There have been some really great articles and blog posts on the web lately and I thought it would be fun to share them.

This first one is by Jarrid Wilson.  I came across him on Facebook a few weeks ago and am loving the articles that him and his wife are sharing.  My favorite ones have been 10 Things everyone should start doing and 10 Differences between dating a man vs dating a boy

I love reading through a list of things that I should start doing and checking off those that I already do and some which I can start doing.

Lysa TerKeurst has written a great post on 5 ways to survive love season. I know that I will be taking on a few of her points this Valentines day.

Mandisa wrote a post about Earthly boundaries vs God's boundaries which is a great read.

Writing down your vision is a short Word For Today from Bob Gass.

Have you read anything interesting lately?

One of the ways in which I am supporting my intention of changing my body and health for the better and my intention of committing scripture to memory is by using the list of scriptures above.  Lysa TerKeurst is currently doing a bible study on Made to Crave over at Proverbs 31 and a few weeks ago Lysa posted the photo above on her blog.

I often find myself struggling along this healthy journey when the need for short term gratification overwhelms my desire to reach my long term goal. I know that sounds a little wishy-washy but its true. When I find myself experiencing intense emotions, be them sadness, stress or excitement, I dive into the chocolate box. All i can think about is inhaling all the chocolate I can get my hands on, steam rolling right over my healthy eating plan.

With my One Little Word at the forefront of my thoughts, I wanted to figure out some actions that I could take during those times to help me make better decisions and stay on track with my plans.  Just a few days after I had been journaling about this, I came across these scriptures and my plan fell into place.

The next time that I begin to feel that overwhelming emotion in my stomach, working its way up towards my neck, I am going to Stop, pull out my phone and read the scriptures above. I may need to read them over and over again but i am going to do that until the urge passes.  As of yet I haven't tried it, but now I have a plan.
 

Do you have any actions or plans that you follow when you feel like you are caving in?

While that was drying, I found the quote I wanted to use and printed it out in the font and size that fit my canvas.

I then cut out all of the words and placed them on my canvas, adjusting them to get the right fit and the right flow.  Once I was happy with the layout, I took each word and shaded the back of it in pencil.


I then turned the page back over and traced around the outline of the text, leaving me with the below outline.


I really love how this has turned out and it looks great in my bedroom. Plus it cost me absolutely nothing to make as I already had all the items available.  This project is probably not one that you are going to do in one afternoon, but the time and effort it takes to complete is well worth it.