Someday - I loved your reasons for being vegetarian...I agree wholeheartedly but just can't bring myself to do it. I'm not a meat lover, necessarily, but I am a meat enjoyer now and then. However, I don't think it's healthy to eat corn fed (or whatever the heck ELSE they are fed which is prob worse) beef...def the leading cause of all of our cancers and other health issues in America...not to mention obesity due to all the hormones our meats are pumped with. I def think God put animals on this Earth for us to enjoy and consume - but we've tainted that gift by not allowing them to eat as God intended. We try to buy grass fed beef (and local too) from Whole Foods but it is not always available and pretty expensive. It is more of a special treat. I still remember the first time we ate grass fed beef...my taste buds were screaming in ecstasy! what a difference!!!
I read Fast Food Nation a few years back and became a vegetarian for about five months. I just couldn't eat any meat after reading that. But then one night at a restaurant I saw a burger coming by and I broke my fast!!! wow - I am really disciplined
Never read Skinny Bitch - I will prob hold out for a bit cuz I don't want my current feeling of meat to be tainted. heehee
well, in other news - today started off ROUGH! Another temp drop (although still above coverline) and besides that my hormones are RAGING today. last night when I went to bed I said to dh - "I'm absolutely starving." very uncharacteristic for me - I don't eat late at night...but I prob should have b/c I woke up a complete BEAR this AM. totally took it out on dh...really hurt his feelings. But I ate, regained my blood sugar levels, I suppose, apologized and all is well now. I hate hormone surges - why, God, why?
was crying to dh about my temp drop - it just really upset me
b/c I was so hoping this would be our month. I guess it still could be, though - I did get a little bit of a bloody nose again this AM - but coulda been b/c I was crying so hard. dh thinks bbt is stressing me out too much and I should stop and we should just ntnp. I guess we are heading that direction if I can't get a grip. sorry for that rant - although I feel better to get that out.
Immi - I'm praying that you and dh make it through these rough waters. God has your back. he is rooting for you two to stay together and enjoy his blessing of marriage...and I am too. I hope this season of toughness dumps you both out into a valley of fresh spring and flowers and laughter. I have faith that it will, too.
Rdy - thx for your insight. I def agree with you - I feel the Lord has been whispering to me for some months now these exact works "come to me, dear - look to me - talk to me - seek me - need me."
and for now - I am relying on self way too much. i am going to get into the word today and fellowship with God - I don't feel like that has been as much of a priority as of late.