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Since you are going to be here in next week I wondered what your plans are after the book signing. Maybe we can go to lunch or dinner. I will see you there OK?

Glad the move went well and the new job is good.

Weight loss remains an issue for me but I keep trying. Geigh–that Crossfit thing looks good but alas, is not in my area. “Elite” fitness? I’ll settle for “basic” fitness.

Vyta, I have Cane River, but I haven’t read it. I find the length a bit daunting.

Angela

Thanks for catching us up on what’s been going on with you. I’m believing God with you that that house in IL will sell quickly. Keep me posted on that!

I’m excited about weighing myself at the first of the month. I believe by then I will have reached my first weight goal. I started this new program at the gym called CrossFit. It’s a very intense workout, and you see results really, really quick. High intensity, high repitition, but after I’m able to find oxygen again, I really enjoy how I feel after the workouts. It’s the same program that’s used to train the Navy Seals, the Marine Corps, the police and fire departments. If anyone is interested, check out http://www.crossfit.com. I’m seeing quicker results from these workouts than I have with any other that I’ve ever done. It feels great to be on the road to a healthier me. I feel better than ever and seeing results just motivates me to keep on keeping on. Consistency is the key. Angela now that you’re getting more settled, I know you will get back to a fitness regimine. I literally have to make my workouts an appointment on my calendar and if someone asks me to do something during those times, I just tell them I already have a scheduled appointment. If I didn’t do that, something would always come up and I would never make it to the gym.

Regarding your next book, Angela, your sister is praying for you. I’m ready for your “defining moment Part II”!! You’re one of the best writers I know.

I feel your brother on the finances. For about an entire year, I read everything I could on the subject. I got tired of being a statistic in that area of my life. David Bach and Dave Ramsey are my favorite authors on the subject. David Ramsey’s book Financial Peace is really good and Bach’s book Smart Women Finish Rich is GREAT! He also has one called Start Late Finish Rich. Those two books were major wake-up calls for me….for real. I changed that way I was doing ALOT of stuff after reading those books. They don’t cost that much either when you order through Amazon or eBay.

Angela, I’ve got to call you. I’ve been kinda psychotic with the engagement. Sometimes, it takes certain circumstances to arise in our lives to show us that there is still residue left of things we thought were no longer a part of us. I have learned so much about myself these past few months.

It’s so funny. I spend time with God in prayer, in reading His Word, reading other Christian books and you feel so strong spiritually……but when LIFE comes at you and you have to apply what you have learned—that’s the REAL test. It’s not what you know….it how you USE what you know. I’ve looked back on how I’ve handled some things and I’m like “Geigh, what’s the use of spending all of this time praying and studying and reading, when the first time something happens you flip and forget everything you know?” That’s crazy! So God kinda has me in a season of silence now….it’s different, but I’m learning just how powerful silence can be.

Angela, I’m in the same boat with you as far as reading fiction. Something happened to me after I read the Bible in 90 days. Something changed. I believe it was a good change, but my preference for reading has really shifted this season. I joined a book club my sister started and we’re reading The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. Even though it’s a great book, I’m reading it more for leisure than for purpose. Even when I read Christian fiction before, I learned something from the books I read. It’s strange and hard to explain, but maybe you feel me.

I’ve also been praying for a female mentor. I think it’s so important to have someone in your life that’s older and wiser to give you insight, widsom, advice and just a shoulder to cry on if that’s what you need. I’ve always had that, until about a year ago. I know it’s also Biblical. I LOVE seeking the wisdom of older godly women and learning how their generation did things. I lost my grandmother last year (she was 95) and I believe that has left a very big void in my life, which is probably why I’m praying and asking God for another mentor. Please be in agreement with me about that.

Well, I’ve written a book now. Angela, it’s so great to hear from you. I have really, really missed you!!!!! I didn’t realize how hooked on your blog I was!!! It’s part of my self-therapy! Hee hee!

I’ll call this week!! Peace and love to a sistah.