It has been SO very long since I've written something here. But thanks to Giuseppe for building and purchasing my own computer I hope to be able to write more often! Sometimes I feel like I have these wise words I want to write about but today not so much. I am so very thankful that I am able to play games again and write and do whatever I would like on my own PC again. I am not one to ask for things. I am usually the giver and not an asker. I try to be content with what I have and be thankful in all circumstances. As I sit here in my little corner of my dining room typing this I want to thank my sister Mary Lou who always encouraged my writing. Be patient since I am out of practice and I have alot to relearn.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
I miss writing
I wish I could stay more consistent with my writing but don't we all say that about a lot of things?
Consistency with dieting...
Consistency with exercise...
Consistency with working an online biz...
Consistency with working on forming a new habit...
Consistency with reading our bible...or praying for others...
Consistency is HARD!! Because it means we have to create a NEW habit and that means doing things our mind normally doesn't think about doing.
It also helps to have someone that is your partner and helps you when you need it.
Someone who is willing to remind you ...LOVINGLY ....of course...when you get off track.
Or ...
Maybe they daily NAG YOU TO DEATH to keep you on track for the goals you set. HAHAHA
I've had both....from the same personal actually. She has learned to be what I need when I need it.
Everyone needs someone like this in their life.
Does anyone actually sit down and write out goals anymore?
Do you make a plan to reach those goals ?
Most of us are just trudging along with this thing we call life and are all so busy working and taking care of our families that we don't even think about goals and reaching for something more.
I want to encourage you to do it!
It makes that job you go to easier knowing that you are reaching goals you set for yourself.
It really helps you get through your day better.
Ever since I began sharing Plexus with people...I can get up feeling good knowing that I'm working toward something bigger than myself.
I pray that God will send people to me that I can help them with their health goals.
When I do this I know that each and every person who reaches out to me is someone God wants me to talk to .
Its a good feeling. So my goals are helping me to be more consistent in the ways I want to be.
Sooo please...take a minute and set some goals for yourself.
Are they financial goals?
Weight loss?
Bible reading.?
I would love to hear what goal you set and if I am able to help!!
Consistency with dieting...
Consistency with exercise...
Consistency with working an online biz...
Consistency with working on forming a new habit...
Consistency with reading our bible...or praying for others...
Consistency is HARD!! Because it means we have to create a NEW habit and that means doing things our mind normally doesn't think about doing.
It also helps to have someone that is your partner and helps you when you need it.
Someone who is willing to remind you ...LOVINGLY ....of course...when you get off track.
Or ...
Maybe they daily NAG YOU TO DEATH to keep you on track for the goals you set. HAHAHA
I've had both....from the same personal actually. She has learned to be what I need when I need it.
Everyone needs someone like this in their life.
Does anyone actually sit down and write out goals anymore?
Do you make a plan to reach those goals ?
Most of us are just trudging along with this thing we call life and are all so busy working and taking care of our families that we don't even think about goals and reaching for something more.
I want to encourage you to do it!
It makes that job you go to easier knowing that you are reaching goals you set for yourself.
It really helps you get through your day better.
Ever since I began sharing Plexus with people...I can get up feeling good knowing that I'm working toward something bigger than myself.
I pray that God will send people to me that I can help them with their health goals.
When I do this I know that each and every person who reaches out to me is someone God wants me to talk to .
Its a good feeling. So my goals are helping me to be more consistent in the ways I want to be.
Sooo please...take a minute and set some goals for yourself.
Are they financial goals?
Weight loss?
Bible reading.?
I would love to hear what goal you set and if I am able to help!!
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Gods Love Versus Motherly Love
I am a mom of 5 kids.
I wasn't sure I even understood what being a mother was when I had my first child.
The love that transpired between me and that child was super natural. Its something I never grasped fully. Even now as 4 of my 5 children are now adults.
I love each one of them as if they were my ONLY child and that I had spend every moment with them ...and them ONLY.
To know each one of your kids on such a deep level...
That didn't come by chance. It took work. It took time. It took many sleepless nights getting to know which cry meant they were hungry or which cry meant they were hurting.
It took spending time getting to know which colors were their favorite...at least for that week !
It took having long talks about what was making them happy or what was bringing about disappointments.
TIME with that child/and adult child was critical to getting to know them.
That got me thinking today.
God created us.
God knows us ...knows whats best for us but He still wants a RELATIONSHIP with us. He knows whats causing the hurt and happiness but He still wants us to share it with Him.
I urge you to Read Psalm 139.
Not just skim it...Read it slowly and take in everything David is telling us.
Jeremiah 1:5
I wasn't sure I even understood what being a mother was when I had my first child.
The love that transpired between me and that child was super natural. Its something I never grasped fully. Even now as 4 of my 5 children are now adults.
I love each one of them as if they were my ONLY child and that I had spend every moment with them ...and them ONLY.
To know each one of your kids on such a deep level...
That didn't come by chance. It took work. It took time. It took many sleepless nights getting to know which cry meant they were hungry or which cry meant they were hurting.
It took spending time getting to know which colors were their favorite...at least for that week !
It took having long talks about what was making them happy or what was bringing about disappointments.
TIME with that child/and adult child was critical to getting to know them.
That got me thinking today.
God created us.
God knows us ...knows whats best for us but He still wants a RELATIONSHIP with us. He knows whats causing the hurt and happiness but He still wants us to share it with Him.
I urge you to Read Psalm 139.
Not just skim it...Read it slowly and take in everything David is telling us.
Jeremiah 1:5
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you;
We know our kids but not to this depth...
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. .
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This depth of love and "knowing" , coming from the Creator of the Universe and all that is seen and Unseen...is special.
When is the last time you have spoken to Him.
Or read some of His word?
We all want to be understood and sometimes we feel we are missing "pieces" in our heart and sometimes it could just mean that a relationship with God is what we are missing.
He's always there!
Always ready to hear from us.
Lines aren't busy.
Internet outages won't cause a delay in reaching Him.
Even if your electricity or cable goes out...you can still have a conversation with Him that has no lag!
Have a conversation with Him today!
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Transitions in Life
Good morning !
As I read on the news about Aretha Franklin nearing the end of her life...I couldn't help but to think about the word
Transition.
We go through many transitions during our time here on Earth.
The obvious is how we transition from the womb to breathing our first breath of air.
The change we go through as we grow from infant to adult.
The change we may go through from single to adult life.
Each change is different for each person.
Then at the end of our life, we transition from life on earth to whatever is next for us after our last breath is taken.
One of my favorite scriptures that brings me great comfort is
Ecclesiastes 3:1.
There is a time for everything. And a season for everything under the heavens.
As mere humans we go though many seasons in life. But someone, sometime, somewhere has gone though the same thing.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
What has been, will be again, what has been done will be done again. There is nothing new under the sun.
But one thing that does NOT change is our God!
He is the same God today as the God of creation.
He is the same God that led the Exodus out of slavery. and he is the same God that cares about each one of of today.
Hebrews 13:8 says
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
As I read on the news about Aretha Franklin nearing the end of her life...I couldn't help but to think about the word
Transition.
We go through many transitions during our time here on Earth.
The obvious is how we transition from the womb to breathing our first breath of air.
The change we go through as we grow from infant to adult.
The change we may go through from single to adult life.
Each change is different for each person.
Then at the end of our life, we transition from life on earth to whatever is next for us after our last breath is taken.
One of my favorite scriptures that brings me great comfort is
Ecclesiastes 3:1.
There is a time for everything. And a season for everything under the heavens.
As mere humans we go though many seasons in life. But someone, sometime, somewhere has gone though the same thing.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
What has been, will be again, what has been done will be done again. There is nothing new under the sun.
But one thing that does NOT change is our God!
He is the same God today as the God of creation.
He is the same God that led the Exodus out of slavery. and he is the same God that cares about each one of of today.
Hebrews 13:8 says
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows
Its such a relief to know that when we wake up each day...no matter what we wake up to...
That God is there the same as he was ...and always will be. I never have to worry about Him changing.
So as life transitions around us daily...let us keep in mind that no matter what the change today or tomorrow brings...lets keep our hearts focused on God and His everlasting love for us and know that whatever our day should bring, He has us in the palm of His hand.
Have a good day everyone!
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Sad realization.....
As my husband was talking about how to decorate a room we are redoing into a Study/Office...He brought out all these awards and certificates from his years in his career in the Navy.
Each one he brought out...just brought more tears to my eyes.
Why?
Because I spend MY career mostly as a in home daycare provider (no paper awards for that) and also as a mom who chose to Homeschool her children .
I have nothing on the walls ...or on the bookshelves...for recognition.
Does recognition mean something...
To some it does. Right now, I wish I had something ....
To see all of those certificates and awards...signed by presidents...
Maps of all the places he's ever been....
What do I have...
What have I accomplished...
Yeah yeah yeah...I know.
What I've done in my almost 30 years of marriage and 29 years of being a mom...is more than just certificates and awards.
I can look at my kids and they are my walking, talking awards!
The way they treat each other and how they care for their friends and family...That shows the teaching and hours and hours of love I poured into them.
There is no award for being awake for days , caring for them when they were sick.
No award when your heart is broken because someone or something hurt them greatly.
No award for when they finally learned something that they had been struggling with in their schooling.
Yes, his awards and certificates are mine as well because I was the one home, being the supportive person, taking care of the kids and family and he trusted in me so he can do his work and get the awards he has to show. So really, those are mine as well but its HIS name on them. Sometimes, the supportive person in the background can be forgotten about.
As I write this...I have tears flowing from my eyes.
If I could do things differently, I would have written my own awards.
And kept them for reminders of what I've accomplished.
An Award, " You survived your first all nighter with "said child".
"the Love award goes to Nikki Vilano for when your child told you for the first time on their own I LOVE YOU MOMMY".
I wish I would have done that. But, I never thought of it.
Well, at least I feel better now. I needed to get this out.
I must remember, those awards may have his name on them but he couldn't have done it so well without the support of me and his kids at home. No matter what those papers say...God knows what I've done in my life and those pieces of paper someday with be nothing. How I've raised my children and the impact they have on this world...THAT is what truly matters.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Its not that hard once you get started
Whatever you want to do in life and you are taking the steps to do them....its not hard once you get started.
For me, half the battle is STARTING!
Now, I can't wait to do it.
What I'm talking about is exercise! Yesterday was 30 minutes on the treadmill. I managed a mile in 15 minutes which ..isn't the best time for an experienced runner but its something to start with for me.
I have to commit to this daily. I'll be getting back to my beachbody workouts again soon too. I love the healthier lifestyle I'm committing too. Between the eating, the exercise and my essential oils...I will be having the best year of my life!
What things do I look forward to this year...hitting my wellness goals?
Well lets define those goals first.
By the time I hit 50, Dec 3rd, I want to hit my goal weight of 145.
I want to run the two 5k races in my town and best my own time!
I want to have the energy to be able to do TAEKWONDO with Sergio.
They are all very attainable goals.
So, one day at a time....
Monday, January 09, 2017
Why is exercising so difficult to start
This has been on my mind lately. Here I am ...doing good on my daily tasks etc EXCEPT for exercise.
I have everything I need at my fingertips but haven't stepped onto that treadmill once in months.
My daughter, who really has never been one to exercise has been at the gym for 3 days in a row. Even after working a long shift and she's tired. She JUMPS at the chance to go.
And here I am...doing nothing but THINKING about it.
Here I am beating myself up because I'm THINKING and not DOING.
I guess what I need to do is just DO it.
Get my butt on that treadmill...no thinking....just push the button and GO. I will thank myself later if that is the habit I create every day.
That will create a strong healthy heart.
My mood will increase because of the endorphines created.
I will be healthier because the exercise will move this stagnant blood through the veins and exercise also helps strengthen the immune system.
I will look and feel better!
If I KNOW all of this...why aren't I doing any of it.
I guess it goes back to the over thinking things part.
Today...I will get on that treadmill and work for 30 minutes. Doesn't matter if I'm walking or running. I will stay on there for 30 minutes and pat myself on the back when I am finished!
I have everything I need at my fingertips but haven't stepped onto that treadmill once in months.
My daughter, who really has never been one to exercise has been at the gym for 3 days in a row. Even after working a long shift and she's tired. She JUMPS at the chance to go.
And here I am...doing nothing but THINKING about it.
Here I am beating myself up because I'm THINKING and not DOING.
I guess what I need to do is just DO it.
Get my butt on that treadmill...no thinking....just push the button and GO. I will thank myself later if that is the habit I create every day.
That will create a strong healthy heart.
My mood will increase because of the endorphines created.
I will be healthier because the exercise will move this stagnant blood through the veins and exercise also helps strengthen the immune system.
I will look and feel better!
If I KNOW all of this...why aren't I doing any of it.
I guess it goes back to the over thinking things part.
Today...I will get on that treadmill and work for 30 minutes. Doesn't matter if I'm walking or running. I will stay on there for 30 minutes and pat myself on the back when I am finished!
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