January, 24, 2016
The Arms household has been very busy with a loaded schedule for the past several weeks.
I was was ecstatic when Thad told me he’d like to ignore the schedule today …. Time just just be a wife 😊❤️
Jan 23
Start your day right
January 23, 2016
The only sure fire way I know to have a rocky day is to get rough start to my day. How many times have you heard someone say “I just got up on the wrong side of the bed.”
I have a pretty set morning routine … the timing of it may vary from day to day based on commitments or my physical location, but my mornings include a couple of must haves:
- Prayer time! Before my feet hit the floor, I have acknowledged and given thanks to God for the life I have and the day that is to come … Often, the Holy Spirit will bring other people and situations to mind to pray for as well.
- My Pink Drink! Yes, I am fanatical about my Plexus – because it works. I take Xfactor, MegaX and drink my Plexus Slim.
- Depending on the day – there might be a workout here! Still working to figure out what this really needs to look like to best support me spiritually and neurologically,
- Get ready. This time includes everything from peeing to brushing my teeth to getting dressed. My feet are on the floor and I am moving.
- Breakfast! My morning meal is what really gets the body going. My body knows my day is on once I get my protein.
- The final piece of my morning is time in The Word. This is when I immerse myself in the Word of God. He has been transforming me by the renewing of my mind years. I chose to embrace discipline to make time with Him about 7 years ago. I can not even imagine where I would be today without him. And yes, my time in the word is last – so it is the first thing on my mind when I begin whatever it is the day holds for me. It also gives me extended time with God if my “day” starts later.
I don’t know how you create the foundation for a great day, but I pray you find what works for you!
Jan 22
Take care of hearts
January 22, 2016
I remember dancing around the house to a song – “Taking care of business, working overtime!” Catchy tune and yes, I am sorry that you may now be singing that all day long!
When I started my career, this lyric became my mantra – get it done no matter what! I was a task master on a good day and a slave driver on my worst. Every deadline had to be met and this mentality turned me into a hot mess that no one wanted to be around. Eventually that world crumbled in around me and my life changed in an instant.
Almost 12 years later, I still have “business” to take care of … lots of good stuff going on in my world. And it is a season of transition and so new stuff has started and old stuff is winding down. It is all good stuff – there is just a boatload of it right now.
My goal over the next couple of weeks …. take care of the hearts in my world as I work to get the tasks done. I do believe that if I keep God at the center and do the “work” as if I am working for him alone – the hearts will come first.
Please God help me and keep the task master list driven Lisa in a box somewhere so that loving Lisa that can do all things bringing glory to your name is the only one people encounter!
Jan 21
God always knows best
January 21, 2016
Today was a day filled with uncertainty and strange events …. A simple little example – it hailed today in Dallas.
There are a lot of cool, fun, challenging, exciting things going on in our world. There are also a lot of crazy, chaotic, hurtful, things going on in our world. Today, we are choosing to see all of it as good.
God is sovereign over both circumstances… Whether He caused it or permitted it – He will use it for my good and His glory. He uses everything to grow me and make me more like him. My prayer is that no matter what situation I find myself in that I would represent His love and light bringing Him glory no matter what!
Jan 20
Be Deliberate in Prayer
January 20, 2016
I love to pray … I can literally spend what feels like hours in prayer. At church a couple of summers ago, we went to a class on intimacy and the first hour was all about prayer. The dedicated conversation time with God with the encouragement to create time to pray with our spouses daily. This daily act changed my marriage. It changed both mine and my husband’s hearts and so now everything is different. We take everything to God in prayer and are blessed two ways:
- We get to see God at work answering prayer. Hearts and lives transformed by our heavenly Father.
- We get to learn patience and submission as God does things in His perfect timing and provision according to His will.
Consider this – when we pray, we are building a personal relationship with the God of the Universe that exists through eternity past and future …. W.O.W.
There are a lot of different ways we pray:
- We pray scripture – get aligned with the Word of God
- We pray by categories – focus on various topics that can influence us daily like government, injustice, leadership, marriage, entertainment, protection, business, etc
- We pray without delay – start praying the moment the Holy Spirit prompts or when a friend asks … circumstances and words don’t need to be prepared – it is a heart thing
- We pray with community – build strength and intimacy with brothers and sisters in Christ
- We pray FUN prayers – the memory makers, joys and celebrations that we praise and thank God for
- We pray FAMILY prayers – these are the needs of our family and the theme or focus we have for the year (for us – consistency!)
- We pray BIG prayers – these are the prayers that are designed to scare you! Ask God to move mountains or have the sun stand still because He can do it!
When man works, man works. When man prays, God works!
Jan 19
Make Time for You
January 19, 2016
I love people. I love spending time with others especially if I am able to help them in some way. The past couple of days have been filled with lots of helping!
Literally – If I have been awake – with the exception of getting my hearing aids checked out – I was helping others …. Don’t misunderstand me – I. Love. To. Help. I really do!!! I just need to make sure that I don’t over fill my calendar or attempt to cram all of my helping into a very tiny window of time.
In looking at my schedule – I open up around 3p tomorrow. I think I will schedule a movie night for tomorrow and force a little down time in my schedule …. I think Thad will like that.
Jan 18
Know the Maintenance Schedule
January 18, 2016
pretty much everything runs best when there is some sort of schedule. This includes all the electronics and stuff that we use everyday to keep things running smoothly!
Not it everyone knows I wear hearing aids, but last week my audiologist called and said that it is been quite sometime since she had seen me… she requested that I schedule a visit to see how things are going.
I thought it was pretty cool, and I thought she missed me 😉. When I went in today, it turns out it is been four years since my last hearing check. She did the quick test and updated my programs to match where my ears are today. I can hear much better now. I thanked her as I was leaving and expressed that I was glad to see her again. She very politely said, “Don’t be a stranger. They should really be checked every 3months.”
oops! I’m now scheduled to see her again in April.
Jan 17
Spend Time with Inlaws
January 
17, 2016
We finally were able to have Christmas with the Arms side of the family …. It really was a nice time together. It has been reschedule a few times based on illness and in all of the re-arranging, we made it work so that our nephew could come too.
It really is shocking to realize our nephew is almost 22! It feels like yesterday when we were giving him a little Simba outfit and bouncing his pudgey little self on our knees.
They drove over from Fort Worth and we did church together this morning before heading home for brunch, visiting and presents. Combine that with a cold but sunny day and you have the makings of a very Merry Christmas celebration!
Jan 16
Help Each Other Out
January 16, 2016
One of my favorite things about our Plexus business is that we get to help other people do things they never realized they could! It’s like our title should be Dream Builder. Today, in just under an hour, I get to help one of my closest friends launch her business. I will be hosting 7-10 of her friends in my home for a brunch as we together share the life changing benefits of Plexus? Some will say yes to their own business, some will become her customers, and some won’t be interested – and that is totally ok! Helping is about the offering not the acceptance of the gift!
We will spend about an hour pondering “What if this could change everything?” Because if you give it a chance, it can and will change everything.
- Your Health
- Your Weight
- Your Finances
- Your Job
- Your Free Time
- Your Life
seriously …. what do you want to be different in your life … what if this really could change everything?
Jan 15
Get it done early
January 15, 2016
I am definitely more of a night owl than I am an early bird. Almost a year ago, I read a leadership book that talked about habits of successful people. One of the common habits was getting up early … seriously! I was hoping it was going to say something about daily dark chocolate squares. So Thad and I switched things up and started getting up by 7:00am everyday and then eventually 6:00am. The funny thing about our schedule, when we cruise, we frequently get up with the sunrise before 6:00am and naturally fall asleep around 10:00pm. So we know we can do it!
When I got released back to working out, it was time to crank it another notch earlier. Thad chose Camp Gladiator as our workout routine and our camp is at 5:15 MWF and so we are up by 4:30 those mornings! It is dark when we start and when we finish. [I am believing that it will be so worth it when its like 110 outside in the Dallas summer!] But for now, work out done, shower done and I am enjoying breakfast and my quiet time waiting to watch the sun come up!