First and foremost, I am a born-again Christian ~ not Christian "other." What is "other" anyway?? I believe that all glory goes to God and God alone.
I originally started this page when I realized that it was important for me to have a private weight loss page for me to feel free to talk about what only people on this journey can understand.
I know I won't face any criticism or discouragement on this page & that I can discuss my weight & the issues surrounding my new life towards health.
Since the beginning of this myspace profile, I have come to make it my main, permanent profile instead of "just" my weight loss myspace ~ which I used to affectionately call my "fatspace".
So, since this is just MY MYspace, I share my entire life on here, not just weight loss, but my life. I share about my faith, my beliefs, my journeys, lessons and pretty much everything that pops into my mind.
I welcome anyone that needs a place to find encouragement, ideas, support & acceptance. I thank each of you for taking the time to care ~
In 2007 God blessed me with a friend in my life that helped me through the most recent stage of my life changes. He helped me see the strength I never knew I had and I finally have the emotional healing I've been praying for my entire life. While he is no longer in my life, I will always love him very much, he was a tremendous gift in my life and I will always and forever be thankful, grateful and extremely appreciative for the part he played in my life. I will always love him and I will miss him every day.
The person I am today is so completely different than the person I was. The changes in me that started in January of 2008 have been the hardest and the most painful, yet most rewarding in my life thus far. I don't recognize the person I used to be any longer and when I tell stories from the past I truly feel like I'm talking about someone else.
Learning to finally surrender to the Lord the way I should and following the path that He has desired for me all these years has made all the difference in the world. In March of this year I was at a crossroads and I started to go down the path I had always traveled before but I stopped and chose something new and an entirely new life was opened to me. I tell people that I can just imagine the Lord jumping up and down and shouting for joy with tears of happiness saying "SHE FINALLY DID IT!!!!!!"
Yeah, I think they had a big party for me!!
I am a total open book. Anything you want to know, just ask and I'll tell you.
I accept people for who they are, as they are and I do my very best never to judge people.
In my mind, there are no stupid questions and I do believe that you can and do learn something new every day.
I try my hardest to encourage people and I hope that I am a blessing in your life in some way.
I have been told I am way over considerate, which is funny because I don't think you can be over considerate, its about giving with no strings attached and hoping it blesses the person you give to. It doesn't have to be material or monetary either, just giving your smile or your listening ear, a shoulder to cry on or a hug is sometimes the best gift of all.
I try to be compassionate, understanding, giving, patient and forgiving.
I always try to see things from both sides, all angles and usually stick up for the underdog in some way.
I am fiercely loyal and I love my friends very deeply. Once you are a part of my life, you will become a part of my heart and that will be forever, whether you stay in my life or not, a piece of my heart will always be reserved for you.
Something I never thought I would be in this lifetime is a person of positivity or inspiration. I never dreamed I would ever be able to really touch a life in a way that would be lasting or inspire anybody to do anything good in their lives.
The last few months have proven me wrong.
I have been so incredibly blessed by my friends on here and they have told me so many times that I inspire and encourage them and nobody can possibly understand what that means to me. I have worked so hard and struggled through the muck and mire to try to be the person you all are claiming me to be and it just leaves me in tears.
Thank you so much for your love, encouragement, support and YOUR INSPIRATION because I couldn't have made it through these last few months without you. You helped me piece back together my shattered heart and you gave me motivation to move forward. To say I cherish you is really quite an understatement.
I am going to do my best to not let you down and I will always continue to do my all to encourage you any way I can. I strive to be a really great friend and while I know I can fall very short sometimes, just know that everything I do really does come from my heart.
God has blessed me so much in so many ways & all of you are just another testimony to HIS great love.
If you want to visit my YouTube account to watch videos of me as I go on this weight loss journey, click here:
My YouTube Page!
Now Is That Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEGn1I64UXU