E083-Jumping Up and Down

08/07/20 • 5 min

“In my mind ... I am jumping up and down all day long ... no matter what.”
A man and his daughter were riding in the car heading to another town for vacation.

The young daughter became restless riding in the car.

She would frequently ask her father how much longer they had until they arrived to their destination point while jumping and bouncing up and down on the seat of the car.

The father was getting upset that his daughter was jumping up and down on the car seat and repeatedly asked her to stop.

Each time he asked his daughter to stop jumping up and down, she did not reply back to her father.

After the father had asked his daughter several times to stop jumping up and down, the daughter finally spoke back to him.

The daughter said, “Yes, I will stop jumping up and down but I want you to know that I will be jumping up and down in my mind the rest of the way of our trip.”
This story has stayed strong in my heart and mind since the first day I heard it from my pastor.
This story says many things to me such as, do not ever give up, do not let others see you sweat and stay positive and strong willed.
Are you jumping up and down in your mind?
Psalm 46:10
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”?
Evelyn Minton and her daughter, Dr. Billie J. Minton are the authors of the Blue Ridge Tenderpup children's series. These books may be found at the author's website BlueRidgeMoments.com and Amazon.com/Author/drbillieminton.

“In my mind ... I am jumping up and down all day long ... no matter what.”
A man and his daughter were riding in the car heading to another town for vacation.

The young daughter became restless riding in the car.

She would frequently ask her father how much longer they had until they arrived to their destination point while jumping and bouncing up and down on the seat of the car.

The father was getting upset that his daughter was jumping up and down on the car seat and repeatedly asked her to stop.

Each time he asked his daughter to stop jumping up and down, she did not reply back to her father.

After the father had asked his daughter several times to stop jumping up and down, the daughter finally spoke back to him.

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E082-Commitment To Be Strong

“Be strong ... do not cave into every unhealthy craving or habit whether it is food or something else.”

You have to behave your way into becoming healthier spiritually, physically and emotionally.

It takes time to change by breaking poor habits and choices. Billie and I have learned over the years by working with our patients, that most people have a better chance for long term success when they have consistently, changed their habit or poor choices for between fourteen to forty days.

There are so many habits that patients want to change such as their nutrition, medication, fitness, language, attitude, sleep, spending more time with Loved ones and many other things in their daily life. A large portion of our patients express that they wish that they would start studying the bible and attending church. The first thing to do when you want to be successful with a lifestyle change, is to pray and ask God for His blessing. Tell Him from your heart, what you desire to do. Ask God for guidance, strength and support in order to accomplish your goals and sustain them for a lifetime!

We have patients that tell us that they wish that they knew more about the bible. My reply is, “start reading and studying it.” You can buy versions of the bible such as the New International Version (NIV) which is easy to understand. Also, many bibles have footnotes which help explain verses. Electronic versions of the bible are also available. I have the Bible app on my phone and can read or listen to it as long as my phone is charged. This is one of my most favorite versions of the bible. I usually listen to the bible every night until I fall asleep. My favorite book in the bible is the book of “John.” That was the last book in the bible that Billie and her Dad chose to study together before he passed away. It helped us go through the transitions of his illness.
Have you made the commitment to become stronger spiritually, physically and emotionally by changing your lifestyle?

Exodus 15:2
The Lord is my strength and my defense, He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
Evelyn Minton and her daughter, Dr. Billie J. Minton are the authors of the Blue Ridge Tenderpup children's series. These books may be found at the author's website BlueRidgeMoments.com and Amazon.com/Author/drbillieminton.

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E084-Happy People Chew Gum

“Most people that chew gum are happy!”
Happy people seem to chew gum!It takes too much energy when you are depressed to chew gum.

Yes, I know, sometimes when people chew gum it can be a terrible sight!

There are so many ways to chew gum; lips smacking, bubbles inside of bubbles being blown, gum rolling behind front teeth and gum hanging out of someone’s mouth with teeth marks in it!
The interesting thought is that when you see someone chewing gum, they are most likely in a good mood and they tend to be a positive person.
Do you chew gum when you are happy?

1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not Love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Evelyn Minton and her daughter, Dr. Billie J. Minton are the authors of the Blue Ridge Tenderpup children's series. These books may be found at the author's website BlueRidgeMoments.com and Amazon.com/Author/drbillieminton.