No Fear. Trust.

Whenever I feel afraid,

I hold my head erect, 

And " ________________________________________"                                                  

what comes next, gal?

And Whistle a Happy Tune 

so no one will suspect, I'm afraid.

Lyrics from the King and I.   Go listen; it will make you smile.

What makes you afraid?  What do you do when you fear?
Whistle like Anna?
Spiral down into sadness?
Put on your Grumpy pants?


A way I have learned to smack down fear is to say out loud:

NO FEAR!  TRUST!

I actually do say it out loud.  "No Fear.  Trust, Leslie. "

I replace the fear with the words, "I trust You, Lord."

You take care of me.  I don't how You are going to do it in this situation.  But  I TRUST YOU.

Scripture calls us to do this:

 ⁵ We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.  II Corinthians 10:5

Take those thoughts captive. 
We do this when we say,

"I trust You, Lord."

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16

Faith is our shield to protect us.
Saying out loud, "I trust You, Lord," is my shield.

And finally~

⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ⁹ Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.  Philippians 4:6-9

Choose to trust.

Choose to be thankful.

Choose to think about the things He says are true.

No Fear. 

Trust.

Pick a verse to memorize today to help you reset your mind.

Remember to say it out loud.

Your Sursee for today is to remember:

No Fear.

Trust.

My favorite Decadent Treat

Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds.

Yumminess.

Easy to have 3-4 and feel satisfied.

Healthy for my brain.  Makes me feel very French.

Makes me happy.

I got this bag at Trader Joe's.  I also buy them at Sprouts.

A Sursee for the Brain and the Tummy.  What is your favorite decadent treat?

We Don't Lose Things

We Don't Lose Things is another one of my Mantras.  One that I find myself saying more often now that I am over a half-century old.

Oh, well.

It is a great thing to self-talk because really, you don't lose things.  You may have misplaced it or put it down somewhere you can't remember, but you really don't lose things.

Why is this important?

Well, for one thing it saves hours.  Hours you spend looking over and under the same things you just looked over and under for the keys, phone, card, whatever.  Instead of looking, tell yourself, "You don't lose things." And stop looking.  It always turns up. Always.


Just found a phone in a drawer in my bedside table.  How did it get there? Not sure. But, it is found now.  Been lost for about a month.

Saying to yourself, "I don't lose things", also saves mind space.  Instead of wondering and rethinking and reliving what you have been doing since you lost the item, you are free to think about what is for supper, what is next on your to-do list, your scripture memory, etc.  Your mind is free, and you are free from the ball and chain of reliving your past 3 days.

It also saves you from going coo-coo crazy.  Instead of going round and round in warp speed about "Where could 'it' be?", or "Why am I always losing things?", and other unhelpful self-talk.

You then replace the negative tape with the powerful, "You don't lose things."

 And you wait.

 And soon- days, weeks, maybe even a year- the item turns up!

Albert Einstein said," Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

And we know We are Not Crazy.

This mantra also saves worry.

The check is somewhere- not in the hands of a burglar.

 The key is somewhere, not in the trash, headed to the dump.

The gift cards are somewhere.

I had lost my stack of gift cards for a year and then found them in a bag with some photo album supplies.  I had put them there when I was cleaning out a wallet for a trip and forgotten that they were in the bag with the memorabilia for said trip.

So remember the SURSEE for the Day is You Don't Lose Things.

 Ever.

You have just misplaced it, and it will be found.

 Remember to say it outloud, "I Don't Lose Things," and then move on in your day and be ready to find it...whatever it is.

Disclaimer- While working on this blog, "I Lost" several things and soon found them hours or days later.

I Love Popcorn Salt!

Didn't know it existed.

Never used it.

A friend made popcorn the other day for her Bible study, and it was amazing.  This is the reason why.

She shook and shook and shook this puppy and the popcorn was divine!  All the gals at the meeting, nodded their heads and said, "Yes, she makes the best popcorn."

One gal confessed, "We always have popcorn."

"The kids at the meeting love the popcorn." Such testimonials.  Such awesomeness from lowly popcorn.


I love homemade poppage, as we call it, over here.

We use the Detonater- we have had this popcorn popper for ages, and it is the Best.

I also have used this special, sassy oil.

Now, though, I am in popcorn heaven because this super fine salt actually sticks to the kernels. Yum-OH!

So run out and get some and change your life.

Popcorn really is a comfort food.

A Healthy food.

It is not often these can be the same thing.

I went home that day and made poppage for my gals that came over. Isn't it great when we learn things from friends?

 Popcorn- a simple, easy snack for your next get together.  It just makes a normal day seem special. Can I get an Amen?

A Special Sursee.  Made even more special with Popcorn Salt.  Woo-Hoo!