Some people eat to live...others live to EAT! I'm in the second group--FOOD is my middle name! Now while I certainly recognize there are more important reasons for living than just EATING, I must admit it IS one of my favorite pasttimes! When I'm past the line of reasonability, accountability, and refusability, you can bet I'll be heading for the chocolate ice cream in the freezer, the potato chips in the closet, and if YOU have some goodies in YOUR closet, watch out--don't let me in the front door!

Along with the fall season (or every season!!) comes the turkey and stuffing, Christmas cookies, breads, candies, CHOCOLATES; the office parties, the sit-down dinners and don't forget the delivery pizza...and the DIET you'll go on when it's over! Come on, be honest, you love it all too! So what's the point? A lecture from the food-lover herself? No way...but where's the middle ground?

It's found between the fun and faith we enjoy daily--it's the REAL FOOD and sustenance of our lives--the Word of God. That Word will bring balance to our fun AND our faith. It will feed our souls and strengthen our spirits as no earthly food will ever do. God's Word is a delight to the longings and yearnings of our heart--we can indulge there without limit--feasting on His love, grace, mercy and eternal joy.

Earthly food doesn't last--eternal food lasts forever and will keep us HERE and take us THERE! It's calorie-free, fat-free, sugar-free, and the wonderful, wholesome Word of God--everlasting food for the eternal soul. Believe it! In the middle of your dining delights, enjoy that fantasy fudge and fantastic food--but don't forget where your real pleasure resides...in HIM and in HIS WORD! Indulge in THOSE delights as well--and you will have a wonderful day!

Scripture: "Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart; for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts (Jeremiah 15:16)."

--Copyright 2008 by Peggie C. Bohanon, Springfield, MO 65803.

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"Father, may I never forget, in the middle of my busy food celebrations, that YOU are the center of it all. You are the one who makes my faith--AND my fun--to be full and complete. Your Word is the staple of my soul and spirit; it is the joy and the desire of my heart. May You--and Your Word--always remain in the center of my life, In Jesus' Name, Amen."

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Calories That Don't Count

Dieting is a lot easier when you factor in recently determined calorie counting principles. The following are calories that don't count:

CUSTOM MADE FOOD: Anything somebody made "just for you" must be eaten regardless of the calories because to do otherwise would be rude. But don't worry, because the calories don't count.

FOOD EATEN QUICKLY: If you are rushed through a meal, the entire meal doesn't count. Conversely, if you have ordered something fattening and now regret it, you can minimize its calories by gulping it down.

OTHER PEOPLE'S FOOD: A chocolate mousse that you did not order has no calories. Therefore, have your companion order dessert and you taste half of it.

INGREDIENTS IN COOKING: Chocolate chips are fattening. So are chocolate chip cookies! However, chocolate chips eaten while making chocolate chip cookies have no calories whatsoever. Therefore, make chocolate chip cookies often but don't eat them.

LEFTOVERS: An extra hamburger, a hotdog butt, half a Twinkie, anything intended for the garbage has no calories regardless of what happens to it in the kitchen.

TV FOOD: Anything eaten in front of a TV has no calories. This may have something to do with the radiation leakage, which negates not only the calories in the food but also all recollection of having eaten it. In fact, entire " no-calories dinners" are now manufactured and frozen for this purpose.

ANYTHING SMALLER THAN ONE INCH: contains no calories to speak of. For example, chocolate kisses, cubes of cheese, or maraschino cherries.

CHILDREN'S FOOD: Anything purchased, produced or intended for minors is calorie-free when eaten by adults. This category covers a wide range, beginning with a spoonful of baby tapioca-consumed for demonstration purposes-up to and including cookies baked and sent to college.

CHARITABLE FOODS: Girl Scout cookies, bake sale cookies, ice cream socials and church strawberry festivals all have a religious dispensation from calories. I heard this last Sunday.

LEFT-HANDED FOOD: If you have a drink in your right hand, anything eaten with the other hand has no calories.

AND LAST, FOOD ON FOOT: All food eaten while standing has no calories. Exactly why is not clear, but the current theory relates to gravity. The calories apparently bypass the stomach flowing directly down the legs and through the soles of the feet into the floor. Walking seems to accelerate this process, so that a frozen custard or hotdog eaten at a carnival actually has a calorie deficit.

--selected from Pastor Tim's CleanLaugh List

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