Mid-Life Mommy to Empty Nester

Over the years, I've had to figure out ways to cook for children and cook for me.  My body does not do well with macaroni and cheese all the time.  That is a food that children like to eat.  In fact my children like lots of foods I like but should not eat.  What do you do if  your children will only eat foods that are not good for your body?  That is a dilemma I've dealt with for 26 year...

I started telling myself to Be excited: I can do anything I want. I want to eat healthy things.

So, how do you  center  your life around Christ?  He promised that he will always be there for us. Will we always be there for him?   Here are a few suggestions on how to have a Christ centered life.

Letting our children make their own choices- What I learned when my son chose to not go on a mission.  Life is not horrible just because your son chose to not go on a mission.  

My parents taught me to love everyone no matter what. Treat all people fair.  Love all people.  Be kind to everyone. Teach your children to walk into a room and see people, see children of GOD!

In the next few weeks I will be sharing with you what I have learned about raising kids.  I'm not a perfect mother and I did not do everything right, but I did learn some things that I want to share.  This week I talk about what to do when your children don't  follow the path you had planned for them.  

 I am coming to the conclusion that I have been a lazy learner and lax in my eating protocol this past year.  I've wanted to eat what I want when I want and that has not served me well at all.  He goes on to say  "To do anything well requires effort." Eating what you want when you want is taking all the work out of doing something well.  To get what you want out of life you need to...

Breast Cancer has a special place in my heart because my sister-in-law fought Breast Cancer for 10 years until it took her life in 2011.  This sister-in- law has helped me see that you can find joy in any situation.  

I'm sorry I missed last weeks episode, This episode had a lot of stumbling blocks that made me realize it was time to share my families story.  When the adversary tries to kick us down that is the time to get up one last time and fight this battle on your knees.  I'm grateful for a Heavenly Father to help me know how to share my story and he gives me the courage to talk about the things...

Be a team builder with your children.  Teach them to forgive and get over things.  Teach them to be happy for people when other succeed. Teach them to deal with anger, feel it in a healthy way.  

Have you ever thought about why you do something?  What is the "Why" you get up in the morning?  What is the "Why" that you go to work, or what is the "why" you do things for your family?  This past week I've thought a lot about my "why" I want to lose weight.

I completed my first official triathlon.  I've gained weight but yet my body is getting stronger every day.  We are made to do hard things.  We can accomplish any goal we can if we set our mind to do it.  Change your mindset and change your life.  

 As I contemplated this day that happened 20 years ago, I decided I wanted to share with you my thoughts that I wrote in my journal almost 20 years ago.  I had 3 children at the time, one being a 3 month old. This is what I wrote in 2002 about that event

That is what it is like in life.  I have the choice to put what food I want in my mouth, even if someone is nice and gives me a cake or candy.  I have the ultimate choice to eat it.  Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't.  It depends on how I feel that day.  

My baby is a Senior, What Now?  Now is the time to focus on what I want in life.  I could sit around and be sad that my kids are gone, or I can get out and take action. 

  Open your spiritual eyes and see what God sees in you.  He loves you!  He wants you to be happy!  He wants all that you want.  We just need to open the door and let him in.  Trust him, follow him and be all that he knows you are. 

Today I'm talking about Self-doubt vs. Mindfulness and gratitude.  We need to be mindful to help defeat our self-doubt.  I talk about how to use gratitude to help keep our mind on track.  

How often do you think of your goal? How important is your goal to you? Do you know what you really want?  We need goals, we need to do something to improve ourselves.  This week on the Mid-Life Mommy, I talk about goals and compare them to a Ship.  

I'm the Mid-Life Mommy here to discuss weight loss and raising kids.  I'm your host Lena Mattice, I'm a mother of 3 boys and  1 girl. My baby is a Senior so what do I do now?  I've struggled with weight loss my whole life. Todays episode is talking about detours in life and how those detours  are our path to strengthen us to become a better person.