayer for My Children

A Prayer for the Homeschooling Mom

A prayer for when you're overwhelmed with life and anxious. Jesus The Rock can help restore faith and peace in your life even when things seem hopeless. These scriptures and truths from God will bring peace and strength to your heart. Quotes from The Lord.

A Prayer for When You’re Anxious and Overwhelmed with Life

Advent Wreath – Start A New Christmas Tradition

My weight loss is back on track

Back On Track

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery – 10 Days Post-Op

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 3 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life!

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery – 3.5 Months Post-Op

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 5 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life!

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Results – 5 Months Post-Op

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 5 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life!

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Results – 6 Months Post-Op

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 1 year after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She gained weight during the last month by getting away from her healthy diet. She talks a lot about adjusting to her new body and how it feels to lose so much weight! Also discusses set backs and how they have affected her plan.

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Update & Results – 1 Year Post-Op

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 11 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life! She talks a lot about adjusting to her new body and how it feels to lose so much weight! Also discusses set backs and how they have affected her plan.

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Update & Results – 11 Months Post-Op

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 7 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life! She talks a lot about adjusting to her new body and how it feels to lose so much weight!

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Update and Results – 7 Months Post-Op

Bariatric gastric sleeve surgery results - This is an update 9 months after gastric sleeve surgery including before and after pictures (or is it before and during?). She is losing weight quickly and eating a healthy diet that she can maintain for life! She talks a lot about adjusting to her new body and how it feels to lose so much weight! Also discusses a set back and how it has affected her plan.

Bariatric Gastric Sleeve Surgery Update and Results – 9 Months Post-Op

Big Frustrations and Small Successes

Cast Fear Out

Childhood Anxiety, Drugs, and Faith

Cold Weather Fitness Tips for the Whole Family

Cute Bird Ornament – DIY Christmas Craft for Kids

Do Good

i am good

Don’t Be So Hard on Yourself (Free printable affirmations for women)

OMega Water

Drinking More Water – Featuring Omega Water

Problogger at Allume

Everyone is a Mess and Other Reflections from #Allume

Everything Will Be Okay (Updated)

Everything’s Not Fine

Exercising Together with EA Sports Active

Exercising with EA Sports Active

Faking Joy - how to deal when you feel like youre coming unglued

Faking Joy – 26 Ways to Deal When You Feel Like You’re Coming Unglued

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Forced to Sit Down and Talk to Each Other

Forgotten

Forward Progress

This free printable food tracker teaches kids healthy eating and healthy living concepts in a gentle way. Print and laminate and help them to complete it nightly to see how they can improve their food habits!

Free Printable For Kids To Track Healthy Eating

Get Up and Exercise

fit with omron

Getting Fit the Right Way Featuring Omron Fitness

God spoke to me

God Spoke To Me – And Not How You Think

God’s Plans and My New Job

Goodies Are a Sometimes Food

Grace’s Birth Story

Grandma and Lefty

Gratitude

Happy Epiphany!

Hopeful

Starting your day with quiet time nourishes your heart.

How to Begin A Daily Quiet Time with God

How to Have Quiet Time Without Getting Up Earlier

How to Find Time for Quiet Time (Without Waking Up Earlier)

13 Tips for a Better Night's Sleep - These are great ideas featuring essential oils! So easy!

How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep

How to Get Started Bible Journaling – The Basics

how to go gluten free

How to Go Gluten Free

How to Handle Hurt During the Holidays

how to help your child cope with the death of a pet - Grief and loss are not easy for adults, and children feel so much more strongly. Helping them through their emotions and feelings in this time is super important, whether they are mourning a dog, cat, goldfish, rabbit, bird, or other pet. Death is a part of life with animals and it is normal to feel sad and lost without your best friend. This mom's thoughts and feelings about her kitten are witty and poignant. Awesome read.

How to Help Kids Deal with the Death of a Pet – 14 Tips for Coping

Do you have picky eaters? Me too! The power struggle over eating healthy meals is a thing of the past for our family thanks to these tips from a registered dietician. They will work for all families!

How to Help Your Kids Eat a Healthy Diet – 5 Tips from a Registered Dietician

How to Improve Your Bible Journaling with Adhesive Stencils

How to Make a Jesse Tree

how to make resurrection eggs

How to Make Resurrection Eggs (and Why I Didn’t Make Any This Year)

How to Memorize Scripture as a Family

13 creative & unique ways to study the bible - how to for beginners including kids (boys and girls), teens, young adults, men, and women. Great for spiritual growth and understanding of the Good Book. Includes ideas for notebooks and journals as well as the SOAP method, Bible journaling, and others. Simple, awesome, and fun tips for learning to get started studying scriptures.

How to Study the Bible – 13 Creative & Unique Methods

I am Invincible

I Can Do Hard Things

I Fell Off The Wagon

I Have Momentum

I Have Wrinkles

I Kiss It

I Must Have Been High

compulsive eating

I Need Help with Compulsive Eating

I Want to Wake Up to a World Where Robin Williams is Alive

I Was Broken

I’m Being Kinder to Myself

I’m Glowing (and It’s Not Only Because I’m Pregnant)

I’m Shrinking!

I’ve Found a Rhythm

In 32 days, I turn 30

In Him, My Heart Rejoices

Inadequate

Is That The Story You Want To Tell?

It Never Goes Away, But It Does Get Better

It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Why all parents need to talk to their kids - especially tweens - about underage drinking - statistics, tips, ideas, and facts for how to talk to your children about drinking alcohol at parties or anywhere.

It’s Not Too Early to Talk About Underage Drinking with Your Kids

28 Bible Verses about giving grace to others - These scriptures show how Jesus and others extended grace throughout life. Christians are called to forgive as Jesus forgave, and this post is about encouragement and strength to do that. Includes an amazing story about giving grace in real life!

Jury Duty & 28 Bible Verses about Giving Grace to Others

Living at Work: How Mothers Can Find Some Real Time Off

Loads of energy!

Meat or lack thereof

My 101st post – 101 Things About Me

My Beauty Routine

My Day at the White House with First Lady Michelle Obama #LetsMove

My Final Thoughts on the EA Sports Active

My First Impressions of EA Sports Active

lose weight in the new year

My Goal for 2012 – No More Excuses

My Goals for 2010

gratitude journal

My Gratitude Journal

My Health Experiment (Or How I Did Some Dumb Things)

bob greene interview

My Interview with Bob Greene

My Knock-the-Ball-Out-of-the-Park Life

My Personal Mission Statement

My Plan to Lose Weight

My Weight Release Journey

Need Help Deciding When To Stay Home Sick?

No More Excuses

Normal

On Feeling Like the Purple Earring

Moving on when you're stuck in grief - Grieving is so hard and sad, but it is so true that the only way through it is through it. Words and truths from my life when I lost my mom and watched a movie called Hachi about a dog who waited his entire life for his owner to come home. The feelings of the heart are real, and saying I miss you is natural, but letting go is beautiful and natural and essential.

On Grief, Moving On, and the Movie that Made Me Cry Myself to Sleep

Our Family Bed

oversharing in social media

Oversharing in Social Media

Purging the Unnecessary

Reward with Food, Punish with Food: 11 Tips to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Self Doubt

Setting a Good Example

Should your family observe Lent? What is it exactly? Whether you're Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, or another Christian denomination, you can still observe Lent as a family. These ideas, activities, and meals are great for kids and adults, and they include advice on what to give up and what to add in during this special season.

Should Your Family Observe Lent This Year? (And What Is It Anyway?)

stop worrying

Simplify Your Life – Stop Worrying

happy momma

So Happy

Stalled But Not Defeated

70 of God's promises from the Bible - These encouraging scriptures, verses, and quotes for women and men. Relationships and encouragement by faith.

Standing on the Promises of God – 70 Biblical Promises You Can Count On

Teaching Your Kids to Enjoy Hiking This Summer

That Time I Had MRSA #BeAntibioticsAware

The Bible in 90 Days – Starting Strong

iHeartOmron Fitness Challenge

The Fold – #iHeartOmron Fitness Challenge Week Five

the happiest people

The Happiest People

The Longest Day Ever, Brought to You By PVCs and Bigeminy

The Noise in My Head

Too Good To Be True

Walking

What do women in their 30s need to know about menopause?

What Do Women In Their 30s Need to Know About Menopause?

What I (Used to) Feed My Kids

What I Learned About God When I Stopped Trying to Control My Life

What I Learned From a Plastic Dinosaur

What to Do (and Avoid) When You Have Morning Sickness

What to do during your quiet time with God

What To Do During Your Quiet Time with God

When Breast Isn’t Best

Why “God won’t give you more than you can handle” is a LIE!

Why I Have Decided to Have Bariatric Surgery – Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Why I’m Going Gluten Free

Why I’m Not Being Tested For Celiac Disease

Why?

The best simple healthy eggplant lasagna recipe - This easy, vegetarian, low carb, gluten free veggie lasagna is meatless (but meat can be added if you want) and is perfect for a Whole30, paleo, or keto diet. It's made with ricotta and baked to bring all the flavors together. The recipe calls for eggplant, but you could substitute zucchini instead.

WomenHeart & Eggplant Lasagna

You Are At Risk for Sepsis #GetAheadOfSepsis

You Have to Keep Climbing (Thoughts on Living Healthy)

Young Living Essential Oils Everyday Oils Kit

Young Living Essential Oils