I am an Oklahoman by birth, a Texan by current living situation, but claim the world as my playground.I love to travel and hope to someday soon take our family on adventures to far off lands, where we can share God with others and experience all the wonders He has created.
I am a mother of 5 crazy, homeschooling children ages 10 & under, wife to an amazing man, and daughter of the King of the Universe!I enjoy reading, making my kids laugh, cooking, all things natural, learning to play guitar and dusting off my piano skills.One day I hope to run again, but until then I’m learning patience.
Have you ever thought that you just don’t have the time, patience, or money to cook delicious, homemade meals? If so, get ready to have your mind completely changed.
As part of the Encouragement Challenge, we want to help strengthen our bodies by feeding it nutritious and delicious foods so we can serve God and others to the fullest.
Two of our contributors, Julie and Toni, are teaming up to show you that cooking with real food is easy, affordable, and delicious!
Julie and Toni will be cooking up some of their favorite easy, delicious, real food meals and teaching you how to do it all too!
Whether your a beginner or seasoned in the kitchen, you will learn a little something new.
Not only will you get a chance to learn how to prepare these delicious meals but you will also get to:
Learn that it is economical to eat real food.
Taste-test the dishes prepared that day.
Return home with a recipe book of menu ideas to add a little extra fun and ease to your dinner time schedule.
Be encouraged physically & spiritually.
When:
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Time:
9:30am – 12:00pm
Where:
Natural Grocers in Edmond, OK
3325 South Boulevard St
Suite 169
Cost:
Free
(Thank you to Julie of Fit Fare 5 and Toni of Healthy Living for volunteering their time and skills and to Natural Grocers for supplying the groceries.)
Allergies?
All meals prepared that day will be gluten free.
Space is Limited
Space is limited to the first 50 people who show up.
Let Us Know You are Coming!
Come laugh, learn, and eat with us. This event is completely FREE. Signing up here simply gives us an idea of how much food and how many recipe books to have prepared. Let us know you would love to come by clicking on the image below and “registering” for the class. IF you forget to sign up, just come on over that morning. Again, this is just to help us get a ball park count of how many to expect.
I am an Oklahoman by birth, a Texan by current living situation, but claim the world as my playground.I love to travel and hope to someday soon take our family on adventures to far off lands, where we can share God with others and experience all the wonders He has created.
I am a mother of 5 crazy, homeschooling children ages 10 & under, wife to an amazing man, and daughter of the King of the Universe!I enjoy reading, making my kids laugh, cooking, all things natural, learning to play guitar and dusting off my piano skills.One day I hope to run again, but until then I’m learning patience.
Have you ever read the verse “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” and wondered HOW?
Of course, we want to do this! More than we can ever verbally express, we want to live for God with our entire being, but how? Then I think of Luke 2:40:
And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him. (NIV)
When I read this, I fill with hope. Jesus grew.
It’s a process. It’s all about growing in the Lord. Growing is a process. A seed must be planted and watered. The roots must grow deep into the earth and bring about stability so the rest of the plant can grow without toppling over. Slowly, it matures until it is ripe and ready for harvest.
We are no different than Jesus. We will love him with all our heart, all our soul, and all our strength, IF we are willing to take the time to plant the seed, water it, and let it take root in our lives. We’ve got the grace of God and the Holy Spirit is living in us!
As I think of this verse and how we want to grow more in love with the Lord daily, I realize that we have to incorporate our entire beings, not just our spiritual side. We have to engage every part of ourselves–our body, our mind, our heart, and our soul!
So I want to introduce this challenge–a challenge to myself and to you as well to take small steps to a big life change.
“The Encouragement Challenge” is all about focusing on our walk with God and not just fleeting New Year’s Resolutions!
Day by day, what we are seeking is to grow our relationship with our Savior Jesus Christ, and many times we need a physical friend (as well as the Holy Spirit) to encourage us along the way as we invite Him into all areas of our lives. So that is our challenge for January. We want to walk with you on this journey as we grow closer to our Lord and encourage you every step of the way in all areas of your life.
Starting January 4, we will be offering interactive ways to encourage you as you take small steps to make a big life change.
1. Sign up now to receive our newsletter so you can receive all the info that will keep you encouraged during “The Encouragement Challenge” including:
The Encouragement Challenge Calendar so you can stay on track to fulfilling what God is calling you to this year.
A Weekly Exercise Video Series that includes daily exercises with a video at the end of the week that includes the entire combination. Thisis a 5-minute exercise series that will help everyone (from beginner to returning from injuries to advanced) strengthen their bodies with things around the house. This will help us strengthen our bodies so we can physically serve our Lord, our families, and others. Double or triple this series for a more intense workout and still get it done in 15 minutes!
Scripture memorization cards.
A list of encouraging music that will get you moving and fill your soul with inspiration.
2. Follow us on Twitter & Periscope at Create_GreatDay! Kristi will be scoping her Encouragement Challenge journey and would love for you to share yours too! It’s a great way to stay accountable.
3. Share your wins with us on our Facebook page! We will have a daily “Encouragement Challenge Wins” thread where we would love for you to share your daily wins with us. You might share what passage you read that day, what devotional book you’re enjoying, or that you drank water instead of a Coke. Whatever you are focusing on, we want to cheer you on too!
4.Mark your calendars for January 30 from 9:30am-12:00pm. Our very own contributors Julie and Toni will be facilitating a Real Food Cooking Class in Edmond, OK. More details to come.
Here’s a glimpse into the first exercise of the first week’s series.
It make look easy but it will build your strength!
Julie Wulfert is a certified group fitness instructor with over 22 years of teaching experience She is also a board certified holistic health counselor. She leads an amazing workout session every Monday & Wednesday from 8:45am – 9:45am at the New Hope church of Christ in Edmond, OK. Each class is $5 and you are welcome to attend.
Right now God might be wanting you to focusing on one area. Great, let us be your cheerleader along your journey and you can be ours! Just knowing that we have others who are walking the same struggles and being accountable gives us the courage to continue on even when we don’t feel like it.
I’m sure you already have an idea of where you want to grow in the Lord first, but if you need some ideas, I will throw some out too. We encourage you to be praying about how God wants to grow you and follow His lead.
Honoring our bodies as a temple of the Holy Spirit by:
Treating our bodies with respect.
Listening to God’s image of us instead of the world’s image of us.
Exercising in order to become physically strong to do God’s work.
Nourishing our bodies better so we can stay healthy.
Working towards honing a skill that God is calling us to use for his kingdom.
Removing addictive behaviors whether that’s what we consider smaller things like binge junk-food eating to what we normally consider vices–smoking, excessive drinking, sex outside of marriage, etc.
Filling our hearts and minds with the things of God by:
Being in God’s word consistently.
Memorizing scripture and writing it on our hearts.
Choosing different TV shows (You know, not watching the ones we watch but wouldn’t feel comfortable watching if Jesus were sitting next to us.)
Taking our thoughts captive.
Believing what God says about us instead of others’ criticisms.
Not harboring negative thoughts of others in our hearts.
Believing we are worthy of God’s love. (Oh, how Satan uses the world to smash our image!)
Growing spiritually by:
Praying more – maybe starting once a day or working towards praying without ceasing.
Praying for others specifically.
Allowing joy to be present in every situation.
Living in the understanding that no matter what happens on Earth, our souls are forever protected by God.
Trusting God to be faithful.
Obeying the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Engaging our children in our spiritual growth so they can grow as they walk with us.
Picking a devotional book to read through or a Bible study to attend.
These are all just ideas. The list is endless, but pray about where God wants you to start. We are each on our own journey but here to encourage each other along the way. Our journeys will look different from anyone else’s. I will be focusing on some of the things above this year and can’t wait to learn what you will be focusing on!
The best piece of advice I’ve ever received about making changes in my life was this:
Pick one thing you want to add to your life and start adding it. Once it feels natural and you’ve got the hang of it, add the next thing. This will keep you from being overwhelmed and stressed out.
Small steps in one or more of these areas will open our lives to loving God with our complete being!
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