3rd Day of Christmas Giveaway…..with Melissa Taylor
Published December 2, 2009Attention Weight Loss Wednesday gals….Do not fear! We are still checking in today. Just scroll down past this 12 Days of Christmas interview to see our WLW post. After, of course, you’ve entered today’s giveaway!
(If you are just joining us in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway, click here to get caught up. You can enter to win the prizes on any of the posts until midnight EST on Sunday, December 13th)
On the third day of Christmas…..meet my gregarious, godly and oh-so-pretty P31 sista’ Melissa Taylor! Melissa’s heart for Jesus and love of people comes through in all she does, whether she is speaking at an event or writing a devotion or answering the phones in the P31 office (I actually can ‘hear’ her smile through the phone when I call!). She is a treasure to us at P31 and now you can know her too! Meet Melissa:
Melissa and her sweet momHi Karen’s blog readers and Merry Christmas! I am Melissa Taylor and I’m so excited to be included in this year’s 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway!
I live in Charlotte, NC with my husband of 20 years, Jeff, and my 4 crazy fun and beautiful kids. Speaking and writing for the Lord is my passion. I’ve been doing that with Proverbs 31 Ministries for 8 years. I have a desire to encourage every woman I meet to be all that God created her to be and not to settle for anything less! Two years ago I also joined the staff at Proverbs 31 as the office Administrative Assistant and Prayer Coordinator. I am an ordinary everyday woman who just wants to bless others with what God has given me.
If you’d like to connect with me, please visit my website, www.MelissaTaylor.org. You can also connect with me on Facebook, www.facebook.com/melissa.r.taylor or Twitter, www.twitter.com/melissartaylor. Thanks so much! I pray you have an awesome Christ filled holiday!
Melissa, can you share a tradition your family has enjoyed over the years?
We get bowls of popcorn and M & M’s get in the car, turn on Christmas music and drive around the city looking at Christmas lights. I love this because it’s just me, my husband and kids all together. No cell phones or iPods allowed. We’ve had great conversations during this once a year journey.
How do you intentionally focus on Christ in the midst of all the flurry of activities that happen in December?
Beginning December 1st, we read from The Advent Book by Jack and Kathy Stockman right after dinner. Each page reveals a door. You open the door and a piece of the Christmas story is there. Whoever opens the door reads the passage for that day. And you aren’t allowed to peek ahead! This is just one of a few activities our family does.
Do you have a favorite Christmas movie you watch at this time of year?
Absolutely. It’s A Wonderful Life is my favorite serious feel good movie of the season. Home Alone 1 and 2 are my favorite seasonal comedies. Love these!
You are offering a creative giveaway today based on a special memory of yours. Can you tell us about it?
With pleasure. My giveaway is called Peppermint Memories and Music. When I was a little girl, I used to visit my Grammy for Christmas. She always had peppermint sticks in a dish to give to anyone who visited her home. Grammy was a friend of Jesus. Her life radiated Christ. Now we have a dish with these peppermint sticks in it. When we offer them to guests, we tell them of Grammy and her love for Jesus. So ladies, if you are today’s winner, you will receive from me: Grammy’s special peppermint sticks, a Christmas dish, and a $15 iTunes cards to purchase your favorite music. Merry Christmas!
Thanks for visiting with us today Melissa!
Alright ladies, leave a comment today with your favorite Christmas tradition, most loved holiday movie or way to focus on Christ at Christmas. Or, since Melissa’s giveaway involves candy, your favorite homemade or store-bought candy to savor while you ponder our Saviour at Christmastime. Or, if you really need to get OFF the computer and onto life, (like I should be doing right now!!!) just say, “I’m in!!” and you’ll be eligible to win this creative giveaway!
Third Day Blessings,
Weight Loss Wednesday- Post-Turkey Ponderings
Published December 2, 2009Welcome Wednesday Weightloss Gals(If you are just happening upon this site and want to join us, click here to get caught up or simply leave a comment today. We’d love to have you!!)
Today’s post will be short due to my having to host the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway. But I didn’t want us to skip two weeks, especially at the holidays, so we’ll still check in.
Soooooo….how’d it go? The big Thanksgiving meal show-down, I mean. Did you stuff a turkey and yourself? Or, did you make a plan and stick to it? Or was it half-and-half?
I was praying for us as a WLW team, asking God to grant us self-control.
Now, I really want to know how you did.
I planned to eat some turkey, veggies and fresh cranberry relish along with some low-fat spinach dip and a piece of crustless pumpkin pie. Then, if I stuck to my plan, I would be rewarded on my shopping trip Friday with a yummy and sweet skim-milk latte.
I’d like to say it was easy sticking to the plan, but it wasn’t. Actually, it was kind of torturous.
I pouted a little as I passed the potatoes.
I drooled as the dressing went by.
A glance at the gravy made me long for a big plate of fattening fixin’s.
And the homemade pecan pie….it nearly made me cry.
And, to top it off, I spoke Saturday and Sunday at two nights of a wonderful Advent by Candlelight event with the most decadent and yummy desserts you ever saw in all your live-long days.
But I had a plan. I told all of you my plan. And I said I’d stick to it.
So….thanks to the accountabiblity here, I did.
And now, I am thankful I ignored the cries of the fattening foods and instead enjoyed the simple healthy treats on my little ole’ plan last Thursday. And had just a bite or two of dessert and some piping hot coffee at those Advent events.
For this morning the scale (for the third week in a row–this is gettin’ strange) showed a loss of 3.4 pounds.
Hmmmm….decisions….decisions….big plate of fattening food? Or a 3.4 pound loss? Which one do I want more?!?
Duh!!!! I’m glad, despite the feels-good-for-a-moment temptation, that I made the right choice-thanks to YOU HERE ON WLW!!!!
Now, how did you do?
Please, if your week was slightly bad (or waaaay bad) and the scale this morning was NOT your friend, still check in. Let us know how your week went. You never have to say what you weigh or exactly how much you lost or gained if you don’t want to. And remember, you can always simply say “restart”. We’ll all know what you mean and will pray extra hard for you this week.
See ya next Wednesday!
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